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Rowyco has a point especially when you are on a short trip or fast turnaround. In order to force your body clock to adjust immediately, use the arriving city's time zone as your guide to eat, sleep, party or whatever. I like to knock myself out (sleeping pill over the counter or doctor prescription), usually on the flight over to LOS. I drink lots of water and keep hydrated on board the plane. Not too much alcohol as the altitude does a number on you if your drunk. When I get to LOS if it is about 11:30 A.M. coming in from SFO, I jump into the shower and grab a bite to eat for lunch, maybe check out a MBK, head back to the hotel, take a light siesta in the afternoon and start my nite out when the bars open which is routine. If I need a pick up at nite, a couple of red bull's, coffee or coke helps keep you alert and awake. Oh and don't forget your vitamins.. :lol:

Khagai, wow you are two for two on my posts so far. I will make an effort to check out your recommendation. Your thoughts are right, when you see loads of chinese/thai, etc. in a restaurant, you can be sure that the food is good and freshly prepared. Dimsum is great for lunch as it gives you a chance to try different plates and share them with friends and the girls.

Khagai, thank you for your input. You are spot on about Seafood Market. I know it is expensive somehow I would go there at nite with a girl but during the day, I like venturing to Chinatown in search of seafood and people watching.:rolleyes:

Is there any pizza place that does a true woodfired pizza? I have a preference for really good Italian style pizza. Not the typical gas ovens that most restaurants use. I have to stop by Giusto in June when I go there. They seem to have some really interesting menu selections. Thanks for that post.

Dunnman, just wondering about Tai Pan as there have been some posts about the hotel charging for guests staying overnite. Wondering if they have changed their policy.

This was one of my first hotels I stayed in Bangkok. I have to say the room was nice, although I had a really bad experience with management dealing with a problem. The room above me must have left the water running from the bathtub and the bathroom's ceiling in my room started dripping water. I immediately complained to management to see the damage done. They tried cleaning the mess up but could not stop the leak enough to have a dry floor. I just forced them to change my hotel room and they did not make amends to right the wrong. Suffice it to say, for their prices, there are much better boutique hotels and service apartments in Bangkok now that this hotel isn't as nice as it used to be years back.

Gogul, thanks for your recommendations. It seems you have a good grasp of chinese food. In your opinion, which restaurant would you recommend for good and authentic Cantonese dimsum?...I prefer Cantonese over the trendy Teuchow cuisine.

Makaaa I too like you, enjoy great tasting seafood. But unfortunately, when it comes to fresh live seafood Bangkok prices tend to cater to tourists. There is a fave of mine, I think is close to soi 24, that is a seafood restaurant, where you choose your seafood from the tanks, they weigh it for you and cook your way, and use the sauce you prefer, steamed, fried, sauteed, sauces can be curry(green, yellow,red), spicy, oyster, XO sauce, thai fermented shrimp or fish paste, you name it they will do it. If you have the time, a trip to Chinatown, is good and quite reasonable, not to mention the seafood is alive in tanks too. Go there for lunch and have some dimsum with your seafood and prices are cheaper than being in the touristy areas such as Emporium/Siam Paragon, or the big hotels that have chinese restaurants. I did have an outstanding meal at the Hilton Riverside once. I can tell you the seafood was superb, and the dimsum was very tasty. The entrance has a small kiosk that sells tea of various grades and varieties. If you are a tea fancier, like I am, it is worth a visit for some rare and hard to get teas.