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Thailand: Terminal 21 mall; Bangkok to Phuket by bus

By Mithun Divakaran
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Jul 08, 2013
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Bangkok, Phuket, Thailand, Travel

Date: 18th November 2012

The next morning, we checked out from our room but kept our luggage at the hostel itself.

Green milk tea Bangkok — We had breakfast from the cafe at the hostel itself. This was the green milk tea (฿65) I had along with my toast and eggs (฿70)

Since it was already noon, we took the BTS to Asoke and checked out the recently opened Terminal 21 mall.

Terminal 21 mall Bangkok — (Took this photo on my phone)

Terminal 21 entrance lobby — Yup, it’s *another* mall in Sukhumvit

Terminal 21 floors Bangkok mall — Like all new malls, it’s pretty big

Terminal 21 escalators from below — This is a nine-storey mall

Terminal 21 Japan floor Bangkok mall — It’s a themed mall, where in each floor is stylized based on a world-famous city. The first floor is ‘Tokyo’.

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Thailand 2012: Far end of Jomtien Beach; back to Bangkok

By Mithun Divakaran
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Jul 03, 2013
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Pattaya, Thailand, Travel

Date: 16th November 2012 (Part 2)

After leaving the Sanctuary of Truth, I rode my rented bike back to the main road.

T Six 5 hotel Pattaya Thailand — If you want a quieter side to Pattaya, stay on this side (TSix 5 Hotel)

Pattaya traffic signal — I placed the camera around my neck and would take photos whenever traffic stopped

Pattaya beach road Thailand — … or whenever I felt like taking a photo, I would stop on the side of the road and click

Amari Holiday Inn hotel Pattaya — You got a lot of major hotel brands on the north Pattaya side, like Amari and Holiday Inn

Thai Airways Pattaya office — Thai Airways’ Pattaya office is on the north end as well

Pattaya beach road — I didn’t really stop to take photos on Beach Road, because it’s hella busy

Road to Jomtien beach — I had been to Jomtien Beach in 2010, but I took a songthaew back then

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Hong Kong: Last day in Hong Kong, and one day in Bangkok

By Mithun Divakaran
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Apr 03, 2013
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Bangkok, Hong Kong, Thailand, Travel

Date: 5th July 2012

My last day in Hong Kong was supposed to be spent at Ocean Park, but I woke up to this…

Raining Hong Kong building — You can’t make out much from this photo taken from my phone, but it was raining heavily!

Realizing such weather would ruin a far off visit to a theme park and delay my departure to the airport, I decided not to go and sought to get a refund for my ticket. I bought it from Fiona at the hostel itself, but she hadn’t come in yet. I asked the housekeeper who was Filipino and her reaction went something along the lines of this: “You want a refund? Ha! No way… Fiona won’t give your money back… Chinese don’t do refunds!”, with a laugh. Continue reading “Hong Kong: Last day in Hong Kong, and one day in Bangkok” »