22.08.2010
Our family vacation this year was to Thailand. While we have been to Bangkok a number of times on our own, this time we had my Mom, sister, nephew, an Aunt, her granddaughter and my partner's Mom. We had a pretty good idea of what we wanted (and didn't want) to do and none of the standard tours fit our plan. Based on the recommendations we read on-line, we contacted Charlie to see if he could help us. I described the outline of what we wanted to see in Bangkok and Charlie got back in touch we me quickly with a proposed plan for a day trip around the city. It is easy to say that Charlie exceeded my expectations, but what really impressed me was how capable he was with working with a group that ranged from ages 16 to 77. The entire family is now a big fan of Charlie and count our day spent with him in Bangkok as one of the most enjoyable "tourist" days of the visit. We found Charlie to be punctual, fun to talk with and very knowledgeable about the city and Thai culture and history. The Bangkok tour of the Grand Palace complex, Wat Po and the flower market went so well that we decided to arrange another tour with Charlie. We basically asked him what he would recommend for a day trip out of the city and we just went with his recommendation. We are certainly glad we did. We went to see the market on the train tracks which we combined with a visit to a "touristy" floating market along with a traditional local floating market as a contrast. We all enjoyed ourselves very much. Everything from the dependable transportation to the conversations with Charlie in between things. We've added Charlie's contact information on our list of things to recommend to friends and family who visit Bangkok.]]>06.08.2010
Bangkok was my first stop on a month long swing through SE Asia. I had two days in Bangkok using Charlie’s services. Since I had been to Thailand before, I had a very specific agenda of things I wanted to see and do. Charlie accommodated my requests and fashioned itineraries that were evenly paced and considerate of my acclimation adjustments. Since he knows the city well, we zipped around using local transportation and maximised sightseeing time. Charlie is a true professional and very good at his vocation. I highly recommend Charlie as the “go to man” when visiting Bangkok. Thanks Charlie!]]>01.08.2010
Having been to Thailand before, I've seen most of the main tourist sites in Bangkok. surrounding areas, and in the Northeast province of Isan อีสาน. I just ended a month long business related tour of Asia and was in Bangkok for a few days of rest and relaxation. I contacted Charlie several months before my arrival into Bangkok. We communicated via email and then phone several times. I was impressed by his English and his knowledge of typical "tourist things" and things "locals" do. For this tour, I wanted to see the "real" non-tourist Thailand. My time with Charlie was wonderful, he escorted me to many different places and truly catered everything to meet my needs. He is totally flexible and changes plans according to your needs. Charlie demonstrated a real "mai pen rai" attitude (Thai for "no worries" or "don't worry about it"). Before I made hotel reservations, I asked Charlie for his opinion. He asked about what I was looking for (quiet area, nice gym/pool, apartment style with washer/dryer) he gave me a few suggestions. I finally choose his first recommendation and was not disappointed! I enjoyed our many conversations which covered many different topics. He is a man with a brain and can carry a conversation. If you're going to Thailand by yourself, with your mate, family, or group, be sure to hire Charlie. He will not disappoint you! As many of his previous clients have said, he is more than a tour guide, I can now call Charlie a friend! Khop khun krab Charlie! P.S. - if you would like to email me personally to ask questions, feel free to ask Charlie. I will give you an honest answer.]]>07.04.2010
We would just like to thank Charlie for his great service to us last month when we were in Bangkok. We had booked a couple of days touring with Charlie and at the last minute we needed to change the arrangements and he was happy to oblige us. We had a fantastic day visiting the 'train' markets and the Bridge on the River Kwai and the highlight was the Tiger Temple. We got some great ‘Kodak’ moments with the tigers and we got a number of shots with Charlie and the tigers. Charlie was quite happy to add some extra stops along the way. We also went on a Royal Palace and temple tours and then to the flower markets and some other interesting places. Charlie showed Gayle how to fold the lotus leaves and she bought some and practiced back at our hotel. He gave us several tips and suggestions of places to visit in Bangkok and advised us where to go to avoid the ‘Red Shirt’ protestors who were demonstrating in Bangkok while we were there. Charlie was always smiling and happy and his personality is infectious. Thanks you Charlie for making those two days so memorable and I know we will meet again when we are next in Thailand. We would have no hesitation recommending Charlie as your guide. You will not be disappointed. Best Wishes Charlie from Gayle and Peter.]]>08.03.2010
