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| Touchdown Thailand. We landed in Bangkok 1:00 past in the morning then headed straight to Pattaya. |
Suvharnabumi Airport - Arrival
April 26
We arrived at the Suvharnabumi Airport in Bangkok way past midnight via Cebu Pacific (Manila is an hour ahead) because our flight was delayed for an hour which I learned is quite frequent with Manila -Bangkok flights. The temperature was a lot steamy in Thailand compared back home considering it’s already past midnight when the temperature is expected to be a little colder. We were a bit worried because the driver from PT Taxi Service (our taxi service from Bangkok to Pattaya) was not on sight when we arrived at the airport. My bad, I failed to advise pt taxi that our flight would be an hour late. The thing was, we boarded the plane 10 minutes later than scheduled so I thought that would not make a tad big of a difference as it’s just ten minutes anyways, little did we know the plane would take off an hour later. My roaming service did not work when we landed in Thailand neither which made it difficult for me to get a hold of the cab company aside from it’s already outside their business hours. I tried to email pt taxi but there was no response.
The arrival process at the airport is quite in disarray. I thought we had the worst but theirs was quite a havoc especially when swarm of Chinese tourists arrived at the airport all at the same time. They often cut in line just to get to immigration first and I don’t know what’s the rush for. They do not even say ‘sorry’ whenever they accidentally nudged you with their elbow like you don’t matter which I wasn’t surprised because this happened before during one of our travels. Not that I am generalizing although most of them does this whole cutting-in-line thing and there's just so many of them that time. One of the airport marshals even had to scold one elderly Chinese woman for cutting in line because some of them have gone overboard. Anyways, Suvharnabumi is undergoing repairs at the moment thus probably explains why it's really toasty inside their airport.
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| 3AM view from our balcony @The Corner Lodge in Pattaya |
PT Taxi Service (BKK to Pattaya)
Going back to our taxi service, my sister decided to look around and thank God came back with cab driver in tow. She said she saw the driver holding a short bond paper with my name on it (except my first name was a bit misspelt, nevertheless they got my last name right 😂). The good thing about PT Taxi service was they specifically mentioned via email they will not leave unless the passenger/s advised (which somehow set our minds at ease they will not leave us behind even if our plane landed pretty late). We made our booking back home through their website http://www.pttaxiservice.com/ and from Bangkok airport to Pattaya the cost for a Camry was 1000 Baht inclusive of toll fees (there’s tons of toll gates in Thailand). We arrived at The Corner Lodge in Pattaya around 3AM and the travel time (Bangkok to Pattaya) was roughly couple of hours. We slept almost the entire trip due to exhaustion and just woke up when our driver started asking for road directions. Whew the weather in was so effing hot in Pattaya.
The Corner Lodge is a fairly new hotel in the outskirts of South Pattaya (Chonburi area). It’s not near tourist attractions but is walking distance from convenience stores such as Family Mart, 711 (there’s tons of 711s in Thailand that I stopped counting) and Big C, a huge Supermarket generally all over Thailand.There were also tons of hawkers across our hotel so food shouldn’t be a problem if you don’t feel like eating inside the hotel's onsite restaurant or you just simply would like to try a local dish. The hotel is not accessible to cabs though since it’s not along the highway. Not to worry because the hotel has its own shuttle service otherwise known as 'baht bus' which will drop you off anywhere in Pattaya at a reasonable charge. Anyways, I’ll be writing a separate review about this hotel later on.
