Thailand (Thread 8)

[angel..]

Old thread:

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,259812.0.html

Wala talagang naka-try ng tiger temple?
Next week na bkk trip namin..excited

[icegayle]

^Wow enjoy your trip sis and dont forget to share your experience. May IT ka na ba?

[angel..]

<sup>^Meron na, post ko ulit baka may inputs kayo. Gusto ko talaga itry yung tiger temple kaya lang wala namang reviews dito chaka mahal chaka di ko alam kung pano isingit sa IT namin e from 5am yung tour. Hoh well.. Super excited na ko, pad thai galore ito!

Day 1
Elephant and Croc Show                 11am – 5pm
Rest                                              5 – 7.30pm
Calypso Cabaret                            8.15pm – 9.30pm

Day 2
Grand Palace and Emerald Temple   8am – 12pm
Shopping                                        Whole afternoon
Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise              7.45pm – 9.45pm

Day 3
Chatuchak Market                           Morning – ?
Wax Museum                                  From lunch to approx 5.30pm
Massage

Day 4
Shopping
Uwian</sup>

[chizzyness]

for those who wanted to stay near Pratunam area. I highly recommend staying sa Citin Pratunam Hotel. Hotel area is very convenient at super near lang sa Ratchaparop Station na diretso sa Suvarnabhumi Airport . Walking distance lang to sa Platinum Mall at malapit din sa chatuchak market And sobrang cheap lang din ng rates nila.

[keziah1219]

Hi sisses!

This is my itinerary:

1st day
Ayutthaya Tour
*still to check where to celebrate Loi Krathong*
siam niramit?

2nd Day
Grand palace and emerald temple
Shopping
Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise

3rd day
Shopping

Okay na ba to? Kakainis wala masyado akong magawa. 3 days lang kasi. Any suggestions pa mga sis? Thanks!

San ba meron [textspeak!] elephant? Pwede ba half day? Like sa hapon ng 2nd day?

[matetreyes]

where to stay in bangkok while waiting for connecting flight? let's say eta in bkk is 2350 and connecting flight is at 7:05 am the following day?

[alexandrea]

I'm here in Bangkok now. So tired from shopping! Pero at least, tapos na Christmas list ko ngayon pa lang. I can start gift wrapping early!

[angel..]

^Hey, I'll be there tomorrow evening Excited!!

[alexandrea]

^ Sayang, balik Pinas na ako ngayon. Kaninang madaling araw flight ko. Enjoy your stay!!!

[almond]

Hi! Flight nmin ni hubby oct 30-nov2 kainis tigers resched kami fr morning naging 3:40pm na flight. Anyways here IT :
Day 1 hello bkk! 😄 gabi nakami dating so foodtrip lang konting shop and rest
Day 2 city tour, shopping
Day 3 wax museum, shopping and dinner cruise
Day 4 shopping bye bkk 😞
We'll be staying @ four seasons intl house

[keziah1219]

hi sis. may masasuggest ba kayo na tourguide for bangkok?

[rushfam]

Hello guys just got back from bkk. i so love the city. Yung hotel muna ang ikukwento ko.

More on shopping ang nagawa namin. Nasira ang itinerary ko dahil sa hotel namin sobrang nainlove kami ayaw na naming gumala haha. We stayed at The sukosol formerly The Siam City hotel. it's very near sa lahat. Sobrang lapit nya sa BTS Phaya Thai Station and Airport Rail Link City Line Phaya Thai Station like 3 mins walk kaya from and to airport nag Airport Rail Link na lang kami. 2 stations away din sya sa Siam Paragon and other malls near the area. may malapit ding mall dun sa hotel. tanaw mo din from the hotel yung Baiyoke Sky Hotel. From Khao San Road to the sukosol nag tuktuk na lang kami and it costed us 120-150baht and from asiatique riverfront 200baht. Ewan ko kung mura na yun kasi gabi na din kaya baka mahal na din yun.

