cbuddha

Hey Putu, long time no see. This steakhouse you mention, is it on the main road? Because very close to there, down one of the side streets close to the Toyota dealer, is another good steakhouse, Sri Muang.

I have heard of car windows being smashed and things being stolen from cars parked at the airport parking lot - but it is free. Not sure how long you can leave a car there officially, but I've done it for a couple days before. When I want to leave a car longer, I use a place about one minute's drive away from the airport where they store your car inside a shuttered garage for about 100 baht/day (prices seem to vary, especially for farang, but they are willing to deal). When you are driving to the airport, it will be on your left, a bit before the roundabout (with the dinosaurs) that leads up the long slope. Sorry, I never got the name of the place. If you look into the property, there's a row of garages on the left and a house on the right, if I remember correctly.

If you leave your car there, they will drop you off and pick you up at the airport.

Last May, I flew from BKK to LAX (via Narita) on Thai Air and bought one extra seat for my not-quite 2 year old son. My wife held my 6 month old daughter. We were not required to have a CARES seat, or a child seat of any kind (and in fact, none of the staff on the phone or at the counter knew that a child seat made especially for airplanes even existed). They provided a wall-mounted bassinet for our baby for both legs of the flight, and were very accommodating about seating, food, free toys, hot water for formula, etc.

You are right not to believe what a travel agent says about in-flight regulations... Many of them have never even been on an airplane and are more than willing to pass on problems stemming from misinformation. My advice is to contact TG directly, and also to show up early for check-in so they can help you with good seating.

BTW, your child may be too big to use it, but the bassinet is a great thing to have because you can put all the kid's stuff in it for easy access (it's mounted on the wall in front of you at approximately chest level when seated)

Aside from padding the floor, you could also try one of those soft padded helmets they sell for toddlers. I've seen them for sale at Central and the Mall in Bangkok and elsewhere. My 9 month old hates wearing hats, or I'd have one on her until her balance gets better - it's only a month or so until the falls get much less frequent.

I just used this service two weeks ago and can confirm that they charge 100 Baht/24 hours storage and (we were told) a 50 Baht late fee up to a couple hours of late pickup.