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Could someone tell me the best areas/districts to live in Bangkok and why please. I have some exp. of Thailand but none of Bangkok.

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sukhumvit ( nightlife, a lot of everything and more... ), silom ( city center, lots of stuff to do ) or sathorn ( big expensive hotels and some of the best restaurants, also next to the center )
The rest is just not good enough.

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Could someone tell me the best areas/districts to live in Bangkok and why please. I have some exp. of Thailand but none of Bangkok.

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sukhumvit ( nightlife, a lot of everything and more... ), silom ( city center, lots of stuff to do ) or sathorn ( big expensive hotels and some of the best restaurants, also next to the center )
The rest is just not good enough.

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Thanks [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Me and some other poker buddies are looking to go to Thailand for a month looking to do the BKK thing for 2 weeks and possibly 1 week in another city and 1 week in Chiang muai.

Which city would you recommen and can you recommends hotels for each place.

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The Riverside Hotel is Chiang Mai does the job, though I've only been to Chiang Mai a couple of times. It's centrally located, price is affordable, and its uh...by the river.

I know Bangkok a lot better, so whats your price range?

Instead of another city, I would go to one/some of the islands. Phuket, Krabi, Samui are all nice, especially over the next few months.

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In BKK we don't need anything to baller just no wheres that is disgusting maybe in a good part central to everything.

Also my buddies lease is up April 15th Is that a bad time of year?

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Do you guys who are in Thailand, or have been in Thailand take stuff for malaria?

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nope, and its only recommended to take malaria pills if you are going to be close to the cambodian border or the border of laos.

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how much is the riverside hotel per night for 1 person? cheapest room?

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So hey, I went through the past 1000 posts or something and compiled a list of 2+2ers who are currently in Thailand. Please correct me if I'm wrong:

Degen
farang0
KKF
ofdabeat
WhoIam - Thailand/Laos?
ofdabeat
NewTeaBag
cookie
beats
Wally Balls
shinigami

If my month goes well I think I might head there in December or so. If I do, I think I'd also want to visit other places in Asia while I'm in the area:

Korea (where I'm from)
Japan
somewhere in China
somewhere in India
Singapore
Philippines
Maybe Indonesia?

Is it easy to fly in and out of Thailand? Anyone have any recommendations on where I should go and what I should see?

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u forgot me (ifear rewket)

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I'm in Bangkok also until next summer. Travel to the nearby countries is easy and cheap, especially with Air Asia. A round trip to Singapore from Bangkok cost me 170 $ and it can be cheaper. I went to the Philippines and didnt liked it a lot. Its a bit too much poor, its really worse than thailand, outside of makati wich is the rich part of manila. Also, much of the girls tend to be fat wich is kind of weird in asia. I heard theres good beach on baracay and some other places but i didnt go.

Singapore is like the ''perfect city''. Its very clean everywhere with a lot of tree and beautiful buildings. The crime rate is very low. The traffic is good, theres a good nightlife also, but its very expensive. You cant find a decent hotel under 100 $ us a night, and most of them are 150 and up. A beer in a good bar cost about 10 $ us, etc

All that said, it lack the energy and sense of freedom that I like in Thailand.

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Do you guys who are in Thailand, or have been in Thailand take stuff for malaria?

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nope, and its only recommended to take malaria pills if you are going to be close to the cambodian border or the border of laos.

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The area around Vientiane shouldnt be bad, but for instance if you stay close to the cambodian border etc you might be at risk, but its just what I remember from the doctor before I went here... But in the end the guy who asked should ask his doctor IMO...

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Where can i rent or buy a friggin motorcycle/scooter in bangkok?
i want one. rigjht bloody now.

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I'm in Laos but make a monthly visa run to Thailand. The countries are very similar but I find Laos better in almost all respects. I would suggest spending at least a couple days in the country. If you have any questions you can PM me or even better, bump my Laos thread.

