Thread: Bangkok

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jvmcdonagh:
Looking for any information for travel to Bangkok in September, hotel, resturants, routing, etc all would be helpful.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bangkok is a remarkable city, rich in culture, and inhabited by some of the friendliest people you will ever meet.

One routing idea would be to fly Co Iah-hkg,or Co ewr-hkg, then Cx or Tg hkg-bkk. Many of the carriers use zone fares so from hkg to bkk you have many options, check with your carrier for info on zone fares.

There are so many options for hotels, just try to get one near the "sky train" or "the river" so that you can travel without getting stuck in the most horrible traffic you can imagine. Below is a link for some hotels, depending on your preferences you can get decent rates from $35.00 up. For $35 you can get a 3/4 star hotel, including taxes and a great buffet breakfast.
www.ethaihotel.com/
Click on Bangkok and open a long list of hotels in
all price ranges, including The Oriental hotel, one of the best hotels in the world which you can get for about $275.00 per night.

Resturants, you name it, Bangkok has it. The url below has a wealth of info about Bangkok, including resturants, enjoy. I won't get a chance to return until December, I envy you.
www.asiatraveltips.com/

Have a good trip,
Flygu

[This message was edited by flyguy on August 09, 2002 at 01:59 PM.]

We were in Bangkok in Jan. Beautiful place, beautiful people. We stayed @ the Royal China Princess which is in Chinatown for $30/night. It was a very nice hotel, similar to a Hilton or Hyatt. This hotel was centrally located to most sights. www.sawadee.com has great rates. We flew east thru ATL-AMS-BKK on DL. AMS-BKK on KLM. The loads in and out of BKK are very heavy, and sometimes seats go empty due to weight. Alot of cargo in and out. We returned on CI to AMS. We bought several ID-90's so we would have some options home. We had the concierge set up the first couple tuk-tuks for us, and a 20-30 minute trip was usually $2.00.
Have a great trip

If you are coming from CVG, you can do the trip on DL/AF with a long layover in CDG on the outbound portion. You'll arrived CDG in the morning, depart in the evening. I got a room for the day, ditched my stuff and headed into Paris for some lunch and sightseeing. Yes, it's two overnight flights in a row, but that's my preferred way to do those long trips. Also, there are flights with much shorter layovers on Thai Airways out of CDG as well as FRA and likely other European hubs--see what you can get an id90 on.

The return flight departs BKK at night, arriving CDG in the morning with a reasonable connection time of 2-3 hours. Don't forget that you'll have to reclaim your luggage in CDG.

I can't recommend any hotels, but as far as food, try some of the delicious local Thai specialties--yum! I did eat a wonderful Indian dinner at a Himilayan restaurant on Khao San Road in the backpacker's ghetto, but it's not worth a special trip. There is some good shopping in BKK also--if you wear prescription glasses, it's a great place to pick up an extra pair.

My two favorite things about BKK were inexpensive Thai massages (try one a few hours before you head to the airport for that long flight!) and the Chao Praya (sp?) express boats that serve as a water bus of sorts up and down the river that slices through BKK. I'm sure you'll want to take at least one tuk-tuk ride and believe me, once is enough!

have a great trip.

Here's a site to check out:

<a href="http://www.se-asia.com/" target="_blank">http://www.se-asia.com/</A>

We stayed at the Bangkok Hilton 2 years ago for $40 US and it was great.