For those considering engaging Charlie's personal services while in Thailand, we whole-heartedly recommend him 100% !!! You meet Charlie as a client, and leave as lifelong friends. From the beginning Charlie impecably schedules everything you'd like to see. We even requested changes, and the answer was simply "No Problem". His airport pickup service was a God-send, especially after travelling 27 hours. We were met at the airport, personally escorted to our private car and driven to our hotel. What a relief to not have to think about this upon our arrival in Bangkok. When you schedule Charlie's time, his time is yours for the entire day. It is simply wonderful to not have a "schedule" that you must obey while on a bus tour. While in Thailand Charlie took us to: - The Chatuchak Weekend Market - Mall shopping - Damnoen Saduak Floating Market - Market on the Railway Tracks - Tiger Temple (Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua Yannasampanno - Kachanburi - Elephant Riding in Ratchaburi - Bridge over the River Kwai - Royal Palace - Baan Jim Thompson - Wat Pho What a whirlwind tour of only a small part of Thailand !!! Once again, we cannot recommend Charlie enough to be your personal guide while in Thailand. Having just come back we are already planning to return in 2011, and Charlie will definately be part of our next Thai adventure.]]>27.02.2010
Charlie is a trustable person and a reliable guide that I recommend to any one visiting Thailand. He can offer you a unique experience, from the rich history of his country till the modern present, Charlie is well educated and always attentive. From the first contact, Charlie seems familiar to you, as we would know each other for long time…generating a friendship lasting for ever. After the journey you shared, you will be thinking on the next opportunity. To Charlie we don’t say goodbye, but see you soon… my friend! Jose]]>22.12.2009
What a great time I had in Thailand. Charlie is a fantastic guide and a lovely person. His knowledge of history and beliefs is extensive, and his observations and explanations of everyday life are very helpful. Afterwards I felt much more confident in navigating the city and interacting with the locals. Charlie will readily adapt an itinerary to suit your wishes and goes out of his way to ensure your enjoyment. He even helped to plan activities for my own time. Whilst I feel I could now easily travel by myself I will certainly use Charlie's services again. Thank you Charlie for a fantastic time.]]>13.12.2009
Phil personified Thailand for me. He was kind, considerate, funny, and knowledgeable about his country. He's a great guide and goes to a lot of trouble to find things new and different for his guests. He took me to the railroad market and it was a hoot! If you want to shop in Bangkok, this is your man. As he told me, he was born to shop. Good luck Charlie to you and Markus!]]>11.12.2009
What a fabulous guide! I spent ten days in Thailand. Five of those days were spent with Charlie giving me the best tours I can recall .. anywhere ... with anyone! I took tours including 1) The Grand Palace, 2) Ayutthaya, 3) Shopping, 4) Floating Market, and 5) Thai Boxing. Every single tour was an experience that will never forget. I had a fabulous time because of Charlies knowledge, professionalism, and warmth. I have been to Thailand at least five times before, yet I learned many things and enjoyed myself beyond measure. The most enjoyable part of my experience was making a warm and caring friend that I will treasure forever. The sights, sounds, facts, and figures were fascinating but they are incomparable to the warmth and genuine friendship that I have been humbly honored to receive. Charlie, to you as a new friend: thank you so much for managing my tours and making my trip one I will not forget. I feel blessed to know you. I came as a stranger and will definitely be back to see you as a friend.]]>09.12.2009
I arrived in Bangkok late at night after 23 hours in the air and a few more in airports. The city made little impression on me until the next morning when I looked out of my hotel room window. The immense spread that lay in front of me looked just a bit daunting. I was glad Charlie was going to be taking me around. After 3 days with him, I was even happier. Apart from being a great traveling companion, he brought me to places I would never have found on my own and taught me much about the history and culture of Thailand. My stay in Bangkok was truly memorable and a thousand times better than it would have been without Charlie. Many thanks and continued success with your travel service.]]>28.11.2009
Hi Charlie, Just had to write to tell any of your prospective clients to rest assured and leave their BKK holiday plans in your capable hands. For I’m sure that as with our recent trip, your skilled pre planning and communication will ensure they have an itinerary that is customize perfectly to their desired needs. Then when it comes to the actual trip itself, they will receive genuinely informative, interactive and fun filled days. And because of all this, I would also like to extend my thanks to Charlie – you have given us a BKK trip that will be remembered always, and a new BKK friend to hold dear.]]>04.11.2009
Phil put together a wonderful 5 day trip for me to the North to visit Sukhothai and Phitsanulok to see the Loy Krathong celebrations. As everyone says it really was just like traveling with a friend. He is a very fun and easy-going guide who is happy to make plans or offer suggestions for things to do and see. We had a busy several days with much driving. He knows a great deal about many things and is happy to share that knowledge with you about this wonderful country and its lovely people.]]>28.10.2009
