Bangkok Villa

oh boy!

... tell him we would be on that train and he drove up to collect us. 30 minutes later, and 8 hours after leaving Bangkok we were at the villa sitting at the beach bar watching the dancing lights of hundreds of fishing boats in the lagoon. With a large beer ...

... baby and stroller with us, and were welcomed, and he slept through our lovely lunch! Tablecloths and Cloth napkins in Bangkok? Unusual Elegance! Old Standby: Fuji Restaurant, an upscale Japanese food chain restaurant  can be found in most ...

Though we know we didn't do Cambodia justice in our touring, it was time to return to Bangkok before the weekend to make sure we had our India visa for when we leave early Monday morning. The bus dropped us off at Khao San Rd (the infamous backpacker ...

... big, spread out and busy all the time. We ventured back to Wild Orchid and prepared for our departure to Kanchanaburi tomorrow. Bangkok isn't nearly as 'bad' as everyone says it is. It is busy and polluted but there are nice areas, great restaurants ...

... is the point in this adventure where I realized that I am going to be JUST FINE! And it happened 2 hours after landing in Bangkok! So once landed, I gather my pack and find the area of the airport that has the express busses to various areas and of ...

... sleeping, eating, and generally being forced to watch the movies that you've never wanted to see. But I am here in Bangkok and staying at the Wild Orchid Villa in a part of town called Banglamphu- it's just off of the Khao San Road area that's famous with ...

Here we are. Taxi till Bangkok city : 450 Baths. Don't deal with unofficial into the airport (they are more expensive), go directly outside the airport and find the little desk of official taxis. The responsible will give you the good price for the ...

... to an end... and it have been GREAT!!!! Scott and I started the day off with a stroll out of our hotel (Wild Orchid Villa) through the Banglamphu area and ended up at a very nice cafe for brunch. We took a stroll through the street vendors and watched ...

... and there. Not enough to make me decide to stay any longer than necessary. Here's a video of a tuk-tuk ride through Bangkok. 18th October - Lesbian nightlife in Bangkok Had an amazing night out in Bangkok! I had gotten to know some lesbians over here ...

... an unforgettable boat ride. Actually, ‘there’ was not quite. Instead, we’d been dropped close to "Panthip Plaza", Bangkok’s largest electronics megamall which caused me no pain at all. Yaya, just as much of a techno-geek as I, ...

... district around Khao San road. We visited a tailor, had some clothes sewn. The tailor offered very good service and we were very satisfied with the clothes. Bangkok was hot, hectic and busy, but we had 3 good days here. Thank you for the trip, ...

... 24) – cost about as much as the train (30 baht each) but took three times longer – I fell asleep twice. Bangkok traffic is a nightmare. Had a couple of drinks at an Irish bar called the Dubliner, which was quite pleasant, then had dinner at a ...

... our way and explains the Grand palace is shut today to foreigners. This is scam number three in the Lonely Planet guide to Bangkok scams. Its hilarious the tuk tuk drivers still try this scam out when behind them tourists are walking in to the ...

... that doesn't matter as mine's playing up anyway, I can't call out. The only thing I can do is send texts and receive them. I'm now looking forward to leaving Bangkok, although exciting there's no scenary and I will be back here again in a couple of weeks. ...

... ... and after looking at about 5 hotels we just ended up paying the extra and staying put, was just too good in comparison! Bangkok is probably the copy capital of the world, there is pretty much anything you can think of, I even saw a board advertising ...

... a warning just before they start, a strange ethereal wind that wraps around the place and stops almost as soon as the rains start. Bangkok isn't really how I expected it, but then again I often compare it to India, which is silly. It's much cleaner, ...

... there. Stupid me (must have been the 7% beer)=). Anyway we got back to our hotel fine. Ashley hit the hay, and Fawn and I walked around Bangkok. Had a cocktail. Then went back to the hotel. It was a great night=) talk to you all later Bye=) ...

... is, the trains to Nong Khai are all fully booked for the next couple of days, so the first one we could get is from Bangkok on Monday night. It gets into Nong Khai at about 9am on Tuesday morning. Nong Khai is the nearest place in Thailand to get across ...

... Bangkok. It was actually a very pleasant journey and surprisingly, I had the best nights sleep in the last 3 months of travelling! I arrived in Bangkok and made my way to Soi Ram Buttri where I found a place to stay the night. In the evening I met newby ...