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Forget Thaniya unless you are Japanese or Korean. Avoid upstairs "shows" on Patpong as they are just blatant scams designed to rip you off, also ignore the touts (anywhere) as they are like the upstairs shows and are just out to get your $$$$

I do like Arena, for my next trip (alas still two months off) I have plans made for the first two days 1. Get on the plane, then off at Bangkok 2. Check into hotel and get cleaned up 3. Have massage and fun at Arena, more for the fun and massage is a bonus 4. Dinner at The Smoking Pug BBQ Day two 1. Waxing at LaNature 2. Anything goes from here onward

I always find Big cut in MBK good value

Correct, apparently all the hotel booking sites are owned by two companies, on one side you have the Agoda mob and on the other the Expedia mob

Forgot all about the De Arni when I booked the Raya, must check it out when I get there for possible future stays.

I booked them for July, first time I have been charged in full in advance for the room (14 nights), usually it's either a deposit (one nights payment) or pay when at the hotel like at Tarntawan. Looking forward to the trip.

From what I've read and heard it's already started in some areas

No longer in just certain areas anymore, they have banned street food in all of Bangkok now, in my view it's just madness. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30312543 STREET FOOD vendors will disappear from Bangkok by the end of the year in the interests of cleanliness, safety and order, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says. In the capital, which is internationally recognised for its street food, famous locations such as Chinatown/Yaowarat and Khao San Road would be cleared of vendors in a bid to beautify Bangkok. A month after the city was named the finest street food destination in the world by CNN for the second year, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) continued its operation to reclaim the pavements for pedestrians and announced that vendors would be banned entirely from the capital’s streets. “The BMA is now working to get rid of the street vendors from all 50 districts of Bangkok and return the pavements to the pedestrians. Yaowarat and Khao San Road will be our next goal in clearing out illegal vendors,” Wanlop said.

For the Malls, MBK mostly for the value, good shopping, movies upstairs. Siam Paragon, slightly more up market but good for a browse and some good food there as well. Central World, I mostly go there to either get lost (not a big fan of the layout but getting used to it) and the restaurants there are quite good. A restaurant that I go to in the Silom / Surawong area is The Mango Tree (just near Tawan), always had good food at reasonable prices.' For me I like Asiatique as it can be a good night out and they also have good restaurants there too

Still there

Thanks for sharing

Not sure if they are still going or not but look up Club Hugo Hosto Bar, New Club Uzzo Bar and Vanidoso Comedy and Hosto Bar, they have facebook pages so you may be able to enquire there

Logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard, set up and working a treat

Aha found one locally so hopefully it should be good

Thanks for the reports, enjoy reading them

Any idea of a good place in Bnagkok for one? Maybe Panthip?

Have thought of getting a smallish laptop for traveling, may have to see what bargains are around

Will check em out, thanks

Cheers mate, I will see how it goes and if too hard I'll just make notes and type it up when I get home

2052 a night, if I were to stay 21 nights it would be 40% off

Actually stopping for 15 nights and think there's a 10% discount or something (mentioned in an email somewhere), room is 2052 baht a night but will see after I book with the loyal guest member number and will let you know tomorrow. a447a: I usually take my laptop but will have that in for a tune up whilst I'm away so going to be stuck with the tab, my spelling sucks when using the tab and have to keep rechecking everything before I hit enter

Well today is the day I book my July trip, just off to the Thai Airways office to make a booking and upon return home will be booking 14 nights with the Raya. Really been hanging out for this one, I miss having those naked boys giving me massages and the fun that follows, first massage is going to be at Arena on day one. Only making plans for the flights, accommodation and the first two days at the moment and the rest will be taken as it comes, reports will be placed every few days when I'm there as I'm only taking the tab with me it will be fun typing them out (not). Shopping is high on the list of things to do but only in between massages and play time. Thanks for those that gave a good review of the Raya, I'm looking forward to trying a different hotel for a change and being ever so closer to the bars may even drag myself up Twilight a bit more often.

Well just in planning my July trip (making all bookings Friday), usually my first stop after booking into the hotel is a trip to Bonnies but after my last disappointment there have decided to break with habit and visit Arena first. Another break is booking at the Raya instead of Tarntawan.

I can't use viagra or those other stay hard vitamins due to high blood pressure (doctors advize against it) but I don't mind if the boys use them

Basically food markets