David Chang Posted February 10, 2024 Report Posted February 10, 2024 bangkok in a nutshell eat, get a 4 hands thai massage. eat, get a foot massage. eat. get another massage. repeat again the next day.. 4
DennisLinkletter Posted February 10, 2024 Report Posted February 10, 2024 Favorite big City for food. With a Thai wife, Bangkok is our second home.. We had a house just behind Queen Park next to the Emporium for many years. So hard to cook there when little specialty kitchens are literally everywhere. 2
David Chang Posted February 10, 2024 Author Report Posted February 10, 2024 36 minutes ago, DennisLinkletter said: Favorite big City for food. With a Thai wife, Bangkok is our second home.. We had a house just behind Queen Park next to the Emporium for many years. So hard to cook there when little specialty kitchens are literally everywhere. we were just at Empornium earlier tonight. bangkok is as crazy as ever, we were thinking of buying an apartment here a few years ago since we travel here so often, but it's just too crazy to live here, even part-time. i asked my wife he she wanted to go to bali for a week since we both never been there, but she loves thailand. oh well maybe next time..
remi Posted February 11, 2024 Report Posted February 11, 2024 Looks great- I am there at the end of the month for 3-4 days. Can't wait - not been since 2009 or so! 1
David Chang Posted February 12, 2024 Author Report Posted February 12, 2024 21 hours ago, remi said: Looks great- I am there at the end of the month for 3-4 days. Can't wait - not been since 2009 or so! when you come, be prepared to negotiate taxi/tuk tuk prices. nobody goes by the meter anymore. or use grab
remi Posted February 12, 2024 Report Posted February 12, 2024 (edited) On 2/12/2024 at 6:48 PM, David Chang said: when you come, be prepared to negotiate taxi/tuk tuk prices. nobody goes by the meter anymore. or use grab Thanks- any specific food tips welcome, I was just planning to wander! Edited February 13, 2024 by remi
David Chang Posted February 13, 2024 Author Report Posted February 13, 2024 11 hours ago, remi said: Thanks- any specific food tips welcome, I was just planning to wander! my google maps list of places to eat and massage. some are closed. some i haven’t been back to in years. the weather now is really good by the way. warm but low humidity. its much comfortable than summertime. https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/18p2PCGQPqVfWcA2u7iV7PNs1OWQ
remi Posted February 13, 2024 Report Posted February 13, 2024 12 hours ago, David Chang said: my google maps list of places to eat and massage. some are closed. some i haven’t been back to in years. the weather now is really good by the way. warm but low humidity. its much comfortable than summertime. https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/18p2PCGQPqVfWcA2u7iV7PNs1OWQ Thanks- appreciate it!
David Chang Posted February 15, 2024 Author Report Posted February 15, 2024 (edited) On 2/14/2024 at 6:15 AM, remi said: Thanks- appreciate it! ohif you plan on eating curry crab, look for it at early lunch. almost every place we went to for dinner expecting to order curry crab, they were sold out. i made the mistake of booking our hotel the same travel dates but next month. so my wife will come to bangkok again in march on me screwing up.. 😂 Edited February 15, 2024 by David Chang 3
remi Posted March 3, 2024 Report Posted March 3, 2024 Unsurprisingly, I ate very well and had a great time in general. Remi IMG_8065.MOV 4
David Chang Posted March 3, 2024 Author Report Posted March 3, 2024 @remi nice. i'm probably going back next week to go to learn thai massage 😄
MacKenzie Posted March 3, 2024 Report Posted March 3, 2024 WOW. Does anyone have any idea where which wire connects to what? 2
tony b Posted March 3, 2024 Report Posted March 3, 2024 It's not called a "rats nest" for nothing! 😆 2
remi Posted March 3, 2024 Report Posted March 3, 2024 7 hours ago, MacKenzie said: WOW. Does anyone have any idea where which wire connects to what? One of the locals were telling me that the government is planning to put wires underground in some of the central parts of Bangkok, but that people have complained as it is an iconic feature of Bangkok, as seen in @David Chang and my photos... 1
tekobo Posted March 4, 2024 Report Posted March 4, 2024 Wow, what a trip @remi! That seafood on the grill looks particularly tasty.
Poochie Posted March 8, 2024 Report Posted March 8, 2024 All of that food look delicious. The curry crab has to be good. Those wires remind me of my ATT days. That metal rectangular can supports up to 25 customers. But forget that. I'm going for the food 1
David Chang Posted March 11, 2024 Author Report Posted March 11, 2024 (edited) back in bangkok and just had a very good meal at Jeh O Chula. the wait was about an hour, but you can book.. their most popular dish is tom yum soup with MAMA noodles (Thai version of Indomie) with raw egg yolks and several legs of backfin lump crabmeat.. at first glance, it's looks like cheap food i used to make in college, but man is this thing tasty... the crispy pork was some of the best i've had in bangkok. it rivals hk's famed siu yuk.. the stir fried chinese kale was freaking amazing. i believe it was only seasoned with salt fish (a pungent fermented salt cured fish. it's an absolute umami flavour bomb) and the mud crab. simply steamed and loaded with roe and served with magic thai seafood sauce. and the face of the restaurant, the owner i suppose, is this grey haired lady chopping away at crispy pork belly... might ruin someones night if one of these cables got cut accidentally.. Edited March 11, 2024 by David Chang 3 2
