Took a Thai Airways flight and was happy with the service. They even bring you a menu with the choice of servings, but in the end you get the same airplane food as everywhere else :-) More turbulence than i would choose for, but still ok i guess. I am just not too much into flying airplanes, you know..
Arrived at the airport and after a short lookaround met my Mr T driver who was well in time to pick me up with a rather new Honda model.
The first thing that struck me : the heat. Inside the airport nice and cool. Stepping outside, i got hit with a wet kind of heat i had only encountered in a sauna before.
No joke.. you cant imagine how hot and wet the air is. My glasses fogged for minutes.
Pooring rain on the ride. Drivers here have learned to drive without window wipers when it is raining hard :-)
120 is more theoretical. Highways are not what they are in Europe. Less maintained and sometimes cars heading the wrong direction, trucks parked on the left side lane, etc.
Paid 1000 + 100 tip for Mr T' services,
The driver kept the airco on all the time to please me which brought me in some kind of wintery condition.
Took a first walk along soi 7 and 8, second road and beach road as a connecting road.
At 7.30 in the morning i was already greeted in a way that i am not used to in Europe. Asking and shouting to come in, upselling,... LB's trying more than others to get your favors and money,
Went to a massage place and paid too much in the afternoon. After a walk between soi 7 and 8 again and checking the staff, chose for a soi8 place near 2nd road,
300 for one hour oil massage but they did only 40 min i think.
Turn around and do you want more - story went up to a price of 1.000 baht.
I tried to talk it down to 800. She said no. The strange thing about it was she started HJ anyway,
I eventually agreed on 1.000 knowing i can not let myself get tricked into this again, Bad price for not great service (only HJ).
Evening : coconut bar or Beach road . I posted this in an other thread but would like to copy it as it is relevant for me :
"""Like said maybe over 100 girls there. I think the fun starts somewhere past soi8 or even 9 because of the works,
I went there at about 10pm but would maybe advise long time seekers to try their luck after 12 or 1. Heard a lot : only ST, not LT..
It seems if you say you are from a European country, you will be considered to be a bargainer. The combination 'where are you from' answers and my 1000 baht bid turned many of them off or down. A few of them even didnt want to talk any more after my 1000 bid and considered me not to be a potential customer any more. Must admit i tried this trick with a few stunners who were certainly worth more giving the current market prices.
Ended up paying 2.000 for what i considered to be the best in the pack, looks and attitude wise.
ST prices i heard quoted were in the 500-800 range.
Many girls agreed LT after 12 or 1 for 1.000 baht.""""
The 2000 baht one performed a GFE chatting and being outside with her was a nice way of killing time. Further more a good BBBJCIM x2.
Was adviced by others that 2000 is too much but I dont care. Try to do better next time altough i still thought i had the idea that i didnt do too bad.
A bit terrible jetlag on day 2, Slept 7 or 8 hours in three days.
Took English brekkies at my hotel for 165 bht. Can be found cheaper but the quality was ok for me.
Cant seem to sleep before 7 or 8 am, but at night there is enough to do here. And in fact I am not hungry at all.
To be continued as time goes on.
Photos to be added after coming home.