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hi KPO, Swiss Air having promo S$172 + S$71 taxes(per person) on ur travel dates.. are u looking at hostels? pls email me at [email protected], cos cant pm u! 
summersnow
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hi all,
can u recommend me a nice thai restaurant to go to please? preferably near MBK or Siam Sq. wana go for the tom yam soup. thanks!
also, i heard that there's some shops which are open at night (something like pasar malam) outside the arnoma hotel & wtc area, is this true?
can u recommend me a nice thai restaurant to go to please? preferably near MBK or Siam Sq. wana go for the tom yam soup. thanks!
also, i heard that there's some shops which are open at night (something like pasar malam) outside the arnoma hotel & wtc area, is this true?
hi ntogo,
thanks for the info. i was actually hoping to get something for less than $200? or am i dreaming?! thot some of the budget airline i.e. jetstar have airtixs around that range?
not looking to stay @ hostels in my next visit..but looking for a service apartment instead (2 bedrooms).
thanks for the info. i was actually hoping to get something for less than $200? or am i dreaming?! thot some of the budget airline i.e. jetstar have airtixs around that range?
not looking to stay @ hostels in my next visit..but looking for a service apartment instead (2 bedrooms).
summersnow
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hi kpo,
yup, i think jetstar having some promo now as my colleagues are all so excited abt it. u might want to take a look at their website. i cannot help u much on this as i only going in march, but i travelling by jetstar too... heehee...
yup, i think jetstar having some promo now as my colleagues are all so excited abt it. u might want to take a look at their website. i cannot help u much on this as i only going in march, but i travelling by jetstar too... heehee...
summersnow
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hi all,
have any of u gone for the cultural dance dinner shows? if so, can you recommend me a gd restaurant to go to please for such trad dance shows? i heard that sala nim ramm at oriental hotel i verie gd but the price is verie exp. has any of u been there b4? can i kw how much it costs per person pls? thanks!
have any of u gone for the cultural dance dinner shows? if so, can you recommend me a gd restaurant to go to please for such trad dance shows? i heard that sala nim ramm at oriental hotel i verie gd but the price is verie exp. has any of u been there b4? can i kw how much it costs per person pls? thanks!
duckling78
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wow so many pple back from BKK. any thing to share.
duckling78
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yan ling
How can we contact the taxi driver u mentioned and is it cheap or expensive?
Can you give us his contact. Can PM me. Thanks.
How can we contact the taxi driver u mentioned and is it cheap or expensive?
Can you give us his contact. Can PM me. Thanks.
duckling78
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http://www.thailandfans.com
wow this link seems not bad. recommend by one of your..can try go see
wow this link seems not bad. recommend by one of your..can try go see
duckling78
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Hi yan ling what lang does he speak?
Can i see your photo 2. my email is [email protected]
which hotel did u stay yan ling.. Sorry to ask u so many question.
Can i see your photo 2. my email is [email protected]
which hotel did u stay yan ling.. Sorry to ask u so many question.
Yeh.. i'm soo Happy.. Tiger Airways having sale leh.. 75% discount... Wow!! Great Savings..I spent ard $322 for 2 tickets to BKK...Flying to BKK in March..keke
Next looking for hotels.. goddness... i'm bad at it.. haizzz.. Any recommendations??
After listening to wat my gf said - She was out shopping in the afternoon with her family, as she was not feeling well, she went back early to the hotel to rest. When she opened her door, she saw 2 men in her room going thru her stuffs, immediately they saw her, they pushed her away and escaped.My gf suspect tht they belong to those sydicates in BKK, ganging up with the hotel personnels to gain access to guests rooms... Be careful when you travel, not only to BKK.. to all countries too... : )
Got cheap and nice hotels, please recommend hor..
Next looking for hotels.. goddness... i'm bad at it.. haizzz.. Any recommendations??
After listening to wat my gf said - She was out shopping in the afternoon with her family, as she was not feeling well, she went back early to the hotel to rest. When she opened her door, she saw 2 men in her room going thru her stuffs, immediately they saw her, they pushed her away and escaped.My gf suspect tht they belong to those sydicates in BKK, ganging up with the hotel personnels to gain access to guests rooms... Be careful when you travel, not only to BKK.. to all countries too... : )
Got cheap and nice hotels, please recommend hor..
summersnow
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hihi KatC,
yah yah, wat hotel is dat? tell us! i'm sure all of us wld want to kw. my God, dat's scary! 1st time hearing abt such things in bkk!
yah yah, wat hotel is dat? tell us! i'm sure all of us wld want to kw. my God, dat's scary! 1st time hearing abt such things in bkk!
