Blogs from Thailand, Asia - page 2902

Goodbye Bangkok, Goodbye Thailand Checked out of Merry V early and went to collect our tickets at the agency. He charged us some extras for the airport taxes and transport fees to the airport. We felt slightly cheated, cos he didn't mention any of these yesterday. At the airport, I remembered about the stupid 'Passenger Service Charge' we have to pay. Vivi noted that the staffs at the airport hardly give any service to deserve the THB500, plus they were quite rude and unfriendly. A few smiles might be nice! On the plane, we felt the old man at the travel agency really had us. He told us the flight was fully-booked, but the plane was more than half-empty! Still, we were really glad we made it home in time for the Lunar New Year reunion ... read more

Day 3 in Bangkok We got woken up by the guesthouse staff at around 1pm plus. She must be wondering why we haven't paid our rent for the day yet. Tsk... Can't even let us sleep awhile more. Yawnnnn... *Directions to Mae Boon Kong (MBK) shopping centre - bus no. 15 at the bus stop across the road from our guesthouse. We waited for a damned hour plus for the bus. We were both quite frustrated and had another minor row (one of our many!) over which bus we should have taken in the first place. There was a huge traffic jam and it took quite some time for us to reach MBK. *Mae Boon Kong (MBK) - one of the biggest shopping centres around. It is as big as I had remembered. Think they must ... read more

Day 1 in Bangkok We arrived in Bangkok at about 5am plus in the morning. Dropped off on the streets of Bangkok, in the middle of who-knows-where. Everyone was accosted by a bunch of vulture-like taxi drivers trying to have a piece of us. We ignored the drivers and stood by a quiet corner to think and assess where the hell in Bangkok were we at. We felt a bit lost, so we just followed some backpackers and wandered into Soi Chana Songkram by chance. Vivi found some of the names of the guesthouses familiar and flipped through the guidebook. And yes, we actually landed right on the lap of a popular backpackers' stretch - the West Bang Lamphu! Very lucky really, considered this is area we intended to stay in. Talking to other backpackers, we ... read more

It's going to be our last day on this gorgeous island. Don't want to waste our last day here, so we got up early, had our breakfast and checked our emails. We stopped by the Bluefin restaurant and got another map. And just as I was turning into the street, my worst fear came true. I lost control of the motorbike and we both had a bad fall. Vivi sustained a bad scratch on her knee. *One tip I picked up from this guy who helped us when we fell - start the semi-automatic bike in 2nd gear! The motorbike won't jerk too strongly forward when you turn the throttle, compared to starting it in 1st gear. It was a valuable tip, as I was tired and don't really have the strength to control the motorbike ... read more

Woke up to a rainy afternoon today. It was raining since early morning, and I really hope that the sun will come out soon. The massage we had yesterday seems to does wonders for my body. Despite dancing throughout the night yesterday, my body hardly aches at all. "Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day." I adore the rains, but it's vacation time! So I do want some sun! I really love it here so much! This is such a beautiful and relaxing island. Oh, I don't ever want my vacation to stop. It is really great to escape all the hustle and bustle of the city and just leave all the worries of the world behind us. We didn't do much in this rainy weather. We just strolled around the ... read more