We enjoyed our stay at The Corner Lodge because it has a lift first of (affordable hotels in Southeast Asia usually do not have one) plus it's clean. There’s daily housekeeping so you always come back to your hotel room with fresh towels and your bed made. We were assigned a room with balcony (I don't know if they have ones without), with couple of chairs and table, clothes rack outside in case we do our laundry and need to air dry them. We slept at around 3AM past to prepare for a long day ahead. Six hours of sleep is better than none at all. 🤢
DAY 01 in Pattaya
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| dtac tourist sim card; flip flops I bought in Pattaya |
April 26
I’ll just give a quick run down of our daily itinerary to make this blog as short and not boring to read as possible lol. My sister was the one who came up with almost everything in our itinerary and we just sorted them out on the day of. We were both prepped up as early as 8AM to grab breakfast across our hotel and we bought a local DTAC happy tourist sim card for 49 Baht and 50 Baht top up because both our roaming service did not work in Thailand so thanks GLOBE (our local carrier), we were so flabbergasted really. It could've been easier though if we have sim card ejector for my phone to switch sim cards but I'm not sure if it'll be allowed through security. Anyways, good thing my sissy was able to use her piercing as a diy sim ejector. 😬
Art in Paradise was our first stop. We arranged with The Corner Lodge's Baht bus/shuttle to drop us off and was only charged 25 Baht/ person (originally at 100 Baht). Art in Paradise is a 3D art museum located in North Pattaya also in Chonburi and it just took us around 20 minutes to get there from the hotel. It is also located in a busy area surrounded by shops with lots of cabs plying around. It was not busy when we went because it was still early. The museum is open daily from 9AM-10:30PM and tickets cost 400 Baht for (foreigner) adults. This place is perfect for 3D art lovers and kids of course. You just have to find the correct angle for your photos as it’s 3D art so photos won’t look awesome when taken from the wrong angle. We were able to round out the entire museum for about an hour and so. It was about lunchtime when we left so we decided to grab lunch at the 711 close buy and bought us slippers because not all hotels provide one. The flip flops cost us 100 Baht a piece and they were cute. Little Siam next which we took a motor taxi we saw parked in front of 711 for 160 Baht. The cab was also available but it'll cost 300 Baht which we declined and took the motor taxi instead as it’s cheaper. Mini Siam is also located in North Pattaya, Sukhumvit Road. We looked like idiots as it was my first time riding a motorcycle and second time for my sister. The motor bike is meant to only accommodate two persons that most so it was really suicidal for us safety wise. Nevertheless, we reached Mini Siam safe and sound lol.
Mini Siam
It was already after noontime when we reached Mini Siam so it was pretty hot. The month of April isn’t Thailand’s peak season so it wasn’t as busy neither in Mini Siam it's just extremely hot. The entrance was reasonably cheap at 200 Baht/head for adults. Mini Siam is a theme park which housed miniature replicas of popular attractions all over the world such as The Eiffel Tower, Italy’s Colosseum, England’s London Bridge etc. thus explains the name. I was already tired from walking after tons of pictures so I decided to have ice cream for only 25 Baht in the canteen and also for cover from the scorching heat of the sun. I don’t know what I’m doing in Thailand really, the heat is a killer this time of the year. Way much hotter compared to Manila. Geez. Next stop, Wat Phra Khao Yai a.k.a Big Buddha Hill at the Phratamnak Hill. We hailed a cab outside Mini Siam and negotiated 300 Baht to take us to Big Buddha Hill. Cabs in Pattaya rarely use their meter.
Wat Phra Khao Yai a.k.a Big Buddha Hil
There’s nothing much to see in this place as it’s a temple so there’s no entrance fee unlike other temples we’ve visited. It was pretty hot already so we just took a few photos, had an ice cold Green Tea milk tea and off we go to our next and last stop for the day, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not inside the Royal Garden Plaza Mall, Beach Road, South Pattaya. We negotiated 200 Baht for the cabbie to take us there.
Ripley’s Believe it or Not (Louis Tussaud’s Wax Works)
It’s pretty easy to spot where Ripley’s is because there’s this red airplane outside the Royal Garden Plaza Mall. Ripley’s is located on the 3rd floor and you may choose whether you want to go to the Wax Museum, Haunted Adventure etc. We chose the wax museum as it appeared to be the coolest one and we found good reviews about this part of Ripley’s. The entrance fee was quite hefty for 589 Baht/head for adults if you walk in. I heard it’s cheaper online.
DIY Tour
We hired the driver who drove us from Big Buddha Hill to Ripley’s for our Day 2 sight-seeing in Pattaya which eventually solved our worries regarding transportation for the next day because cabbie rides can be really costly in Pattaya because it's true based on reviews, cabs do not use meters there. They cabbie drivers set the fare mostly, you may haggle but most of the time they don't work, if both parties agreed then good. Going back, the cab driver offered to show us around for 700 Baht yesterday on our way to Ripleys. My sister and I agreed to the price provided there’s hotel pick up and drop off once the tour is over, we told him we will visit the attractions on our list: Sanctuary of Truth, Nong Nooch Garden & the Pattaya Floating Market. The driver also added the Buddha Mountain to our itinerary then some souvenir shopping afterwards. This is how we usually get by traveling and touring on our own abroad, we look for a driver who would take us around for a day at a fixed rate, if not then we avail private tour packages offered by our hotel like what we did in Bagan last February and they go well mostly. If you may ask, I would prefer hotel packages whenever available as it's always safer that way. We both hate group tours because it is pretty awkward sharing a ride with strangers.
