Just my some opinion:-

Suan Lum Market-Go there to window shopping, the price just same as Malaysia.

Chatuchak-Good place to buy thing & eat. Cheap. We buy alot of stuff on there, but you still have to find the section which sell the stuff very cheap. There is a eating paradise. After a day of shopping in JJ, i think your energy will fully utilise already.

Gem factory-Waste your time, better sleep at hotel. Thailand not a country to export gem. If you go South Affica, what you pay can buy a package instead of low quality gem + 18k gold. (Now, people alway buy 916 or 999 gold)

Grand Palace, Floating Market-Must go. Try Chao Phraya River & canal.

Shows-Some of the thailand culture show are worth to see also (Siam Niramit).

I went to ask travel agent and get quoted a price of RM1275 for 5D4N Bangkok+Pattaya tour...izzit worth it?

Ha guys,

In bangkok now.

need a suggestion. How to go to chinatown and what is nice there? What food and what shopping???

Also should i just take a cab from my place (near Thailand Cultural Center) MRT station to Chinatown or take the MRT/BTS to someplace then only take cab?

Which method cheaper? hehe

Also regarding the airport tax Bath500 in Bangkok airport, i already pay airasia RM75 airport tax when i purchase the ticket. Is it the same or I have to pay again?

Also if anyone wondering about the so called Spiderman show in Pattaya, let me just say it is very hardcore

This post has been edited by toratora: Jun 9 2008, 05:07 PM

Chinatown - for me - is actually nothing much to see, but u can get some nice n cheap food there, like the shark fin n bird nest.

i dont know where is ur place, but for MRT u can take it to the Hua Lamphong station n walk a bit to there.

n there's no need to pay the 500baht anymore.

hey guys..
we are planning to go to river kwai during our trip to bkk next month, we want to ride on the railway train and the elephant as well..do u hv any local tour agent which u can recommend to bring us there.. thanks...

Call Noom at (081-8571878), he is the taxi driver....he should able to help you out for that....

He will bring you to the train Station and off you go....he speak well in English...so for the ticket pricing, he should able to expalin to you.

River Kwai? Expect to go for at least a week trip....long and nice journey.

Go to this link and check out the price and trip...

http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm

Good luck and all the best!!!

hi all,
im goin to bkk dis fri 27 until 30 june. i have read all d pages of this thread. juz a question for some sifus here. is it better to speak some basic thai there? especially when u wan to get great discount?

Thais generally are friendly people. they'll impress n happy if u can say some basic phrase to them.

if i remember correctly :
hello - sawadeekap
thank you - krap-khun-kap
how much - tao-lai
expensive - mai-piang

anyway most of them know those english 'keywords' like 'cheap', 'discount' so dont worry.

Guys, I'm intending to spend around 1 week in Bkk and Nakhon Ratchasima. Would also like to go to Minburi. Is a a budget of 2.5k RM enough. Accomodation doesn't need to be grand, just wanna cover as many attractions as possible and maybe doing some souvenier shopping.

here is my itinerary for 27-30 jun. im staying at residence hotel at petchaburi road. pls help to see if its ok o not.

27 jun
-reach afternoon, then proceed to pratunam and platinum

28 jun
-early morning to floating mart. noon go to grand palace and the nearby temple by river taxi. hope got time to go chinatown by river taxi too. plan to juz spend 1 hour each at grand palace n the temple, the rest for chinatown. looks like not enough time leh.

29 jun
-chatuchak half day
-nite suan lum mart (any thing in between?)

30 jun
-shopping complexes nearby.

I'll also be going to Bangkok soon. Wonder how much is the air fare to BKK including surcharges and taxes?


The things I am looking forward to do/see:
- Eat
- Clubbing
- Photography
- Modern urban areas / wealthy neighborhoods
- Historic Places / any must-see or must-do things

Any suggestions?
Is RM5000 enough for a 7D trip?
I won't do any shopping.. just lots of eating. Nothing too expensive, just street food and some occasional cafe visits.

This post has been edited by UE7: Jun 26 2008, 06:05 PM

MBK Shopping center, Siam Square, Chatuchak/SuanLum/Pat Phong night market are probably what you're looking for.

