Now traveling in Bangkok can sometimes be difficult if you can't speak Thai and if the destination is not exactly easy to describe.
We had a bit of trouble trying to tell the taxis where our hotel is. This was a life saver. Taxi cards to direct the drivers to the hotel. Now you have it if you're planning stay at Siam@Siam Design Hotel & Spa and you're stuck at the airport. 
As for massages, we'd normally head to Healthland Spa at Sathorn area. Its best to call for a booking and go during the earlier part of the day. Cos at night the poor ladies there are overworked and most are pretty tired to do a good job. Its 15 minutes from Chong Nonsi Station which means LEK SEAFOOD afterwards!! hahaha... ok ok... so here's a handwritten address to Healthland Spa Sathorn. Thanks to the nice lady at Isetan tax rebate counter.
On our last day, we wanted to get a quick massage before heading for the airport. Headed to Asoke BTS station and went to this place called Reflex Place Massage Therapy. The environment was pretty nice and not your usual hole in the wall massage joints, even had soothing new age elevator music piped in. We're planning to go back again in future and also to check out their other sister companies like Senses Massage Therapy and Chivit Chiva Massage & Spa which are all around the same area.
Another one of my MUST GO place is Tawandang(pronounced TA-WAN-DENG) German Brewery. One of the other two microbrewery in Bangkok. I've not been to the other which is more English style but I've been told that the place is pretty sleazy so spare me, give me Tawandang anytime. Its a fricken HUGE place, think our Paulaner 30 times the size and filled up with people. Oh and the beer is pretty excellent! Huge portions of pork knuckles too!
Normally for any asian microbrewery joint you'll see a majority of expats and foreign tourists but its the exact opposite here. I'd say 90% of their customers are locals. The live band there is EXCELLENT and they virtually play the whole night non-stop. Even though I can't understand Thai but I know a tight and entertaining band when I see one. They have a great command of the crowd and you can see that the locals there truly dig their own local music.
Another place to make reservations before going down.
2 comments:
Oh man, you did the right thing!
Next time, I will print this page out first.
The last time, we were totally like not able to communicate! geramnya!
haha! same lah, I'm posting this cos I KNOW I'll misplace all the little cards. Can print this next year! :P
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