TaRea: Chinatown has alot of shops, they don't close so early. Probably closing at ard 10 or 11pm. There is a Hualalumpong station closest to Chinatown, but have to walk. So best way is by cab unless you know the way very well. Its Sampeng Lane inside Chinatown that closes at 6pm only. Very small lane full of shops.
Ugly duckling: he can speak abit of english.
Ugly duckling: he can speak abit of english.
carelinwen
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I will be going BKK in Mar, first time going. Can I ask if it is easy to get transport from airport to hotel in Siam area by cab? Meaning will the drivers anyhow quote and drive? Or must bargain to on meter?
Ladies,
forgotten the name of the hotel. Can only remember is one of a 2 stars budget hotel in Chinatown. Scary right! haiz.. will try to find out from my gf again.
minssy: My flight timinng is very odd.
SIN-BKK: ETD: 1720 (Sin time) ETA: 1850 (bkk time)
BKK-SIN: ETD: 1920(Bkk time) ETA: 2250 (Sin time)
limited seats... so have to act fast!
forgotten the name of the hotel. Can only remember is one of a 2 stars budget hotel in Chinatown. Scary right! haiz.. will try to find out from my gf again.
minssy: My flight timinng is very odd.
SIN-BKK: ETD: 1720 (Sin time) ETA: 1850 (bkk time)
BKK-SIN: ETD: 1920(Bkk time) ETA: 2250 (Sin time)
limited seats... so have to act fast!
duckling78
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how Air aisa??
Never been to budget flight?
Any good hotel to recommend....
Hi Yan ling
But how can we contact him when we reach thai that means we need to get a prepaid card to call har?
He speak a little english that means we have to write the address in thai so that he can bring us to the place we want har?
so i can call him at the airport to pick us up to the hotel right....so his cab fare is reasonable?
Never been to budget flight?
Any good hotel to recommend....
Hi Yan ling
But how can we contact him when we reach thai that means we need to get a prepaid card to call har?
He speak a little english that means we have to write the address in thai so that he can bring us to the place we want har?
so i can call him at the airport to pick us up to the hotel right....so his cab fare is reasonable?
Ugly duckling: call him from public phone in airport. Errmm location i not very sure how much he knows. But i guess he should be able to know most of the hotels in BKK and Tiger Shows. Cab fare reasonable? I guess there are only 2 type of taxi. Metered and Fixed Fare. Of course metered is cheaper definitely. Tell him u want by metered from where to where.
harrods: depends on where u wanna go eat. Big, expensive restaurants? or Just cheap restaurant or any food is fine? Shopping? Branded? For a normal person, I think about S$400 or less is sufficient as transport is cheap.
carelinwen: Normally there are alot of cabs at airport would quote you a price to hotel. Go take taxi at DEPARTURE HALL instead of arrival hall. Bargain for taxi to go by meter. No meter, then don't board. Taxis nowadays are more safer than tuk-tuk so don't worry.
harrods: depends on where u wanna go eat. Big, expensive restaurants? or Just cheap restaurant or any food is fine? Shopping? Branded? For a normal person, I think about S$400 or less is sufficient as transport is cheap.
carelinwen: Normally there are alot of cabs at airport would quote you a price to hotel. Go take taxi at DEPARTURE HALL instead of arrival hall. Bargain for taxi to go by meter. No meter, then don't board. Taxis nowadays are more safer than tuk-tuk so don't worry.
carelinwen
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Hi Yanling,
U mean the taxis don't have designated Q like ours, so just ask them until one agrees to on meter? What if all 'pat kat' and quote you same exp fixed price?
Thanks for the tip, but do you know roughly how much it will cost for the trip(incl tolls and some allowance for jams)? Scared on meter also kena taken extremely long route.
U mean the taxis don't have designated Q like ours, so just ask them until one agrees to on meter? What if all 'pat kat' and quote you same exp fixed price?
Thanks for the tip, but do you know roughly how much it will cost for the trip(incl tolls and some allowance for jams)? Scared on meter also kena taken extremely long route.
carelinwen
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Hi minssy,
The tiger airways one is an offer for those paying by Visa, incl sin airport tax and all fuel charges. BKK airport tax must pay at their airport one (500THB). I tried a search and the price came up to $301 for 2 (reach there sat morn 10.40am, depart on tues 2.55 pm).
But I decided to go by Jetstar instead though must pay slightly more cos they have assigned seats.
The tiger airways one is an offer for those paying by Visa, incl sin airport tax and all fuel charges. BKK airport tax must pay at their airport one (500THB). I tried a search and the price came up to $301 for 2 (reach there sat morn 10.40am, depart on tues 2.55 pm).
