[A Spiritual Trip Report]

Private schools, classical languages, semi-cooler than saying one likes adolescents and gets thrill by it also being dangerous.

[Couple visiting Thailand for the first time]

My first trip to Thailand, two generations ago, I was quickly sent to the toilet by something I ate.  The next visit, a generation later, I survived until the last day when I took a river cruise and had some food from the food table.  In the past two years, things have been better.  The link is to an article from the NY Times that I've found helpful in traveling and dealing with local food.  It's by Jane Brody  

 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/staying-healthy-while-traveling-the-globe/?ref=topics&_r=0

[Trip Report - 2 nights in Bangkok]

Anddy, the Tarntawan buffet is still a morning ritual.  

[Gay Companions and Tour Guides in Thailand]

His FB page has notes from friends indicting it was a brain abscess and that he had been in the hospital for a short time.  Sorry to hear of his passing.  He had been scheduled to be my guide in May.  Ya contacted me with the news this morning.

[Bangkok and Pattaya Trip Report, Feb 2016]

Good narrative style, thanks.

[trip report - March 2016]

Thanks for your reports, the detail, and the remarkable efficiency in using your time.

[Trip (Massage) Report 2016]

The chart is a true gift.  Thanks

[Gay Companions and Tour Guides in Thailand]

Just a quick note, I've been to Bangkok and Thailand a number of time, going back too many years to think about, so I won't.   I'll be returning in May for a week's visit.  Decided it was time to see more than just a neighborhood or two, so after reading this thread on the board, I contacted siamroads.com.  First email went awry, second got me a quick response from Ya.  He set up a chat on Messenger and quickly he and I were on the same wavelength.  Totally, reorganized my planning for the better.  Ya will not be in Thailand during my visit, but arranged for Guss to be my guide.  

 

I'm posting this because the level of service, attention to detail,  and Ya's ability to sense what I was interested in from the chat text and make suggestions was superb.

 

I'll update this after my visit.

[Early May - Japanese and Chinese holidays]

In casting about for some hotel information (that's another post), one of the hotel managers included the following comment in his emailed reply

 

There are two major holidays clashing with your planned visit to Bangkok.

Japan is celebrating a "Golden Week" after the May holiday (until 08 May 2016) and China is celebrating May Day holiday as well. We are expecting high occupancy until at least the 8th May as we have joined some overseas promotions for those holidays.

 

I'll make a wild guess, that prices and crowds will be up...

[May visit - hotel question]

Vianpu - thanks, I checked that out online, location good, but wasn't impressed with the pictures of the rooms.  I may do what you do  - try different hotels.

[May visit - hotel question]

Thanks Divine Madman i it was an old bulletin board that I first saw it mentioned, I've walked by it, and a new friend who's a BKK guide suggested it as a change.  I suspect I'll stay at Tarntawan as I have it policy of no extra charge down already 

[May visit - hotel question]

I'll be visiting Bangkok from May 5th for 6 days.  In the past I've stayed at Tarntawan and been content.  A friend recommended that I think about Swisslodge.  I looked at the website and it's a good one.  The pricing for a week's stay is less than Tarntawan.  Any comments, is there a fee for "guests"? - that could even out the pricing question immediately.

[Favourite app]

Blued certainly has a lot of listings in Bangkok when I check the explore option a few minutes ago.  

[Erratic Bar Boy Behaviour]

Still trying to figure out "c"'s place in all this...