Grand President Bangkok

... it being a small place, it was easy to get around. As Jo's boyfriend was arriving the following day, they were booked into the Grand President Hotel and I got a free night in a luxury hotel! Woohoo!! So that was good. The first thing we did when we ...

... through the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaeo 5. Morning walk to and journaling session in the Starbucks at Nana Station 6. The Grande President (Serviced Apartments rock in Thailand) 7. The People - even in a city of 10 Million the Thai people are very ...

... were all terribly slow if they even had any so it was impossible to update pictures or anything. A quick update:  I am now in Bangkok again and planning on heading to Koh Tao in a few days to relax in an apartment on the beach and hopefully dive a ...

... having no idea where "President Palace" was…We ended up in a dinky downtown hotel where the receptionist helped us locate the “Grand President” (the same thing).  I had no idea if I tipped her $3, $30, or $300…but by 1am we ...

On our first day in Bangkok we headed towards the Grand Palace to take in some of the sights. Even though we knew it was the touristy thing to do we caught a rickshaw. In return for the "bargain" fare he asked would we give him some favours too and stop ...

... shoulder, to the usual markets, temples)….     We eased ourselves into our backpacking, staying at a 4* hotel in Bangkok’s business district which I think was a pretty good idea given the 11 hour flight. The hotel itself was fine, ...

... norms. However that's not to say that for all the 'have-nots', there's not a reasonable collection of 'haves', particularly in Bangkok. This is highlighted in some of the numerous shopping malls in the Siam area, where you can buy fake versions of ...

... ...They were rather amused by it and themself said that they were pro-Musharraf. They explained me how he was a good president and a strong president...That if the talibans start to speak too much, Musharraf will send the army to have them eliminated ...

... on the way to the palace. They will tell you that the palace is closed for the afternoon because the prince, president, king, queen, the court jester or perhaps even Bhudda himself was having brunch and then doing his prayers, so the temple ...

... Thais really love the King. He has pretty much the same powers and all that as the Queen of England - they have an elected president and all that but the president is so popular among the people that he holds the real power. so Bangkok briefly - tuk ...

... King's residence but is now used mostly for state functions and serves as the place foreign dignitaries stay when visiting Thailand. Former president Bill Clinton stayed there on his first trip to Thailand, for example. It is pretty cool. It is very ...

... though.  Oh well, it was the thrill of shopping that counted.  When we returned to Bangkok that afternoon, we finally went to the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Keo - the temple right beside it.  We went through the museum ...

... Naom Chamsky, in case anyone would like to follow up the ideals.    17 Feb 09 Bangkok   AM walking tour of Wat Phra Kaew and Grand Palace.                 The ...

... high up government officials are getting lunch in a good restaurant. The waiter asks:  - What would you like to eat, President? - Steak, says Putin - And the vegetables? asks the waiter - They'll have steak too, says Putin. Joke 2. Putin has a ...

... a cross over bag) bangkok is not what i had expected it to be - having been use to international cities, and falsely believing bangkok to be a tier 2 of that, bangkok reminds me more of a downtrodden city. i'm open for comments on this one from whomever ...

... heading to the south of Thailand I remember the past few days and how unanticipated everything has been. Firstly the rain in Bangkok seemed to be never ending, great pools of water gathering on the roadside and sudden downpours caused tourists and Thais ...

... have a king that they LOVE. The country also has administrative leadership that is (supposedly) democratically elected (Parliament and President). The military forces are bound to protect the king but often disagree with and overthrow the administrative ...

... its artwork and school of traditional Thai massage. Wat Po was built in the 1500s and is oldest and largest temple in Bangkok. It is also considered Thailand’s first public university. The huge reclining gold Buddha is 46 meters long and 16 meters ...

... me so because it is such a reminder that we really need to do something about all this genocide in the world. If I were President or in the United Nations, I'd nab those culprits before they could do any more harm and make them disappear. When you ...

... crying babies on board, but I'll trade that any day for the luxury of stretching out my legs! My hotel in Bangok (The Royal President) was pretty swank, especially compared to where I am now and what I imagine I'll be in for the remainder of the trip. ...