Hey everyone, I'm new here :). I have always loved Thailand and see it as my second home. I'm ethnically Thai/Chinese and can speak both Thai and Mandarin but my reading and writing skills are pretty bad hehe. I was born and raised in the state of New Jersey in a small suburban town 15 minutes away from NYC and I'm currently going to college at Rutgers NB. I was really happy to find this forum because I really appreciate Thailand. I've noticed BKK has grown so much and I'm really proud to be Thai. I went to Thailand last summer and took a lot of pictures which I will share with you.

Let me introduce me

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I, my brother Champ, his girlfriend Jessica, and friends Peter and Katie flew from JFK nonstop to Seoul for 16 straight hours of boredom but the Incheon International Airport remedied that. One of the nicest airports I’ve been to. Last I went to Thailand they weren’t even finished building it yet. I plopped my ass down at one of the internet cafes and waited 3 hours for my connecting 7hr additional flight to Khuntiep BKK.

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We arrived at BKK International Airport really late that night. We threw everything in the back of my cousins truck and drove to my cousin P’ Tu and P’ Su’s house where we were going to stay whenever we were in BKK.

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Downtown BKK is huge. There is so much to see and do and the shopping and food are amazing. If any of u guys ever decide to visit Thailand you definitely have to go to The Emporium, IT Mall, Siam Square/ Discovery, MBK, all the Central Malls, ChabuChak Market, and Kao San Road. Mind you it’s best to take the Sky Train or subway everywhere because there is usually too much traffic. (The view of Bangkok at the top was taken from the internet)

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BKK and Chiang Mai have some nice ass cars. I’ve never seen so many Ferraris driving around before. They just happen to drive by whenever you’re on an expressway or parked in a mall. In the last pic, this guy has 4 Ferraris, a F50, F40, 575, and a 360 parked in a fully air conditioned glass garage. He must be a really rich because to import any car into Thailand you have to pay 200% tax.

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RCA is also located in downtown BKK and is a movie theatre and go-kart/ restaurant racing complex. You race in a fully air conditioned multiplex around 14 corners. My bro and I only got to race their twice and it was definitely worth the baht.

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P’ Su and P’ Aun brought us to the Grand Palace located in BKK. The architecture and gold towers and statues were really something to marvel at. You have to dress appropriately in order to enter meaning they don’t allow shorts, flip flops, tanks, skirts, etc. If you didn’t dress appropriately they actually give you clothes to wear.

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My cousin P’ Jiep decided to bring my brother and me to Chokchai steak house and ranch for lunch. You basically eat your meal and take a tour of the ranch and farm facilities for an hour and a half. They have horse back riding and western themed games set up all over the place. It was very touristy but the food was good and we got free ice cream and soy milk!

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These are pics from Jomtien Beach and a private isolated island we visited. It was really hot and humid that day but the water was great. It was really picturesque like those commercials you always see on TV.

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My brother Champ finished his racing course and received his certificate from Taki Racing School with flying colors. He got to drive these Formula Renault 2000cc 160hp lightweight carts which were really hot! These are a few pics of the course and of him racing.

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My dad, Pete, along with myself went to Kao Samook to go feed the banana hating monkeys. They only like to eat rambutans and sugar cane.

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We all flew to Puket but the weather kinda sucked. It rained a lot while we were there. We got to watch the Puket Phantasy show which was pretty good and feed a baby elephant.

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Koh Grabi is another island we visited. We just relaxed and went sight seeing for the most part. These are some pics of the hotel and landmarks.

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We drove to these natural hot springs but I forgot to take pics. Never bathed in one till now but all I can say is that they were great. The pics below are of the fresh emerald mineral pool that we visited after the hot springs. The water was really nice and clean but was really cold.

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We took a boat to Koh Bahnyi which was a floating community. It was our first stop before we continued to James Bond Island.

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They filmed a James Bond film here a long time ago and thus the island has been known as Koh James Bond since then. The island has a lot of natural beauty and some really impressive rock formations like that huge pillar in the water.

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Koh Phi Phi is probably the most beautiful island we traveled to. The beaches were amazing and the water was crystal clear and full of tropical fish. We hopped on a boat and circled the island to some really isolated spots to snorkel. When you’re in the water the fish swarm around you like crazy. You could literally grab them in your hands. It really makes me quite sad that the island was totally devasted after the tsunami. :( these pics were taken only a few months before the tsunami.

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I was told that Hua Hin is where the Thai people prefer to go when they have vacation. Hua Hin is known for it’s first class spa resorts. A family friend is the owner of a Condominium Complex in the pic and gave us their suite for the weekend. The condo has an amaxing pool on the roof and a crazy view of the whole beach front. You can horse back ride on the beach and para sail but the water is sometimes full of these huge jellyfish like the one next to my foot in the pic.

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This temple on the way to Shang Rai is probably one of the most beautiful and highly decorated temples in Thailand.

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These are pics from the Maesa Elephant Camp. Most of the elephant trainers are boys in training themselves. The elephants can play soccer and can paint. And the painting of the flowers is amazing!

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These are pictures of what Thai people call Thai Switzerland. I like to just call it deforestation.

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Chiang Mai is the Northern capitol of Thailand. It’s famous for its Night Plaza and night life. We’ve gone clubbing and pub hopping almost every single night we were here. If you guys ever visit Chiang Mai, Warm Up, 61, and 100 Pipers are a must. All the Thai girls here are mad cute and pretty too haha.

