Bangkok, Amazing Thailand - Thread II

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

Since the first Bangkok, Thailand thread is now at like 6k++ in posts and Pex permits only 5k posts per thread, i humbly submit this thread. Yung mga masters ng first thread, sana po may mag-gawa ng ala HK thread na all-in info on the first page, that would be amazing too.

Bangkok, Thailand First Thread --> http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/...d.php?t=161892

[keyser_soze]

Useful links:


Suvarnabhumi Airport
*Airport Hotel/Map/Duty Free Shopping
*Transportation - Airport Express/Limousine/Public Bus/Shuttle Bus/Taxi/Transport Center/Rail Link

http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/


BTS Skytrain

http://www.bts.co.th/en/index.asp


State Railway of Thailand

http://www.railway.co.th/english/index.asp


Chao Phraya River Express Boat

http://www.chaophrayaexpressboat.com/th/home/


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[keyser_soze]

Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
*Public Bus service

http://www.bmta.co.th/en/index.php


Getting Around Bangkok

http://thailandforvisitors.com/centr...getaround.html


Hotels/Nightlife/Dining/Shopping in Bangkok

http://www.bangkok.com/

http://www.gothailand.com/bangkok/index.htm

http://www.bangkokguide.net/

http://www.1stopbangkok.com/


Expats forums

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/

http://www.siampinoy.net/forum.html



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[hollister09]

Sorry naman, dito na pala dapat ako mag-post ng new messages.

Will be in BKK this Friday coming from SG and I'll be posting pictures here too as soon as I can as payback, This thread's been very helpful in making this trip possible

[kuripotstore]

more of Bangkok walking tours @ http://thepinaysolobackpacker.com

[keyser_soze]

Suvarnabhumi Airport Train Link


http://bangkokairporttrain.com/index.html


The airport link is scheduled to commence full services on 23.August.2010.


Note: I read that the city line train only allows cabin-size hand luggage.


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[tos_logs]

^ btw, i think i read at the airport that the test rides for the airport train link are only available during weekdays. please correct me if i'm wrong.

[geekhead]

Lapit na pala mag operate yung train. Panalo talaga Thailand!

[fqtprt]

^^ I've seen the ongoing testing of the train na! I think 2 hours daily and it goes straight to pratunam area when fully operational.

[reenaessa]

PA REPOST LANG SINCE NOBODY COMMENTED ON THIS ONE SA THREAD 1

HI GUYS THIS IS OUR TENTATIVE ITINERARY.. i will be travelling with my mom and my cousin. feel free to comment.pls.

8/2/10

11:35pm- arrival
12:30am-check in at Rambuttri Village inn and plaza (overnight lang)
1am-3am- if hindi pa tired we will try to explore khaosan road

8/3/10

7am-8am= wake up/breakfast
8am-11am= Temple tour (by tuktuk since its just near khaosan)
11am-12nn=lunch at ???????????? -any nearby restaurant
12nn-1pm= check out rambuttri and off to First house Hotel (booked from agoda)
2pm=look for a money changer along pratunam ????? perhaps KABUHAYAN TOURS
3PM= SHOPPING (PRATUNAM MARKET, PLATINUM MALL)
7PM= DINNER ?????????- ANY must try restaurant
8:30PM= SILOM NIGHT MARKET- ??? HOW TO GET THER???
10pm= try mag midnight snack

8/4/10

7:30am = kanchanaburi tour+ river kwai+tiger temple
7pm= SHOPPING again, THAI MASSAGE-SUGGESTIONS????

8/5/10

7:30AM= half day floating market tour
1PM= SHOPPING
5:30PM= still torn between dinner cruise or siam niramit-which is better?
9PM=??????

8/6/10

8AM= CHATUCHAK, SIAM MALLS, MBK= LAST MINUTE SHOPPING
8PM= DINNER- WHERE???
PM= OFF TO AIRPORT

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Still thinking saang tour ko pwedeng maisingit ang elephant ride since wala sa mga tours namin yun. any suggestions po???

any other must try in bangkok? kaya pa ba ang ayyuthaya??
gusto kasi namin mag tour at the same time shopping parin ng todo kaya i manage to put shopping in between tours.

hopefully okay ang weather para enjoy namin ng sobra ang bangkok.
thank you.

