| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? 14:03 - Sep 8 with 2551 views | urbanblue |
Heading there on Friday. It's actually a planned trip that has gone pear-shaped in that I was going to go with a mate to Hua Hin to hang out and play Golf. He's now had to pull out so I'm going on my own.
Intended to just go for a wander somewhere on my own channelling my old backpacking days, but have now discovered that it's monsoon season and it's going to be pretty wet in most areas. There has been flooding in some parts. Wanted to have a look at Chiang Mai but seems the North gets the rain worst of all. So guess I'm just going to make it up as I go along after Bangkok ...
Also hoping the game will be on somewhere even though it will be a 2am kick off locally. At least it's a city where a lot of bars will be open.
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:33 - Sep 8 with 2404 views | Soroche |
I was there recently (April) and l watched the Arsenal game at Cheap Charlie's near On Nut.
I was also trying to reconnect with backpacking days and various plans to get out and about resulted in island trips, going Vietnam and finding lots to see in Bangkok. I recommend get my guide or similar for day trips.
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:40 - Sep 8 with 2366 views | KingsCrossBlue |
I spent a year in Thailand many years ago. The monsoons generally only affect one coast of the country at a time. I can’t really remember the months and forecasting but you can plot it out to avoid the worst of the weather. I’d really recommend Chang Mai and potentially a few days trekking in the mountains - but might not be fun in torrential rain. Internal flights used to be as cheap as chips too, so it is possible to play it by ear and fly down to krabi if it’s good weather and do a few islands. You’ll easily find a bar to watch the game, even in the smallest village |  | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:43 - Sep 8 with 2345 views | norfsufblue |
Pick up a few 3rd shirts! |  | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:55 - Sep 8 with 2308 views | urbanblue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:40 - Sep 8 by KingsCrossBlue |
I spent a year in Thailand many years ago. The monsoons generally only affect one coast of the country at a time. I can’t really remember the months and forecasting but you can plot it out to avoid the worst of the weather. I’d really recommend Chang Mai and potentially a few days trekking in the mountains - but might not be fun in torrential rain. Internal flights used to be as cheap as chips too, so it is possible to play it by ear and fly down to krabi if it’s good weather and do a few islands. You’ll easily find a bar to watch the game, even in the smallest village |
Krabi, Phuket and the Andaman Islands get the Monsoon worst and I've already been to both. Flights to those and Chiang Mai are cheap.The Gulf Islands, Koh Samui are much better weather but a return flight there from Bangkok is almost as expensive as what I have paid to get to Bangkok from my home in Australia!! Seems Bangkok Airways gave the monopoly and are the only airline to fly there within Thailand. Could get a train and Boat there but all my research says not advisable during Monsoon season to rely on ferries.
In fairness, it seems that many people say it's a great time to visit as downpours can be intense but brief and interspersed with nice weather quite often. The problem is you never know. When it's a bad storm it doesn't look like fun. | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:56 - Sep 8 with 2300 views | urbanblue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:43 - Sep 8 by norfsufblue |
Pick up a few 3rd shirts! |
Ha Ha ... I'm seriously interested in what Town rip offs I might see there. | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 15:07 - Sep 8 with 2235 views | textbackup |
Couldnt pick me up the third shirt in an XL could you please?
Edit - sorry didn’t see the above posts on this! [Post edited 8 Sep 15:13]
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 15:39 - Sep 8 with 2127 views | JimmyJazz |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 14:55 - Sep 8 by urbanblue |
Krabi, Phuket and the Andaman Islands get the Monsoon worst and I've already been to both. Flights to those and Chiang Mai are cheap.The Gulf Islands, Koh Samui are much better weather but a return flight there from Bangkok is almost as expensive as what I have paid to get to Bangkok from my home in Australia!! Seems Bangkok Airways gave the monopoly and are the only airline to fly there within Thailand. Could get a train and Boat there but all my research says not advisable during Monsoon season to rely on ferries.
In fairness, it seems that many people say it's a great time to visit as downpours can be intense but brief and interspersed with nice weather quite often. The problem is you never know. When it's a bad storm it doesn't look like fun. |
Generally the rainy (monsoon) season is how you describe as short but intense downpours. It's the flooding that is the issue and it looks like there has been some pretty bad flooding in some eastern parts of Thailand over the past few days
I also recall those short downpours being fairly predictable - my experience was a daily downpour at 18:00 which was cleared by 20:00 and the rest of the time it was the usual hot sun. |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:02 - Sep 8 with 2080 views | bsw72 |
TWTD is really letting me down these days.
Poster states they are going to Bangkok, references his mate pulling out and the fact it is going to be pretty wet.
And all people talk about are football shirts.
The juvenile quality on this board is almost non-existant these days. |  | | |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:28 - Sep 8 with 2009 views | earlsgreenblue |
I’ve got a mate in the Hyatt Hua Hin just in case you head that end of the beach, if you do dm me & I’ll give you his name. | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:39 - Sep 8 with 1987 views | hype313 |
Just avoid Pattaya, it's Benidorm on steroids for middle aged ex pats looking for young girls. |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:45 - Sep 8 with 1955 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:02 - Sep 8 by bsw72 |
TWTD is really letting me down these days.
Poster states they are going to Bangkok, references his mate pulling out and the fact it is going to be pretty wet.
