Bangkok trip. lotsa photos!

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Ok, make story short. had a 7 days getaway, the cheapest i cud formulate, to bangkok. itinerary is as follows, coach ride to hatyai, domestic flight into bangkok, stayed for 4days 3nights, flew back to hatyai, catch connecting train to KL, stayed in KL for one day (managed to get tixs for a skybridge visit), catch train from KL to Singapore. My, i must say it was very lucky to get everything so smooth flowing, especially the train, as we travelled from 21st dec - 27th dec. stayed cheap lodging, overall was close to 300 sing dollars for the trip, travel and accomd. cud haf been better or cud haf cut short time on travelling by air, but wad to do, only decided to head for bangkok on the 18thdec. anyway, it was a great experience. there are the experiences. feel free to comment! (:

Hatyai Airport
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#3 - waiting area


#4 - domestic airplane we took

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Suvarnabhumi Airport
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#9 - stunning control tower

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Taxi ride to our accom in Sukhomvit
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Sam's Lodge
Cheap lodging at sam's lodge. Its around 30USD per night so makes it only around below 50 per night. Clean toilet, daily change of towels and making of the room. Aircon's good, just that the weather in bangkok now is rather chilly, so refrained from turning it on for most of the nights. Location is splendid, just a 3-5mins walk to Asoke station; amenities such as 7-11 and a local store just across the road, road is well served with roadside stalls; westin is just across the road.
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#13 - view from balcony at 6th floor


#14 - wooden tables for guests to party at night at the balcony

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#15 - backyard at the balcony with kitchen


Amazing Thailand - roadside stalls
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#18 - guy sleeping inside some un-opened stall


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#22 - Pork rice. Usually sells at 25baht, which is sing 1bux. cheap and great.


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Wonderful bangkok - SHOPPING
#25 - humongous Central World right at Siam (almost as big as vivocity i guess)


#26 - Pantip Plaza, similar to singapore's Sim Lim, but again, bigger and more vibrant


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#28 - the all famous MBK


#29 - Siam Paragon

[Long Thai Bean]

I like some of the way you look at things .... Quite refreshing ...
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There are 2 most poignant things in thailand's culture - their worship for their king, and their worship for buddhism. incredible.
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Traffic
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#35 - BTS train

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Fine dining @ somtum nua, a beautiful restaurant located at Siam square. cheap and serves locla fare, quite a steal to be able to find it.
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Chatchuchak market! (sad that its closing down next year, so is Suan Lom, to make way for wad bangkok calls, urban development. i wonder how much money these places are churning in terms of tourism)
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#44 - sorry, put this image of food under chatchuchak market, but it was one of the few roadside stalls long the entire stretch of road outside ccc market


Petronas Towers, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
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#50 - the most precious thing that everyone snatches right from 7odd am in the morning

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Finally, the trip on the train home.
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[Hanleong]

with all the buzz and the color on the streets.. I think it will be awesome if the shots are done on a paronomic frames..

nice pictures

[Leinaj]

Amazing photolog And omg .. u went Chacuchak! And who told me that they are gone .. :P ok .. saw the addidas singlet and I didnt get any while I was there ... sigh

Anyway .. excellent pictures..... thanks for sharing

[Perry]

thanks for the sharing. very nice shots.

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thanks guys. pains me to see such a situation in bangkok just 1 week after i left there. luckily they din celebrate xmas in large scale or i may have been a victim of the bombings