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The little things

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3 Aug 6th, 2001 

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sammykipper

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This review does not concentrate on the big questions. There are a couple of great reviews which explain the vagaries of Bangkok airport and a few of the things an intrepid traveller will encounter there. This review concentrates on the little things - the insider info which will put you one step ahead of the game.

1. The coffee in the coffee shop on the ground floor at departures has to be seen to be believed. It arrives in an evil plastic mug which was probably white in the seventies, but has been chemically bonded to a permanent sludge by the Thai Nescafe. Dandruff would constitute a more effective milk powder. Use it to turn the black syrupy sludge into brown grease with flakes in, and then close your eyes and take a sip. This was the first thing I imbibed on arriving in Bangkok, in combination with the amazing wrapper-cheese crustless sarnies which serve as a natural anthaema. If the Emirates goat-curry breakfast has left you a little hungry, then my advice is get straight in a taxi and get some noodles in town. And don't let the taxi driver charge you 900 Baht either.

2. You can't buy a newspaper anywhere in the airport until you have checked in on your return flight. I looked for 45 minutes and couldn't find a newspaper seller anywhere. As I said, this review is avbout the little things.

3. The Bangkok Times is a great paper (written in English). It has the English footy results in it too.

4. If you are visiting the islands on the east coast (Koh Tao, Koh Pan Yang, Koh Samui) then spend yourself fifty quid and fly to Koh Samui. It is worth every penny. The night bus (about £15) takes 12 hours and you will get really bored. Flying takes an hour and Koh Samui airport is great. It is made of grass huts and has the only flushing loo I found all the time I was over there.

5. Go to Koh Tao and learn to dive. It is a heavenly place and much nicer than the other two islands (they are lovely too - but Koh Tao is perfect) 

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ultras67 05.07.2003 20:01

Was actually tempted to give this a FH - what has the Bankok post to do with the airport or going to Koh Tao? You really need to give more info on the airport as well.

timmyotoole 06.08.2001 19:46

Interesting and useful, but I do tend to think you need to say something about the bigger picture. Cheers, Timmy.

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