But I decided to go by Jetstar instead though must pay slightly more cos they have assigned seats.
carelinwen
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Hi minssy,
No lah, jetstar more ex. tiger's promotion is cheaper but it is free seating lor. I very scared about rushing and fighting for seats, my friend went by tiger and said you cannot win those aunties one!
No lah, jetstar more ex. tiger's promotion is cheaper but it is free seating lor. I very scared about rushing and fighting for seats, my friend went by tiger and said you cannot win those aunties one!
hi carelinwen,
izzit?? hhmm, oh! i know why.. the other time i checked the prices, some were under the $38 promo.. ok now i know..
wah cant win those aunties ah? wahahahh! siao liao. then you think you stand a chance?
btw, did you happen to check those free & easy packages by say, konsortium or other travel agencies? i was told that the nett payable amt could be cheaper if there is a promo...
izzit?? hhmm, oh! i know why.. the other time i checked the prices, some were under the $38 promo.. ok now i know..
wah cant win those aunties ah? wahahahh! siao liao. then you think you stand a chance?
btw, did you happen to check those free & easy packages by say, konsortium or other travel agencies? i was told that the nett payable amt could be cheaper if there is a promo...
tupper_mum
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I took tiger twice for BKK... You can start queuing 10 mins before gate open... Those auntie also queue, so not worry!
hey all, my gf shared with me the following boutique in BKK.
check it out its so romantic
my FH hope to go there e next time we go BKK
http://www.reflections-thai.com/
check it out its so romantic
http://www.reflections-thai.com/
MINSSY:Comparing with the timing with Jetstar, i prefer the timing with Tiget Airways.at least i can go bk office to clear some work first before boss disturb me when i'm away. haha...Anyway, the timing is ok la.. giv & take lor..hehe
For flight tickets, To be exact. shd be $314 incl tax in Sin, excl. 500 baht.
First time taking Tiger Air, but accordingto mymaid, she said Tiger Air is better than Jetstar.. so jux try lor..keke
For flight tickets, To be exact. shd be $314 incl tax in Sin, excl. 500 baht.
First time taking Tiger Air, but accordingto mymaid, she said Tiger Air is better than Jetstar.. so jux try lor..keke
minssy: cos most cabs at departure hall refused to on metered. At arrival halls, those cab arrived at airport after dropping passengers usually go by meter. Moreover at departure hall, there is this person who will be helping you to write the hotel name in thai language, he charge abt 5baht i think. Then its hard to get metered taxi there. So its better to wait at arrival hall if you want to get metered cab, although its slightly easier to get 1 there then departure hall.
hi panda,
hee..
hi katc,
hhahah! i see i see
i prefer the first flight out and last flight back.. more of to maximise the timing in bkk...
$314 incl tax ah? hhhmm, ok that sounds cool.. but i heard tiger has cramp seats.. (my frd told me).
hi yanling,
i see i see.... so that means you did not pay the so called 'standard THB 300 baht' for the taxi fare yah?
hee..
hi katc,
hhahah! i see i see
$314 incl tax ah? hhhmm, ok that sounds cool.. but i heard tiger has cramp seats.. (my frd told me).
hi yanling,
i see i see.... so that means you did not pay the so called 'standard THB 300 baht' for the taxi fare yah?
minssy: haha.. i haven't pay any fixed price rate for cab. All go by meter. No Meter, no deal. it doesn't even cost 300THB. 200THB is more than enough to get you to most places ard BKK. FYI check in hotel usually ard 12pm to 2pm depending on hotel. i don't think the seats are cramp, after all, i took air asia which was the most cramp of all budget airlines, but still enough leg room.
Bernard and Sze Wai: Yes, same level if i am not wrong. Departure and arrival are side by side only. Terminal 2 is just walking distance from terminal 1 separated by a 2nd level escalator. I also abit blur in their airport cos of custom, VAT, tax and stuff.
Remember to check in early especially budget plane cos the custom check in at BKK is damn slow otherwise you would be running abt 1km from custom to bus transfer. Imagine carrying abt 7kg of hand carry luggage running 1km. Its tiring.
Bernard and Sze Wai: Yes, same level if i am not wrong. Departure and arrival are side by side only. Terminal 2 is just walking distance from terminal 1 separated by a 2nd level escalator. I also abit blur in their airport cos of custom, VAT, tax and stuff.
Remember to check in early especially budget plane cos the custom check in at BKK is damn slow otherwise you would be running abt 1km from custom to bus transfer. Imagine carrying abt 7kg of hand carry luggage running 1km. Its tiring.
