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Wagonner

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  1. I spent last December in Bangkok, and did a lot of walking. I found that if I smiled at a local, generally - not always, I got a smile back
  2. As of last December the three main venues that I know of are Fortune Town, Pantip Plaza and MBK in order of quality. Fortune Town upper floors has the most branded computer store with a few workshop/repair types places. Pantip Plaza is a shadow of it’s former self, although talking to one of the stall holders it is looking to make a comeback after it’s foray into the food market seems to have failed. It felt like Pantip had the largest number of workshop/repair places. MBK is more around mobile phones, I felt, but they have some computer outlets so worth a look. Bangkok prices I found were not much different from the rest of the world. Worth comparing prices on the internet before coming over.
  3. Why not just email the hotel directly with your questions? Forum members can give you their impressions of the hotel but that doesn't seem to be the main thing that you are asking
  4. To be honest I saw no evidence of it being used as a short time hotel. No couples entering or leaving or anything like that. I saw free lancers in the bar on the hotel veranda, which was seperate from the hotel, but I never saw them inside the hotel. As for flirty maids, nope, friendly polite yes but they were from a seperate world from the area the hotel was situated in. So no chance there either.
  5. Stayed at Maxim’s Inn, Sukhumvit Soi 7/1 last December. It is a budget hotel with the cheapest rooms, with no windows, going for under 1000 Baht a night, windowed rooms are a little over 1000 Baht. There are two ways of getting to Maxim’s from Sukhumvit, either directly along Soi 7/1 or if that’s too intimidating up Soi 9 and then cutting across – this cutting can be seen in the window view of the last attached photos. It is a budget hotel so you get what you pay for, have a look at the attached photos. It was clean enough, there was space to hang clothes but no cupboards, the shower worked there was a safe for storing valuables – although not bolted down, and the bed was not soft. The only things I found that were broken was the cord to close the curtains, although you could close them manually and the door to the freezer compartment of the in room fridge had broken off. Breakfast was an extra 150 Baht but I never bothered so cannot comment. The hotel is guest friendly, I asked before I booked, but having guests in my room was something I didn’t do this trip so can’t comment how well that worked. As can be seen in the photos there is some wear and tear in the room. The staff I found friendly and helpful. Rooms were made up daily, fresh towels and bath mats, coffee and water topped up. I was given a room on the second floor. I wanted a room with a window and as it turned out it was looking over Soi 7/1 and the room was stand alone, by that I mean there were corridors on the three sides of the room. So I had no noise from other rooms but some from people passing in the corridors but this never bothered me. For me it was good enough it gave me a hotel that had a good base location where I could sleep and get ready for whatever I wanted to do. If you are not bothered about hotel facilities and don’t need the hotel to be brand spanking new and gleaming it is worth considering. The downside of the location is the hassle from all the establishments along Soi 7/1. They can be avoided by using Soi 9, but I found that once I explained to the various ladies and ladyboys on the Soi that I was not looking for any service and they were wasting their time they left me alone. The only real downside was the noise from the Soi. Or more exactly from the Green Room, which was across the Soi and two doors down, the other establishments were not a problem. The Green Room had live bands almost every night between 7pm and 2am and they were loud although some of them were quite good as well. Fortunately for me as I was not getting to bed before 2am it was no big deal. However if I had wanted to go early then getting any sleep was not going to happen if a band was playing.
  6. The walk from Lumpini Park is called the Green Mile. You can get off of it at Soi 2 and Soi 10 where it goes beyond that I have not explored. There is no direct exit onto Soi 4. However you can get to Soi 4 from Soi 2 by using the Ulit Alley (Sukhumvit 4 Soi 2). There is a metal gate just past the north end of Alt Hotel Nana on Soi 2, see the picture below https://maps.app.goo.gl/v53Q2SmdVWs4cRZk9 Usually that gate is locked to prevent car and motor bikes using it as a rat run. However there is a pedestrian gate within the right hand gate, which you can see it in the link, that you can use. It is sometimes chained up but opens up enough to let you through. You then follow Ulit Alley past Boss Suites Nana Hotel to get to the bottom of Soi 4.
  7. Not sure that I have understood correctly so apologies in advance if I have it wrong By the sounds of this you are looking for something in country to take before you return so that you are clean? In which case have you considered going to a local Thai clinic and get tested before you return. For example try a Pulse clinic, I am sure there will be many other options as well, see https://www.pulse-clinic.com/locations/pulse-bangkok
  8. I’m planning my next trip and looking for some accommodation and came across Maxim’s Inn on Soi 7/1. Good location, near Nana BTS, between Nana and Soi Cowboy and cheap. Trawling through the forum I found this post, over a decade old, and not much else except mention of it as a short time hotel. Does anyone have any more recent information? Many thanks
  9. My apologies I made an assumption and got it wrong. If Androgel is available in Thailand then I believe that you would be able to get it over the counter as you can get a lot of UK prescription medicine over the counter in Bangkok, for example when I was last there I purchased the antibiotic Amoxciillan over the counter no questions asked. So if you or a friend were in Thailand you could just trawl the pharmacies and purchase it once you found one. Getting it posted I think would be more of a problem. You will need to identify a paharmacy that sells it and that you can contact, I suspect the bigger pharmacies like Boots or Watsons may not be willing to help. If you are doing that why don't you try a little closer to home like Direct Pharma Shop in the Netherlands? https://www.directpharmashop.net/testogel-50-mg-30-sachets
  10. I’m sorry I can’t answer your question but before you go down that road have you checked with your doctor to get your testosterone level checked? If it is low and that is the root cause of the problem you are trying to fix then you will get it prescribed and better still monitored so you do not harm yourself.
