Tag: Bangkok

• You Fancy, Huh? Review of Thai Airlines First Class Service

  Just in case you were wondering: first class on Thai Airways does not suck. No, actually, I’m even willing to go a step further and say it’s quite nice. Alright, alright, the truth is it was fantastic. Un-freaking-believable. Oh, and for the record, in general, (and I say this with some expertise now) the first…

  thepoelog

  March 30, 2012

  food (of all types), travel, trip report

  Air travel, airline review, Amenities, Australia, Bangkok, Dom Perignon, first class, Honeycombs, luxury travel, massages, One World Alliance, Thai Airlines, Thai Airways, trip review

• Hotel Crashing: St. Regis Bangkok

  I’m having caviar withdrawals. And my butler hasn’t brought me my morning cappuccino or left marzipan by my bed during turndown service in over a week. And I love my marzipan. This is wholly unacceptable. Such is life after a first-class vacation. Yes, we used airline miles and flew first class the entire way to…

  thepoelog

  March 28, 2012

  travel, trip report

  Bangkok, Butlers, hotel crashing, hotel review, Hotels, luxury travel, miles and points, St. Regis, trip review

• One Night In Bangkok Probably is Actually Sufficient

  Oh Bangkok. I wanted to love you. I adore Thai food. You have such pretty architecture. And, one of my absolute favorite songs of the 1980’s extols your, erm, seedier aspects, shall we say? A song, which Wikipedia tells me, has been covered by a Norwegian singer, a Swedish pop group, a Swiss DJ and…

  thepoelog

  March 27, 2012

  opinions (big book of), travel, trip report

  Bangkok, Jewelry Shopping, Johny’s Gems, local foods, luxury travel, miles and points, Sweat, Temples, Thailand, trip review, Weird smells