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We have arrived! ... but it is not over...

 Firt Visit - Planning We have arived from Helsinki late in the evening and the plan was to just change the airport and fly further to Chiang Mai. This was the plan - and as always there is a difference between plan and reality. Especially since the second internal flight was from Don Mueang, not from Suvarnabhumi If you ever plan to go to Bangkok - you need to understand/realize the distance (not only from KM/Miles perspective) mostly from the perspective of time it takes to get to the other airport (places_ (does not matter which one is your start airport and which one is designation).  I was lucky again - as my colleagues from company told me that it is at least an hour+ to change the airport - when in fact it was more.  Right after we bought tickets (8) we received the communication that the flight would be postponed and we would be having hard times to catch connection North. The first bit of luck was about the option to delay the second (third) flight to the early n...

Ariving in Bangkok - Two Airports

Remember that in Bangkok - there are two airports: 1.  Suvarnabhumi Airport - Main Airport - where all the international flights are landing. No matter if you are coming from Europe, Americas, Africa, Australia - you will land here! A huge airport - very busy, and overcrowded most of the time. Still pretty well organized and easy to find means of transport to the other airport or to City Center! I've not seen any hastle at the airport or close to it.  2. Don Mueang Airport - Internal airport - where most of the flights are ariving from within Thailand, but also from nearby countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos.  Connection between the airports: Taxis and Grab/Bolt are all easily accessible on a level 1 of the airport - there are signs, and Grab has even a waiting room - might be needed - as the weather and humidity can be difficult to bear - especially if you have just landed from cold Finland (see the other topic) 1. Grab/Bolt - both systems are working and I highly rec...