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Dont think the massage place offers extras, and im sure the bar doesnt have any bg's to pick! Although I could be wrong....
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24-12-2007, 13:08
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Great info Crusty. I think the following will also assist arriving travelers. Pattaya to Bangkok Airport Bus Airport Bus From Pattaya To Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Airport Limousine Service (Airport to Pattaya). THELIMOPATTAYA. Best, cheap, low cost and luxury Limousine service in Pattaya. Budget car rent service with VAN, SEDAN include FREE Insurance. Mr. Toom’s Taxi Service | CM Last edited by Critical Mass : 24-12-2007 at 14:45.
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24-12-2007, 14:09
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CM, I just had a look at the 2nd link for Pattaya Limo's.
It states free beer & water provided, if you book by internet.   Same price as Mr Toom as well.
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24-12-2007, 14:47
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24-12-2007, 15:43
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For F%ck sake this info could have been good bout 2 days ago before i booked MR Toom for everything... Heading to Pattaya at 11 at night and free beer with no 7/11 pit stops would have been handy  But its all good Mr Toom has helped me out alot with reasonable prices so i no complian!!!!
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24-12-2007, 18:31
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Notin a major rush to get to Patts on the 26th, may give the bus a try and report back.
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24-12-2007, 19:05
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Bello Uomo and me used that one in november. we didnt get any beer served but we also didnt ask for it... we only thought about it when we arrived at the hotel... the car was nice and the driver was good. i would use them again.
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Shortly after you pass the first toll plaza the is a strip-mall shopping area with no less than 3 7-ellevens. About the quarter the way to Pattaya. I always stop there for a SIM card and occationally a beer.
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25-12-2007, 04:56
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I'll be needing one of those with a Number associated with it. I need it to last me about a month. Mostly SMS within LOS. My Telstra plan is outrageously priced for overseas use. How much will the SIM with Number set me back?
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I normally buy 1-2-call and have usually paid 100 baht with 50 baht call time. In November it was 50 baht with 15 baht of call time. Either way I believe the expiration was 30 days after activation. 300 baht top-up will give you another 30 days. 1-2-call currently have a promotion that 300 baht will give you an extra 60 days, but you have to call the call center and activate the promotion before you top-up. The number for the call center is on the SIM card and starts with a period "." (I think it is ".AIS Call Center"). Normally I use about 150 baht per week when I am there.
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25-12-2007, 05:15
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Thanks DK. Do they come with an FNN (number)? How much are their SMS's. Is there an indicator warning you you're about to run out of credit? How do the top up cards work? Do they replace the original card? Sorry for all the questions? by the way, Merry Xmas.
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25-12-2007, 05:30
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All the instructions are on the Top-up card in Thai, but it is pretty obvious what to do. The same goes for the first time activation of the SIM. You will keep using the same SIM card until it expires (time or money).
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25-12-2007, 15:39
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Meeting tips?
Normally, I just stomp through BKK, jump a cab and head for the City and consequently not really taken any notice of my surroundings. However, on the next trip in 8 days I'm meeting someone who's coming in from Kuala Lumpur on an earlier flight than me and has never used the new airport before. Can anyone give me an idea of where would be a good place to meet up once the other side of immigration. Preferably where you don't get constant mither from the limo touts etc. Is there a bar or resturant on the arrivals level outside? Or are we better meeting before immigration and coming through together? If so, again where to tell them to meet so as to be no misunderstanding.
I really must pay more attention I know, but the pull of Singha gets too strong sometimes. Thanks in advance. Last edited by White Nancy : 25-12-2007 at 17:07.
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Is there an on-line map of the new airport, something like a floor-plan. I'd like to have a look at it before I arrive so that I can get my bearings when I get there.
I arrive mid-afternoon from London, flying with EVA. A few hours later I fly down to Phuket with Thai Airways. I presume that I will need to collect my luggage, then find the check-in desks for the Thai flight. Can anyone copfirm?
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Re your check in question, yes, you need to collect your baggage and recheck for your internal flight. Check in on the 4th floor. Here is the URL you need. Click on the link on the left for airport map. Suvarnabhumi Airport | New Bangkok Airport Guide
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28-12-2007, 14:45
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Dawsey Is it not possible to make the luggage go to Phuket international so you claim it there? You save a lot of handling? I made some trips to Koh Samui and those times, the luggage passed all the way and was through customs at this small coconut beauty. I suppose it could work to Phuket also. It was on the old airport, but if the labels say HKT it may be work? Per 
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If the airline you are using to travel to Bangkok has a codeshare with the airline you use from BKK to HKT, then yes your bags probably will be checked through. But my experience has been unless using Thai or BKK Airways all the way through, the bags had to be collected and rechecked in at BKK. It really does depend on the codeshare. When checking in at your first departure point, the airline staff will tell you where your bags need to be picked up anyway. If not, ask them.
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I'm hoping thatwe can get our bags checked-through all the way to HKT. As I mentioned earlier, we fly to BKK with EVA, but then we're using Thais for BKK-HKT. When I go to work tomorrow (I work at Heathrow) I will ask the check-in people if this is possible.
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They used to check my bags the whole way through, on both ways. I have never had a problem with collecting my bags at bkk, when flying to hkt. Every carrier Ive used has checked my bags through.
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Mine haven't. Etihad did check the bags through to HKT, but Qatar didn't 
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Cheapest airport food I ever had yesterday down on the 3rd floor opposite Boots. 2 big pieces of fried chicken B20 each. There's a few thai style snack places along there and the family marts seem to keep to normal prices as well.
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