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The only thing I hate about Thailand is the mosquitoes. We got OWNED! Those are my legs at the top and I got bitten on the BOTTOM of my foot too. That was the worst feeling EVER! That’s Jess foot in the middle after she got bit and that’s my bros hand haha. At least I know American mosquitoes won’t bother me or even compare.

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i hope you guys enjoyed my trip and the pics :)

:cheers1: Warmly welcome U , Pun

Wonderful reporting from your latest trip
Surly you had got so many remarkable memory back home

See U often here :wave:

แฟนน้องชายสวยดีน่ะ...... :)

glad you like Thailand. welcome to the forum man.
i did enjoyed your tour;)

Wow! Nice picture tour !
I am jealous I didn't get to do most things got to do :)

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How long did you needing to take for wait in transit at Seoul ?
and daily flight vv ??

hey thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Glad to be here :)
I believe I spent 3hrs sitting around Incheon for the connecting flight to BKK Isan and an additional 5-7 hr flight to BKK when we left the airport

Fairway sensational, trule guideful collection. This is a must see thread indeed :okay:

Very nice, everything ;)

I love how you arranged your photos:okay: Looks like you had a wonderful time in BKK. And what a cute dog, reminds me of mine :(

And that go-kart track looks really appealing. I love racing go karts.

Those mosquito bites are quite scary! Toothpaste is great at reducing the itchiness. :)

Nice pics tour ! (though your pics take me a half an hour for loading!! :rofl: ...damn to my dial up :)

You've been to all over Thailand, as me living in Thailand but I havn't. :)
How did you discover this web community by the way?
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maybe next time you should fly a TG NY-BKK directed flight. It flies through north pole you know?

well come to SCC man :)

thnx once again for the warm welcome guys. It was the best 3 months I spent away from New Jersey and New York. I have to try that toothpaste technique this December when I go back to Thailand hkskyline. I'm really excited to go back this winterbreak I can't wait. Haha Ten sorry for the large image files, I'll try to make them smaller next time. Oh and I accidentally stumbled upon this forum looking for pictures of Thailand on google actually. I'm really glad I did that too. Oh and I'm definitly going to fly Thai this time round :)

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you're escaping the cold to the hot............
and im escaping the hot to the cold.................
anyway good photos and story.............
and welcome to the forum...........

Fantastic reports! Cheers mate. BTW, that dog's so damn cute :-)

Thanks for sharing Pun...whole bunch of nice pics here.

oh man there are some awesome shots! love the way you present it... especially the cars ;) glad u had a nice trip :) :okay:

More thnx u guys. And For all you car lovers :) These are pics from this yrs BKK Auto Show that my brother took last winter i believe

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nice ones, cars I mean ;) :okay:

and untouchable too.................!! :)

Cool pics and good arrangment.Enjoy in Thai forum and SSC :)

very cool pics!! like traveler book.

Pun- welcome to the Thai Forum. Your post is one of the best "here's my picts from my trip to Thailand" that I've ever seen. Good job. :)

hehe thnx u guys, I hope everyone who wants to visit Thailand will look at this thread and see and appreciate how much Thailand has to offer.

By the way, what does NB under your location stand for?

New Brunswick New Jersey :) I go to Rutgers NB

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

whoops! i almost miss this thread.

:wave: welcome to Thai forum, Pun. Your pix are fabo!!

I like its arrangement, and comments. Glad you enjoyed your stay here.

his arrangements are amazing!!!.................

New Brunswick New Jersey :) I go to Rutgers NB

Cool deal. I've only been to the East Coast a couple of times. Both times I visited NYC. Are there a lot of Thai ppl in NJ? Here in the Bay Area there are a couple of thousands, I think. At least that was the figure that came out from 2000 US census. By the way, did you know that a Thai girl'd just won Miss Asian America contest here in SF? Lots of good looking Thai chicks here in Cali too. :D

Sweet pix! :uh: Glad to hear you had a good time in Thailand and that you are coming back soon.
I didn't know about that indoor racetrack at RCA. Looks like fun.

By the way, did you know that a Thai girl'd just won Miss Asian America contest here in SF?

You mean her?

http://www.missasianamerica.com/images/Queen-Kollyn.jpg

http://www.missasianamerica.com/images/Contestants/images/Kollyn.jpg

Umm..looks old

She's only 22. :) These aren't very good pictures of her. She looks much better in person.

Welcome to the forum.....awesome pics
sweet rides and hunnies.....gotta love bangkok

Miss Asian American.........
wow.......................
never heard of it............

Captured in the last pic, Is that a streight 7 license plate?

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How can u see that...........???..........
i cant even identify a single number???............

I see two 7's. :)

Nice pics!

My pictures. :)

MBK roof. See those funky white things? There's a fan spinning on top. There is water (or some kind of fluid) in that dark area underneath the white cone thing.
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Because a Baiyoke picture is required.
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Something tasty. Do you guys have the name? On a side note, I ate something that looked like a pea, but it was harder and had many seeds inside. What was that?
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Taken on the way to Don Muang. Are they still working on this highway?
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A skyscraper picture, because this is SSC.
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How could you went up to the roof of MBK ? btw very nice views.

My pictures. :)
Taken on the way to Don Muang. Are they still working on this highway?
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Hahahaha...are they still working on this highway...its the cruelest joke about Thai politics...

They've been under construction for let's see, wow, quite a few years.......

Thailand's stonehenge.

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