The hotel is rated 5 star in agoda.com & 4 star naman sa Tripadvisor. Sobrang dami din nag stay dun especially during weekends. Plus ang sarap ng Pad Thai sa Patummat Restaurant sa hotel. Sobrang ganda ng pool at konti lang ang nagsswimming. Kadalasan walang tao so solo mo lang yung pool. They also have gym kung gusto nyo mag work out. nasa 2300php lang ang per night for 2pax. Nag booked ako sa website nila mismo (http://www.siamhotels.com/siamcity/) kasi may promos sila and may welcome drinks & fruits pa depende sa binook mong promo. They also allowed late check out until 3pm depende sa availability ng room. Ang ayoko lang nung nag check in kami is nag charge sila ng 3000baht sa credit card ko para daw sa telephone charges if ever gumamit kami but they will cancel it pag nag check out na kayo pero 1 week pa daw malalaman or marerefund kasi icheck muna yata nila kung may nagamit nga kayo sa phone.

I guess yun lang muna for the hotel. Mag kwento ako about sa trip namin some other time. Medyo pagod pa dahil sa kakalakad sa bkk.

[almond]

Sissys! May nakapag bed supperclub na ba sa inyo?

[adventurousfeet]

aba thread 8 na pala. naku palapit na ng palapit ang trip namin weee. torn ako kung san ako magbbook ng cruise/siam niramit. kasi ang mura sa khao san compare sa online, pero malayo kami doon.    mga sisses gano katagal kayo nagpabook online? one week before ba pwede na? how about mga nagbook sa bkk na, within the day or the next day ang schedule nyo? tia.

[matetreyes]

off to Chiang Mai next week!

[alexandrea]

Warning lang sa mga tuktuk scam:

Nasa Chinatown kami ng dad ko, looking for a jewelry store so we could buy a pair of gold earrings for my mom. Hindi namin makita yung stores kahit ikot na kami ng ikot, and obviously mukha kaming turista dahil may mapa kami, kaya nilapitan kami ng guard ng isang 7-11. He told us na he knew a good place to buy really cheap jewelry, so my dad and I decided to listen to him. The guard asked for a piece of paper and drew a rough map, and he marked the destination as "THAI FACTORY." Then he told us that the tuktuk waiting beside the 7-11 entrance would take us there for only 40 baht.

Dun pa lang, alam ko na right away na scam yun, pero di ako nagpahalata. Naghahanap pa ako ng right time to say no. The guard kept talking about how great the bargains were dun sa Thai Factory, and how lucky we would be for getting amazing deals. After he was done, I told him that we would consider going to the factory, but that we wanted to eat lunch first. As my dad and I started walking away, hinarangan kami ng guard, and told us that we could eat lunch there sa area around the factory, and that we should shop first because the stores there would close at 2:00 p.m. Obvious na obvious na ang desperation ni kuya, so lalo akong nakumbinsi na scam nga yun.

I was very firm when I told him that we weren't interested. He started to follow us, and when he caught up with us, he blocked our way. That's when I started screaming "NO, NO, NOOOOO!" Other tourists in the area looked at us and thought the guard was trying to steal my stuff, so thankfully, he backed away.

When I got back to Manila, I Googled "Thai Factory," and true enough, scam nga yun!!!

[rushfam]

^ kami naman na scam ng taxi driver. From Baiyoke SKy hotel sumakay kami agad ng taxi na pinara lang namin. partly kasalanan din namin kasi sumakay agad kami. pag sakay namin sabi namin meter pls. pero sabi nung taxi driver 100 baht daw. sobrang lapit lang ng hotel namin from baiyoke sky hotel para sa price na sinabi nya tapos nung sabi naming no at nag attempt kaming bumaba ayaw kaming pababain. sabi ko na lang sa hubby ko sige na lang. ayoko na kasi magkagulo pa. kaya ayun natuto kami. Di na kami sumasakay ng taxi. Tuktuk na lang kasi mas madaling bumaba dun at mas "fun" hehe at before kami sumakay nakikipag deal muna kami. Pero the whole trip went fine. I miss BKK already kahit may ganung experience kami.

[yby2476]

maraming scammers sa thailand mga sisses, so beware of it..kahit maglakad ka lang,ii-scam ka na, kung di ka aware...

[keziah1219]

^ sis, i'll be traveling alone. should i reconsider it? or precaution lang? like, im planning to take trains. I'll just be using the taxi when I arrived from the airport and when I depart. would that be okay na?

[esor]

ang na encounter lang namin na scammer sa may W-A-T Arun, sabi close daw yung temple, at may inoffer na ibang temple, buti na lang dinedma lang namin,

di kami sumakay ng tuktuk during sa stay sa BKK, walk galore lang kami till makarating sa MRT Station