A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

[rotikosong]

TG's Hong Kong lounge is probably their best outside Bangkok. Not just the food variety but also the comfort and nice design

I passed by HKG a couple of weeks ago as well. Next time, perhaps you should visit the others. UA Club is next door. SQ lounge, which is not bad, is on the other side but closed recently for a makeover.

 

[Froggy]

Do they accept chinese yuan or HK dollar?

You referring to where in particular when you said "they"

 

[Froggy]

I passed by HKG a couple of weeks ago as well. Next time, perhaps you should visit the others. UA Club is next door. SQ lounge, which is not bad, is on the other side but closed recently for a makeover.

I fly only TG so cannot visit the others la

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

You referring to where in particular when you said "they"

I mean HK shops.

 

[rotikosong]

I fly only TG so cannot visit the others la

You are a TG Star Gold correct? Then yes you can. You can visit any other (or all in one day if you choose) Star Alliance lounge - just show your boarding pass and Star Gold card.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

duck stampede!!!!

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[Froggy]

Amazing video Jah

duck stampede!!!!

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[yinyang]

Airport cabbies mafia out?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/415998/taxi-queues-will-be-computerised-at-airport

 

[Froggy]

Airport cabbies mafia out?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/415998/taxi-queues-will-be-computerised-at-airport

YY I guess you should know who is the real mafia.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Airport cabbies mafia out?

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/transport/415998/taxi-queues-will-be-computerised-at-airport

I wonder if it's possible for a tourist to actually get to his destination without paying extra you know just paying what the meter states today.

If you are a tourist to thailand you would know that almost 90% of the time if you get a taxi from the airport they will charge you a certain fare usually higher than what the meter will give.

 

[rotikosong]

I wonder if it's possible for a tourist to actually get to his destination without paying extra you know just paying what the meter states today.

If you are a tourist to thailand you would know that almost 90% of the time if you get a taxi from the airport they will charge you a certain fare usually higher than what the meter will give.

I don't think I recall ever being egregiously overcharged from the airport.

If you take the taxi from the official taxi rank, they have to use the meter. If they don't then get out. If the meter is already running before you start journey, get out.
I don't take a taxi from the taxi rank but instead, from the departures floor - I save 50B - but I kind of think you'd almost have to a) be a frequent visitor to Bangkok and b) know some rudimentary Thai.

Of course, you always have the risk of a rigged meter but nothing much you can do about that. If you look at the bottom right (I think), it will show the distance in km so you know roughly if it is running hot. The casual tourist also won't know how much roughly will a fare be or even rough distances so this info might not help much.

Finally maybe use GrabTaxi? I've used this a couple of times and although you pay a little more (20B call fee or something like that), the drivers have been very honest in my experience.

I've been lucky perhaps but good luck to all.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

I don't think I recall ever being egregiously overcharged from the airport.

If you take the taxi from the official taxi rank, they have to use the meter. If they don't then get out. If the meter is already running before you start journey, get out.
I don't take a taxi from the taxi rank but instead, from the departures floor - I save 50B - but I kind of think you'd almost have to a) be a frequent visitor to Bangkok and b) know some rudimentary Thai.

Of course, you always have the risk of a rigged meter but nothing much you can do about that. If you look at the bottom right (I think), it will show the distance in km so you know roughly if it is running hot. The casual tourist also won't know how much roughly will a fare be or even rough distances so this info might not help much.

Finally maybe use GrabTaxi? I've used this a couple of times and although you pay a little more (20B call fee or something like that), the drivers have been very honest in my experience.

I've been lucky perhaps but good luck to all.

They don't allows taxis to wait at the departures on the 3rd floor anymore. The turnstils also ensure ppl cannot come out from the airport to get taxis. I suppose one way is to somehow jump over the turnstills carry your luggage over it and then hopefully get a cab that just dropped a passenger. Mind you there are soldiers/police that make sure no taxi is waiting am not sure if they will stop ppl from jumping over.

 

[yinyang]

My honest take on Bkk cabbies, is that they are generally an ok lot. Sure, there are inevitably some black sheep, who hustle you.. especially the leeches hanging about hotels and Patpong lot. I just walk a bit out into pak soi (main road) to hail one. Good thing too is that many cabbies line up outside night spots, without us back home trying to catch the missing lot.

In swampy, there the few who try a fixed rate ..but easily overcome. So both roti and jah are correct. The departures are blocked now. So would be interesting to see how the new pickups are allowed.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

thunderstorm

sunset

 

[Froggy]

Jah you took these photos? Nice.

 

[chonburifc]

thunderstorm

sunset

Jah, great photography! Especially the orange and blue mix skyline in the sunset. Surreal sia!

 

[chonburifc]

My honest take on Bkk cabbies, is that they are generally an ok lot. Sure, there are inevitably some black sheep, who hustle you.. especially the leeches hanging about hotels and Patpong lot. I just walk a bit out into pak soi (main road) to hail one. Good thing too is that many cabbies line up outside night spots, without us back home trying to catch the missing lot.

In swampy, there the few who try a fixed rate ..but easily overcome. So both roti and jah are correct. The departures are blocked now. So would be interesting to see how the new pickups are allowed.

For those with not so much luggage, can consider taking airport express bus.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Jah you took these photos? Nice.

Jah, great photography! Especially the orange and blue mix skyline in the sunset. Surreal sia!

i Wish it was me but its not. This guyis using a dslr canon eos model I forgot the exact model number. Almost all of his pictures look good whethe its street shots, ppl on bikes or scenic shots like the ones above. Imagine the timing he needs to get right to capture the lightning. He's clearly an expert at photo taking.

 

[Froggy]

$9.50 per pack of 4, save $1 on offer at Sheng Siong bought 3 packs

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

Laksa flavour is the best there is one more gravy flavor I forgot the name and also chilli crab flavour which is the worst. The laksa tastes authentic and the noodles are thick and good tasting unlike the stringy Maggie mee. Add in hard boiled eggs and its very good.