Yeaps. It's worth spending time over at MBK Centre and even Chatuchak market!

anyone staying at Baiyoke Boutique hotel before? I never been to Bangkok but will visit this coming September. Now looking for a clean and convenient hotel.
I have shortlisted 2 hotel actually. one is Take A Nap Hotel (www.takeanaphotel.com) which only cost ThaiBath 800 for double room (Double S size)...located at Silom.
And another one Baiyoke Boutique hotel...which located near shopping area....MBK, Platinum, etc...per nite stay is about RM140 for double bed room.

Anyone stay at these two hotels before? Can give some comments or review on it?
Actually i thought of staying at Take A Nap for my whole trip....but i don't know the exact place...so worry if it is not convenient...anyone stay there before? is there any train station nearby??

Been some time since I last went to Bangkok. I heard that its public transport system is very good now. I am thinking of going there again for this coming Hari Raya on free n ez. Anyone can help?

i found two convenient hotel near Pratunam area. one is Baiyoke Boutique hotel and another one is Reno Hotel. Anyone staying at these two hotels before? Any comments?

I've shortlisted this two hotels due to the location. Anyone can suggest me which one better?
Thanks

just came back from bangkok today. here is my rating on a few of the places.

patpong ( dont go here, shopping is lousy lots of imitation goods, the sellers are rude and curse when u dont want to buy from them, price is very very expensive and jacked up because alot of farang go there for gogobar)

mbk mall ( can do some minor shopping here but try not to buy too much stuff because u can get more varieties at other places.)

chatuchak market ( a MUST GO, everything you need whether male or female is in chatuchak. cheap and trendy goods available here, only open on sat and sun though)

suan lum night bazaar (better than pat pong IMO, there are shoes,clothing,handicraft,food and live show)

siam square ( dont come here, lousy place, not trendy at all. mostly sellnig school uniform)

pratunam market ( this place is alright, although known as 'wholesale' it doesnt really give you a wholesale price so dont be dissapointed when they are unwilling to go lower than expected)

platinum mall ( caters more towards female clothing and bags. there is also a food court at the 6th floor if im not mistaken. you can skip this if you want to)

baiyoke ( same as platinum, boring!)

a few other places you can go are khao san road, chinatown and bangkappi.

overrall places i would recommend is chatuchak market, mbk mall and suan lum night bazaar. the rest is a waste of time. be careful of taxis as they will simply jack up prices especially when u just arrive at airport (they will tell you that they do not want to use meter to avoid service charge and they will pay for the toll but in the end, the price is much more expensive than meter. do not fall for this scam!) always push price when sitting taxi or tuk tuk. mainly is ask taxi to use meter so u dont get conned. try to avoid using tuk tuk. dangerous and easy to con. most people in bangkok are very friendly although they can get pretty aggresive if you push the price too low or do not want to buy their items. do not listen to them tell you that their items are genuine or imported goods. push and push. be smart when u haggle, look at the sellers attitude. if he or she is the type that is desperate to sell the goods, walk away and he shall call you back to the shop to give u a very very cheap bargain you cant refuse. on the other hand, if he doesnt really give two hoots if u buy it or not, you might want to consider just buying the item because it is much cheaper than m'sia anyhow.

anyways, all the best to anyone who plans on going to bangkok. hope u had as much fun as i did.

This post has been edited by dchm: Jul 7 2008, 02:42 AM

Chinatown is my favorite dinner spot. Plenty of good food to eat if you are going out for dinner. Don't go on Monday nite because most of the eating stalls are not opened.

Don't use tuk tuk. Tuk tuk is more expensive than cab.

any specific recommendations on must-try restaurants/eat-out places in BKK?

MK restaurant FTW!
haha. i miss bangkok..
7 months there.. now i miss their food!
btws, those who have been working there, eating the local food and also miss thai food..
i just found a place in taman paramount.. and the cook is THAI!
hahaha.
so.. u can get your kar pow moo sap! pat bung moo krop! hoy tod! or tom yum kung.. haha.