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  1. 6 minutes ago, joizy said:

    It didn't used to be that way. I haven't been going to BKK as often and the last two times I went, I just caught a regular taxi.

    I was dropped off there on Friday morning and there is a rail and a turnstile that you go through, between the curb where the taxi drops you and the terminal building.  Unfortunately it was 4AM and I wasn't thinking to pay attention to how high the rail is or if it appeared to be possible to go the opposite direction through the turnstile.

  2. 20 minutes ago, vinapu said:

    You mean Quarter Silom I guess ?

    Yes Quarter Silom, the one by Tawan bar.

     

    21 minutes ago, vinapu said:

    Don't wear a socks

    The thought of not wearing socks when walking on that floor really worried me!  😱

     

    23 minutes ago, vinapu said:

    well placed but with small rooms

    I'm not a room size queen.  😂

  3. On 10/17/2023 at 10:49 AM, WelshGuyUK said:
    i can't comment on the others but i have tried TheQuarter Hotel which is modern and new. Great location 

    So I stayed at the Quarter Hotel on my last night in Bangkok before flying home (less than 12 hours at the hotel).  Agree the location can't be beat.  But I was stunned at how dirty my socks were after walking around the room for just a few minutes 😱  I might would stay there again, but I don't think for more than one or two nights while passing through.  I prefer the Amara, but understand it's probably more pricey than what the OP is asking about.

  4. I don't know if you are into gay sauna's.  I ended up at one unexpectedly on my last trip.  I was scoping out the massage shops at Saphan Khwai and stumbled across the 39 Underground Sauna.  Even though it didn't have great reviews online, I decided to check it out.  It was really packed on a Friday afternoon (it was a holiday that day, so maybe that's why).  Big variety of guys, mostly Asian (I met a really nice guy from Myanmar), only a couple of other foreigners besides me.  There are several other sauna's too, some of which are closer to the Silom area.

  5. On 10/16/2023 at 6:46 AM, vinapu said:

    sure, they start showing around 7.30 - 8 and if your boy is there you can take him right away. Show starts only at 10.30 or so. 

    Well I am still a Tawan virgin.  I think I was there a bit too early (around 7PM).  I was approached by one boy in front of Tawan who wanted me to off him, but he wasn't my type.  Didn't appear to be any others there.  I ended up going to Arena and had a great time.  Will have to look forward to Tawan on a future trip.

  6. 4 hours ago, vaughn said:

    I look behind me to discover a Shrek lookalike had followed me in

    This reminds me a little bit of my first trip to Thailand.  I was in Phuket and went to a massage place, told them I wanted a male therapist.  I'm confident the mamasan understood but after I'm on the table a female comes in the room.  I kind of threw a fit, and a male was then sent in.  Sadly the massage was just a massage, and a very mediocre one at that.

  7. So what do you guys do if the taxi driver refuses to use the meter?  Last time I was there the driver started to go without turning the meter on.  I reminded him, and he turned it on, but I sensed he wasn't happy.  Shortly after (I think we were still in that area where you get the taxis, or at least hadn't gone far) he started pleading with me to NOT use the meter.  I finally gave in and said ok, but am sure I probably paid more than if the meter had been used. It was the middle of the night and I just wanted to get to my hotel.  What should I do next time if this happens?

  8. 7 hours ago, joizy said:

    Years ago, when I was going to BKK regularly, I used to go up to arrivals and catch a taxi that was dropping someone off.

    Is it true you have to jump over a railing or go wrong way through a turnstile or something to get to that drop off area?  I thought I read that somewhere, maybe on Trip Advisor..

  9. Arena requires to cross the street but there are lights

    Even with lights I'm not confident vehicles will stop.  And then the lights change without much warning.  Last trip (couple weeks ago) at that very same intersection the light changed when I was halfway across and traffic started moving immediately (but still let me finish crossing)

  10. I will be back in Bangkok for one night on Saturday before I head home Sunday morning.  As I have an early'ish flight (940am - early for me) I had planned to stay near the airport but now decided I want to stay near the action.  Anyone recommend one of the above hotels over the other?  Or another hotel in the area?  

  11. So Scott303 is my original user name from a year ago.  When I was planning this years trip I couldn't get logged in.  I never got the password reset email so finally gave up and created DenverDude.  It's so weird that my reply last night posted as Scott303 because I know I logged in using DenverDude as that's the only ID saved in my password management tool. 

    And this morning I didn't log in at all and I'm DenverDude again...

  12. are you the same guy as the OP? Forgot your password huh? LOL

    So Scott303 is my original user name from a year ago.  When I was planning this years trip I couldn't get logged in.  I never got the password reset email so finally gave up and created DenverDude.  It's so weird that my reply last night posted as Scott303 because I know I logged in using DenverDude as that's the only ID saved in my password management tool. 

  13. 52 white guy here. Like younger (legal age up to 40'ish) guys.  Just wondering which Sauna's you all would recommend.  Or perhaps I should ask, which saunas should I avoid?  Went to Babylon last year but seemed like it was mostly guys older than me.  Thanks in advance,

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