Bangkok Trip

last SG · 2008-06-10T00:24:30+00:00

hi all,i'm gg BKK fr 8th sept for 4 days. 2nd trip but 1st trip was like 4 yrs ago.staying near platinum SC. got a few qns to ask.heard fr frenz coming back...

rainee SG

Going to Bangkok end of this month, just booked my flight tickets and hotel room this morning. Any recommendations for food and shopping?

Mospeada SG

where u staying?

rainee SG

where u staying?

Baiyoke Sky...anyone stayed there before? I am going to be in the sky zone...the pictures look nice, hopefully it is as nice as it looks...

playmemory SG

remember to go for thai massage.

enjoy your trip.

red_amoeba SG

the usual loh..chatuchak, patpong, etc

if you have moola to burn, go book a dinner at sirocco towers near patpong, they hve a roof top bar at the top of the tower.

Mospeada SG

Baiyoke Sky...anyone stayed there before? I am going to be in the sky zone...the pictures look nice, hopefully it is as nice as it looks...

not sure...i have stayed with Banyan Tree BKK and will be staying with Metropolitan 2 weeks from now

BearBear® SG

Baan Khanitha & Gallery

http://www.baan-khanitha.com/index.php?action=home&&laung=en

Bed Supperclub

http://www.bedsupperclub.com/gallery/

No one under 20 years old will be permitted into the restaurant and bar. Please bring an original official photo ID card or passport.

The Dome

http://www.thedomebkk.com/web/corp_home03.html

Sala Rim Naam (Oriental Hotel Buffet Lunch)

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok/dining/Restaurants/Sala_Rim_Naam/default.aspx

They will get you to take their hotel boat across the Chao Phraya River to the other side...where the Buffet Restaurant is.

Chinatown

Tell Taxi Driver to take you to "Yaowarat"

It’s a 4 lane one way one direction road. To your left look out for brightly lit "porky Pig" cartoon. This is the shop to buy all the munchies like bak hu, chilli flakes etc. The owners speak Teochew...if you speak to them can be thick skin and ask for discount. Also along this stretch you will find many street vendors. I only eat 2 things from the Street hawkers and these are MUST EAT no matter how full you are already. One is the toasted bread with butter and kaya. There is only one or two Street Hakwers selling this. The other is the Cheng Tng. Hot one....with ah boiling in the soup. The soup has strong ginger flavour tell the Hawker to add the full works of ingredients!!! Yummy!! only go to Yaowarat after 6pm

If you go to Central Dept Store at Chidlom BTS, go to top floor they have Marche style restaurant there for a wide variety of food in very cosy setting.

Near to Baiyoke sky, go to Baiyoke & Pratunam Market also visit the Platinum Fashion Mall.... all are wholesale markets.

Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Open: 18:00 - 00:00 (everyday)

Chatuchak Market (Weekend market) Open: 08:00 - 18:00 on weekends

Patpong Night Market. Open: 18:00 - around 01:00 (everyday)

If you need to copy down addresses just in case you wanna ask for directions, pls do so in thai wordings. Most of them can’t read English

kopiosatu SG

ladies clothing, pratunam market.

makan, anywhere along the street.

clubbing, there's a list in the stickies.

bedsupper club is a farce.

if u need more detailed and more local itinerary, then PM me.

otherwise, the list above will do for a typical tourist

rainee SG

Baan Khanitha & Gallery

http://www.baan-khanitha.com/index.php?action=home&&laung=en

Bed Supperclub

http://www.bedsupperclub.com/gallery/

No one under 20 years old will be permitted into the restaurant and bar. Please bring an original official photo ID card or passport.

The Dome

http://www.thedomebkk.com/web/corp_home03.html

Sala Rim Naam (Oriental Hotel Buffet Lunch)

http://www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok/dining/Restaurants/Sala_Rim_Naam/default.aspx

They will get you to take their hotel boat across the Chao Phraya River to the other side...where the Buffet Restaurant is.

Chinatown

Tell Taxi Driver to take you to "Yaowarat"

If you go to Central Dept Store at Chidlom BTS, go to top floor they have Marche style restaurant there for a wide variety of food in very cosy setting.

