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The horrors of combined tickets, can they be beaten? Many a tourist has felt the wrath of the combined bus-and-boat ticket - being many times overcharged for inferior service. Can you make the arrangements yourself and save a buck or two? &+5,6:27721ÀQGVRXW
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!"#$%"&$'"$()""*+$,$*-,.$ E-mail your answer to [email protected] before November 15, 2011. We will select our favorites with 3 lucky winners receiving one hour of CHI Balance Signature Massage at CHI spa, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok. The winners will be announced in Vol.9 Issue 85.
!"#$%&'()&'*"#+,'",-.*+(/,0&#,&#.,-%(#,2##"34 You are the winners of the question “What part of your body needs to be pampered the most when you go to a spa?” Please call us to claim your prize before November 30, 2011: +66 (0) 2 513 4913, (0) 2 513 4996.
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Level 2, Krungthep Wing, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 89, Soi Wat Suan Plu, Charoen Krung Rd, Bang Rak, Bang Rak, Bangkok, 10500 +66 (0) 2 236 7777 ext. 6072 www.shangri-la.com Opening hours: 10am - 10pm
The horrors of combined tickets, can they be beaten? Many a tourist has felt the wrath of the combined bus-and-boat ticket - being many times overcharged for inferior service. Can you make the arrangements yourself and save a buck or two? &+5,6:27721ÀQGVRXW
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!"#$%"&$'"$()""*+$,$*-,.$ E-mail your answer to [email protected] before November 15, 2011. We will select our favorites with 3 lucky winners receiving one hour of CHI Balance Signature Massage at CHI spa, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok. The winners will be announced in Vol.9 Issue 85.
!"#$%&'()&'*"#+,'",-.*+(/,0&#,&#.,-%(#,2##"34 You are the winners of the question “What part of your body needs to be pampered the most when you go to a spa?” Please call us to claim your prize before November 30, 2011: +66 (0) 2 513 4913, (0) 2 513 4996.
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Level 2, Krungthep Wing, Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 89, Soi Wat Suan Plu, Charoen Krung Rd, Bang Rak, Bang Rak, Bangkok, 10500 +66 (0) 2 236 7777 ext. 6072 www.shangri-la.com Opening hours: 10am - 10pm
