http://travel.xblogger.net Come Travel With Us To Australasian Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:21:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't know how many of you actually know that one of the best rates for overseas spending would have to be via your credit card. Just to give you a guideline, I used Mastercard, Visa and American Express. There was a small mistake made when the bulk of my ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/25/learn-how-to-save-on-exchange-rates-my-experiment-on-swiping-mastercards-visa-and-american-express-on-my-bangkok-trip/ This is where I stayed - Pullman Bangkok. I accidentally discovered the place over the internet. Though it wasn't on most online accomodation websites when I booked it in January, somehow I decided to search for Accor group accomodation in Bangkok and got the link from there. Initially I was skeptical ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/18/where-did-i-stay-in-bangkok-best-value-place-in-my-personal-opinion/ Initially my plan was to ensure I do the big 5 shopping centres in Bangkok namely MBK, Siam centre, Siam Square, Siam Discovery and Siam Paragon. But after doing MBK which was quite okay in my personal opinion, we hopped over to Siam Discovery/Centre via Siam Square. Frankly there wasn't ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/17/bangkok-shopping-paradise-on-heaven/ I might have been lucky as I was told the fare needed to go from my hotel to the airport would be at least 400-500bahts. I have heard how my friend who went to the exact same hotel just a few weeks ago had to pay more than 400 bahts. ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/14/travelling-from-bangkok-city-to-airport-all-inclusive-200bahts/ I was talking to some Indonesian tourists who came in around the same time as me. Personally I did a bit more research on the best way to get myself from the Airport into the hotel I booked. Sometimes, not all airports are the same. I had looked up the net ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/11/transport-from-bangkok-airport-to-city-a-recommendation/ Okay here I am in a al cheapo internet cafe where the connection charges are at 10 bahts per hour. Amazingly cheap? Yeah I guess so. Let me start right from the beginning when I arrived today. The flight on Air Asia was reasonable though I was a bit unhappy that ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/10/touching-down-in-bangkok-reporting-live/ Before credit cards became the norm, one of the best way to travel is with travellers cheques where you can cash out money in one of them american express travel bureau. Planning how much you intend to spend overseas is important. And one good way to gauge is to find out ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/06/travelling-tips-changing-your-money-to-foreign-currencies/ I received this email from Jetstar and gave me this link. It is their introductory offer and with taxes and everything you are paying like S$230 per way. Let me say, it is cheap. Cheaper than most other airlines. And with the money saved, you can stay at better hotel. So ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/04/04/jetstar-fly-from-singapore-to-melbourne-cheap-s58-only/ I know I have yet to go on my next holiday in Thailand but here I am planning the one after that. I have this plan that before the end of the year, I want to bring the entire family, that is missus and two kids to an Australia and ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/03/31/planning-the-next-holiday-australia-new-zealand/ Well for my up and coming trip to Bangkok, I am planning on doing it as a shopping holiday trip with zero sight seeing. Bangkok is known to be one of the best shopping heaven in South East Asia. Here are some of the must shop places that I have ... http://travel.xblogger.net/index.php/2008/03/29/any-pointers-on-what-to-do-in-bangkok/