Siam City Hotel

... 's already night and the bus is full of commuters ans some "farang", like us. Got to Kao San and straight to our hotel, the Siam, back then there were still some of those buildings on stilts because there was still water under them, like if the place was a ...

... her for the best way to downtown and aside from taking City bus 152 and getting off at the market, I c hose to take a taxi to a hotel. She recommended a couple away from the backpacker area at about $25 as she said the area may not be safe. I looked at ...

... and his feet are brilliant - mother of pearl designs of elephants, horses and all sorts. Cocktails on the roof of the banyon hotel is also and excelent thing to do in bangkok - brilliant view of the city from the open rooftop, it was even better than ...

... the roads so much that she needed a lie down, a Bex and a nice cup of Tea, so she left us and returned to our hotel. I did not realise how much battle fatigue she was suffering and that she may well have been suicidal as she went and climbed on the back ...

... been looking forward to catching up with our mates from Oz, Ned and Brendon, who live and work here.  We caught a taxi to our hotel, the Siam @ Siam design Hotel. The hotel is brand new and really cool and hip. Ned and his girlfriend Nok met us ...

Nearby was a massive shopping mall Siam City so I went in to kill time before my flight and get out of the midday heat. It was a usual shopping mall with attractions built in. There was madame taussads, a skating rink, aquarium, and discovery centre. ...

... much of Sunday left we decided to leave this until next weekend. Monday morning had us setting out on a long walk to Siam city, shopping capital of Bangkok, for some serious window shopping.  Fighting off the Tuk Tuk drives hell bent on taking ...

... Tuk-Tuks everywhere, cheapest form of transport but hold on tight, it can get a bit crazy at times. Spend some time visiting the more upmarket Siam City Square, Imax cinema is worht the visit as well as a visit through the multi story shopping centre. ...

... the roadside. We had to follow him and walk a distance to a car park to get to his cab. And, off we went to Siam City Hotel pronounced as 'See-Arm' City. The exterior of the hotel didnt look too fantastic. But upon arrival, we were greeted with a ...

After our few days in Samui, we caught the plane back up to Bangkok for our two days shopping. Arrival at Siam City Hotel was magical; I thought this couldn't be the place we booked, way too nice. But lo and behold, we were in the right place, a ritzy ...

... you can find in Cambodia. Sebastiano, an original "venessiano" (from Venice, Italy), who ended up being a guide in Siam Reap...quite a change but with his huge knbowledge and his natural pleasant way of talking about history made us really appreciate all ...

With showers in the forecast, we picked something out of the hotel's "things to do" list: Carbon Market.  First, we went to Ayala Mall for lunch, but were a little early and many places were still closed.  Finally, we settled on a Thai ...

... bikes around Angkor Wat 3. Sunset in Sihanoukville 4. Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnomh Penh 5. Land Mine Museum, Siam Riep 6. Pineapple 7. Sunshine Hotel, Phnomh Penh 8. Rice, rice and more rice 9. Happy Hour Cocktails at the FCC 10. Interesting ...

... but in the end it was ok. In Seam Reap stayed at hotel called Bou Savy, a bit off the touristi area but very nice hotel otherwise. Saw the Angkor wat which was amazing except for the pushy kids that try sell you anything from flutes to books... next was ...

... sjalv!) landade vi i Bangkok pa nyarsaftonens formiddag. I den latta sondagstrafiken tog den fruktade farden fran nya flygplatsen till Siam Square faktiskt bara en halvtimme! Snabb dusch och direkt ut pa weekend market for lunch och shopping. Moa gjorde ...

We went to a food court just near our hotel after exploring the town square - and after all that walking we were famished.  Before I get into each dish we ordered, let me say something about Malaccan food in general.  I don't think my brain's ...

... (because a couple of Japanese killed themselves a few years back) so we had to have drivers too. We were up and out of the hotel by 5am to see the sunset (which was a big letdown). Them we had brekky on the lawns in front of the temple, just like I ...

... smile (more of a smirk) out of the military guy doing the photo recognition at the airport. We had prearranged transportation to our hotel. When we arrived at our hotel we were amazed by the beauty inside. Wow, we felt like we were at a 5 star hotel ...

Siam Reap is lovely, the hotel is lovely, the people are lovely. It's just what we needed after our few days of travelling and boats and dodgy tours and hotels. Last night we went out for cocktails and dinner and really relaxed. The today we got up early ...

Our thoughts on Bangkok as we left the city on March 7, 2006 Bangkok is a city of contrasts: Siam Square - the business and shopping heart of the city is very North American. Extraordinary malls and restaurants. The Paragram Mall was 8 stories tall ...

... City is very different than I had expected. Though it is communist, it still has a strong sense of capitalism in the air! The hotel is really great! If Sheratons in the US were only this nice! It is running at 95% occupancy tonight so it is bustling ...