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I'm in town until 6th of July if anyone wants to catch up for a beer.
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I'll be in town 29th June til 6th July.
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Yup, i'll be in Bangkok from the 10th until the 17th. Staying near Nana.
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I'm booked into Novotel in late December. Going to be interesting to give this a go.
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Bangkok : 22 Dec - 29 Dec
Pattaya: 29 Dec - 14 Jan
Bangkok 14 Jan - 17 Jan
Feel free to msg me if you want to meet up for a beer.
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Yeah i've stayed there. It was adequate for the price. The major thing is that the breakfast is only average and fairly tasteless and the rooftop pool sucks. The "pool" is actually two small plastic wading pools sunk into a wooden deck on the roof. So if the pool is a big deal I would cancel the booking.
Otherwise the stay was comfortable and rooms okay but overall nothing really special. I would give it a solid 7/10
Hope that helps.
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Looks like i'm adding myself to the roll call list!
I'll be in town:
4th of December - 9th of December
Staying Around Nana.
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Hey Folks,
I'm likely to be in town for around 5 days from 22-27th of Feb.
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I've stayed here lots of times over the years starting when it was the Ramada Encore. The walk isn't too bad from Sukhumvit actually and to be honest the location is pretty good near Thermae. However, I stayed there in early Jan 2016 and noticed that its getting close to needing a refurbishment with little things like the carpet in the room a little threadbare in places. Also, the decking around the roof top pool on the far side was quite rotten and needs replacing and the pool could have done with a really good clean.
It's still a nice hotel but im wondering if it is somewhat pricing itself out of the market given its current state. That, of course is my personal opinion.
Cheers
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Hey Guys
In town 15 to 22 June if you fancy a beer.
Hey Mate,
I'm in town from June 15th for a week or so...staying at Majestic Suites so will be keen to catch up for a beer.
Cheers
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Hey mate,
Sounds good. I'll send you a PM when you get in and shoot you my cell phone no. Be good to go out for a few drinks.
Cheers
Griff.
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damn it...im there from the 4th of Sept for two weeks...otherwise I would have been all over a wolfpack style birthday party there....hmmm...I wonder if its an excuse to come back in Oct B)
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Yes Yes Yes.
I just booked a last minute flight on Thai and will be flying in on Tuesday. Arriving late.
So whos in town at the moment and wants to catch up for a beer with a 33yo, kiwi, fat, geeky IT guy lol ;)
Cheers
Griff
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I've never bought a pack from there BUT the packaging looks spot on. I've stopped and looked a bunch of times and it looks like the real deal...but who knows what your really getting.
Now, in the past i've gotten mine from Bumrungrad and im just wondering where you guys get yours from. Do you just go to a local Thai doctor for a perscription or do you bring it from home.
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What sort of prices are they offering? I've found that Jasmine Executive suites offers fairly decent deals and is literally on cowboys doorstep so i'm wondering how it matches up to them pricewise...might end up staying there etc.
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Ok so I have seen some Thai bargirls hit each other on the head which ended up in a huge melee and I know that in Thai culture it is offensive BUT can anyone tell me what it actually means and how it is so seriously offensive to someone?
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Yeah bangkok does really grow on you Michael. It's like a virus...gets inside you and never lets go...I even think my wife is that way now :) She was just syaing the other day how much she misses the busy, noisy streets. :)
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Mate just walk along Suk road a bit towards Nana, you will see FL everywhere. Also, the booze bars along asoke corner often have Fl's working them so def worth a look.
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Have a look at this site. It allows you to search the "buckets" for air fares based on two city pairs. You can pretty much see everything that a travel agent can see. So have a look find fares, then copy the fare basis code and go to that airlines website and book it direct.
http://matrix.itasoftware.com/?showPricePerMile=true
Also, regarding Hong Kong, you can easily do it in 4 days. I actually stayed for 10 days my last trip and it was WAY too long. Be aware that HKG is crazy busy with pushy mainland Chinese all over the streets. After a while of being jostled all over the place it does start to piss you off.
Some sites that I found worthwhile to see are:
- The peak tram up to the peak (amazing view)
- Happy Valley Race Course and Hong Kong Jockey Club
- Take the Star Ferry Across to Kowloon and go to Ned Kelly's Bar - Awesome Jazz bands at night
- Take the big red bus trip out to repulse bay and the markets out that direction
- Go have a look at Hennesey Road/Lockhart Rd for mongering but be aware its hugely expensive
As you can probably tell im not a huge Hong Kong fan. Its dirty, busy, loud, pushy, rude and bloody expensive for many things. I reckon 4 days would be HEAPS of time to get the Honkers experience. I suspect by that time you will def be ready to leave.
Hope that helps
Cheers
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I've always wondered with Secrets whether, because they own the bar downstairs if they will let you bring BG's from other establishments back to your room. Is there any embargo on this?
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Love Suk Road! That area of bangkok gets in to your blood. I love the eclectic, busy, vibrant areas down towards soi 4 but around soi 33 area is lots of fun as well. Heres hoping to them NEVER changing it!
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If you have never been there it is worth a look. Just be prepared it is vast and you can walk about for hours. Couple of tips if you see something you like buy it them as finding the stall again is bloody difficult/impossible. Use the BTS to get there but buy your return ticket when you arrive as the station is very busy when the market closes and all the ticket machine have long waits.
Aint that the truth! The amount of times that we got lost walking around there was crazy. Every stall, every row looked exactly the same. I also didnt find it to be as good value as other places we had shopped at. The prices were incredibly firm and you basically had to do the "walk away" to even get a reduction/negotiation. BUT going to Chatuchak is almost a right of passage for those visiting bangers...so well worth a visit just to see the spectacle imho.
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box of 4 apcialis from the chemist on suk 23 beside cowboy is 450 baht - which is best value i have found in bkk
Yeah that does sound like good value. Is that real cialis though? and do you require a prescription or will they sell it over the counter. I've found it kind of hit and miss overall.
Never had cialis only ever used Viagra.
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Makes me wonder how guys like stickman get away with posting pics and stories so publicly online. It would appear that Thailands laws with both defamation and pic publishing is pretty rough. I'm not sure I would be game to run a website publicly over there with the risk of getting unmasked like stickman was etc.
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I'm staying there for a few days again in December and have fond memories of the place. Make sure you sign up for an iPrefer.com free membership and quote it during booking/checkin as that entitles you to an room upgrade even without any status.