And all people talk about are football shirts.
The juvenile quality on this board is almost non-existant these days. |
I nearly made a joke, but last time I slipped one in nobody noticed |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:57 - Sep 8 with 1897 views | Keno |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 16:45 - Sep 8 by Swansea_Blue |
I nearly made a joke, but last time I slipped one in nobody noticed |
Phuket I missed that |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 19:38 - Sep 8 with 1622 views | ZurichBlue |
Hey, despite what another poster said about avoiding Pattaya I’m staying in Naklua, North Pattaya. I’ve spent a lot of time in Hua Hin but came to Pattaya to work at at a big Thai engineering company. We have an ITFC Pattaya group of 8, including a Swede 🇸🇪 and a Norwegian 🇳🇴 who have supported Town for 20+ years. We meet to watch most Town matches in Witherspoons but the next match against Sheff U is a Friday night late kick-off so we won’t be meting up. If you do make it to Pattaya for a few days I’m sure you could meet up with some of the group one evening for a few pints 🍻 | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 21:11 - Sep 8 with 1459 views | blueasfook |
Do Bangkok for 2 to 3 nights then get the train to Chiang Mai if you want to go north for trekking or head south to the islands like Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui if you want a beach break. Its off season at the moment so hotel rates are at their cheapest and not so many tourists about as high season between November and April. As others have said, give Pattaya a miss. Complete sh1thole. |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 03:45 - Sep 9 with 834 views | Indotractor |
We have quite an active whatsapp group of Asian based town supporters, mostly expats. There's a few members in bangkok. Feel free to send me a DM and I can add you to the group.
The invitation is also open to anybody else who would like to join..
Thanks! | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 08:22 - Sep 9 with 581 views | itfc_bucks |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 21:11 - Sep 8 by blueasfook |
Do Bangkok for 2 to 3 nights then get the train to Chiang Mai if you want to go north for trekking or head south to the islands like Phuket, Krabi, Koh Samui if you want a beach break. Its off season at the moment so hotel rates are at their cheapest and not so many tourists about as high season between November and April. As others have said, give Pattaya a miss. Complete sh1thole. |
Chang Mai is definitely worth a look, despite the monsoon season.
Treat yourself to a day trip to Kanchanaburi and see the bridge on the river Kwai.
The food up north is excellent too. | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:30 - Sep 9 with 337 views | urbanblue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 19:38 - Sep 8 by ZurichBlue |
Hey, despite what another poster said about avoiding Pattaya I’m staying in Naklua, North Pattaya. I’ve spent a lot of time in Hua Hin but came to Pattaya to work at at a big Thai engineering company. We have an ITFC Pattaya group of 8, including a Swede 🇸🇪 and a Norwegian 🇳🇴 who have supported Town for 20+ years. We meet to watch most Town matches in Witherspoons but the next match against Sheff U is a Friday night late kick-off so we won’t be meting up. If you do make it to Pattaya for a few days I’m sure you could meet up with some of the group one evening for a few pints 🍻 |
Cheers, but wasn't Pattaya the area that got flooded a couple of days ago?
What is Jomtiem which is near there like? I'm told it's a much more laid back and civilized spot compared to Pattaya.
Main advantage is that it's not that far from Bangkok if the weather goes tits up. I'm only away for 10 days.
Still tempted by Hua Hin but feel if there's a lot of rain would be better in an area that's busier so there would be plenty of places to go. | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:33 - Sep 9 with 327 views | urbanblue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 08:22 - Sep 9 by itfc_bucks |
Chang Mai is definitely worth a look, despite the monsoon season.
Treat yourself to a day trip to Kanchanaburi and see the bridge on the river Kwai.
The food up north is excellent too. |
Yeah, Chiang Mai is where I'd really like to go but a little part of me is a little worried about getting stuck there when I need to get back to Bangkok.
We had a Cyclone here where I live this year, and all airports were closed and flights cancelled. I was actually meant to fly on that day so think I have a little bit of PTSD about it | | | |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:35 - Sep 9 with 307 views | urbanblue |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 03:45 - Sep 9 by Indotractor |
We have quite an active whatsapp group of Asian based town supporters, mostly expats. There's a few members in bangkok. Feel free to send me a DM and I can add you to the group.
The invitation is also open to anybody else who would like to join..
Thanks! |
That's great thanks. I'll be in touch ... [Post edited 9 Sep 9:35]
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:36 - Sep 9 with 293 views | blueasfook |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:33 - Sep 9 by urbanblue |
Yeah, Chiang Mai is where I'd really like to go but a little part of me is a little worried about getting stuck there when I need to get back to Bangkok.
We had a Cyclone here where I live this year, and all airports were closed and flights cancelled. I was actually meant to fly on that day so think I have a little bit of PTSD about it |
Just do it. Will be an adventure! | |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 12:24 - Sep 9 with 54 views | Benters |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 09:36 - Sep 9 by blueasfook |
Just do it. Will be an adventure! |
Zappers is out that way isn’t he? God bless him and all that. |  |
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| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 12:27 - Sep 9 with 37 views | blueasfook |
| Anybody on here based in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand? on 12:24 - Sep 9 by Benters |
Zappers is out that way isn’t he? God bless him and all that. |
Yes hes in Bangkok. | |
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