Food & Travel
The Roxy is a few years old, which is clearly evident in some places. It’s quite conveniently located near the airport, and there are plenty of restaurants nearby. However, it’s a good distance to Marina Bay Sands (5-6km). The price is just about reasonable (although 4 weeks would be way too expensive). The Executive Lounge … Read more
Now a quick word about the flight itself. As mentioned before, this was with Singapore in Business. The nice thing about non-European airlines is that the Business seating doesn’t just follow the normal configuration, but actually uses a different seat. On Singapore, it’s the same as on long-haul flights, for example, when I fly FRA … Read more
Time to move on, after 6 weeks in BKK it’s time for a change (okay, the visa has expired too). I’m continuing on with Singapore Airlines to Singapore. The original flight was planned 2 weeks ago, but for various reasons I extended it by 2 weeks. Rebooking the flight was a bit more difficult than … Read more
Nana Seafood (or Aree Seafood) on Soi 5 is fairly new (maximum 3 months old). I don’t know if it’s owned by the same person as the one on Soi 1 (tin shack), but everything looks pretty similar. That’s why I went in without checking Google reviews ;). I ordered grilled fish with a salt … Read more
Okay, for the sake of completeness, to complete Soi 11 (apart from the fast food chains), I also went to the Old German Beerhouse (okay, I’ve been there before for a beer while watching football). I ordered the lamb shank in red wine sauce and a beer. I actually wanted to order the pork shank … Read more
The Anaconda, where should I even begin? The Anaconda has just opened and looks very stylish. You practically sit around the chefs and can watch them at work, which is actually quite great. But in this case, it’s unfortunately fatal, because you can see the complete incompetence of the team. Even the European woman in … Read more