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So hey, I went through the past 1000 posts or something and compiled a list of 2+2ers who are currently in Thailand. Please correct me if I'm wrong:

Degen
farang0
KKF
ofdabeat
WhoIam - Thailand/Laos?
ofdabeat
NewTeaBag
cookie
beats
Wally Balls
shinigami


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Me, noidea and Roger Mainfield are on Phuket grinding it out at our SSNL mansion [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6718/pict0016lk0.jpg

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So hey, I went through the past 1000 posts or something and compiled a list of 2+2ers who are currently in Thailand. Please correct me if I'm wrong:

Degen
farang0
KKF
ofdabeat
WhoIam - Thailand/Laos?
ofdabeat
NewTeaBag
cookie
beats
Wally Balls
shinigami


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Me, noidea and Roger Mainfield are on Phuket grinding it out at our SSNL mansion [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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ZTS5 posts! Woot!

Beware the insane Mericans in Phuket!

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http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6718/pict0016lk0.jpg

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I see security breaches...

Where's the M60 pit yo? Imma comin with my scooter assasin squad!

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What is the 2p2 name of the French dood who came down earlier this week?

Dood beat me in a 3AM guess that girls age prop bet by 2mos [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Also left a rather dislpleased lady at Safari.

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Obviously send assault squad in through lower balcony door--you're protected against fire from all upper windows and upper balcony. Sniper team can neutralize exposed targets on upper level.

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Obviously send assault squad in through lower balcony door--you're protected against fire from all upper windows and upper balcony. Sniper team can neutralize exposed targets on upper level.

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Hmmm. Good analysis.
Hitch a ride back down here and we'll take em down!
There rich I tell ya! There rich!






OK maybe thr not rich, but thr cool.

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I'm cracking up thinking about what would happen if we actually showed up in the middle of the night with balaclavas and airsoft MP5s.

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How the internet conection down there..i am coming in wednesday for 6 months..little in banghok and then chiangmai...

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Anyone recommended places to stay in

Bangkok
Phuket
Pataya

We have Chiang Mai covered

Order of importance.

Cleanliness
Location
Internet
Price

Also is it rai nseason From April 15 -> May 15? Weather in general

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I'm in Laos but make a monthly visa run to Thailand. The countries are very similar but I find Laos better in almost all respects. I would suggest spending at least a couple days in the country. If you have any questions you can PM me or even better, bump my Laos thread.

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Serious question. What made you decide to live in Laos rather than a developed country?

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So hey, I went through the past 1000 posts or something and compiled a list of 2+2ers who are currently in Thailand. Please correct me if I'm wrong:

Degen
farang0
KKF
ofdabeat
WhoIam - Thailand/Laos?
ofdabeat
NewTeaBag
cookie
beats
Wally Balls
shinigami


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I moved back to San Francisco about a year ago. I think Degen is back in California too. The good news is, they have hot Thai girls here too [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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I'm cracking up thinking about what would happen if we actually showed up in the middle of the night with balaclavas and airsoft MP5s.

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Bring some food (preferably chicken) and I probably wont even notice the guns.
Seriously we're sitting ducks here. Roger couldn't even bring home 4 pizzas without losing 2 of them in a brawl against the pack of mad dogs patrolling the muddy road outside our house! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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What is the 2p2 name of the French dood who came down earlier this week?

Dood beat me in a 3AM guess that girls age prop bet by 2mos [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Also left a rather dislpleased lady at Safari.

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FBP is his 2p2 nick.
I txted him about what happened at Safari. Apparently he has no recollection of the whole incident. He was kinda (very) drunk too... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Serious question. What made you decide to live in Laos rather than a developed country?

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Vientiane at least is as developed as most of Thailand. There's every kind of ethnic restaurant, I can order groceries from the internet and have them delivered to my door, there's a modern shopping mall, etc.

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so can anyone point me to used motorcycles or new ones in bangkok..
i really want one. asap.

