Grand Sukhumvit

... had some lunch before venturing on the the next mall Terminal 21.  Terminal 21 Shopping Mall opened it's doors for it's Grand Opening on October 11, 2011.  The mall is structured differently than Bangkok's other top shelf shopping centers. Lower ...

... . My grumpyness was further aggravated by the fact that it was now raining and somewhat chilly. Upon our arrival at Grand Palace, things brightened quite considerably. The place was simply beautiful...despite the dreary overcast day. Our guide took us in ...

... pretty neat. Had trouble finding the right direction to the river to catch the next boat but ended up just walking to The Grand Palace. Similar to the Chinese Palaces I saw but much smaller in area. It was very interesting because Thai architecture is ...

Val arrived with her bag (60 lbs.) plus.  To my surprise we managed to see the three sites of major importance - Grand Palace, Reclining Buddha, and Sukhumvit soi 15. The sky train was great, off the ground for a general view of the city. At the ...

... , in a Mercedes no less.  After a quick drive towards Bangkok at about 125km/hour, we arrived at the Majestic Grande Sukhumvit and got ourselves checked in.  Between the car service and the hotel check-in, it was painfully obvious that we don't ...

... .  We exchanged some money for our first batch of Bahts, got on the taxi line and drove to the Ambassador Hotel off of Sukhumvit Road.  I had an eerie sense that I had been here before.  Most likely because it reminded me so much of ...

... same idea as the subway but on raised tracks outside. It was very efficient, clean and modern. We visited the Sukhumvit area, searching for a now defunct vegetarian restaurant/photography gallery. Alot of walking but nothing much to mention about it.  ...

... its from 3/18/08 to 3/20/08 6435-852= 5583 My hotel is $87 a night and im staying for 5 nights. Im staying at Grand Sukhumvit. The address is 99 Sukhumvit Road Soi 6 The hotel is rated 5 stars and the reviews said that it is 100 percent ...

... before heading out to met our driver for the trip to the Hotel,it was very humid outside. The trip from the airport to the "Grand Sukhumuit" took about 45 minutes,what an experience that was,so many scooters & taxi weaving in & out of the ...

... I could see that beauty has become their curse. There are two things that ripped at my soul in different ways when I walked down Sukhumvit. One was the obvious lack of any kind of social safety net. Which I believe contributes to my other point but I'll ...

... with our connecting flight which is with Turkish Airlines and flies overnight to Istanbul. We are staying out at the Grand Millennium a relatively new 5 star hotel on Sukhumvit Road.  Sukhumvit  is one of the major arteries and has a lot of ...

... street vendors, food hawkers, tattoo parlors, Thai massage places, internet cafes and tour/travel agencies.  I stayed instead in Sukhumvit, which I had read had more of the City's upscale restaruants, bars, hotels and nightlife.  While this may ...

... re now staying in Citadines on Sukhumvit 11, where we have all the trimmings including the rooftop pool, buffet brekky, and hot water. Sukhumvit is the expat part of town with classy restaurants, Irish bars, and big shopping malls. We played the part for ...

... and a much-needed shower, since shopping can be very dirty work. We went out to a nice restaurant, Hua Heng Sen, on Sukhumvit road, for a fancy Chinese/Thai-style meal, to celebrate a great vacation, and a long 9 years together. Go us. ...

... sky train so that we could find our way to MBK mall to search for a camera. The first night in Sukhumvit we checked into a little hotel on soi 7 called grand business inn, for 800baht a night we had a room with hot water and aircon. The mattress was hard ...

... , buses, cycle bikes, mo-peds, and motorbikes - there is no road rage at all! We headed straight to Furtama Xlusive hotel (Sukhumvit rd. bit of luxury before we start the backpacking) where we stayed for our whole time in Bangkok. The taxi took ...

... to visit a Ping Pong show (god knows!?) our intrigue did not stretch past the conspicuous curtains!   We stayed in Sukhumvit which I suppose has a bit of everything and a better base than where most the travellers stay (the tourist ridden Khao San ...

... checking in our hotel, we quickly checked out two of the three famous temples in BKK. We stayed at the Imm Fusion Sukhumvit, which was conveniently located 5 minutes away from the On Nut Skytrain Station by foot. I specifically chose this hotel because I ...

... (I'm not a serious shopper), took a few pics and went out. Did the same at gayson shopping mall nearby. Walked along Sukhumvit road to the next station Siam. Walked into another huge shopping mall, Siam Paragon, more the luxury type, quite impressing. ...