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[Mogwai]

Some things may help you to adjust (acclimatize) to warmer temperatures. Before I moved here I lived in a very cold climate. It took me awhile to develop an approach that works for me. Here are a few suggestions that I've found helpful.

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Anyone else with suggestions?

Randy Murican.

Use an umbrella to block the sun when it's too bright.

[Syzygies]

Some things may help you to adjust (acclimatize) to warmer temperatures. Before I moved here I lived in a very cold climate. It took me awhile to develop an approach that works for me. Here are a few suggestions that I've found helpful.

1) Don't keep your air-con at 18 Celsius. Find the highest temp that you are comfortable at and keep the setting there, for me it's 25-26 Celsius. If you keep your room at a very low temp the shock of humidity / heat when you leave it will be perceived as being much worse.

2) Take your time walking, no extra points given for arriving 5-10 minutes earlier. Most are here on vacation, so what's the rush? Find a pace that works for you. Thais will always find the shadiest route to their destination and there is actual science behind that strategy.

3) Stay well hydrated (sorry, beer doesn't count).

4) Light-colored and light-weight clothing can help.

Anyone else with suggestions?

Randy Murican.

Nice.

When I first met GF we used to have arguments about the air-con. 25 C was the lowest temperature she could stand, and 23 C was the highest I could really stand for sleeping. In the end we had to compromise on 24 C. Eventually I got used to being warmer than my office temperatures in home country. LOL.

I am still amazed to see so many Farangs wearing boots or even running gym shoes. I wonder about sweaty smelly feet. I mostly stick to sandals unless something more formal called for or doing exercise. Strangely Thais tell me that wearing sandals with a strap around the back of heel to hold them on securely is considered to be more classy than those without (which are considered as not so different to flip-flops). Hard for me to figure this thinking, but that is what I was told.

One older buddy of mine used to walk so much around Bangkok that he was too worn out to want any sex sessions. Now that was crazy. A few years later I notice he even struggles to get up the stairs. It is pretty stupid to walk any great distance around Bangkok. In bright sun, even 5 minutes walk can be a good limit, just from getting too sweaty. 20 years ago I used to walk a lot more and it did seem to help keep the weight down (maybe). I recall losing significant weight on first long holiday in Thailand. Too busy to eat much perhaps.

[Rob Jones]

Some things may help you to adjust (acclimatize) to warmer temperatures. Before I moved here I lived in a very cold climate. It took me awhile to develop an approach that works for me. Here are a few suggestions that I've found helpful.

1) Don't keep your air-con at 18 Celsius. Find the highest temp that you are comfortable at and keep the setting there, for me it's 25-26 Celsius. If you keep your room at a very low temp the shock of humidity / heat when you leave it will be perceived as being much worse.

2) Take your time walking, no extra points given for arriving 5-10 minutes earlier. Most are here on vacation, so what's the rush? Find a pace that works for you. Thais will always find the shadiest route to their destination and there is actual science behind that strategy.

3) Stay well hydrated (sorry, beer doesn't count).

4) Light-colored and light-weight clothing can help.

Anyone else with suggestions?

Randy Murican.

I will try the air-con tip next time I'm in Asia. Usually I crank it down to 16-18 degrees and lock the remote in the safe so the cleaners can't adjust it. I stayed in Bali for 2 months one time and towards the end no A/C and using a blanket at night so we do acclimatize pretty easily.

Thanks.

[Allover]

Some things may help you to adjust (acclimatize) to warmer temperatures. Before I moved here I lived in a very cold climate. It took me awhile to develop an approach that works for me. Here are a few suggestions that I've found helpful.

1) Don't keep your air-con at 18 Celsius. Find the highest temp that you are comfortable at and keep the setting there, for me it's 25-26 Celsius. If you keep your room at a very low temp the shock of humidity / heat when you leave it will be perceived as being much worse.

2) Take your time walking, no extra points given for arriving 5-10 minutes earlier. Most are here on vacation, so what's the rush? Find a pace that works for you. Thais will always find the shadiest route to their destination and there is actual science behind that strategy.

3) Stay well hydrated (sorry, beer doesn't count).

4) Light-colored and light-weight clothing can help.

Anyone else with suggestions?

Randy Murican.

I live in California with outstanding weather nearly every day. The heat in Thailand just kills me and I find myself diving into 7-11's when I walk just to cool off for a minute or two. Sounds crazy I know. Being overweight doesn't make it any easier. All of my shirts (polo shirts, t-shirts, and short sleeve shirts) are moisture wicking. They are mainly Adidas, Nike, and Reebok brand and the moisture wicking really works. My shirts never show sweat or moisture even though I perspire a lot in the heat. I see people wearing t-shirts soaked in sweat. Doesn't happen to me. I usually visit Thailand sometime between May and September.