Near to Baiyoke sky, go to Baiyoke & Pratunam Market also visit the Platinum Fashion Mall.... all are wholesale markets.

Suan Lum Night Bazaar. Open: 18:00 - 00:00 (everyday)

Chatuchak Market (Weekend market) Open: 08:00 - 18:00 on weekends

Patpong Night Market. Open: 18:00 - around 01:00 (everyday)

If you need to copy down addresses just in case you wanna ask for directions, pls do so in thai wordings. Most of them can’t read English

Wow, thanks for the detailed explanation!

I have planned to go to Yaowarat at around 5pm...anyone knows how much is the taxi fare roughly between Yaowarat and Khao San road?

rainee SG

ladies clothing, pratunam market.

makan, anywhere along the street.

clubbing, there's a list in the stickies.

bedsupper club is a farce.

if u need more detailed and more local itinerary, then PM me.

otherwise, the list above will do for a typical tourist

I have sorta planned out the trip, maybe can take a look and tell me whether the plan is good or I overplanned or some places I am planning to go are no good lolz

First Day

Second Day

Third Day

Fourth Day

Any opinion is highly appreciated as this is my first trip to Thailand :)

BadzMaro SG

Relax n Enjoy. he he.

Have fun man.

kopiosatu SG

Second Day

Third Day

Any opinion is highly appreciated as this is my first trip to Thailand :)

1) how long do u plan to be at JJ market? for shoppers it can take up easily half a day. Stuff will be fully set up around noon.

2) Baan Khun Mae (Mother's home), heard of it but never tried it.

3) Express boat not worth it. Go to the lady at the pier (not the tourist looking counter) and buy a 8 baht ticket there.

4) Chinatown has no night life compared to other night markets. The shops are open in the morning. At night, just go eat and then go somewhere else.

5) In between your journey from Erawan to Platinum, you can drop by at the 7 storey shopping centre (Central World), they have 2 major departmental stores there : Isetan and Zen. You can typical local stuff like watch a movie or grab a meal there.

Mospeada SG

is it far to go to china town from south sathon road?

kopiosatu SG

is it far to go to china town from south sathon road?

no where is far when u hail a cab.

not that far to me is a 2hr trip from bangkok to pattaya.

far is a 8hr trip on a bus from bangkok to petchabun

damn far is a trip from bangkok to chiangmai

Mospeada SG

no where is far when u hail a cab.

not that far to me is a 2hr trip from bangkok to pattaya.

far is a 8hr trip on a bus from bangkok to petchabun

damn far is a trip from bangkok to chiangmai

i dun want to be caught in traffic jam mah...

i remember it too me more than 1 hour to get to the jetty and only 10 mins to get back ...

kopiosatu SG

i dun want to be caught in traffic jam mah...

i remember it too me more than 1 hour to get to the jetty and only 10 mins to get back ...

depends on timing.

evening / night... steam liao

kopiosatu SG

anyway, yaowarat is slightly up north from south sathorn road... not that far... to me.

Mospeada SG

anyway, yaowarat is slightly up north from south sathorn road... not that far... to me.

then onz lah...

i will go there on wednesday night...

rainee SG

1) how long do u plan to be at JJ market? for shoppers it can take up easily half a day. Stuff will be fully set up around noon.

2) Baan Khun Mae (Mother's home), heard of it but never tried it.

3) Express boat not worth it. Go to the lady at the pier (not the tourist looking counter) and buy a 8 baht ticket there.

4) Chinatown has no night life compared to other night markets. The shops are open in the morning. At night, just go eat and then go somewhere else.

1) Don't plan to go through the whole market. Will just stay there for around 9am to noon, then head back to hotel to rest.

3) Where can I find this lady? She operates a boat also? Will it stop at the pier to let tourists off to visit the Wat Pho and Grand Palace?

4) Not too sure where to go besides Chinatown...any recommendation?

Thanks for the suggestions :)

skeujin SG

stayed in baiyork b4. rooms r reasonable bigger thn average. great view. n if things havnt changed. theres alot of street hawkers downstairs in the evening. the hotel provides a pretty decent breakfast too. n while in bangkok. go n try the pork burgers from macs.