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Bangkok is probably not the best place to learn to ride a motorbike. Make sure you get an automatic; you'll have enough to worry about while driving without having to pay attention to switching gears.

My friend has a proper motorcycle but it's not very useful in the city and he's trying to sell it. It's not nearly as maneuverable as a motorbike and is generally a pain if you aren't traveling long distances on highways.

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i meant a small 125cc bike/scooters

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Should I buy an English/Thai dictionary before I come?

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Am I the only one on Khao san rd. in a sub 1K b room?

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Paul B. iam currentlz in Thail;and too and stay for a long Time.

If anyone is interested flying to the APPT 2,5k event in macau from BKK mail me.

Iam now in nanatai Mansion cause I cant money, I have a 6 figuere online and almost 10k on my Giro but onlz have 5K Baht here in cash. )-:

cu later guys

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alright expats help me out please.

trying to decide on a take the gf away type vacation. preferable somewhere chilled and nice beach in the day then nightlife on the night. for example Ko Samui staying on the chilled side then going to Chaweng on the night would be ideal but i don't want to do Samui again.

so options i have come up with so far are either Ko Chang or Krabi then phi phi. Chang seems to be winning out of those as from travelfish it seems krabi has no nightlife and phi phi is going to suck with the amount of tourists around christmas time.

so, which do you guys think is better and any improvements on this? also visited and don't want to revisit ko tao, ko pang yang, pattaya, phuket.

thank you.

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Bangkok is probably not the best place to learn to ride a motorbike. Make sure you get an automatic; you'll have enough to worry about while driving without having to pay attention to switching gears.

My friend has a proper motorcycle but it's not very useful in the city and he's trying to sell it. It's not nearly as maneuverable as a motorbike and is generally a pain if you aren't traveling long distances on highways.

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Check out my Bangkok bike. VFR 750 with MotoGP body kit. I had it for a couple months then sold it. It was fun but pretty quickly it wore off and it was just impractical for the city. Sounded killer though.

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/1584/rcvbeatszf0.jpg

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Anyone recommended places to stay in

Bangkok
Phuket
Pataya

We have Chiang Mai covered

Order of importance.

Cleanliness
Location
Internet
Price

Also is it rai nseason From April 15 -> May 15? Weather in general

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beats where can i find one of those
craigslist is empty.

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beats where can i find one of those
craigslist is empty.

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Am I the only one on Khao san rd. in a sub 1K b room?

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Lolhippiesaments

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Hottest time of the year! No rain or very little. Just really fuggin HOT.

Also April 13th week is Songkran festival. Thai new year/biggest water fight in the world.

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beats where can i find one of those
craigslist is empty.

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The bike shop on RCA has some nice stuff too. I forget what it is called. They do track days every week too. Fast french guys on superbikes. They do good service. I got some tires from them at a great deal.

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alright expats help me out please.

trying to decide on a take the gf away type vacation. preferable somewhere chilled and nice beach in the day then nightlife on the night. for example Ko Samui staying on the chilled side then going to Chaweng on the night would be ideal but i don't want to do Samui again.

so options i have come up with so far are either Ko Chang or Krabi then phi phi. Chang seems to be winning out of those as from travelfish it seems krabi has no nightlife and phi phi is going to suck with the amount of tourists around christmas time.

so, which do you guys think is better and any improvements on this? also visited and don't want to revisit ko tao, ko pang yang, pattaya, phuket.

thank you.

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As a girl, I have to vote for Costa Lanta on Ko Lanta. It's one of the few areas I have yet to visit and the hotel is sexy and private as hell. Pricey, though, and I'm unsure of the nightlife factor. But who needs bars when there is wine and hammocks? (imo.)

Also, how about an upscale resort in Chiang Mai? Or Koh Lipe/Adang (very different accommodation options, however) Or a cheap flight to Singapore + nice hotel? There are a lot of possibilities here. Exciting!