Thread: $20 ice cream cones

In MAD last year I stayed at the Husa Princesa and they got me for 5 euros on Evian. I was so thirsty! Never again..

Best I can think of is when I first arrived in SVQ for a semester of studying, the taxi driver ripped me off for an extra 15 euros. I was too tired and taking everything else in that I didn't really realize how bad it actually was with the exchange. I'm pretty sure I still remember the license plate of that asshole 3 and a half years later, too. Pardon my French. Sadly, I didn't ask for a receipt to dispute it later on.

Oh, and a scam to be aware of: My coworker was in Beijing (I think it was... somewhere in China for sure) with his girlfriend. In one of the touristy areas, a chinese girl, probably around 19, asks if she can talk to them to practice her English. Very nice, very charming girl. Then she asks if they'd like to join her for tea. They go to a shop, which is nice, but not very busy. At all. They start the tea service, which is very nice but very price-invisible. They ask how much it costs, they keep saying not to worry about it. Then the bill comes. $200. I think he was able to talk them down to $50, but still, that's pretty high. Bottom line, if you get someone asking you to join them for tea in China, don't. They had others try the same as well later in their trip.

check out the Pringle's at the 7/11--wacky flavors. Lots cheaper than 80THB. First unusual vending machine I encountered was at NRT hotel--ladies panties, condoms, whiskey minis and beers.
If you're by Siam Sq and too hot, slip down to lower level Paragon Mall and check out the food court.