Continuing on with my post-trip series, here’s my travel expenses for Bangkok, Thailand. Like the previous post-trip accounting posts, this only include the land transfer coming into the country. Also, I did not include the costs for the doll things I hoarded in BKK.
For five days and four nights in a major city, this is a pretty cheap trip.
Bangkok 2009 | |||
June 14 – 18, 2009 | |||
Exchange Rate: | US$1 = THB 33.70 | ||
THB1 = Php 1.30 | |||
In THB | In PhP | ||
Land Transfer | |||
Vientiane to Bangkok | THB 800.00 | PHP 1,040.00 | |
VIP Bus | |||
Accommodation | |||
HI Sukhumvit | THB 2,600.00 | PHP 3,380.00 | 1 |
Single a/c room, shared bath | |||
Transportation | |||
Taxi | THB 375.00 | PHP 487.50 | |
BTS Skytrain | THB 300.00 | PHP 390.00 | |
Food | |||
Meals and snacks | THB 1,253.75 | PHP 1,629.88 | |
Miscellaneous | |||
Laundry | THB 80.00 | PHP 104.00 | |
Toiletries | THB 154.00 | PHP 200.20 | 2 |
Movie | THB 160.00 | PHP 208.00 | 3 |
Printing | THB 20.00 | PHP 26.00 | 4 |
Souvenir | THB 650.00 | PHP 845.00 | 5 |
Internet | THB 202.00 | PHP 262.60 | 6 |
Total | THB 6,594.75 | PHP 8,573.18 | |
I purposely left out the amount I spent on doll things. It’s too embarrassing. | |||
1 I booked for a single room for THB 650 per night. It was above my budget, but after my hellish room in Vientiane, I deserved something good. I ended up getting a double room because the guest who was supposed to check out of the single room I was supposed to get decided to extend another couple of days. Lovely! | |||
2 Toiletry shopping in Bangkok was an interesting experience, specially if the item you’re buying only has Thai script in it. | |||
3 THB160 well spent at the Siam Paragon Cineplex. | |||
4 Printed my booking confirmation for Tune Hotel Penang. | |||
5 A watch for me an my niece, and some elephant keychain. | |||
6 THB 100 Wi-fi fee at HI Sukhumvit for the duration of my stay. Pretty reasonable, specially since I stayed for five days. |
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