Rocky Rockstar

I thought Vasu Exchange in Sukhumvit is widely regarded as having the best exchange rates? I always use it & never seen anywhere else in BKK with better rates.

I don’t think it’s well signposted as I think it’s all in with the Thai e-gates. I was originally in the standard queue with everyone else but there was a sign up in the queue about the e-gates and a security guard checking your passport & that you’d been before etc so they let me through the barrier to go through the e-gate. There was no queue at the e-gate and I went straight through.

It gave me a slip of paper at the end before letting me through although I didn’t actually read it so can’t say what it said. I always stay for a week or less anyway.

I used it when I arrived on Friday you need to have been to BKK before so they have your face scan & fingerprint on file

The e-gates are now open which makes the immigration so much easier! Actually got to the baggage claim before my bag rather than 20 minutes later which was a bonus.

They were supposed to have opened on 1st September so hopefully they did. I presume someone like me who visits BKK several times a year should be able to use them from the off?

Ha late 40s probably not quite old enough 😄 interesting re the e-gates if they work for UK….anyone arriving in the next week or so that could check…?

For those arriving cattle class but don’t want to face the queue at immigration….what’s the best option for paying to join the fast track queue? (Yes I appreciate there will still be a queue at fast track but presumably a less of one!) TIA

If there’s a big international cricket match they’ll show it at the sports bars. I watched the Ashes & World Cup etc there

The Landmark is my go to hotel around £100pn for the cheapest room and faultless location

Pretty much all hotels around NEP are guest friendly so it mainly depends on your budget?

Hopefully just a temporary thing…I arrived the day before 21st July and it was running fine

I stay at the Landmark every trip and never had any issues bringing girls back

If you go to the bars where the freelance hookers go then this will happen…if you go to one of the 100s of bars that the hookers don’t go to you’ll be fine.

If the clothes you are wearing aren’t “appropriate” they will sell you some clothes that are…so if they don’t want the extra expense dress appropriately to begin with….