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Maybe Marriott Sukhumvit not for you. It is Indian-owned :) Sorry never stayed at Dusit nor Lebua. I think best hotel I've stayed in was Peninsula (modern and every thing works) and next was the old Marriott on the River (now it is the Anantara). Got a great room there once with a wrap-around...

Summary: Not that great. Smells of new paint. Only approx half the hotel is open for business, rooms still being worked on. Zilch around the area. Previous photo of house I posted taken from exec lounge on 40th floor.

Joetys, you should build your future house like the GMM-owner's house in Thonglor, just behind the BTS. Now that's living large.

Of course you know you cannot compare with Singapore. If you want cheaper around 30-40 euros/day, you can go with a 2-door, manual hatchback. In fact hatchback is a good idea because some roads in Europe are very narrow. But you are already doing good on pricing - pickup and return in a...

It looks good. USD528 for 7 days is not unreasonable. Works out to $75/day. I had thought it might be cheaper but Auto Europe is a reputable site

AEON no need for my bank to refund 150B charge because AEON does not charge the 150B in the first place. Yes, I do not use a moneychanger because I believe Visa's rates are better and my bank does not levy any % above and over Visa's rates. Visa's rates here...

Thanks. Sure looks nice. I've been to a restaurant nearby called Relax Riverside

Not sure if you're there for pleasure or work but I'd rethink spending 3 days in Brussels - it's just a lot of Euro government. If you have to be in Belgium, I'd go to Bruges (see the movie: "In Bruges") and stay a night. Or take the train (Thalys) west to Paris or east to Amsterdam for a day.

Thanks. Looks like that's the place then.

Looks like you've already booked but for future reference, use kayak.com to search. It searches all the hotel booking sites from one interface. Bo pian, if you go to oktoberfest and lagi, you want to stay near the Munich hauptbahnhof, rates will be at least double. People I know usually stay...

joetys - what, in your opinion, is the best seafood restaurant in BKK in terms of food and ambience? Somewhere easily accessible from the Ratchaprasong area. I need to take a guest and his family out for dinner soon. Thanks bud.

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Jah should also check-in into the Holiday Inn Silom. Good Indian Restaurant called Tandoor. 70%+ of hotel guests are Indian. Owner of hotel is Indian and has an apartment at the penthouse floor of hotel. Perfect trifecta!

Haha okimoto 0.02. Good one. There are a bunch of different brands sold in Japan but they all are pretty expensive. something like 900yen for 6. Daylight robbery. I myself don't like anything except ramen. Udon is too chewy (Japanese say it is mochi-mochi). Somen is only eaten cold - I am...

I trust your food sense - if joetys says good it is good, end of story.

I was just thinking how much Japanese influence there is in BKK. Convenience stores all Japanese franchises e.g. 7-11, FamilyMart. Of course in Japan they are everywhere: others like Ministop, 3F, Lawson, Daily Yamazaki, Hotto Motto etc Japanese (pseudo) food in all the BKK malls. But for...

I left out Santika - I was there too, outside not inside but saw the flames burning. Later found out my hotel was the base for Singapore journalists from dunno what wanbao. All want to ask me, "got see or not", I siamed instead. Why talk to reporters when they don't compensate me for my time :D...

This is a little scary. As you know, I frequent Ram a fair bit - the Major cinema there between the Mall and the BigC is where I go a lot, especially when it is half-price Wednesdays. Very local area - very few tourists (thanchart nor farang come her). Soi 43 is a little beyond the perimeter of...

Go with your heart bro. Life is too short to be living your life for someone else. Make yourself happy first. Chok dee na.

The rates I get for Visa/MC beat local money changers - benchmarked this many times against say Superrich's rates. Visa/MC rate itself is close to interbank rates; it's the banks that tack on the 3% because Visa/MC hits them with surcharges so the banks pass on the charges to you. My bank...