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| Page Views: 1,815 Last Visit to Bangkok: December, 2006 | Stuff to do in Bangkok by Yijie - last update: Dec 11, 2006 |
I guess most tourists going to Bangkok will be doing shopping, eating and some "night entertainment". For shopping, you can go to Chatuchak Market, Pratunam Market and Mah Boon Krong (MBK) shopping center. Personally, I prefer MBK and Pratunam to Chatuchak. It's true that some stuff you can find in MBK may be more expensive, sometimes even double of that in Chatuchak but comfort-wise, the sweltering heat of the enclosed stalls in Chatuchak is rather unbearable for me. For eating, I recommend Chinatown where the seafood are cheap. It is famous for the ultra cheap shark fins soup. Bear in mind that the quality and quantity may not be what you expected. Instead, you may end up eating slightly more expensive and better ones. (A good advertising gimmick that attracts people here and it works!) Patpong is notorious for "night entertainment" but I haven't watch the widely mentioned Tiger Show yet. Instead, I went for the Mambo Show which is quite entertaining and it features singing and dancing performances etc. by the local transvestites.
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I shop more, I eat more, I walk more On my latest trip, I went to Platinum Fashion Mall, other shopping complexes in Pratunam, Suan Lum Night Bazzar etc. These places are really shopping heavens, even for guys. :) Being more adventurous and with a larger company this time, we tried more roadside stalls and hawker food. I also tried their famous Black Canyon Coffee, Fuji Japanese Restaurant, Mr Bun etc. Fuji is really value for money. Traffic is still bad but you can stay closer to places where you usually roam. Now that I found my favorite shopping spot, my next trip should not be too far away! |
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| Pros: | "Friendly, courteous people" | | Cons: | "Hot and dusty" | | In A Nutshell: | "It's a shopper's paradise!" |
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spitball Thu Oct 12, 2006 09:03 UTC Good stuff! Brings back memories of my time there. I can almost feel the heat again, looking at your photo's | deecat Mon Mar 21, 2005 22:16 UTC Yijie, these are very helpful tips. The cab tip and the "wet tissue" tip were especially good. | easyoar Wed Mar 16, 2005 22:36 UTC Nice start to Bangkok! I was going to suggest that one of those 'girls' in the Mambo looked a little enhanced ;-) | ncfg Wed Mar 16, 2005 19:57 UTC Nice tips. |
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- Mayfair Marriott Executive
60 SOI LANG SUAN, LUMPINI,,PATHUMWAN, BANGKOK 1033
- Tawana Ramada
80 Surawongse Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
- Indra Regent Hotel (120-126 Rajprarob Road )
120-126 Rajprarob Road
- Trinity Silom
150 Soi Phiphat 2, Silom Rd.,, Bangrak, Bangkok 10
- Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok (494 Rajadamri Rd )
494 Rajadamri Rd
- Hilton Intl At Nai Lert Park
2 Wireless Road
- The Peninsula
333 Charoennakorn Road, Klongsan,, Bangkok 10600
- Amari Boulevard
2 SOI 5 SUKHUMVIT ROAD,, Bangkok, Thailand, 0, TH
- Novotel Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel
999 Suvarnabhumi Airport Hotel Building, Moo 1, No
- Hotel Ibis Siam Bangkok
97 Rajaprarop Road, Makkasan, Bangkok, Thailand, 1
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