Bangkok, Amazing Thailand - Thread II

[aircargo]

when i took the train i had luggage coming from soi langsuan. i didn't know that there was a shortcut pala on soi langsuan sa building ng villa market that leads you in 5 minutes to the bts ratchadamri station. good thing the hotel people taught me that. paakyat naka-escalator, OK. interchange sa siam station, no worries kasi you take the sukhumvit line going to mo chit so di ka na kailangan bumaba. i was riding at almost 10pm so the trains weren't so full but ako lang ang may dalang maleta hehe. exiting on phaya thai station was the problem coz you go down the stairs. ito lang naman ang inconvenience na experience ko. after that take the walkway to the airport express. i took the city line (didn't go down on makkasan station) and was in suvarnabhumi at 25 minutes. it may not be perfect but for 15 baht hello! another reason mainggit sa bkk...

[mcmcmacky]

^^try mo by Airport Rail Link. bumaba ka sa Makkasan station, malapit na yun sa Ecotel.

location map
http://www.ecotelbangkok.com/location.html

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Thanks! i-pina move ko flight ko ng 10am. Yung airport link how much? TY

[keyser_soze]

nanggaling na rin ako ng Vientiane (in Laos) by train from Thanaleng-->Nong Khai-->Hualamphong-->Suvarnabhumi airport

all by train BTS/MRT/SRT. no taxis, no tuktuks.

if you're coming from Suvarnabhumi airport naman, the BTS-MRT transfer station naman is in Silom (Saladaeng station), this will connect you to Hualamphong.

very convenient!

^^this is via the old, slow train..


Thailand's govt. truly has vision.

read story below..


Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed train project to be completed late 2015



BANGKOK, Nov 27 -- A high-speed train project, a planned joint investment project between Thailand and China, which will link between the Thai capital and Nong Khai province bordering Laos is expected to be completed in late 2015, said Supoj Saplom, permanent secretary for Thai Transport Ministry.

Mr Supoj said after a meeting of the working committee on Friday that the meeting had discussed on preparing a draft of memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the joint venture project. The draft is expected to be ready in early January next year and forward to the cabinet for its consideration later the same month before it is submitted to the parliament for its consideration and approval in February.

The parliamentary process is expected to be completed in March while construction could start in 2011 and furnished in late 2015, Mr Supoj said.

Initially, the Beijing investment on the project between the two countries will be on a 50-50 per cent basis while the Thai finance ministry is responsible on investment details of the project.

Two more senior Thai officials -- one from Finance Ministry and the other from Foreign Affairs Ministry -- have been appointed to join the working committee as the entire process involves a joint investment between the two countries.

Distance between Bangkok and Nong Khai is about 640 kilometres. Previously, the scheme involved on constructing a high-speed train with dual rail track at construction costs estimated at Bt180 billion. But the costs could be lower between 20-30 per cent after the system is switched to a standard gate high-speed train system. Upon completion, the rail system could lower goods transportation costs as well as boosting tourism between Thailand and Laos.

Thailand's joint parliamentary meeting on Oct 26 has approved a proposed draft framework of Thailand-China negotiations to construct a high-speed train system in Thailand.

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on Nov 12 and the latter agreed to speed up negotiations to construct a high-speed train system in Thailand.

The Chinese premier said the discussion should begin with the details of the routes and format of joint investment, according to Mr Abhisit. (MCOT online news)


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[jaboy]

merong ba nasa bangkok ngayon? i'm in bangkok ngayon. i need a travel companion. :-(

[La_Liza]

I will be in Bangkok on Dec 3-6. Shopping trip.

[exchangerate]

ingat sa pag sa shoping, nalaslasan ako ng backpack, buti na lang nasa bag ni hubby ang mga passport.

[3delectricfun]

^oh no. san ka nalaslasan? was there only 2 weeks ago. except for some sungit thais, wala naman akong na encounter na problems. san 'to nangyari? para maiwasan next time...

[mcmcmacky]

I will be in Bangkok on Dec 3-6. Shopping trip.

Im there also on the same date. Anong airline mo? baka magkasabay pa tayo. Shopping din *** sa chatuchak Hope to meet you there. Its nice to see pinoys abroad.

[marilynmangubat]

except for some sungit thais, wala naman akong na encounter na problems.

oo nga, meron din mga masungit na thais. pero mas marami pa rin masungit na pinoy sa pinas.

[La_Liza]

ingat sa pag sa shoping, nalaslasan ako ng backpack, buti na lang nasa bag ni hubby ang mga passport.

Aw. Sorry to hear that.

Im there also on the same date. Anong airline mo? baka magkasabay pa tayo. Shopping din *** sa chatuchak Hope to meet you there. Its nice to see pinoys abroad.

Hi. I'm flying SQ. Early morning flight. I dont' think I'll be in Chatuchak, though. I'll most likely be where the clothes at. Where are you staying?

[bo_boi]

sinong nasa bangkok ngayon?

[jade_roswell]

jan 17-21: Chiang Mai
jan 21-27: Bangkok

[crazytetel]

paano pumunta ng Ayutthaya from Bangkok?? and paano pabalik? thanks!

[l_e_o_6_2]

I will be in BKK on the 24th December to 26th then back again on the 30th December in BKK. Flying back here in Manila on the 2nd of January.

Can you please suggest what to see on Christmas day and New Year's day in BKK?

Something to include in my Itinerary.

Iniisip ko lang kasi ang "shopping..shopping..shopping"

Sana may iba naman.

Thanks!

[Macu]

ei i've got a complimentary roundtrip ticket (will expire on jan. 23), and i'm planning to use it to bangkok. I might choose dec. 30-jan. 2 if it's available. unfortunately, my friends can't afford the fares for that date because it's too high already... so i guess i'l go on my own. do you know any group tours that i could join? thanks!

[keyser_soze]

My Bangkok blog!


http://travel-on-a-shoe-string.blogs...-thailand.html

correction lang po sa Ayutthaya blog.

hindi po sa Ayutthaya ni-shoot ang 'Tomb Raider' ni Lara Croft, sa Ta Prohm po yun, near Angkor Thom sa Siem Reap, Cambodia!

[satara_babe]

Thank you so much, guys for your posts. It's a great help talaga when we went to BKK last month. Kudos to all of you.

[Master_Rave]

pasensya na sa tanong ko ha... pero magkanu ba budget pagpunta thailand? Yung kasama na lahat lahat? thanks...

[iceLchibi]

@ m-lea & ysah13 which credit card did u use in booking at hotels2thailand? i'm planning to use my bdo cc & i was just wondering if my bdo bill will b close, if not d same, to the amount posted in hotels2thailand? kasi di ba they're using USD and mastercard will just convert it to peso so depende sa conversion rate ng mastercard.. bka kc mxado malau rate ng mastercard & hotels2thailand.. TIA

[iceLchibi]

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.

how bout after the show, is it still possible & safe to use this same route, available p rin yung shuttle?