We got back to our hotel before sundown, busied ourselves editing photos, airdropped them and watched movies (which I stored in my MacBook just in case there won’t be enough English channels at the hotel which happens a lot). Most hotels do have TV with USB slots so what we normally do, we carry along USB drivers then plug them in to our hotel room's TV and there you go, our favorite English movies. The hotel rooms at the Corner Lodge unfortunately do not have that many English channels which we understand because people go on a holiday not to watch TV but spend their days outside, touring. It's just that we love to watch movies whilst doing other things because we're used to multi-tasking.
*You may also check out a sample of our diy itinerary. (So far we were able to visit majority of them). This is good if you do not want to join group tours and prefer touring on your own.
*You may also check out a sample of our diy itinerary. (So far we were able to visit majority of them). This is good if you do not want to join group tours and prefer touring on your own.
DAY 02 Tour
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| Breakfast: sticky rice & grilled chicken with chilli sauce |
April 27 🎂
Hey it’s our birthday yey! We asked our cab driver/tour guide to collect us at our hotel around 9AM so we were up early. We had breakfast first across our hotel (we try different hawkers everyday) and had some sticky rice and grilled chicken which was delectable. Siamese dishes are good although mostly fried and quite spicy. We left half an hour past 9am and had an inkling the driver will no longer show up so our plan B was to go our own way if he’ll stood us up. The driver showed up eventually (thank God) and took us to our first stop for the day, The Sanctuary of Truth in Naklua, way up north of Pattaya. It was quite far from our hotel and took roughly 30 minutes to get there including traffic.
Was a mesmerizing sight to behold even from afar as it is surrounded by water (what more when we went closer). The temple is made out of wood and is currently undergoing repairs, we even had to wear hard hats for safety. The entrance to the temple cost a hefty 500 Baht for adults and 250 for kids. The temple is really fascinating (both interior & exterior) despite the repairs. It was surreal that the whole temple was carved out of wood because of how fine and intricate pretty much everything was from floor to ceiling. According to the flyer we grabbed from the ticketing booth, the temple was built in 1981 by Thai craftsmen to reflect the architecture of the contemporary Rattanakosin period. I couldn’t wrap my head around how they are able to preserve it because it rains pretty bad in Thailand and rain causes wood to decay. it was all a wonder to me really. Anyways, up next, souvenir shopping.
Gem’s Discovery (Jewelry Shop)
We were quite surprised our the driver took us to a shopping mall to buy souvenirs as we were expecting a busy place with tons of souvenir stalls (those typical souvenir shops where you could haggle to buy key chains, fridge magnets and stuff) but we entered a building which exclusively sells jewelries so we thought not again. Language barrier is always the culprit for the mishaps sometimes. The same situation happened to us in Siem Reap when we told our tour guide to take us to a souvenir shop, he took us to a big Jewelry store. We are not a fan of jewelries really. I, personally, do not like those shining, shimmering, splendid stones like most women. I just don’t like shiny and flashy things because they can get you into trouble or a way to subject yourself as bait for thieves. Let’s just say I’m the bohemian type who would prefer beads over shiny stuff. As soon as we got off the car, a group of women who works at the jewelry shop asked where we’re from, gave us a queue card then ushered us in to join the line with the rest of the other tourists (mostly on humongous tour buses). We later on learned we are about to ride a mini train fleet for a quick tour about the history of gems. I thought it was ridiculous and crazy but I honestly enjoyed it, it’s one of those ‘nice to know’ stuff. The actual jewelry shop by the way is where you alight from the mini train fleet and from there we were greeted by fellow Filipinos in Tagalog (our native language) who works at the store. They said they were happy we’re not like our other countrymen abroad who poses as foreigners even if their accent is quite obvious or to simply put refuses to be identified as our own, refuse to speak in Tagalog etc. I totally agree with them on this and I couldn’t wrap my head around why some Pinoys abroad do this as it’s always happy to speak in the native tongue abroad, its just so effortless. I’m always proud to be a Filipino everywhere I go to because we are bilingual to even multilingual compared to our other neighbors in Southeast Asia. Having a second language a the same time can be quite exhausting sometimes. Anyways, we did not but any jewelry even if some of them can be quite affordable. Our fellowmen who works at the Jewelry shop told us it’s ok anyways to not buy anything as the jewelries can be really expensive. We just bought keychains and those flower and fruit flavored soaps teehee. 
