yes-have to correct, sorry about that, its a case of same-same but different. Tim Bouk Tu is not in Kwai, but Sapan Mai(big road same name, also Big C-seems they re-start the soi nrs also further on. But Sapan Mai is much further out of town-east of old Don Muang airport. Might have airforce staff.
Paradise is near another Uni-Kasert.
Check site gthai.net for info+directions.
This site also lists another unknown; GURU-near the Mall Ngam Wong Wan, not too far from that Paradise.
Can get there with expresswaybus 522 from the Vict. Monument-get off 2nd stop after a long freewayride. This bus continues on via Sapan Mai to Rangsit.

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and thanks Sexy-for doing more research and listing this other Paradise. But it simply cannot be opposite soi 24 on RKHg road-that is soi 29-and I right now sit there. Will visit the sauna on soi 24 later, maybe , or hope to.
as above;using the BTS Sapan Kwai to walk to Sapan Mai-well good luck-you'll arrive next day (its about 20/25 kms.)

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-- For PARADISE SAUNA, 69/17, Soi R'haeng. 71., the map wch. I down-loaded and used as a ref. shews it to be roughly opp. to R'haeng. 24/1..
- source: >Big Map of Paradise Sauna, Bangkok · gayScout gayGuide 2010

-- But I do realize that the man-on-the-ground is often MORE reliable than the remote one who looks-at maps etc. etc..
- As we used to say in the Army: 'Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted.'.

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You are all correct. Soi 29 is opposite soi 24 and soi 71 is opposite soi 24/1. Soi 24 and soi 24/1 are 1.75 kms apart...the entire Hua Mark Stadium and Ramkhamhaeng University are in between soi 24 and soi 24/1.
Now what would be interesting would be a report on Torpedo Sauna which is on soi Thawonthawat 1, just after it branches off soi 24. I went a few years ago but cannot remember much about it.

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-- Possibly a word of caution when mentioning the word 'Torpedo.' here in the Kingdom of Thailand. - ha!

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I can help you-just after what I wrote-in this same shop on soi 29-I ate at BigC foodcourt and went to Torpedo-easy to find-a little long walk (or take red songhthaew-it wont save any time in the jams) to T-juntion on soi 24-easy to spot. Entry 139 bt-99 bfeore 18.00. A bit rundown, but I really had a great time. Bumped into 2 couples of what turned out to Thai soldiers on leave and doing exercise in the gym-very, very shy at the start, but the free booze (its a free help yourself small bar-there even was rice+some curry) helped them loosen a bit. wow. oho.
I had expected more student types-but that was hardly so (young age to 23/24 gets discount on entry). Not too many patrons- but not very sticky. Of course-its like a lotteree-you never know what you win-or loose.

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-- Khun Pong,
- Thanks for yr. corr'ns. etc. etc. - appreciated by all of us, I'm sure.

1.- My BKK. City Atlas., (5th.. edn.), makes no mention of a road named SAPAN MAI; but it does shew a SM. Post Office, wch. is between Tnn. Phahon Yothin sois 48. & 50., and also a projected rd. running-away to the EbyS. in that area.
- The a/m. Atlas shews the BIG C - SM. to be on Phahon Yothin soi 50..
- Tnn. PY. runs in a NE./SW. dir'n. on the E. side of DON MUEANG AIRPORT.

2.- I asked my Thai boi-friend, (his English is ltd!), to translate the rds'. etc. names for GURU. -
2.1.- At the point where Tnn. Chaeng Wattana changes name to Tnn. Ratchapruek there is a fly-over with Tnn. Tiwanon*, (T'non. changes dir'n. from NW./SE. to NE./SW. at that point.),;
2.1.1.* - Google Earth co-ords.: roughly 100-30-15.E.x13-54-27.N.;
2.2- From the a/m. i'sect. proceed NE. along Tnn. T'non., (distance neither given nor known.), until on yr. RHS. you'll see HOT VIDEO SHOP and, across the soi, BANG MANG SA,(?);
2.3.- Turn RIGHT and walk along that soi and there'll be GURU at the end.

-- My copy of the BKK. 'BUS. MAP. , (version E5.), shews 'buses. 166. & 505. go as far as the a/m. i'sect., (2.1.),. There may well be MORE 'buses.?
- River ferry pier #33. - PAK KRET, by RAMA IV. BR., ('New Br.', according to Google Earth.) - is approx. 1M. to the WEST of the a/m. i'sect..

-- E&OE. -- corr'ns. requested. --

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-- Khun Pong,
- Thanks for yr. corr'ns. etc. etc. - appreciated by all of us, I'm sure.

1.- My BKK. City Atlas., (5th.. edn.), makes no mention of a road named SAPAN MAI; -- My copy of the BKK. 'BUS. MAP. , (version E5.), shews 'buses. 166. & 505. go as far as the a/m. i'sect., (2.1.),. There may well be MORE 'buses.?

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Sorry-I simply assume that people know BKK and all its khets=district. Sapan (=bridge) Mai (this is new, may also mean silk)-compare Sapan Kwai=buffalo bridge, is not a road but a district, east of Don Muang. The main road running there is indeed Phahonyotin. In proper Thai you should use always use names like ''khet'' or ''thanon=road/street'' but we never do that.
Along that main road in Sapan Mai one can use buses like the 34, 522, 39, 185, 543.
34,39 start/pass the Vict. Monument and Mochit/Chatuchak-then it takes hours in enormous jams. the 522 goes on the Exprway from the Vict Mon-0comes off at Mall /Ngam Wiong wan (passes by all the jams) and then joins the other routes.
I think for me its too far for just trying it out.

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GURU
is not opposite, but quite near the MALL Ngam Wong Wan. Its off Tiwanon road, that is the road running north from Nonthaburi toward Khae lai and Pak kred. Buses like the 51, 505, 32, 33 (NOT 166!!) pass there.
The mentioned as new and far away massage/spa named 88 is fairly close by in soi Rewadee. find directions via gthai.net.
In this area is also giant new development and condo's and various replaced govmt. ministries. That may make for much more potential custom there.

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