Danjel

Hi guys!

I'm heading to Thailand for a 4 week holiday in mid January next year. Much of the holiday is already planned, but I still have the last week open. My missus would love to go to Chiang Rai, and I myself would love to see another part of Thailand. I've spend most of the evening reading your forum, and it seems like a really nice laid back place.

I do have a few questions, I hope you can help me with.

I've looked on Agoda at hotels. Seems cheap and good, but my main concern is booking something to far out of the city, I'd like to stay in mid town, and not end up several km outside town. Could you please recommend some hotels/guest houses in that area? Neither me or the missus drive car or motorbike (I used to when I lived here, but that is some 3 years ago), so I hope to find something, were we can walk, without having to depend on tuk tuk or songtaews.

Another thing, I'm a total bodybuilding geek (even on my holidays), does Chiang Rai have a basic free weight gym? Or do I need to reschedule my planned 1 week off (planned for my Koh Chang trip the week before Chiang Rai).

I hope you can help me out.

Cheers

Daniel

Hi guys.

I'm heading to Thailand next week, and with me I've filled half of my suitcase with Proteinpowders, Amino acids, Carbs ect.

No worries about this, I've done this many times before, however this time I'm planning to bring Jack3d (pre-workout with a controversial ingredient that is in family with methamphetamines and GABA (a neurotransmitter powder, in family with GHB) with me, I'm pretty sure you can buy Jack3d in Thailand, and I've bought GABA before as well, but I just don't want to end in the monkey house, I could live with getting it taken away from me, but not with being charged with bringing in drugs. I might be paranoid, what do you guys think?

Any bodybuilders out there.....?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

Daniel

Hi guys.

I'll be in Chiang Mai in mid January, for a week.

I've looked through some threads, where I asked almost an identical question a good 8 pages in.
I hope to get some help as I plan to book a hotel near the gym.

Hope to get some help.

Cheers

Daniel

Hi guys! I've made several attempts to locate a good bodybuilding gym in Bangkok. Now after geting some help with suggestions, I stumbled over a gym which sounds like my type of gym, the Powerzone gym.

I've found their website, and they have apparently moved to a new location, and added a nice map, but in Thai, so I have no idea where in Bangkok it's located, maybe some of you guys could give me a hint as I plan to book a hotel in that area.

the map is in the bottom of this link http://www.csmngt.co..._directions.htm

Cheers

Daniel

Hi guys.

Well I've sort of made this thread already 8 months ago, and got the feedback that The Ascott Hotel housed a huge gym (Cascade something I think). I didn't end at Ascott Hotel and I'm still looking for an alternative (It's kind of pricy (almost 3K a night). However I didn't give up, but found myself wandering around in the Nana and surrounding areas looking for a gym. I ended up at this fancy hotel, which charged 1000 baht for a 1 time use ( I was shocked), and turned around.

I did end up at a Califonia Wow gym, pretty shit, when you're not into machines, and I ended up paying 500 - 600 baht for a session. So guys, I'm on an even tighter budget this time around (January), so my plan was to minimize my normal preference of luxury (hotels that is), and  safe some cash. Can you highlight any bodybuilder / hardcore gyms for me? I prefer a central location in BKK, near one of the districts, Nana, Soi Cowboy or Khao San Road.

Cheers.

Any help is appriciated.

Daniel