Hi Yanling,
I'm kinda confused ...You wrote:
carelinwen: Normally there are alot of cabs at airport would quote you a price to hotel. Go take taxi at DEPARTURE HALL instead of arrival hall. Bargain for taxi to go by meter. No meter, then don't board. Taxis nowadays are more safer than tuk-tuk so don't worry.
minssy: cos most cabs at departure hall refused to on metered. At arrival halls, those cab arrived at airport after dropping passengers usually go by meter. Moreover at departure hall, there is this person who will be helping you to write the hotel name in thai language, he charge abt 5baht i think. Then its hard to get metered taxi there. So its better to wait at arrival hall if you want to get metered cab, although its slightly easier to get 1 there then departure hall.
So DEPARTURE HALL or ARRIVAL HALL...blur liao
I'm kinda confused ...You wrote:
carelinwen: Normally there are alot of cabs at airport would quote you a price to hotel. Go take taxi at DEPARTURE HALL instead of arrival hall. Bargain for taxi to go by meter. No meter, then don't board. Taxis nowadays are more safer than tuk-tuk so don't worry.
minssy: cos most cabs at departure hall refused to on metered. At arrival halls, those cab arrived at airport after dropping passengers usually go by meter. Moreover at departure hall, there is this person who will be helping you to write the hotel name in thai language, he charge abt 5baht i think. Then its hard to get metered taxi there. So its better to wait at arrival hall if you want to get metered cab, although its slightly easier to get 1 there then departure hall.
So DEPARTURE HALL or ARRIVAL HALL...blur liao
von_teh_su_su
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hi all....
i will be flying off to Bgk next wednesday by Fin Air....flying off on wednesday @ 10.30pm, and coming back to singapore on Sunday @ 7.30pm....booked the airfare & accommodation @ $318 per pax...includes taxes...
2nd time there, last time went with TG and stayed @ Asia Hotel, quite convenient...this time round staying @ Bangkok Palace...heard it is just renovated...
heard from my frends who just came back, now bgk has a lot of nite market that opens till 3.00am....anyone knows where these nite markets are located at..? and also a new siam paragon..which sell those branded & high class stuffs, just like our paragon @ orchard.....
hehe, me intend to go for the MK steamboat or cocca...shoick man...haha.......
i will be flying off to Bgk next wednesday by Fin Air....flying off on wednesday @ 10.30pm, and coming back to singapore on Sunday @ 7.30pm....booked the airfare & accommodation @ $318 per pax...includes taxes...
2nd time there, last time went with TG and stayed @ Asia Hotel, quite convenient...this time round staying @ Bangkok Palace...heard it is just renovated...
heard from my frends who just came back, now bgk has a lot of nite market that opens till 3.00am....anyone knows where these nite markets are located at..? and also a new siam paragon..which sell those branded & high class stuffs, just like our paragon @ orchard.....
hehe, me intend to go for the MK steamboat or cocca...shoick man...haha.......
zenn: i heard only valuair has allocated seating with meals onboard probably. Other than that, Jetstar, Tiger and Airasia all meals are payable and free seating.
vonz: Depend on which market you go to. Some open as early as 3am and some closes late. Check it out before you go as some market might use be a useless 1 where you come back empty handed.
The only night market i can recommend is Suan Lum Night Bazaar.
Siam Paragon do have alot of branded shops, but also alot are still under renovation. i guess they are International price... Its as big as Taka, very spacious shopping.
KatC: Sorry my mistake. Take Taxi from ARRIVAL HALL.
vonz: Depend on which market you go to. Some open as early as 3am and some closes late. Check it out before you go as some market might use be a useless 1 where you come back empty handed.
The only night market i can recommend is Suan Lum Night Bazaar.
Siam Paragon do have alot of branded shops, but also alot are still under renovation. i guess they are International price... Its as big as Taka, very spacious shopping.
KatC: Sorry my mistake. Take Taxi from ARRIVAL HALL.
zenn: i heard only valuair has allocated seating with meals onboard probably. Other than that, Jetstar, Tiger and Airasia all meals are payable and free seating.
vonz: Depend on which market you go to. Some open as early as 3am and some closes late. Check it out before you go as some market might be a useless 1 where you come back empty handed.
The only night market i can recommend is Suan Lum Night Bazaar.
Siam Paragon do have alot of branded shops, but also alot are still under renovation. i guess they are International price... Its as big as Taka, very spacious shopping.
KatC: Sorry my mistake. Take Taxi from ARRIVAL HALL.
vonz: Depend on which market you go to. Some open as early as 3am and some closes late. Check it out before you go as some market might be a useless 1 where you come back empty handed.
The only night market i can recommend is Suan Lum Night Bazaar.
Siam Paragon do have alot of branded shops, but also alot are still under renovation. i guess they are International price... Its as big as Taka, very spacious shopping.
KatC: Sorry my mistake. Take Taxi from ARRIVAL HALL.