Entries from 'Bangkok'

2008-04-20 Bangkok

After a less-than-two-hour sleep, we meet John-Mark, the brother of my friend Marissa. It is the first time that I meet him, it is nice of him to organise a day trip for us together with his aunt Suda and P’Gvad. Our first stop is Phra Pathom Chedi Buddhist, which is located in the outskirt…

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2008-04-19 Bangkok

We check in Suk11 this morning, get a BTS Skytrain day pass for 120THB. We have our breakfast at Au Bon Pain which I think is affordable and quick, so we have more time for the Chatachuk Weekend Market later. We take the BTS Skytrain to Mo Chit after refilling our wallet. We are so…

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2008-04-18 Bangkok

This morning we get a confirmation from Suk 11 which is great. For breakfast, we have some delicious waffles and fresh fruit juice. We go shopping mostly today, in both big malls and some street markets in Silom and Siam areas. By coincidence I see a nice cheap bag without a zipper. It looks good…

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2008-04-17 Bangkok

Today we go out to check for a flight to Koh Samui. We check three travel agencies in total. The first is the cheapest, so we go back to book the flights and also a bungalow for the first night on the Island. Sin Sze reads in her travel guide that the most popular hostel…

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2008-04-15 Bangkok

In the afternoon, we take a walk in the Lumpini Park. It’s interesting that they have an outdoor gym, looks like it’s free for everyone. I am also surprised to see some huge lizards just living in the waterway close to the pedestrian street. In the evening, we go to Cabbages & Condoms for dinner….

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2008-04-14 Bangkok

After a nice full breakfast at the Reflections, we check in at the Le Fenix Hotel for the following four nights. The hotel stands as one of the newest and hippest hotels in Bangkok, however I personally prefer the individuality of the Reflections much more. Another huge difference is that there is no free wi-fi…

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2008-04-13 Bangkok

We get up a bit late today on the first day of Songkran, the Thai New Year. We take as few belongings as possible and put our money and camera in little plastic bags. It’s really hot today, which is great weather for some water fights. Right after we step out of the Reflections, we…

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2008-04-12 Bangkok

After about an hour of sleep we get up and finish packing. We take the bus at 5:20am to the airport. I’m so exited and so tired. The Hong Kong International Airport is huge. We are here very early. Checking in and security controls are very fast cause only very few people are here that…

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