I always book hotels close to the BTS or MRT. The farthest away form the BTS I stayed was the Mercure Soi 11 on my last trip. It's still not far from the BTS and I love Soi 11. I keep the room temp at 24 degrees. Randy Murican's suggestions are good too.

[Zman429]

Hi,

My first visit to the LOS coming up in November and planning to spend just 2 days in BKK and 4 days in Pattaya.

Based on good feedback on this forum, shortened the list down to the S Sukhumvit & Ruamchitt Plaza.

Can't decide on either one, both are closer to NEP / Soi Cowboy.

Ruamchitt has a slight advantage since it is located in the dead center.

Price wise, there is not a big difference between the two.

Just looking for a clean no frills place, good breakfast is a must. Of course has to be girls friendly and I believe both are.

Please suggest if there is anything that I need to consider before making a choice. Promise to provide feedback after the visit.

Cheers!

FYI Ruamchitt has been redone fairly nice for couple nights, very hard bed, no breakfast. Never been able to get good price at S Suites so not sure how they compare.

[Randy Murican]

Was a little hot earlier today. 5 PM is 30 C and cloudy. Will come down to 26 C by late this evening and 25 in the morning.

It's not so bad. You just don't want to walk around too much in middle of the day when sunny. In that situation get there quick on motorcycle or use aircon taxi or BTS. Yet I still see plenty of guys sitting in open air bars in the daytime. I don't see that many guys are allergic to warm weather. I actually hate freezing cold weather much worse than Bangkok heat.

It's not really the hottest time of year. Bangkok is never the hottest part of Thailand. The smog filters the sunlight so it is not so bad when it hits you directly.

Some things may help you to adjust (acclimatize) to warmer temperatures. Before I moved here I lived in a very cold climate. It took me awhile to develop an approach that works for me. Here are a few suggestions that I've found helpful.

1) Don't keep your air-con at 18 Celsius. Find the highest temp that you are comfortable at and keep the setting there, for me it's 25-26 Celsius. If you keep your room at a very low temp the shock of humidity / heat when you leave it will be perceived as being much worse.

2) Take your time walking, no extra points given for arriving 5-10 minutes earlier. Most are here on vacation, so what's the rush? Find a pace that works for you. Thais will always find the shadiest route to their destination and there is actual science behind that strategy.

3) Stay well hydrated (sorry, beer doesn't count).

4) Light-colored and light-weight clothing can help.

Anyone else with suggestions?

Randy Murican.

[Syzygies]

I just don't fancy walking too far in the Bangkok heat and I certainly will not have to walk too far from The Nana. .

Was a little hot earlier today. 5 PM is 30 C and cloudy. Will come down to 26 C by late this evening and 25 in the morning.

It's not so bad. You just don't want to walk around too much in middle of the day when sunny. In that situation get there quick on motorcycle or use aircon taxi or BTS. Yet I still see plenty of guys sitting in open air bars in the daytime. I don't see that many guys are allergic to warm weather. I actually hate freezing cold weather much worse than Bangkok heat.

It's not really the hottest time of year. Bangkok is never the hottest part of Thailand. The smog filters the sunlight so it is not so bad when it hits you directly.

[ScottoD]

How is Admiral Premier Suites. Premier Studio, 1 King Bed with Balcony. ? Booked it, have a short window to cancel as it is for the next coming days.

[LoneWolff]

So decided on the S Sukhumvit Suites based on feedback from Allover, ForumulaOneFan and Raghubar. Thanks a ton fellas.

Will post feedback after my visit, coming up in exactly 30 days from today.

[Sunlover2]

Fourteen years since my first trip to Bangkok and I have just booked the Nana Hotel for a couple of nights at the end of the month.

The location is ground zero for lower Suk punting. Close to: Nana Entertainment Plaza, streetwalkers / freelancers, BJ bars, naughty soi 7-1, Bamboo and Analisa massage shops.

The Nana BTS is a short walk. Nice pool area and decent buffet breakfast. The hotel gets mixed reviews here, but has had some recent room renovations and IMO is good VFM. The superior room booking should get you a Sukhumvit view room on a high floor. If you don't fancy the place just move on to another.

SL.

[Gus69]

Fourteen years since my first trip to Bangkok and I have just booked the Nana Hotel for a couple of nights at the end of the month. .

