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Visit BKK for the weekend

Now if you are thinking of visiting BKK for the weekend, I would recommend dat you take the nite flight from Singapore to Bangkok on a Friday. Coz dat will give you more time on the Sat in Bangkok.
*never to shop real hard before heading to Chatuchak Weekend Market.*

Hotel : http://www.samran.com/

For a budget stay which is nearest to the city & most convenient try Sam Ran Place the price is reasonable even during peak period at SIN$60 for a nite & SIN$50 a nite with breakfast included.

Now for the places you should visit on the Friday nite u touch down.

Patpong Night Market http://bangkok2night.com/pictures/patpong.shtml

Patpong Night Market is like a Singapore Pasar Malam. Its a good experience to walk through the crowd, there main market is in between the Go Go Bars where all the gals will be dancing on the platform. But the attention we should give is the experience in the Pasar Malam. You can find looks of fake goods there but remember juz stroll through & dun buy anything unless you are pretty tempted. Coz Patpong is a place where they hack of a piece from tourist. Things there are very expensive. Oh but on the left of the main market there’s this air-conditioned shop by the name of Narayan, they sell very pretty nice lady’s handbag at reasonable price. After the main market, walk out to the main street. For about one kilometer there’s one whole street of push carts selling tee shirt, home deco, etc. Things there are quite expensive still but lower than the main market. If you are kool enough, try the road side food there. Food there is pretty yummy. But juz dun look at how they wash their plates..! After all dat walking, head back to your hotel coz you will need all the energy for tomorrow.

Saturday….!

Chatucahk Weekend Market http://www.asiatraveltips.com/PicturesofChatuchakMarket.shtml

Try your best to wake up at 8am in the morning have your breakfast at your hotel & head to Chatuchak Weekend Market. You can spend a serious day of shopping alone there..! Prices are reasonable & the most you will need to spend on one tee shirt is about Baht$150 – Baht$180. There’s so much to buy there, like tee shirts, sunglasses, home deco, aroma therapy stuff & even PETS…! Yes..dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, etc. Oh for your convenience, try to get a map of the place. trust me its HUGE..! Try to do your shopping by 3pm coz there’s more places to head to. (Actually after Chatuchak, there isn’t much to buy else where. Coz Chatuchak aka JJ Market is a wholesales place) So you can get lots of stuff there. So remember, for a good bargain leave all the shopping at Chatucahk. Oh gotta warn you gals first Chatuchak is very hot & humid so standby more tissue.

Siam Ocean World http://www.bangkok.com/siam-ocean-world/index.html

Head for Siam Ocean World. Its so much more to see compared to the Underwater World in Sentosa. Entry fee is at about Baht$1200 if I’m not wrong. Its really a nice place with air-conditioning & you will enjoy the air-conditioning after Chatuchak..! Lunch eat light as there’s yummy food to try in the evening. After enjoying the air-conditioned Ocean World & before heading for a place for dinner, head to MBK Shopping Centre. Its one of the largest shopping mall in Bangkok. Its about 7 storeys if I’m not wrong. I believe after a whole morning & afternoon in Chatuchak there wouldn’t be much to buy there. If you would make any purchase there it would be most probably of the design on the shirts or tee shirts.

China Town http://skaarpictures.com/images15/

MBK Shopping Mall http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2768534-ma_boon_krong_mbk_shopping_center_bangkok-i

There’s lots of seafood at reasonable price in China Town & dats where you can have your dinner & take a stroll. there isn’t much to buy there unless you wanna get some gold rings, necklace, etc. As for my recommendation, take a cab to Ratchada tell the cab driver to bring you to Seafood Restaurant at Ratchada. Seafood there are more yummy & cheaper. Oh & next to the restaurant you can find a few clubs to party. The locals dun really go for beer or Vodka there. You can try getting a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label. A big bottle will cost you around Baht$1300 – Baht$1500.

Khao San Road http://www.bangkokpicture.com/pictures/khaosanroad05.php

After dinner, take yourself down to Khao San Road. Over at Khao San you may find numerous backpackers inn & the most interesting thing is you will be able to see a mixture of people from different countries chilling out there. On both side of the road there’s plenty of road side store selling sport wears brand from Addidas to Nike, etc. if you are in to doing some corn rolls or dreadlocks there’s services provided by the road stores. The thing about Khao San is to actually enjoy the sort of culture with all nationality of tourist. the place isn’t huge but about 800m of shopping. there’s pubs on both sides of the street so if you wanna chill out why not try out the pubs with a bottle of Johnnie Walker Red Label..! Seriously I would never recommend Suan Lum Night Bazaar coz stuff there are too expensive. Even for the locals they would find shopping there too expensive. But if you wanna check it out by all means head there.