  11. I stayed in Majestic Suites in December 2021. I would not call it a dump but you get what you pay for. It is at the bottom end of the market, same price range as Nana Hotel. For me the key selling points were location, literally round the corner from Nana, and price. The hotel was basic, clean and if I was sharing with any bugs they were very discreet as our paths never crossed. The staff were friendly and helpful and security took guest ID’s. The breakfast was menu rather than buffet with about half a dozen choices and, for me, a disappointment as I like a big breakfast, Photos are from that visit,
  12. I visited Pantip Plaza back in December 2021. At the time the place was pretty gutted. The ground floor was empty of electronics and as were all the upper floors except for one. I was so surprised I took some photos, see attached. I had assumed that this was all down to COVID and it would bounce back afterwards. I hope that Pantip has not gone as the other two places that I know of in Bangkok namely the MBK centre and Fortune Town on Rama 9 are nowhere near as good
  13. Assuming that you are coming into Suvarnabhumi Airport then there are left luggage facilities on the second floor and on the fourth floor. Check the airport web site for details.
  14. Very much depends on when I arrive. Typically I aim for late morning early afternoon · Get through passport control · Collect luggage · Travel to hotel · Check in · Check room make sure everything works get help if it doesn’t · Make sure I am not sharing the room with any annoying bugs move if I am · Make friends with the room safe · Unpack · Exchange currency · Get Thai SIM · Get supplies · Have a look at what is around the hotel area · Have something to eat · Go for a walk and find a massage place · Have a massage and fun · Bed and sleep
  15. Be very careful here. I have never felt that Thailand is a model of consistency when enforcing rules.
  16. I was checking a couple of days ago my flight leaves 12 hours after I need to check out of my hotel. The left luggage kiosks on the fourth and second floor of the airport were closed. However there are facilities on the B level, where you catch the trains. There are two or three down the left hand side of the hall as you look with your back to the airport entrance. Prices were 100 Baht but it was on a per day basis so may not be suitable for anything over a day.
  17. I think you are chasing a fantasy here. If there was a viable way for the maids to make money doing extra ‘polishing’ for guests then it would be in place and available. I’m pretty sure that you are not the first to go down this line. The picture below is a sticker on a maids cleaning trolley Nana Hotel Christmas 2017.
  18. I'd double check that. There is one at Asok next to Terminal 21 that I have used in the past but there never seen one at Nana, unless it's openned in the last eleven months.
  19. And, I'd go to a pharmacy away from Nana or Cowboy. They are all over the place, not hard to find, more likely to screw you with something like this in a tourist area right next to Nana plaza. Not my experience bought sidegra from two pharmacies on Sukumvit. One near Soi 4 and one near Soi 101. Prices were the same.
  20. Ouch! Thanks for pointing that out. Reading up on it - usually no symptoms and transmitted by contact. So skin to skin will do, doesn't need to get into the blood, damn!. Treatable by antibiotics - good news. Best advice abstain from sex - not a chance, monogomous partner- unlikely, ignore the risk and up the STD screening treat as and when necessary - doable the path of least resistance admittedly irressponsible as you can act as a carrier and spread the damn bug or rubber up - use a dental dam when doing DATY. Dental dam? Might be doable, images of being masked up like the lone ranger or a surgeon and licking her clit through the dental dam. Might be fun, may be a passion killer.
  21. DATY is one of my favourites nothing like having a girl writhing in pleasure on the tip of your tongue. Have been mongering for more then five years not had any problems. Do use commen sense do not do DATY, or even DFK, if I have a cut or any hint of blood or a break of skin in my mouth, so don’t even floss when mongering. So long as everything is all sealed up should not be a way for the infection to get in.
  22. I stayed at Nana Hotel over last Christmas. Things must have moved on from Tom Tit's last stay. When I was there the water had gone clear, although the bath room could have done with a refurbish. They appear to have employed better cleaners as the room I had was clean and didn't smell. Air conditioning worked and there was a security box in the room to keep valuables. I did have a stunning view of a wall just three feet from my window, but that didn't bother me and this was my first trip to Bangkok. Never bothered with the pool or jacuzzi so they may not have changed. The laundry service worked OK. The help yourself breakfast was also good. The in room fridge was topped with Nana water bottles every day which was nice. Nana is at the bottom end of the hotel market and you get what you pay for. It's best selling points are it's cheapness, including a free breakfast and location. For me it's good enough that I'll use it again this Christmas.
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