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Broken computer in Bangkok: Where do I fix it?

Sooner or later, one of your electronic gizmos will go on the fritz while you’re in the tropics. Here at WoWasis, our USB thumb drive went out while we were in Bangkok.  It stores all our backups, and we wanted to preserve some of the data on it before buying another drive. We were referred […]

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WoWasis comes clean: What’s a Thai soapy body-to-body massage? How does it work, and where do I get one?

My goodness, did we get some responses to our recent men’s spas in Thailand and soapy massage and museum on same day blog posts! Many of those writing were curious as to how these soapy body-to-body massage spas are operated, and how they can get one. We’re going to tell you how these soapy massage […]

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Museum & soapy massage the same day: a must for Bangkok museum-goers?

Over the past several months, veteran Bangkok museum-goers have been raving to WoWasis about a museum experience that might be unique to Bangkok: a morning visit to a museum, followed by an afternoon soapy body-to-body massage. This occurs because the venerated Suan Pakkad Museum and the Chao Phya 2 soapy massage parlor are a mere […]

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Bangkok’s soapy massage spa experience: who they serve and where they are

Bangkok’s multistory standalone soapy spas have parking lots, and often have full service bars and karaoke lounges, unlike most smaller Storefront Spas.  They occasionally have curtained-off individualized carports to ensure privacy.  Many of these establishments will offer masseuses providing different massage services, at varying price points.  Spa management have indicated to WoWasis researchers that their […]

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Bangkok’s Suan Pakkad Palace Museum: traditional houses and Ban Chiang pottery

WoWasis is always looking for interesting museums that aren’t always well-touristed. The wonderful Suan Pakkad Palace museum is one of these, located just a few steps east of Exit 4 at the Phaya Thai BTS station, houses a nice collection of artifacts in a “palace” setting of old Thai teak homes.  Eight separate houses contain […]

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In Bangkok’s electric showers, death is quicker than the electric chair!

Earlier this year, WoWasis reported on a deadly shower stall in the Philippines, but one we recently encountered in Bangkok certainly competes!  This Thai shower features an electric heating unit with the insulating cover removed from the control box, leaving all the wires and electrical stuff exposed to water and humans. There’s even a Buddhist […]

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Bangkok’s streetside sewing & shoe repair: good quality, great price, and close!

Quite a few visitors to Thailand have told us here at WoWasis  that they like the quality and price of streetside shoe repair and sewing so much that they actually bring their shoes and clothes from home to be repaired here. It’s cheaper than repair in their own countries, or buying new.  In all Thai […]

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Best lunch and dinner counter in Bangkok: Took Lae Dee at Foodland Market

Here at WoWasis, there are times we want a quick, inexpensive, and good meal, and for a second get away from the exhaust fumes and heat that can be part of the sidewalk dining experience in the Land of Smiles.  Took Lae Dee (“Cheap and Good”), a lunch and dinner counter at our nearby Foodland […]

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Best skin scrub, massage, and spa in Bangkok? Sazanka’s new location

Although mostly men frequent Sazanka, the experience of getting salted, exfoliated, massaged, and lotioned is something all genders would appreciate. Sazanka has just moved to a new location, one BTS stop away from its former location on Washington Square.  Those of us at WoWasis recommend the two hour long “Sazanka Massage,” essentially a Korean akasuri process, […]

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New Bangkok Airport Train gets you downtown in 15 minutes

WoWasis tested the new Airport Rail Link train shortly after its inaugural run, and as advertised it took us from Suvarnabhumi Airport to the centrally located Makkasan station in 15 minutes. It cost 40 bhat for the trip (soon to be raised to 150 baht), and the train raced along the course at up to […]

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