Comments on: Budget: Bangkok, Thailand http://justwandering.org/2009/destination/thailand/budget-bangkok-thailand/ Filipina traveler wandering around the Philippines, Asia and Australia Wed, 23 May 2012 15:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nina http://justwandering.org/2009/destination/thailand/budget-bangkok-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-32985 nina Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:34:55 +0000 http://justwandering.org/?p=871#comment-32985 It seems like I'll be making that trip to Ayutthaya, David. I'm leaving Vientiane earlier than planned, and will have loads of time to spend in Bangkok. I plan to go there by train. The river boat you mentioned might be the cruises that ply the chao praya. That is expensive. It seems like I’ll be making that trip to Ayutthaya, David. I’m leaving Vientiane earlier than planned, and will have loads of time to spend in Bangkok. I plan to go there by train. The river boat you mentioned might be the cruises that ply the chao praya. That is expensive.

]]> By: davidd aka puuikibeach http://justwandering.org/2009/destination/thailand/budget-bangkok-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-32979 davidd aka puuikibeach Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:26:14 +0000 http://justwandering.org/?p=871#comment-32979 I wish you'd made the trip to Ayutthaya. I would have been interested in how much it cost. When we made the trip, from Bangkok, it was FREAKING EXPENSIVE! We couldn't figure out how to get there cheaper, other than maybe taking a bus, which would have been really, really slow! The travel books talked about taking a boat. Yeah, right! It seems like the boat was about $130.00 (USD), and it doesn't go all the way, and it takes all day just to get there. We ended up with a private car and driver. The driver didn't speak English, of course. It was an interesting experience. We toured the Wats in Ayutthaya on bicycles -- supposedly bicycles are readily available for rental there, but noooo.... finding a bike rental place was a major undertaking. So yeah, I would have been REALLY interested in seeing how you would have managed a day trip to Ayutthaya. I wish you’d made the trip to Ayutthaya. I would have been interested in how much it cost. When we made the trip, from Bangkok, it was FREAKING EXPENSIVE! We couldn’t figure out how to get there cheaper, other than maybe taking a bus, which would have been really, really slow!

The travel books talked about taking a boat. Yeah, right! It seems like the boat was about $130.00 (USD), and it doesn’t go all the way, and it takes all day just to get there.

We ended up with a private car and driver. The driver didn’t speak English, of course. It was an interesting experience. We toured the Wats in Ayutthaya on bicycles — supposedly bicycles are readily available for rental there, but noooo…. finding a bike rental place was a major undertaking.

So yeah, I would have been REALLY interested in seeing how you would have managed a day trip to Ayutthaya.

]]> By: Guam Blog http://justwandering.org/2009/destination/thailand/budget-bangkok-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-32975 Guam Blog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:56:48 +0000 http://justwandering.org/?p=871#comment-32975 I love Thailand! I was over there a few months ago just before they started having the riots and the airport was closed down for a few days. Anyway, I made it back home to Guam safe and sound. I'd love to go back again sometime this year. I love Thailand! I was over there a few months ago just before they started having the riots and the airport was closed down for a few days. Anyway, I made it back home to Guam safe and sound. I’d love to go back again sometime this year.

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