From Bangkok to Kanchanaburi - Advice Please

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

Great set of pics and story Stevie B, ...I've been listening to the 'Doo Ter Tam' a few times this afternoon. Just one month to go my my next trip.. I can't wait.  

that song is ace lol

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

Mr Bastard a nice little review strange SSS is looking at this, as I am also thinking of taking a Girl I know up for 3 or 4 days and has been some Years since last around that way.

 

Just trying to decide on nice Hotel with Pools and close to some Massage places so I can nip out 55555555555

 

Ghosty

great minds think alike

[FROST MEDIC999]

great minds think alike

Yes Matey once a Monger always a Monger

 

What Dates are you thinking of going ?

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

Yes Matey once a Monger always a Monger

 

What Dates are you thinking of going ?

not sure yet pal. sometime between 14th and 28th may

[jinx]

that song is ace lol

 

Yep, it certainly is , and enjoy your trip next month Reg.

[taylor1975]

I spent 3 days in kanchanaburi in Feb this year. Read that the trains can be painfully unreliable, I hate minibuses, so went by big bus from the southern bus station. From nana, taxis were asking 1000 baht! as it is quite far but gridlocked a lot of the way. In the end, I got the local bus (can't remember number but its all over trip adviser etc) from sukhumvit, about 2 mins walk from nana. Price was 17baht and took about an hour -would not have been quicker in taxi. No probs with giant suitcase, as loads of room on bus -would use the bus again.

 

stayed at http://www.noblenight-guesthouse.com/ cheap, clean, girl friendly, so no probs. There are a few bars with girls within 3 mins walking distance. Few restaurants and night market about 10 mins walk. Very few girls around, so choice limited. A bit of a group of us went to a thai disco where we took our own booze -that was fun. The town centre is not within walking distance from the bars, but i didn't venture there anyway. Place seems popular with golfers.

 

Couldn't be bothered with any trips as need to be up at 7am lol. So did bugger all for a few days and went back to bangkok same way i came. I know, very lazy. probably should have stayed in the town area as there is nothing nearby the guesthouse -blazing sun made it hard to walk too far without any shelter or aircon opportunities as that road is a bit baron.

[Steven B'stard]

not sure yet pal. sometime between 14th and 28th may

 

26th May for me,  heading north for a few days then will be in Patts. 

[FROST MEDIC999]

26th May for me,  heading north for a few days then will be in Patts.

 

@SSS think I may miss you then as looking around 30th

 

Mr Bastard may see you then not sure on dates yet or location covering my options with both here and Hua Hin

 

Ghosty

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

I spent 3 days in kanchanaburi in Feb this year. Read that the trains can be painfully unreliable, I hate minibuses, so went by big bus from the southern bus station. From nana, taxis were asking 1000 baht! as it is quite far but gridlocked a lot of the way. In the end, I got the local bus (can't remember number but its all over trip adviser etc) from sukhumvit, about 2 mins walk from nana. Price was 17baht and took about an hour -would not have been quicker in taxi. No probs with giant suitcase, as loads of room on bus -would use the bus again.

 

stayed at http://www.noblenight-guesthouse.com/ cheap, clean, girl friendly, so no probs. There are a few bars with girls within 3 mins walking distance. Few restaurants and night market about 10 mins walk. Very few girls around, so choice limited. A bit of a group of us went to a thai disco where we took our own booze -that was fun. The town centre is not within walking distance from the bars, but i didn't venture there anyway. Place seems popular with golfers.

 

Couldn't be bothered with any trips as need to be up at 7am lol. So did bugger all for a few days and went back to bangkok same way i came. I know, very lazy. probably should have stayed in the town area as there is nothing nearby the guesthouse -blazing sun made it hard to walk too far without any shelter or aircon opportunities as that road is a bit baron.

thanks for the info pal, I may try and get the bus.

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

Yes Matey once a Monger always a Monger

 

What Dates are you thinking of going ?

decided to get a bus from Pattaya and then the minibus from Victory Monument, just one more question, how easy is it to get to the SKY TRAIN from the bus stop when I arrive in BKK

[kansuwan]

Assuming you get the bus to Ekkamai bus station:

 

Come out of the station to Sukhumvit (straight ahead, BTS runs above it so you can't miss it).  Turn left on Sukhumvit and you'll be at Ekkamai BTS in no time, depending how long your legs are.

 

Ekkamai BTS to Victory Monument BTS: take train for Mochit BTS; Victory Monument is the tenth stop.

[FROST MEDIC999]

Here you go SSS

 

[Soi Six Snatch Sniffer]

thanks ghosty and kansuwan, most helpful.

[Steven B'stard]

thanks ghosty and kansuwan, most helpful.

 

 

The skytrain is the way to go,  cheap, reliable and quick.

You just put 20/30 baht in coins into a machine,  click what station you want to go to and it prints you a ticket.  On you go,  Lot's of uni girls use this mode of transport.  makes for pleasant viewing .  

[SLEUTH]

Kanchanaburi like Patts. now in Google street view

[Steven B'stard]

Kanchanaburi like Patts. now in Google street view

Thanks,  will take a look