Thailand
BangkokFood
Thai food is quite similar to Vietnamese, due to their liking to sweet and sourish sauces, and mint/spice leaves which tend to be mixed in with soups and food. Don't be surprised if you see people ordering a bowl of noodles, and before they tuck in, they engross in some of their own mixing of sugar (!!!), fish sauce, chilli sauce, leaves and a whole lot of other condiments....whereafter they will start mixing and dig in.
Food are aplenty and of many varieties, catering to the huge tourism statistics which flood the country, almost thruout the year. Even fried insects and worms can be seen on the roadside bicycle/bike stalls....not daring to try them though....URGH!!
Vietnamese (Indochine)
Le Dalat, 14 Sukhumvit 23, Prasarnmitr Bangkok 10110 (Tel/Fax: 661-7967-8)
Magnificient range of vietnamese food I have ever seen before....and I thought I have tasted most of them (in Australia... check out my report there). A huge range of tastes, from sweet to sour to tickles to hot tinglings....all the way right up to dessert. Magnifiq. After the sinful meal, just burn off the calories and inches at the nearby disco, Narcissus around the corner or the take a cab down to the infamous Soi Nana.
Beer
Brew House, 4th Floor Terminal 2, Don Muang Airport (Tel: 5356090, 5356860-2)
Was recommended by pals to try this place 'cos of their brewed concoctions .... while waiting for flight, I managed to guzzle down 2 of their popular ones, Mama Bull (malty and very slightly sour) and Twister (honey-ish and sweet). Comes with fresh popcorn ....BURP!!
ENTERTAINMENT
Now, this is one place which is BIG on entertainment. It is the only country in the world which parties like no other everyday and to the wee hours of the morning, .... I still wonder what these people do in the daytime, if they work or study .... or how they can afford to party like never.
Tauras
Patpong
Route 66 at RCA
Nana
Hollywood
Ratchada
Nana Disco
Sparks
Narcissus
CM2
SHOPPING
Cheap and simple. Put on your best bargaining skills.
Patpong
Chatuchak weekend market
Pantip Plaza
Floating market
Siam Square
MaBungKong
Sukhumvit
ACCOMODATION
Eastin Lakeside, Muan Thong Thani III Business trip. Stayed in a suburb 30mins speedy taxi ride from city. A very busy city with the hottest disco/club scene I have ever seen in an Asian country, even on weekdays or Sunday nights. Superb choices of food here and there.
Koh Samui
Tongsai Bay
Excellent resort at par if not better than Banyan Tree. Super private balcony decks with bathtubs, lounge sets, showers, sinks, etc., overlooking the sea.
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