Basketball game in Rot Fai Park
It used to be an upscale golf course, but now it’s a great public park: Rot Fai. It’s located north of Chatuchak weekend market. Simply take BTS Skytrain to it’s terminal station at Mo Chit and from there on a motorcyle taxi for another 40 baht of transportation fees. Entrance to Rot Fai park is free. Very crowded on weekend with local Thai families. Bicycles are for rent, lots of green with a butterfly park, baskatball and running tracks. Outside the entrance there is a large Thai foodcourt with cheap and delicious food from Issaan and other Thai provinces. Great place to take photos of your girlfriend and boyfriend as many trees provide shades with natural light for cute portraits that are so popular with Asian teens and Thai cuties.
Should you wish to get tested for HIV or any other STD in Bangkok, it is convenient to visit large international hospitals. Their staff is speaking English: Bumrungrad, Samitivej and Bangkok Hospital. Simply use a Google search to locate their websites and locations.
While Bangkok hospitals require a patients ID and are required to report HIV infections, there are ways to get tested anonymously. The Red Cross Bangkok provides a STD testing clinic where patients are assigned identification tags rather than having their names and address taken. HIV tests are available from 80 baht upwards. It is a much cheaper alternative to hospitals that charge up to 3800 Thai Baht for testing. The clinic also provides tests for Hepatitis, Syphilis and CD4 viral load.
Location: 1871 Rama 4 Road Bangkok 10330
Thai masseuse waiting for customers
Thai Massage: Traditional Thai massage has been practiced in Thailand for centuries and is very different from the usual “soft” or rubbing or massage style of some European countries. It is believed that the technique of traditional Thai massage was developed by monks to achieve a balance between the mind and body during extended periods of motionless meditation. Thai massage aims to encourage the flow of energy or “chi”, through the body. When the chi doesn’t flow, a “blockage” occurs, which results in illness. Following pressure points similar to acupuncture, a Thai massage releases these “blockages.” It sounds simple but really effective. There are lot’s of Thai Massage parlors around Sukhumvit Road that are listed on a Bangkok Massage List on Asoke Website. Traditional Thai Massage at Wat Pho: If you are seeking to try the original of Thai massage, just head to Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha), which offers Thai massage in its most traditional form, taken from the original inscriptions in stone commissioned by King Rama III, great-grandfather of the present king. And if you are interested in learning the techniques of traditional Thai massage, the Wat Pho massage school offers a 10-day course at the cost of around 6,000 Baht. Just contact directly the school located in Wat Pho Temple compound.
Visitors can enjoy horse riding, at the following equestrian establishments in Bangkok. One is the Bangkok Equestrian Centre, located at 20/1 Moo 2 Soi Chadsanthahanrue, Sukhumwit Soi 102, Tel: 328 0273-4. Horses can be hired at costs around 600 Baht an hour. If you would like to take lessons for horse riding and if you like to ride often, you can register for membership, which costs about 2,000 Baht a month. Another club located near Bangkok is the Garden City Polo Club where horse hire is 500 Baht and they also teach polo to those who are interested. Please contact 317 1431-7 or go there, at 37 Moo 5 Bangna-Trad Road, Tambon Bangpu.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 September 2005 )
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