It is an itch that has to be scratched, although in the past I have had breakfast there, been to the nightclub, Angels? And had a massage and ball shaving with a lovely called Pimm.

I have read various forums and booked with the hotel direct a Superior room which at 1690 inc tax and brekkie is a good deal for the location.

I just don't fancy walking too far in the Bangkok heat and I certainly will not have to walk too far from The Nana. .

[EihTooms]

I have chanced to walk into Thermae one time. Ordered a Remy and walked the horseshoe. Stopped and chatted with a lady by asking her is she was ok with farang or Japanese. She smiled and said Japanese. I walked over to the center and talked for awhile another older guy like me. He said it was his second time in here and he wasn't able to score.

My question is this, being an older in great shape white guy, grey hair and a mustache, If a lady refuses you do all the ladies pick up on that and also ignore you? I will say it is the best looking group of ladies I have seen in Bkk. Please advise. BTW, I walked outside an took an FL, that was a great ride 2 hrs, 1500 baht.

RL.

I don't think it matters to the other ladies if one lady refuses you. Unless the lady is well known by everyone never to accept a Farang, most of the rest of them would have no idea who rejected who in that discussion or why anyway. And that assumes more than a few of them were even paying attention rather than trying to catch the eye of some other potential customer in the room.

Your question suggests you only spoke with that one girl and did not try another. Otherwise, you would have had more info on whether that first discussion/refusal mattered or not, right? Based on the description of yourself, I think you would have been successful in getting a taker within the next 2-3 girls you chatted up. The FL you took outside and had a great time with might very well have been standing in Thermae 30 minutes earlier or was planning to go in there later.

I am also an older Farang guy (64), in pretty good shape although I have never used the word "great" (LOL) as you did and when I walk the horseshoe I get dozens of inviting smiles and unblinking looks from lovely young girls on both sides and ends of that room, all the way around. That was true as recently as a week ago. Any night I have been intent on taking a girl from Thermae I have been able to do so and can't remember the last time it required chatting up more than two of them to make that happen over the past few years. And I am not talking about the older, less attractive ladies there. However, there might be things that set us apart that you mentioned and one that you did not mention. Maybe they matter a little, but no way to know for sure. Some things that set us apart (but still might not matter one whit really) is my hair is not grey because I chemically darken out the grey, I don't have a mustache, I don't think it has ever occurred to me to approach a Thermae girl by asking her the question you asked, I usually approach by at least trying to say Hello in Thai (Sawatdee khrup).

Further, I am smiling when I walk into the place and look confidently yet non aggressively around the room, continue smiling at least a little bit while I walk the horseshoe and definitely smile even more when I approach a girl and say Hello to her. That is the one thing you didn't mention that I believe really does make a big difference when it comes to Farangs. It might not matter when the most grim-faced, serious looking old Japanese dudes slouch over to the hottest girl in the room. But we Farangs need to assure these girls we are light-hearted, not too critical and ready to have a pleasant if not a genuinely fun time, imo. Smile. A lot.

Guess this should have been in the General or Bangkok Reports thread. But the question was asked here.

[FormulaOneFan]

S Sukhumvit is a good choice. Safe in room as well. Very girl friendly, never had even a peep from anyone when bringing girls back.

[Allover]

Hi,

My first visit to the LOS coming up in November and planning to spend just 2 days in BKK and 4 days in Pattaya.

Based on good feedback on this forum, shortened the list down to the S Sukhumvit & Ruamchitt Plaza.

Can't decide on either one, both are closer to NEP / Soi Cowboy.

Ruamchitt has a slight advantage since it is located in the dead center.

Price wise, there is not a big difference between the two.

Just looking for a clean no frills place, good breakfast is a must. Of course has to be girls friendly and I believe both are.

Please suggest if there is anything that I need to consider before making a choice. Promise to provide feedback after the visit.

Cheers!

I haven't been in a room in Ruamchitt in many years but from what I hear the rooms at S Sukhumvit are much nicer. Ruamchitt used to be pretty dumpy. I stayed at S Sukhumvit a few months ago. S Sukhumvit has a much better location although Ruamchitt is good also. Sukhumvit is a 1 minute walk to Soi Cowboy. The hotel is next to the BTS Asoke station, the MRT Sukhumvit subway station and practically across the street from Terminal 21. S Sukhumvit recently changed their name to Sukhumvit Suites. IMHO Sukhumvit Suites is a much better choice.

[Ed Setra]

No offense Syzgies, but you have 10560 posts and you're not a big socializer?

Or maybe he's not a big socializer because he has 10560 posts.