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It was such a steamy reacquainting hehe

Hi everyone Recently returned from a fun trip to Thailand (and also other nearby countries). I'll write a bit of a report on each country in this post for ease, both exciting and boring aspects, and it will come in dribs and drabs when I have some spare time. I did meet some lovely forum members, who I will refer to as forum member (but feel free to name yourself if you wish), with the exception of @jason1975 as I know he doesn't mind being named. Something that I utilised which may interest some members, is my use of an E-sim. I've used E-sims before, usually buying them from klook, however I discovered some multi-country E-sims on my trip.com app. Multi-country E-sims are nothing new and there are many companies that sell them, however I found one that would cover the four countries I was visiting and would give me 100gb data per day for 20 days. It was around 36 USD (data only). There are cheaper alternatives but it was kinda nice just to get off the plane and be connected straight away. For me, just one less thing to think about. First stop: Singapore I was only here for one night and despite having time to make it into the city and back, I decided to stay at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. It is quite pricey but I really like it, and actually come to think of it, I stayed here about 10 years ago, before my very first trip to Thailand. Shortly after arrival, Jason came and met me and we spent some time exploring Jewel, which is the big dome thing that is next to terminal 1 of the airport. It has numerous shops and restaurants as well as the beautiful water vortex. Jason graciously treated me to dinner at Din Tai Fung, a Taiwanese restaurant chain, and in addition to the delicious food, there were some cute waiters working. After we had a good catch up, we parted ways (but we were to meet again in Bangkok in a couple of weeks) and I did some shopping before heading back to the room and going to sleep. In the morning after having some congee for breakfast, I walked back to the terminal ready to take my next flight. I am always impressed by the efficiency of Singapore's immigration - on arrival, I was able to use the e-gate which took no time at all, and on departure I also utilised the e-gate - passport not even required this time. It took mere seconds.

Can say that I have done this before - sat and ate at Sophia's whilst admiring the staff at Burirom massage lol

Thanks for the info - I always thought that #20 and #28 were the gay concessions, didn't realise there were more!

One that comes to mind is 'On The Rock Restaurant' in the Karon area. I visited this restaurant with some friends about 7 years ago and remember having the most delicious lobster dish. The reviews are mixed but I really liked it.

Forum member is me! I just got home. Thank you for all the fun times and let's do it again sometime!

We can only wait and see

This one will be Togayther Hostel ‘White’ which is part of Together Hostel ‘Black’ (part of 1/0 sauna) and the original Togayther Hostel in Soi Wall Street.

When I arrived a few days ago mid-morning, it wasn’t super busy but there were also not that many counters open so it took probably around 30 minutes to get through and my suitcase was already taken off the belt by the time I got there. I was also asked for proof of my hotel booking (which I easily showed on my phone) as well as how many days I was staying. Dunno how often these questions are asked but helps to be prepared.

I’ve stayed here once before. It’s quite a nice resort where nudity is allowed around the pool area, however I did not partake as I am much too shy!

1. Alternatively, you can book airport transfers on trip.com or if you join any Cambodia/Siem Reap travel groups on Facebook you will get many drivers offering their services if you post (or even look at other people’s posts for recommendations). 3. Just be mindful that your USD needs to be pristine and it may be difficult to receive change with larger denominations at smaller establishments. 4. Haven’t been to the new airport at Siem Reap yet but I would say with confidence that there would be numerous stalls selling sims.

Thank you for sharing your Bangkok adventures!

I've found https://www.travelgay.com to be useful at times

You flirt with other forum members? 😁

I was going to comment about the 1000 baht cigarettes in Australia but you beat me to it.. it's really become ridiculous. I'm not a smoker though.. well used to be, and then turned into a holiday smoker, but now not so much any more.

Thanks for your reports, Jason! I always enjoy hearing about your adventures!

Absolutely!

Interestingly enough, I came across this on Facebook -

I probably should have clarified, Singapore and Hong Kong passport holders can use the automatic entry gates into Thailand (as the Thai citizens use), I think it is only a matter of time before other nationalities will be able to.

I think eventually probably. Singapore and maybe Hong Kong (?) can already use automatic entry gates on arrival as far as I know?

I find that https://www.flightconnections.com is quite useful in checking what flight paths exist from different airports worldwide.

Also rentmen!

I had not heard of this hotel so had to look it up on google maps and it only opened quite recently and is well-located. Looks kinda nice!

On a closely related note, if you felt like buying the whole of Soi 4, it will only cost you 3,300,000,000 THB.

I've already had the vaccine so I'm not too overly worried.