CageMonkey

It has been delyed again, to 2007 now.

I plan on spending about $500 per week, excluding hotel cost. Some things I do to keep cost down is not to spend all my time in bars. Bring some good books, get a room with a balcony or go to the beach, and relax. I also trade time for money, since I have six weeks and my be extending it to eight. Like taking the bus (an interesting expierence in itself) from BKK to Pattaya. Plan on doing the same from Pattaya to Phomn Phen. In any case, remember you don't have to buy every girl you meet LD's and all her friends LD's. Ladies from Bars are also less expensive than ladies from Go-Go's, althrough both have advantages and disvantages.

Recently I read that they are a growing problem worldwide, even in the states! Apparently the litter buggers are hard to get rid of once you get an infestion in the room.

FYI, those prices are one way, and without taxes and/or fuel surcharges. Still, good prices which you may not be able to beat. The UAL.com is however a pain to get the special prices to come up. I tried to book the promo from ORD to BKK, kept wanting me to stop in LHR and $6000 for the ticket, not the more direct route through NRT. For testing, I tried a flight from ORD to FRA which was also on sale, no problems getting the sale prices for that route. In any case, Korea also had a sale on, same price and less restrictive.

My ticket from Chicago to Bangkok (on Korea Air) is $905. They were on sale, however. Still, using Expedia (I think) I found a non-sale price for $840. However, that was on different carriers (so FF miles split up) and more stops and layovers. I also found by adjusting your departure dates on both ends could make a big difference in price. Generally, Tue-Thu give the best prices. BTW, as for Fuel surcharges, get use to it...

Nice one, never seen it before. Funny just now for me since I had just paid my taxes. Getting a refund, so more parting in Pattaya!

Both, but probably Pattaya since I will only be spending a few days in BKK and the rest in Pattaya. I can wait until then to get a phone. Also, thanks for the ideas so far everyone.

I shall be leaving from BKK (Majestic Suites Hotel) to Pattaya on April 15, sometime in the afternoon. I will engage a taxi or call Mr. Toon if someone wishes to share a taxi. Otherwise, I will take the bus.

I need a cheap phone while in LOS since I might stay as long as six weeks there. So, where to get a cheap (used?) phone and second, can I use my old SIM card?

Uhg... Don't understand internation finance. US is raising against the Euro, but falling against the Baht! Overall, looks like I should have visited LOS three months ago. Oh well...

For purly selfish reasons, hope the unrest will continue for awhile (nothing drastic, mind you) so that the Bath will fall against the dollar. At any rate, I expect it to be 40 - 1 or thereabouts by the time arrive next week.

The rooftop is pretty private. The hot tub is next to a two walls in a sorta of a corner and there are screens you can bring down around the edge of the patio. But if I remember correctly, even with the screens rolled up, it was private enough that to me and the "modest" bar girls (at least at night) did not have a problem with it. I never felt that anyone could see us. BTW, the view from the top is not actually that great. You can see the ocean, but not a whole lot of it. The nightlife in soi Diamond was more intersting to me! As for the AC, I was a first time noob to Thailand, and did not know that trick then, so I don't know if it would work or not. In any case, the room is actually not huge and cooled down fairly fast. There is only a bedroom with sitting area. No bathtub, but you don't need that with the hot tub. I am tempted to book it again, but I am trying to keep my costs down this time, since I might stay in Pattaya for up to five weeks. I will probably take one if their 1000 or 800 bath rooms or there about. One nice thing I noticed is that their menu has greatly expanded. What they had there before was good eating, looks like there is more now. Nice German resturant just up the soi, where you can eat and watch the go-go girls arrive for the soi Diamond go-gos and the one accross from the resturant.

This is the email which I used, and received a reply within hours: swissfd@loxinfo.co.th If it is what you used and they have not replied, then hey, scratch them off. With so many good hotels in Pattaya, why stay with one not responsive. In any case. the the rooftop Penthous is on the forth floor. Thiningk about this made me remember one other thing which I liked about it. When you come back with a girl, your room is hot because the AC needs your room key to work. So you can get the AC started, and then play around (or the main event) in the hot tub while waiting for the room to cool.

FYI, I am leaning towards going to Pattaya after Bangkok. This way I can travel overland to PP from Pattaya I believe.

The rooftop or "Penthouse" room. Room is actually not that big, just a bed and sitting area, but you get a lot of space on the roof patio with the hot top.