Florin

I was just pointing out the laziest option, no airport hotel in the world is cheap.

Nevertheless, I see no reason not to be done with immigration & baggage claim in an hour, provided the plane is not late.

I found that the JW Marriott in BKK tends to have the best burger - its not cheap somewhere around 400 baht including fries in the cafe/restaurant but the quality of the meat is superb - just the right amount of seasoning and fat content. Day to day, I find Burger King in BKK good but pricey compared to McDonalds - never have understood why that it is.

Maybe because it's much, much better-tasting and uses a regular flame grill instead of an electric one and a higher-quality bun??

In what sense? I normally would never use a credit card in a foreign country to pay for lunch or for purchases at the supermarket and I doubt the major hotels would do such a thing.

Actually, trains to Chiang Mai pass thru the Don Muang airport railway station across the road...I'm not 100% sure if they actually stop there or not (I seem to remember that they do, but maybe someone more knowledgeable can provide that info), but you would be able to buy a ticket at the station and the timing is pretty good, I reckon it would be passing by the airport at 10:20-10:30...

What you could do is just cross the road and check out the station - if you can get on all is well, if not, just book yourself into the Amari Airport for the night.

No and no...wrong continent.

Nope, not even close...

10% of income.

I'm very lucky to have a decent room in my university that comes with free high-speed Internet and only costs 2000B for rent, 500B for a weekly (shoddy) cleaning & bedchange service and 1000B (yeah, I know, quite pricey, but I do keep 2 computers, fridge, aircon & many chargers for things) for electricity.

Because it's very hard to think of any good reason to learn it? smile.gif

Are you serious?

I guess you can't read the newspapers or watch tv. Maybe you always have a translator with you.

Learning Thai has many many advantages when living in Thailand - very strange to say there are no reasons.

I can't read the Thai newspapers but the BKK Post is fine enough, don't watch TV and live/study/work in a very international environment, so at least in my case there is no need to learn it...I of course know basic Thai expressions which I need to get around, but in several years here I've never had a proper conversation in Thai.

Thailand is great for the overall feel of the place, but I've gotta say, nothing beats Malaysia in terms of bang for buck...every time I went there I found it a very civilized experience without charging an arm and a leg like Sin/HK/Korea.

It also wouldn't hurt to go for one of the (quoting another member) "A Salaam Aleykum" airlines...Gulf Air is particularly cheap.

Because it's very hard to think of any good reason to learn it?

Nope...

Well, I've been there a few months ago, so it wasn't too difficult to recognize

OK, take a look at this one:

There's also a booking center in Central Pinklao (within the AIS Center), if that's of any use to you...good luck

Did that with the Metropole Hotel...central location, decent room, lousy breakfast if you're not into Chinese food...2000B per night, paid in cash at the hotel after booking online. I also stayed at the Holiday Inn there before, really nice but costs about 1000B extra.

Got here through diplomatic channels (my dad was the Romanian ambassador here), after many holidays here, when I finished high school I decided I wanted a less irritating university than Engineering back home, so I went for a Telecom. Science degree here at ABAC...got a year or so until I'm done, remains to be seen what will happen afterwards. Between that and teaching in a relaxed, but professional environment, I've been quite comfortable indeed

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

So it does... Go for the next one!

Nope, but you got the right idea about what kind of record this place prides itself with

Nope...

OK, try this one out...as a free clue, even though this city is quite small, it holds an important world record

Ronny's Pizza on Nana...excellent, New York-style pizza which they also sell by the slice and a fantastic cheesecake to match

OK, OK, Banjul in The Gambia...god, that took long

Nope, it seems to be a partnership solely with Thai...it could lead to greater things, but for now I don't think it will mean much to the average traveler.

Conakry in Le Guinee?