got use meter?
i find out taxi there is quite affordable, if travel with 2 person above is better to take taxi than using their mrt or bts
i saw some taxi even allow 5 people sit behind his taxi

just to share with u guys i found a good spa in town and gonna give it a try on March!!!
2 hours 10 mins SPA for 1690BAHT!! (with 3 treatments)
http://www.hapaspa.com/spa-bangkok-promoti...alf-day-spa.php

yeah that rate is outrageous. i find taxis quite affordable in thailand. esp if traffic is light. airport to my sis's aprt. round 30-40 mins around 250 baht. and 60 i think for the tolls.

borrow from other forum~

This post has been edited by phelix: Jan 2 2009, 08:51 PM

yea infact in the end, most the time i am travelling with taxi
i remember using bts from nana station to the station next to chatuchak cost 40baht perperson. but when return using taxi only cost 90baht

Hi all, do you have any tour agents to recommend or anybody whois in Bangkok who wants to be my tour guide for 3D2N from Feb 23-25.
I'll pay of coz. Make some easy money

Your job will be:

1) Book a hotel in Khao san
2) Fetch us to the itinerary as planned
3) Tour guide. Explain the history and background of some of the places.

Kindly PM me.

Thanks in advance

why i saw seldom ppl mention about Platinum Mall ?
it is a wholesale shopping mall
I think it is better than MBK and Pratunum as well
the stuffs there are damn cheap and last time I grabbed damn lot 'plunders'! haha but still not enuff time for me

i think its because its harder to get to. i mean mbk is so close to the bts thing. so i guess people prefer to go there. dunno.

What time were you traveling then? You're not caught in the jam? Which leads me to the question, what time is rush hour? Is Siam square ALWAYS jammed up?

I am planning to go to Platinum Mall but with so many malls and so little time, I'm gonna see if I have time to go to all the malls I planned to visit...

if u wanna go Platinum make sure u go early. most of the shops there closed ard 8pm.

3rd on that....Bangkok is much safer compare to KL

Many trip to BKK with all good memory, maybe my wife is there...

Most restaurant's stuff are polite and providing very good service. Even the restaurent is jam pack with customer, U still no need to wait for more than 10 mins to get yr food. According to my wife, if customer need to wait long for food, this shop will never survive long.

Also, I notice on every departmental stall, on each lvl..there are at least few guards/parking assistant to assist/direct U when do reverse/side parking. MBK, Central@ Pinklao, @Siam Center even some barber shop and money changing shop (Super Rich)...all had this kind got this kind of service.

Compare to here....waiter 1 kind, wait like 1 hrs+ for food...haiz..we need to improve our self to compete with other...

Note:
If U so happen to go to MBK, there is a shop selling Thai Traiditional Noodle, 59 Baht, Eat All U can!!! Buffet style with many choices of gravy, side dishes and etc.
Their ice coffer also very nice...29 baht

The location is at 3rd or 4th floor (cant remember correctly) but If U saw a lot of furniture shop..U are on right floor..

This post has been edited by mikelanding: Jan 5 2009, 05:30 PM

sometimes i dont understand why they have so many people. like the supermarket got more staff than customers. hahahahaha.

I heard from friend say thai got sell exotic food like scorpion and grasshopper... Im very tempted to try but at the same time disgusting..anyone tried before care to share the taste?? it is eaten whole with the exoskeleton down? wont it be hard and hurt your mouth?

Yes there are, but not easy to find..saw 1 at Chinatown & another at Shumkumvit area...but everytime I challenged myself to try it, I chickened out last minute

LOL..chicken out...is it eaten whole with the xoskeleton?? very tempting but wanna hear ppl experience first...how many types of exotic food r there? alot of ppl eat?

yala, i went there around 6-7pm walking from central world. arrive there all the shop already half closing
it just less than 10minute walking from central world

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Added on January 6, 2009, 2:07 pmi think some of them are part time
i remember entering a shop. all the promoter are doing their homework and didnt notice we are inside

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Added on January 6, 2009, 2:07 pmi think some of them are part time
i remember entering a shop. all the promoter are doing their homework and didnt notice we are inside

This post has been edited by zacevox: Jan 6 2009, 02:07 PM

Except MBK & surrounding, those wholesellers market in Bangkok such as Pratunam area & Chinatown all shutting down once dark...pretty normal...That's why those intended to goto Chinatown shopping (Unless for food) must go in the early Morning till Evening)

Yeah, usually they aren't very big(young) so its easy to fry and bite on. Think of it like erm... really crunchy... chicken? Hahhahaa, although chicken prolly might not be the right taste for it. I suggest trying without the chili 1st then the chili after.

If you can find it, try the snake blood too.

btw when is Songran this year?

My guidebook(2008 edition) says 13th - 15th April...