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Bill: My wife used Samitijev Hospital for a crown 3-4 years ago and we were very pleased with the service, costs, and results. We also had a full pre-marital screening exam and testing. The benefit of samitijev was that it was one-stop shopping - the dentist and oral surgeon in same building. Has a nice place to eat also. We were dropped off by taxi and they checked our bags like a hotel. Very clean place and very friendly service. We used the branch on Sukhumvit: http://www.samitivej.co.th/sukhumvit/aboutus_en.aspx Hub

Player: Why not just go to the stand and have them turn the meter on? Completely traceable...

Emil: Last November when I arrived I was going to Bangkok, but we had to meet the wife's nephew at the airport who had our stepson, so we didn't prebook a taxi. I was surprised at how easy it was to go outside and almost no wait for the airport taxi stand, with a new car and SUV offered also. If you have a trusty service that is cheaper, no reason not to prebook, and have always prebooked for the way back from Pattaya or whereever to the airport for 800 baht. I had good experiences with Mr. T also. But it's worth pointing out that if you don't get a chance to prebook. there is

Maybe because you didn't walk to the official taxi stand?

jjj: I think if you walk to the line, it is 1,200 no haggling needed

No reason to go upstairs, in fact I would recommend against it, as I would rather have a registered taxi I can track back via my ticket if there are any problems. Just walk outside arrivals to the line, get a properly insured new taxi (must be less than 5 years old) with no haggling. Never waited more than a few minutes (YMMV) and always got good car and driver. SUVs available for a but extra.

60 minutes had a great story a few years ago, here is an excerpt: These look like the authentic thing,” says Herrington. What we learned is that the Great Big Bertha of China was hitting 240 yards on the robot – only 10 yards shorter than a genuine. Pretty good. But then, we gave them to a real golfer, Jim Colbert of the PGA Champions tour, who swings with Callaways. “Uh, that’s ugly,” says Colbert. Our club kept slicing the ball to the right of the fairway. Then Herrington showed us why: “This is supposed to be a titanium club. You paid for titanium, and you got steel.”

The Butterfly Bar and jade have been stops in the past after golf.

You will find a list, and some reviews, prices, maps and course details here: http://www.thaigolfer.com/search/search.phtml?area=1 Personally, I liked Legacy but a few of the recent reviews indicates its gone down hill recently with new ownership and I haven't played for a few years. Alpine is very nice, but tough to get on as private and not cheap. Solar might be able to get you on. Navatanee is close to city and has a good rep, if you can get on during the week (its private but website says open to international players during the week). I would call course. This is wher

That was almost too obvious - almost made same post myself

I just stayed at Tims for 11 nights and just hasip hasip for the price. Good location though. I had resvervations at the new amari, but they were just opening and still doing a lot of work and the restaurant wasn't open, so I cancelled. Part of that decision was also that it was off the beaten path (out by nova park) and also didn't want to make the wife pack and move again. I checked out the rooms, and very nice if you like the chrome/white ultramodern look. I would only do for the current half off special and again not near baht buses. For the price of Tims (~ 2700 baht ) I would

Anto: That sounds correct. Either way, his was a good warning that once anyone knew where he needed to go (the impound) they were going to try and overcharge or not take him at all. He admits to being shook up and agreeing on the 500, but who wouldn't be after all that?

Piero: Thanks for the info. I think thoose are the "Terrace Suites" advertised on their website, correct? I normally would pay that much in Pattaya, unless going for the "special experience". In that case, I would probably choose the Royal Wing Spa suite at the Royal cliff- 12,000 baht/night with your own butler or maybe the beach suite at cabbages and condoms. If you are in Bangkok, you can't beat the chakrabonge villas (http://chakrabongsevillas.com/) right on the river across from wat arun with private grounds and pool and staff of 11 - that's where we stayed with some of our

I think the point was that he didn't know where the impound was and he states it should have been only 100. Also, 30 baht seems pretty low for a MB taxi, I thought they were getting abit more for even short trips, but may be wrong.

I think that was the point of the post - that he got burned because they used his misfortune against him. I am glad he didn't pay those assholes the 700. The motobike taxis have a nice little scam with the cops on confiscated motorbikes - like the ones left of walking street after dark.

Over a hundred? Try 12 pages of posts and many many other oblique references without "skytop" in the post. Emil: If you do a simple search with filtering bigdusa as the member, sky-top as the keyword, and click "show results as posts", you will find literally hundreds of posts by Bigd stretching back to 2003 overhyping the Sky-Top. He innocently claims above as an apparent abused party that: "I've never had a financial interest in Sky-Top nor to I ask for or receive any "special discount" for referring customers. All I try to do is steer guys to a clean well run honest gues

Thanks Martin

Tom: FYI - I used to do it at the Eastinny Place Soi 8 with no problems and just reserve a room when I returned - they actually have a special storage area designated as I saw bellmen getting the luggage. Other than that, I had a few BG friends that would store my clubs and some clothes - but beware jealous sponsors!

Joe: I have to disagree with you. You say that this story is about bad ground services, but the author clearly gives a nod to the UA ground service when he says: Whenever I call United Airlines’s frequent-flier program, I am startled by the politeness and efficiency of the people manning the phones. Many of United’s ground personnel are cordial, business-like and ready to shoot you a favor, if they can. The frequent-flier program itself is more generous than it has to be and I’ve already asserted in this space that air travel is no worse than it’s ever been. Also, I think any artic

I am going to do option 2 also.

You can keep singing the same song, but as the many many posters here that have stayed at the RG have said, it's a NON ISSUE. I stayed at the RG maybe 4-5 times and never had an issue or wait that I remember- and that includes both on the baht bus route and when I was driving my own scooter. Hub You can keep singing the same song, but as the many many posters here that have stayed at the RG have said, it's a NON ISSUE. I stayed at the RG maybe 4-5 times and never had an issue or wait that I remember- and that includes both on the baht bus route and when I was driving my own s

No. you are exactly right. As someone who has stayed at the RG several times and also at Tims Royal Residence (just off Second Road) last month, despite the talk of "choke points"/etc above (?? Hub

It's available at latestays.com during high season at 2,500 bt/night, including two breakfasts. You should be able to negotiate down to 2,000 w/out bfast (i did). Hub

Good on you Greg for helping her out and clever on her part. I wonder if my 500 baht for her to play in the Rideher would come off the top? Hub

Nuff said.