Happy Bar, Sukhumvit soi 22, Bangkok

Happy Bar is a small Pattaya-style Beer Bar located on Sukhumvit soi 22, a bit further down the soi past the Imperial Queen’s Park hotel and all the naughty or not-so-naughty massage shops. Happy Bar is the only Beer Bar in this part of the soi that is actually pretty quiet. It&
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Bangkok Flooding Update, 26 October 2011

Ok, tonight is THE night. Read this piece about Bangkok being surrounded by water and this piece about “All 50 Districts In Bangkok To Brace For Flood Tonight” and you will understand why it is really not a good time to be in Bangkok right now. Stay tuned for more informat
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Guest Friendly Hotel Bangkok: Jasmine Resort Hotel, Sukhumvit Road, Phra Khanong

Only 50 meters away from the previously reviewed Lilla Hotel, Jasmine Resort Hotel is a completely different kind of hotel: First, it is not cheap: Although not a five star hotel, Jasmine Resort Hotel has prices (and services) to match with Bangkok‘s finest offering, with the ch
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Dr BJ’s Salon, Sukhumvit soi 7/1, Bangkok

At first when I read about this place and saw the website I though it was an hoax. Obviously it is not. However I haven’t checked it out by myself yet. I only have read a very well written and comprehensive report here. According to this report, Dr BJ’s Salon has opened it
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Bangkok Flooding

We are in a difficult situation now when we hear very contradictory information about Bangkok being flooded or not and what part of Bangkok exactly. One thing for sure: try to avoid Bangkok and the Central Area of Thailand for the next few days (until Tuesday), just in case. Pattaya,
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Pink Panther Massage, Bangkok

Pink Panther Massage Bangkok: Review coming soon! Watch this space!
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Cheap non Guest Friendly Hotel: Lilla Hotel, Sukhumvit road, Bangkok

Now that the BTS line goes much further than OnNut station, new accommodation opportunities arise further than usual on Sukhumvit road. Staying around ThongLor or Ekamai stations is not considered far away anymore. And even Phra Khanong and OnNut are not as isolated as they used to be
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Strap’s Go-Go Bar, Nana Plaza, Bangkok

There is a new Go-Go bar in Nana Plaza on the first floor, at the top of the stairs, on the left hand side, where it used to be a beer bar known as Cathouse, that closed like a year ago and was replaced briefly by another bar that never really started to make serious business (Bunnies
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SuperModel Spa, Thonglor soi 19, Sukhumvit soi 55, Bangkok

The address says “Thonglor soi 19″ but the easiest way to reach this place is to make a left from soi Thonglor (Sukhumvit soi 55) into Thonglor soi 13 and then make a right when you see the SuperModel Spa sign. The place is not easy to find. However I found this website th
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Lucina Massage & Spa, Sukhumvit soi 26, Bangkok

A new massage shop has just opened on Sukhumvit soi 26, replacing a restaurant, 10 meters down the soi, on the right hand side when arriving from Sukhumvit road, opposite Snow White Massage. Lucina Massage & Spa looks like a very legit massage place, with a very open shop (big mas
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