[fqtprt]

^^

Day 1 - no comment

Day 2 - re money changer, bakit di na lang kayo dito sa Pinas magpa-palit ng Baht para di na hassle sa BKK?

- temple tour in the morning and shopping in the afternoon is doable.
- re where to eat - we ate kung saan kami abutan. madaming kainan sa BKK pero if you want something special, try the dinner cruise along chao phraya every night.

Day 3 - Massage is EVERYWHERE in BKK! Super dami and average fee is TBH 200-250 for 1 hour Thai or foot massage.

- For more shopping, try MBK or Platinum. Until 9pm ata sila open.

Day 4 - Which floating market? If yung sa Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, ok lang na half day. Please note that if you will be booking a tour for this one, may mga "side trips" pa yan. Consequently, mid-afternoon na kayo nasa BKK. Pero if private tour, pwede sabihin sa guide na balik agad sa BKK.

- Yung floating market tour pwede idagdag ang elephant ride sa rose garden if type niyo sumakay ng elepante. Pero di ko type talaga amoy ng elepante!

- Between siam niramit and dinner cruise? incomparable naman yan kasi different experience. It's really up to you.

Day 5 - One day in Chatuchak is NOT enough kasi sobrang dami ng stalls!

I like the stuff in chatuchak as compared sa mga nasa malls. Yun nga lang wala aircon sa chatuchak!

Start early para di pa masyado mainit.

[Aelooker]

Day two :
- During your temple tour, don't forget to drop by the Golden Mount/*** Saket ; which isn't, actually, a natural hill, but a chedi/stupa who cannot stand because of the waterlogged soil.
It's a refreshing part of Krung Thep, with a nice view on the city.

Beware of the new rip off tuk-tuk drivers always invent !

- Concerning Silom Night Market, I assume you're talking about Suan Lum. It takes place between the Lumphini and Silom MRT station (closer to the former, if I remember well).
But from Siam Square (Pratunam is only one block north), it's easier to take a cab. Fare shouldn't exceed sthg like 50 bahts, I suppose.

- I like the restaurant at the ground floor of the Scala Theater.
It was reviewed by the Bangkok Post recently : http://www2.bangkokpost.com/leisure/...ndary-landmark

And the one who sells japanese style spaghetti at the back of MBK is funny too.
But there is a bunch of food courts, restaurants, streetsellers, anyway.


General comment : lots of shopping indeed.

[reenaessa]

thank you for the replies...

question lang.. has anyone here tried canarytravel agency in bangkok?

[hollister09]

I'd go for Siam Niramit. Watched the show last night and yung food pa lang sobrang sulit na yung THB1200.

There were over 15 dishes available, not including yung bread, salads and dessert. Sarap sarap din nung coconut ice cream nila. The foreigners on the other table even had to ask me what flavor it was thinking na local lang ako. When I said it was coconut, di sila makapaniwala dahil sa sarap.

I just took the BTS to the Thailand Cultural center where there was already a shuttle waiting to take people to the SIam Niramit Theater. The show itself was just spectacular, ganda ng effects. The part I like the most was when one of the performers took a dip on the river that they had set up on the stage. I didnt even know it was there to begin with! Ganun kalaki yung stage. They even had elephants, hens and goats on stage as part of their props.

[reenaessa]

hows the situation in bkk right now?

[keyser_soze]

hows the situation in bkk right now?

ไม่มิอะไรกรับ

mai mi arai krap

[reenaessa]

up ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[undergurl5]

hi, just availed the 888 promo of cebu pac last nyt. *** merong tax? yun ba yung kelangang bayaran sa bangkok airport? tama ba?

so kung kasama na sya sa ticket na binili ko, nde na ako sisingilin sa bangkok?

[kachich]

Hi! Ok lang ba magtravel ng mag-isa sa bangkok? (girl). Thanks.

[keyser_soze]

hi, just availed the 888 promo of cebu pac last nyt. *** merong tax? yun ba yung kelangang bayaran sa bangkok airport? tama ba?

so kung kasama na sya sa ticket na binili ko, nde na ako sisingilin sa bangkok?

i've replied to this in the other thread.

anyways, in case you missed that..

sa naia, magbabayad ka pa rin ng travel tax + terminal fee. sa suvarnabhumi airport, wala ka nang babayaran.

Hi! Ok lang ba magtravel ng mag-isa sa bangkok? (girl). Thanks.

it's safe naman..