"Kris" wrote in message
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Again, definately Hong Kong. Flight arrival time is perfect. In BKK
you'll spend most of your time stuck in traffic that time of day.

In Hong Kong you'll have passed immigration at 7:00 am, boarded the
Airport Express at 7:10 am, arrive in Central at 7:55 am, sip a coffee
in Pacific Coffee in IFC2 mall at 8:05 am and head into the city at
8:15 am
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In Hongkong - my flight arrives at 6:30 am and leaves at 5:30 pm
In Bangkok - my flight arrives at 10:50 am and leaves at 8:00 pm


I live and drive in Bangkok and I believe Bangkok is a more interesting and
exciting city, but I have to agree that on this occasion Hong
Kong would probably
be the best option for you. . You have to allow at *least* 30 mins to
disembark and clear immigration(30 days tourist visa on arrival at the
immigration desk, no fee) and another hour or possibly more to get
into town and
see anything of the major tourist attractions the other poster mentioned.
Bangkok is unpredictable when it comes to getting around the city and the
traffic can be horrendous from
3.30pm onwards, especially on Fridays. You would have to be back at the
airport, say at 7 pm this would mean leaving the city at least two hours
before that to ensure that you are not a nervous wreck watching the clock as
your departure
time approaches. Bangkok only becomes an option for you if it happens to be
a Sunday.

However..... one option for you if you decide to make it Bangkok, is to get
a taxi from the airport (specify via the tollway, you pay the toll) to the
Sukhumvit road exit ramp, get the taxi driver to turn left when he gets to
Sukhumvit and get out at Soi 1 right there. This part of Sukhumvit road is
very cosmopolitan and lively on both sides, market stalls, 5 star hotels,
beer bars, massage parlours, restaurants, (have a drink and spend some time
at the Soi 7 German beer garden if you are broadminded), department stores,
and more, all there within 20 minutes stroll. The skytrain, fast clean and
easy to use, is also right
there if you want to venture a bit further. Plenty of other western tourists
around there as well, and, importantly, very close to the freeway for a
quick taxi ride back to the airport, You should retrace your steps close to
Soi 1 and the entry/exit ramp to the freeway where you got out of the taxi,
and get in another one there,once again tell the driver to go to the airport
via the tollway, you would be back at the airport in around 30 mins or
less.You would have to pay 500 baht departure tax at the booths in the
departures hall.

Sandy
Huay Khwaang
Bangkok