Our driver took us to the floating market next to probably avoid the swarm of tourists as it gets pretty crowded later in the day. The floating market is open from 10AM-11PM and the entrance fee cost 200/person Baht for adults. I thought it was quite ridiculous they charge you to enter the floating market considering it’s a market? The only difference is, it’s a market built above murky waters lol. Anyways, there’s just so many things to buy inside and places to eat. The Pattaya floating market is where we bought majority of our souvenirs and had lunch as well. We sat along the banks (without any stool, you just have to sit right there) to devour a tasteful seafood fried rice and ice cold Pandan juice. My sister and I bought some of those Thai elephant pants for 150 Baht a piece, had some fried ice cream. Then, there was a downpour hours later. It was just surprising that the heavy rains in Thailand do not help in alleviating the heat. The hot temperature is pretty consistent. We spent most of our cash in this place although there was an ATM machine in the middle of nowhere (close to the fish foot massage area) which was really helpful if you ran out of cash.
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden
Nong Nooch charges 800 Baht for the entrance fee which would cover a stroll of the entire garden and the elephant show. My sister and I were not able to properly research this online thus we had the shock of our lives upon knowing that the entrance fee cost 800 Baht. We don’t even wanna watch the elephant show because it was really heartbreaking to see a huge animal supposedly on the wild trying to make a living for humans. But, what choice do we have when our driver/tour guide asked us 800 Baht each for the tickets? We told him we specifically we do not want to watch the elephant show but we were told the tickets cover such, call it language barrier. We felt so bad that we just paid 800 Baht to further their overpriced tickets and put more elephants on the show. The Elephants paraded inside like it’s normal and many tourists would pay to ride on the poor elephants rather than walk or take a buggy to stroll the vastness of the tropical garden. Elephant shows should be stopped for good in my opinion regardless of where it is in the world and so as drugging Tigers so tourists could take a picture with them. Yes, the tropical garden was really pretty except the elephants are working their asses off. Not a happy sight, truly not a happy sight. We even saw a mother and baby elephant tied to each other like prisoners in concentration camps during Nazi. My sister and I never rode an elephant during our entire week in Thailand. This was my least favorite part of our tour because they used elephants to entertain people, those poor elephants do not even have a choice. Nong Nooch Garden doesn’t have much in store plus the ticket is way overpriced. Singapore’s Botanical Garden is so much better and even it’s free. We skipped the Buddha Mountain because we’re just too tired to walk and it’s already very hot outside.
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| hbd to my sissy and I 🎂 |
Since today is our birthday, we ordered some Pad Thai to go and a junior black forest cake at the Big C Supermarket. We’re actually too old for cakes but what’s birthday without a birthday cake right? An order of Pad Thai only cost 25 Baht at the Big C food court whilst less than 400 Baht for the cake we bought from cake shop inside. Local food is really cheap in Thailand but western food not so much. Their cake is also not too sweet and ours taste better not that I’m being biased. Our original plan was to actually eat out but we were already both tired so we just had to buy a box of cake and call it a day. We had a simple but wonderful and memorable birthday celebration.
Day 03 - off to Bangkok
April 28
Pattaya is a big city for beach lovers but, since we’re not beach goers, a day is quite enough to visit pretty much all major attractions. Some even stay in Pattaya for a few hours then head back to Bangkok afterwards since it’s just two hours away. We purposely stayed in Pattaya to celebrate our birthday and of course tick the places we’ve been yearning to visit off our bucket list. 😊
Cherry Taxi Service
I booked our trip back to Bangkok online (couple of days ahead) and chose Cherry Taxi Service because theirs is just 1,000 Baht (versus PT Taxi Service for 1,300 Baht) which was considerably cheaper. The Cherry Taxi driver was also very polite and even apologized for arriving few minutes late. The weather was scorching in Pattaya around noontime, then there was a downpour in Bangkok. The two hour travel time from Pattaya to Bangkok felt infinite. We arrived in Bangkok past 3PM and the weather is cooler possibly because of an ITZ.
Siam Place Airport Hotel
Siam Place is also located in Bangkok's outskirts as well and it wasn’t easy to find because the hotel sign along the highway was barely noticeable. None of the receptionist at the hotel put a smile on their face which made us conclude they’re just not very friendly.
