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 Thailand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Thailand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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Krabi city guide,
Pattaya city guide,
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| D Watz |
17 June 2005 |
Stayed at Montien Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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We took the A1 bus from airport (cheap) and wound up not too far from hotel. But, would recommend taking a private car to airport. But don't use the hotel's limo. Balk at the price and the doorman will get you a cheaper/reasonable private car. (The streets are very hectic and getting back on the A1 bus with luggage is a bitch.) We found one excellent restaurant, Mango Tree, on 37 soi tantawan, surawongse road, a few convoluted blocks away. Avoid the Siam Cuisine rest. on Surawong Road. Take the Skytrain to Siam Square to shop at MBK Shopping mall. Huge spaces devoted to all kinds of items like what seemed a square block of mobile phones, for example. Take Skytrain to Saphan Silom and ignore hustlers, look for the public ferry to cruise the Chao Phraya river to temples. The Grand Palace is fabulous as is Wat Po. Ignore all the people that although well dressed, and seemingly well meaning, will lie and tell you the temples are closed for all kinds of reasons. DON'T listen, they are trying to get you on another trip to some lesser temple. Take the Skytrain to National Stadium and wend your way to the "Jim Thompson House," a example of old Thai homes. The shop has beautiful silk items for sale.
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16 June 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Orchid - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Go and see Doi Intanon national park. Go for a walk up the top in the forest at the highest point, it's awesome.
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11 June 2005 |
Stayed at Pinnacle Hotel Lumpinee - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Lots of good restaurants locally including the Suan Lum Night Bazaar. An excellent restaurant is Mali which is only a 5 minute walk. Lumpini Park is also close. This is a peaceful spot in the niddle of a busy city.
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09 June 2005 |
Stayed at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok is a great place to visit as a tourist. It is even better to live and work for a long period. The choice of restaurants is second to none, especially the Thai fusion food at MahaNaga on Sukhumvit Soi 29.
Taxi costs are very low and are easy to flag down. It is advisable to have small notes as the drivers never have change!
The tourist trail of the Grand Palace followed by a river boat trip along the Chai Praya is a must do.
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| B Aston |
06 June 2005 |
Stayed at Chin House Service Residence - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Excellent restaurant called Anna's Cafe in Soi Saladaeng less than a 5 minute walk from Chin House.
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| P Trotter |
05 June 2005 |
Stayed at Woodlands Hotel & Resort - Pattaya, Thailand.
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Pattaya is a bustling resort, there was plenty to see and do for us as a family. We spent some time on the beach (but do not expect the beach to match those of Phuket or Koh Samui). Plenty of shopping and too many good restaurants to count.
Our daughters loved shopping in the Royal Garden Mall, Festival Mall and the Mike Shopping Plaza. I would also recomend Nang Nual Restaurant at the end of walking street for excellent sea food.
We visited the Tiffany transvestite cabaret which was well done and a good show and make a visit to Pattaya Park (Water Park) which was OK but looking a little tired.
Overall a good destination and we enjoyed it as a family, however the nightlife and bars may be a little too in your face for some.
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| P Standidge |
01 June 2005 |
Stayed at Horizon Beach Resort Hotel - Phuket, Thailand.
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A number of the organised tours e.g. Phi Phi Island were being offered at 40% discount by local travel agents close to the hotel. Please be aware of the large number of taylors close by who are very keen to sell you a suit. I counted about 6 between the hotel and the beach
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| M Ibrahim |
31 May 2005 |
Stayed at Royal President, The - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Highly recommend Suan Lum Night Bazaar as an alternative to Chatuchak - it's well laid out and clean, especially when compared to Chatuchak. Be careful of tuktuk drivers who can fool you with seemingly low fares but who may have ulterior motives. Always take taxis with fare meters if you have to take one. Otherwise, the Skytrain is great if you wish to avoid traffic congestion.
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| G Shekar |
30 May 2005 |
Stayed at Sheraton Chiangmai, The - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Had dinner at a place called the Whole earth situated in night bazaar. Great food and good ambiance.
Had good fun at the elephant camp.
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| K Tan |
30 May 2005 |
Stayed at Majestic Suites - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Getting around - Pick up a copy of the visitor guide where there's a 10 baht discount on the Skytrain (i.e MRT/Tube). Basically just use the Skytrain for everything. Cheap, fast and brings you to the major shopping centers and street markets.
Food - the Little Kitchen, Greyhound Cafe at Central Chid Lom is very good. Food is also generally cheaper in bangkok (as compared to Singapore)
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