i bought DTAC travel sim for rm35 only. use it throughout my 5d4n trip. if u wan i pm u the guy number u can collect it from him. then once u reach bkk can just turn it on and use it. simple and cheaper than using roaming.

i'm not a sifu and been to bkk twice only but here's my 2 sens lah.

1) not sure about other places currency change in midvalley is not bad
2) never tried their UBER. plus if u feel anything funny funny pretty hard to get off the car. not like tuk tuk just jump out and run. not sure uber is cheaper or not but at least tuk tuk can haggle price and easy to potong jalan but you hold on for dear life la..
3) you go for shopping? i like the floating market. there are many though. the one i went to was at Damnoen Saduak which is 90km from bkk. other than that, asiatique is worth a visit. bkk pasar malams are worth a go. the one i went to is at pratunam and they sell pretty cool arts and crafts items. chocolate ville worth a visit too. pls google them first ya see if it's to your liking.

bkk ppl can bargain, just ask nicely.

This post has been edited by carmenyta: Mar 30 2017, 01:59 PM

having 4 ppl travel
I found out riding uber is much cheaper
than BTS + Metro

true but i wanna skip as much of the traffic as possible
so i use BTS
plus i go there with 1-2 ppl only

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODPmyUQV4NU

Phu Tub Berk In Phetchabun, Thailand

guys who been here before? mind sharing? a go or a no no??

thanks, plan to go end of the year

This post has been edited by Matthewksexy: Mar 30 2017, 03:30 PM

i guess best way to tackle this is to:
use BTS when traffic is peak jam
use Uber/Grab when traffic is not so jam

for those looking for massage

Sifu2,
I just booked a ticket 4d3n to bangkok (2ppl)

plan first 2 days visit pattaya and last 2 days in bangkok.
please solve my doubt.
1. what is the suggested way to go from don meaung airport to pattaya?? price concern~
by train / taxi / rent a car ( dont know msia license can rent or not )
or If anyone has someone trusted and nice rate driver, please share to me.

2. what is the place recommended to visit in pattaya ?

3. would u all ( esp guy ) suggests me and gf to go watch tiger show ?

This post has been edited by whitesmith: Apr 2 2017, 04:55 PM

Well, you can spend a night in Pattaya. 2 nights in Bangkok.

You can take taxi from Don Muang Airport to Pattaya. Or you can train to Pattaya too. You can also rent a car and drive to Pattaya. RM80 rental of Toyota Vios per day.

Yes, you can bring your gf to watch the performance by the ladyboys. In fact, got many girls go watch too.

Which transport is more time and cost efficient

Cheapest way to go to Pattaya from Bangkok is via Bus from Ekkamai bus terminal. One way will cost you about 120 baht (RM16)

from Don Muang, take taxi to Mo Chit BTS, then BTS drop off at Ekkamai station. the bus terminal is just 5 minutes walk from there. Bus journey will take you 2-3 hours depending on traffic

Or if you want take taxi directly from Don Muang to Pattaya, its 1600 Baht (RM200+) one way.

TBH, theres no reason to go Pattaya with your partner from Bangkok.
Anything you can find in Pattaya, Bangkok already have.

This post has been edited by Sichiri: Apr 6 2017, 01:37 PM

good idea to visit during songkran or not? very impulse trip , thought want to go next week while in between jobs.

Dear all, I just bought flight ticket to Bangkok for 7D6N.
I wish to ask for opinions regarding travelling to Pattaya/Huahin from Bangkok,
which one is more worth visiting? Thanks

many famous eateries won't be open...just a heads up

I'm heading to Bkk on September. Anything that I should be look out for? Special occasions that only opens during that period? Or festive season that I should participate?

Will you be interested in a Fullboard tour? I have ready packages to Bangkok - Hua Hin and Bangkok - Pattaya.

What fun activities to do after 7.30pm in the heart of Bangkok? I will be there 3 days for work so the most i have is 2-3 hours to do anything. Siam Paragon is walking distance but it's just another mall like what we have here

@LS trading

Yes, mid valley has the best exchange rate.

Please tell me the details... thanks =)

Dear CJ92,
I have just pmed you directly (to gather your details)

Good idea if this is your first Songkran experience. Accommodation will be limited with steep pricing so be quick.

Most (but not all) famous eatery will close.

Majority of Thai in Bangkok will go back to their hometown.Traffic out of Bangkok to Issan and northern region is seing spike in traffic.

Rich born and raise in Bangkok thai will head to beach resort (i.e. Hua Hin) or oversea country.

Wat(temple) will be full of people for tamboon ( gain merit ) purposes.

You must love being wet and cold all of the time if u want to visit during Songkran. 80% of toursit does not understand you must not wet a person that is eating or wet them square in the face. Good thing is this only happens in the heavily toursity area.

Malaysian who work and live here a few i know is leaving until next week. Some that lives near to Sukumvit for BTS is on frantic buying spree to stock up their food and alcohol drinks, to stay lock up in their condo to be far away from the Songkran chaos.

I am leaving to enjoy some sorely miss nasi lemak/nasi kandar/asam laksa/char koey teow/prawn mee