I booked AirAsia flight to Bangkok for me and my sister last November, that’s like 7 months ahead so managed to get it for a good price. The return tickets were only RM220 per person.
Few months back, because if the incident that happened in Bangkok with all the protestors and their badly behavious caused the Bangkok tourist to either flee back or cancel their trips. I at that point refused to make any cancellation for my flights and rooms thinking that everything will be ok by then. Thank God my instincts were good, things are getting better, businesses are back in action, tourist areas are back and running. I would have wasted alot of money if I cancelled.
A colleague of mine also booked for her holiday in May, she had to cancel and change her flight dates to September. Frankly AirAsia wasn’t too helpful towards her change of flights. Firstly AirAsia mentioned that those who were flying to Bangkok till the 24th May 2010 are allowed to change flights to a future date and that they need not pay the difference, this is what I saw in the papers. But when she tried to call the helpline, it took ages to get someone on the phone. And when someone was available, they put you on hold for a very long period. This is not a toll-free call, we are paying for this calls. Finally when she checked with them to change the flights to September, there were an extra surcharge of RM800 that she had to come up with. True or not, I’m just happy that I did not make any changes to my flight and now continuing my Bangkok Trip. My sister is very eager to go there and have a blast too.
Now that the protestors have burned down the 2nd biggest shopping centre in Bangkok, below is a list of the places that I wish to visit during my trip to bangkok. We will be there from the 9th June till the 15th. So there are alot of things that we can cover within that time.
Spas: I heard that Thailand has some of the best spas in the world. You can get any type of massage and treatmends at a very affordable price. So this is what we will be doing on the last day of our trip when we are exhausted with the trip.
Spas in Bangkok
Cinemas: I didnt believe it when I read that Thailand has been internationally recognised as having some of the best cinemas in the world. I also checked that the prices are quite cheap for the cinema, so we might catch a movie or two when we have nothing better to do at Bangkok.
Shopping: I know I’m not a girl, but this is actually the main reason I’m going to Bangkok. I’m going to shop for clothes, shoes and any other things that I can afford. My parents been there before and they said that the leather are of very good quality and prices are very cheap, usually 70-80% off what you can get here in Malaysia. So I’m really looking forward to shopping in Bangkok.
Shopping in Bangkok
Night Life: Bangkok is famous around the world for its entertainment and night life. We are not sure yet on whether we will be going for this in Bangkok, maybe for just a casual drink. We would probably enjoy this more when there’s a bigger group. Who know’s we might meet a friend or two at Bangkok.
Restaurants: Mark this, I’m 130kgs now. I bet I will weigh at least 5 kgs more when I return from Bangkok. I remember my dad gained a huge amount when he was based in bangkok. Thailand is a culinary delight, and as the food is now becoming more and more popular around the world, many already have an idea of what to expect. There are thousands of restaurants in Bangkok, but knowing which are good and which mediocre is as difficult in a foreign land as it is in your home town. I’m going to try whatever I see in Bangkok, however disgusting it maybe.
Restaurant & Nightlife in Bangkok
Grand Palace: I head that this is an absolute must visit area as it is an outstanding architectural achievement, that also houses the infamous Emerald Buddha, which is the most revered Buddha image in Thailand.
Grand Palace Bangkok
Snake Farm: Officially called the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, is definitely worth a visit. The snake farm is one of the largest producers of anti-venom Serum in Asia.
Crocodile Farm: I heard that this is about 30 kilometres away from Bangkok, and that we can pretty much devote a whole day to it with transport etc included. It is very close to the Rose Garden so we might as well do them both at the same time. It is an enormous place with over 60,000 fresh and seawater crocodiles to see. They have feeding where you can buy chicken to throw to the crocs, and they also have a show every hour, where a brave or perhaps crazy guy puts his head inside the crocs head etc. The farm also houses other creatures such as snakes, gibbons, lions, and trained elephants. They even have a small dinosaur museum, where life size dinosaurs and their skeletons are on display. Wow, can’t wait for this.
Crocodile Farm Bangkok
Floating Market: The most famous floating market is some 80 Kilometres outside of Bangkok. We willl probably take the organised tour. Everyday, hundreds of vendors boats crowd the market area early morning until around noon.
Floating Market Bangkok
National Museum: This museum which is within walking distance from the Grand Palace is one of the largest in Southeast Asia. The museum was once used as a palace and consists of several old yet beautiful buildings of colour. The museum also houses many artifacts found from all parts of the country.
National Gallery Museum: Opposite the National Museum mentioned above, on Chao Fa Road, and exhibits traditional and contemporary works of art created by Thai artists. Wow, I bet I will have a whole blog on this later.
Wha Mahathat: This is an old temple which was built during the reign of King Rama I. Will have to visit it for more information.
Wat Pho: Yeah, now we’re talking. Neighbouring the Grand Palace the Wat Pho is found along Thai Wang Road and houses the very impressive gigantic gold plated reclining Buddha which is some 46 metres long and 15 metres high.
Wat Pho Bangkok
Wat Ratchanatdaram: This temple was built during the reign of King Rama III, in 1846 and is found along Mahachai Road. Loha Prasat is the temples main attraction, and stands 36 metres high with 37 surrounding spires, it is the only one of its kind in the world. Next to the temple is a statue of King Rama III. Ancient and something I would really like to check out. I’ll try to take some Tomb Raider photography here 
Vimanmek Mansion Museum: Is definitely a great day out. The mansion is the worlds largest golden teak building. The 3 storey Royal mansion contains 81 rooms, halls and ante-chambers containing Royal memorabilia. I guess the Malaysia version of this would be the Kellie’s Castle
Wat Trai Mit: Is located on Yaowarat Road in China Town, near the Hulamphong train Station. This temple houses a very impressive solid gold Buddha which weighs 5 and a half tonnes and is three metres in height. This seated Buddha image was built in the Sukhothai period. Now anyone wanna plan a robery?
Philatelic Museum: If stamps are your thing you may be interested in the stamp museum located on the 1st floor of the Metropolitan Postal Bureau, behind the Sam Sen Nai Post office. I have a collection of many stamps all around the world. I should check this place out too and probably purchase a few quality stamps.
Ancient City: The largest outdoor museum in the world, or so it claims, consists of gigantic sized replicas of famous buildings, monuments and temples that can be found all through Thailand. The area the museum covers is some staggering 280 acres, and is built into a shape that resembles the actual shape of Thailand.
Ancient City Bangkok
Thai Boxing (Muay Thai): I got interested in this because of the movie Ong Bak. Thai Boxing or Muay Thai is becoming very well known around the world. I was told to check with my hotel about getting tickets for Muay Thai.
Muay Thai Bangkok
