I was going to create a topic regarding my recent excursion but as yours recent, I'll add info here as it has a few viewers who may benefit. I hope this is OK?
When travelling, I use Wise.
When I signed up, I got the app, a virtual credit card and a physical VISA charge card (need a few days to come through post). I can top up the balance from my bank any time and don't pay conversion fees.
For airport transfers, I downloaded Klook.
External Link/Members OnlyIt was brilliant, just book on the app and you're assigned a driver and you meet the host at level 4 and they call your driver and he comes and picks you up.
Mine cost about £15 and I paid via the app which I had set up for payment with my Wise card.
There are ATM's in the lower floor level that don't rip you off.
I took out 10,000 Baht - about £240 and paid about £3 as a transaction fee.
I picked up a hotel on Sukhumvit Road.
I read all the posts on here before I went out there. Some really decent stuff so thank you, especially to Johnwaynes.
Before I went out, I set up Bolt with my wise card and Thai Friendly which I subscribed to premium for 1 month then cancelled so as not to pay again.
I used a global SIM from Maya mobile and a punting WhatsApp.
I created a Google Maps list of all the hotspots to make life easier when out there.
The first place I tried was
External Link/Members Only panorama room was booked out so I was assigned the "shower room".
It is literally a shower with a bed in it and icy AC unit blasting away.
Extremely pretty girl selected from the line up under the direct gaze of her disapproving colleagues.
1 hour for 2,300 Baht. Turns out that at £54 this was a bit steep but fine by me, I just wanted to get started.
It was Ok but note to self not to choose form over function on this trip.
Next venture was Wood Bar. Great name
External Link/Members OnlyI was feeling flush so I splashed out the full 1,000 Baht on a VIP lady who was wearing an evening dress. Only just though because her bolt-ons were nearly busting through it.
To get to wood bar, you have to walk past a few salons all with girls pitching for your business, this was 2pm so no other punters around. There were tempting offers but I set my sights on wood bar
All the girls gathered round but they let one girl come to the front.
"I'm number 38" she said "you may have heard of me". Ha! Ha! Go on then, sold, I said. I paid the mama-san, security glanced up from his Youtube video and I was marched upstairs to what I can only describe as a double row of purple cubicles.
The place reeked of spunk and bleach, you know the smell, choking.
#38 picked a cubicle and opened the door. There was a plastic faux leather reclining chair, a filthy kneeling cushion and a barber shop style sink in the corner at very low level.
"Cock sink" she said. "Come here" so I took off the trousers and pants and stood over the sink while she washed my man bits thoroughly.
She then sat me down on the recliner, pushed the back to full recline, knelt on the cushion, pulled the bolt-on's out over the dress and proceeded to vacuum suck and gag like a champ.
I can vouch for #38, she is the best. Unbelievable. The noises coming from the cubicles next door were quite amusing. lots of gagging, coughing and spitting. God only knows what that place is like at 2am.
Anyway, on completion, she rose quickly to spit and cough into the cock sink. I thought she might throw up but then she summoned me back to the sink, washed me down and sent me on my way. Unreal.
One final thing, for some legit tourism, I found this website -
External Link/Members Only and for a few quid an hour, a genuine female tour guide gave me a rapid tour of the hotspots and I got lots of photo's to send home.
I got another in the evening to take me to decent bars, restaurant etc and it was much better for me than stumbling around in the dark and getting into trouble.
Hope this helps.
Safe travels.