i'll be heading to bangkok soon.

i'd like to know what things are cheaper in bangkok compared to KL? from my last trip there i found that camera stuff (battery grip, memory card, tripod etc) are substantially cheaper there. other than that, i didn't manage to see anything else.

i heard that watches (as in watchmaker brands like longines, tag heuer, etc.) are cheaper there though? can anyone confirm this?

hello all!

is mid-year (around august/sept) or end year (end of nov to mid dec) a better time to head to bangkok in terms of weather? i heard it can get pretty damn hot there... but i don't wanna go during rainy season either!

hi all. am heading to bkk this friday, hopefully. with masks! haha.

will be staying on khaosan road. i've not managed to finish reading this thread, would like some advise if possible. would be my first time to bkk

trip is mainly for shopping, food and some sight-seeing.

what i've managed to gather from this thread so far:

SHOPPING
Malls (that are worth going): Siam Paragon (just for a look-see, since we've never been), MBK Mall, Central World, Platinum Mall.
Markets: Chatuchak (Sat & Sun), Pratunam Market (wholesale), Suan Lum Night Bazaar.

TOURIST PLACES
- Erawan Shrine (4-faced Buddha, Chidlom Station)
- Floating Market (full-packaged tour, 150km out of Bangkok)
- Chao Phraya River (Head to ferry terminal, buy passes for visitor boat taxi.)
- Vimannek (World's largest teak wood mansion? Is this worth going?)
- The Grand Palace
- Emerald Buddha (where's this?)
- Death Railway (where's this? worth going?)

FOOD
- Basically, food on the streets.
- Suan Lum Night Bazaar's got a huge open air food court.
- Chinatown, for chinese-style hawker seafood.
- Tony Roma's, just cos they have pork ribs. haha

TRANSPORT
- Cabs (to also bear in mind that bangkok is almost always jammed up)
- Tuk-tuks (cheap but might be time-consuming if they detour to other places to collect petrol vouchers)
- Trains (there are two types of trains, although i really don't know how long the nationwide railway strike is going to last)

MASSAGES
- Sukhumvit Road's got a lot of massage parlours, but their charges are generally higher.
- Pratunam's got cheaper massage parlours. (Is there a specific street in Pratunam, though?)
- HealthLand Massage Centre

CHILL OUT / DRINKING
- Sarasin Road in Lumphini (pubs and bars)
- Silom (Skytrain Sala Daeng Station)
- Patpong (Silom MRT station)
- Nana (red-light district)
- Soi Cowboy (for nightlife)
- RCA (a lot of pubs. can anyone tell me where this is?)
- BedSupper Club, Sukhumvit Soi 11

would greatly appreciate if anyone can correct any mistakes above, and make further recommendations to interesting places

thanks so much!