The hotel lobby is quite pretty because of the chandelier although it was surprisingly toasty at the reception. I don’t believe there’s even air-conditioning down the lobby. Very few employees speak and understand English so I just handed my Hotels.com booking print out, we were given the keycard and that’s it. We just suit ourselves with the wifi password taped on the reception desk. We weren’t told neither what time the dining area is open or if they even serve food there. Just the keycard that’s it and we went up to our hotel room. Very poor customer service.
I think this hotel in on the verge on insolvency. Everything about it is totally disappointing. Lesson learned: trust the reviews and never book a hotel without its own website because that’s sign you’re doomed for disaster. Siam Place is just simply bed and bath. No hot pot which we’re aware of so definitely no free coffee or anything. And oh, we only had couple of free bottled water for one day considering we stayed there for three days, couple of shampoo, a shower cap, 2 small soaps, almost running out of toilet paper and one small pack of Q-tips the whole time. We even left a sign outside our door to have our room cleaned and was out almost the entire day but when we came back, no housekeeping done. I guess we should be thankful the room even had an old TV and a small fridge. The good thing was, there were tons of hawkers and convenience stores walking distance from our hotel so we just go out to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner whenever we’re starving. Anyways, I’ll write a separate review about this hotel. But let me just tell you my dear reader as early as now, you have been warned.
The hotel lobby is quite pretty because of the chandelier although it was surprisingly toasty at the reception. I don’t believe there’s even air-conditioning down the lobby. Very few employees speak and understand English so I just handed my Hotels.com booking print out, we were given the keycard and that’s it. We just suit ourselves with the wifi password taped on the reception desk. We weren’t told neither what time the dining area is open or if they even serve food there. Just the keycard that’s it and we went up to our hotel room. Very poor customer service.
I think this hotel in on the verge on insolvency. Everything about it is totally disappointing. Lesson learned: trust the reviews and never book a hotel without its own website because that’s sign you’re doomed for disaster. Siam Place is just simply bed and bath. No hot pot which we’re aware of so definitely no free coffee or anything. And oh, we only had couple of free bottled water for one day considering we stayed there for three days, couple of shampoo, a shower cap, 2 small soaps, almost running out of toilet paper and one small pack of Q-tips the whole time. We even left a sign outside our door to have our room cleaned and was out almost the entire day but when we came back, no housekeeping done. I guess we should be thankful the room even had an old TV and a small fridge. The good thing was, there were tons of hawkers and convenience stores walking distance from our hotel so we just go out to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner whenever we’re starving. Anyways, I’ll write a separate review about this hotel. But let me just tell you my dear reader as early as now, you have been warned.
We opted to rest today and just stay at the hotel. Our original plan (based on our itinerary) is to visit The Grand Palace and Emerald Buddha Temple (Wat Phra Kaew) but scrap them off our list because according to reviews there’s not much to see at the Grand Palace plus the entrance fee is too costly.
DAY 04 - Bangkok Sight-seeing
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| temple tickets... |
Another thing we realized during our stay at the Siam Place Airport Hotel, it was extremely far from downtown which was our regret number 2. Good thing, Bangkok have tons of metered cabbies plying around Lat Krabang (and cabs here are cheap compared back home) so we took a cab near our hotel to Wat Arun which cost us over 300 Baht. There were other options such as Grab and Uber though. Grab charges 35 Baht on top of the meter fare whilst Uber charge 1,000-2,000 Baht upon checking. We purposely left our hotel early because we knew Bangkok is notorious for heavy traffic jams although surprisingly the traffic flow was ok that time probably because it was only 8AM.
The temple is located again in Bangkok’s outskirts and it wasn’t easy to find except our cab driver knew the area very well. We scoured the area until we found the entrance to the temple. The entrance fee cost 50 Baht/person, no skimpy clothing, shorts, sleeveless shirts allowed. There are sarong’s you could rent anyways right at the entrance.
Wat Arun is also undergoing repairs when we got there (I don’t know what’s with temple repairs this time of the year but I guess it’s the less chance of rain possibly?) which was quite unfortunate because we went there solely to take pictures because we love to photograph temples. It was quite an eyesore to see scaffoldings so we just took few pictures instead. There were lots of stray cats inside the temple which we couldn’t help but noticed since we love cats. We also noticed that Siamese cats are just stray cats in Thailand which we were quite surprised because back home, a Siamese kitty cost between Php2,000-8,000. I even bluffed my sister I would bring home a pair of Siamese kitties, one boy and girl so I could start breeding them lol. On a serious note, it’s elfin expensive to bring home animals because they have to go through a lot of process (vaccination, getting them their passport etc.) just to fly them. I guess my ginger cat (which I truly love) will do for now. 😘 Going back to Siamese cats, I found out that these cats actually came from Thailand (a.k.a Siam) thus explains the name ‘Siamese cats.’
Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha Temple)
The Reclining Buddha Temple is located behind the Emerald Buddha Temple and the entrance fee cost 100 Baht/person. My sister and I made an attempt to visit the Emerald Buddha Temple but the cabbie we took from Wat Arun dropped us off at the back of the Emerald Buddha Temple and it’s a long walk from there so we decided to go to Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha Temple) instead since we already drove passed it.
It was already around 9-10AM when we arrived at the Wat Pho Temple that’s why the place was already packed with tourists as expected. Everyone is just after having their photos taken with the Reclining Buddha and they all leave afterwards. We regret to come by that time because the temple was no longer as packed around 10AM-12NN and you’re free to snap as much pictures as you want with the reclining buddha. It was already getting terribly hot again so we left Wat Pho before noon time.
After temple hopping in BKK we eventually ran out of places to visit so I told my sister why not swing by Hello Kitty House in Siam Square One since we’re already in downtown Bangkok which she ecstatically agreed. The first Hello Kitty Cafe we went to was in Hong Kong way back 2014 where we bought our birthday cakes from so our visit to Hello Kitty in Bangkok was pretty nostalgic.
We haven’t had lunch but who cares, we’re just too squeamish to try their Hello Kitty cakes lol. We’re not fans of Hello Kitty and in fact, we don’t even buy Hello Kitty merchandise because we’re too old for these sorts of things but curiosity serves as an impetus for us to come by and visit the Hello Kitty Cafe and their cakes are just too Instagram worthy to resist. I had the Rainbow cake and Strawberry shake whilst the Red Velvet Cake and Blueberry shake for my sissy. The cakes were a little pricey as expected for a tiny slice. I would suggest a budget of 500 Baht/person if you’re looking to try their cakes and milk shakes. We also strolled the Siam Square One mall to check out what’s going on there (check out the shops etc.) but we got bored so we just grabbed a cab that would take us to Chao Praya/floating market, however, the cab driver said it’d take about an hour to get there so we just decided to head back to our hotel instead. We told the cab driver to use the meter but he declined because Lat Krabang was too far and he won't get any passengers on his way back and asked how much we paid early today in which we replied 300+ Baht excluding toll fees. He agreed to take us back to our hotel for 400 Baht inclusive of toll fees. Highways in Thailand are very vast (2-3 lanes I think) with lots of toll gates and it was a wonder how come they still have terrible traffic jams. Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand in my opinion have very good vast highways which was quite a shame for a predominantly English speaking country like ours.
DAY 05 - Homebound
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| Suvharnabumi Airport |
April 30
We opted to stay in our hotel room the entire day and just busied ourselves packing for our trip back home tonight. Too lazy to go out because of our hotel’s proximity to downtown Bangkok plus we’re already over our budget for the trip because we overspent on souvenirs. 😂
9PM : Cab to the Suvharnabumi Airport. We we’re kind of surprised our hotel was quite far from the airport considering the hotel attached the word ‘airport’ to their name. I think hotels should only do so if they’re really in close proximity to the airport say 10-15 minute drive for instance. I thought it was kind of deceiving that’s all.
10-11PM : The queue to the check in counter moved in such a snail pace, no not snail but sloth pace. It was really very slow so it’s always best to be early if you’re flying out from the Suvharnabumi Airport. The security check moved in an average pace but I just hate that we had to take the escalator up to go through security check then take another escalator back down to get to Immigration. The whole thing felt like a maze to me. I think Changi is still one of the best airports I’ve been so far, very obsessive-compulsive organize.
12:40AM : Our plane took off roundabout this time. I slept the entire plane ride because we were early at the airport. I think it’s really best to wear trainers/running shoes at the airport because the endless walking will leave your feet sore. It was a 3.5 hour flight from Bangkok to Manila was quite a bumpy one although not as bumpy as our Cambodia flight, that was really memorable damn.
5AM : Touchdown Manila. We had breakfast at T3 first then took Ube Express to the bus terminal for Php150/head (Php200 on a regular basis) because they have an ongoing promo. Their counter is pretty easy to spot as it's just across NAIA T3's exit. I miss the cold up north and of course my cat. 😸
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