Hallo mein Lieber Charlie, ich bin nun gerade aus Bangkok zurück und muß nun unbedingt dir eine Danksagung in dein Gästebuch schreiben. Es hat mir am 23.10.09 sehr viel Spaß gemacht mit Dir durch Deine Stadt zu bummeln. - DANKE, DANKE und noch mal Danke für die Geduld und die Mühe die Du Dir für mich gemacht hast. Es waren die schönsten 10 Stunden meines Urlaubs. Ich wünsche Dir weiterhin viel Erfolg mit deinen Touristen. - Liebe Gruße aus Hamburg. Heino]]>16.10.2009
hi Charlie Nochmals herzlichen Dank für den wunderschönen Ausflug zum schwimmenden Markt.Es hat alles wunderbar geklappt und das Du Deutsch sprichst hat mich sehr gefreut. wenn ich wieder nach Bangkok komme würde ich gerne mit Dir weitere schöne Orte Thailands besichtigen.Du hast es sehr gut gemacht.Danke Ich wünsche Dir viel Erfolg als Reiseleiter und viele zufriedene Kunden. Lieben gruss. Rene]]>06.10.2009
My day with Charlie was a wonderful and relaxing experience. I found him to be very responsive to my travel needs and what I wanted to do, and I felt no pressure to adhere to any specific agenda. Plus, it was wonderful to have a great dinner companion in the evening as well as someone to converse with during the day. I recommend Charlie to anyone who wants to have a great tour while in Thailand!!]]>22.08.2009
A very big thank you to Charlie for being an excellent tour guide. Very professional and friendly. We toured the first two days I was in Bangkok and it made the rest of my trip all the better. Great tour guy and great guy! I will definitey use his services again and recommend Charlie to any who may visit Thaland. A big Mahalo from Hawaii.]]>19.08.2009
During my recent trip to Bangkok, I had a wonderful experience with Charlie as my personal tour guide. Charlie took me on fascinating tour of Bangkok and we visited many interesting sites. We took a private boat up the river and visited museums and temples. Charlie has a deep knowledge of Bangkok and its history and culture, and I learned a lot! Charlie is a complete professional who offers a wide range of tours for visitors to Thailand. I most certainly look forward to another tour with Charlie on my next trip to Thailand. 10 August 2009]]>01.08.2009
Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality. Charlie was warm, friendly and organised about our plans, even we just come for half day tour, we felt like we got a taste of the thai nature of the city in a short time and that was all thanks to you. I appreciate the time that you took to put together a personalized tour schedule that suited us perfectly. Thanks for a happy tour, Khop khun krub again, We feel fortunate to have met and become friends with you Take care as well.]]>31.07.2009
Having been in Bangkok many times before, I was not interested in the typical tourist trips. Instead I wanted to do some good shopping (weekend market) and discover the local gay sites. Found Charlie on Utopia and he proved to be an excellent guide. We had fun, got ourselves some good bargains and Charlie was an excellent companion. Highly recommended!]]>22.07.2009
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Hi there ! I am Andy, I come from Viet Nam, the country has so many similar things like Thailand as well as different cultures. I love Thai country so much and I ‘ve been there so many times. But the time from 3rd –June to 8th- June I was in Bangkok is the best trip that I’ve had. And why I say that ???? Because this time I was helped and guided by Mr Phil, a very polite and helpful local guide in Thai. Although I just met him the first evening and the last afternoon till evening through my trip, but it was so happy and lucky to me to have that time. I couldn’t forget the time we were together and he showed me a lot of things, best places…. Especially, go with him, I could share all my secret feeling that made me happier because I cannot do that in my country. And so more, he also help me even though I am now not in Thai by email, by telephone…etc. All that time, I didn’t think he is a tour guide ! Still now, when I back to my country and so busy with my business, I always think that he is the best , biggest, greatest of mine in Thailand. I hope that next time I have more time to be together with Phil. Thank you so much, Phil. Hope to see you soon and talk to you more…. Andy !]]>24.06.2009
I would have been literally and figuratively lost in Bangkok had it not been for the kind guidance of Phil. He tailored two days to meet perfectly my specific wants and needs. Because of him, I was able to navigate myself around the city. Phil toured me through the Grand Palace and Wat Po explaining the architecture, history, and Buddhist beliefs. He took through the beautiful, lush flower market, up to the JJ weekend market, and showed me the ropes aroundthe night life at Silom His warm, gentle spirit, knowledge, and great sense of humor made me feel as if I were traveling with a long time friend. One could not do better for a professional, experienced tour guide than Phil, and I highly recommend him to you! Thank you, Phil, for two wonderful days.]]>26.04.2009
My wife, her sister and I were two days in Bangkok and enjoyed a very professional and most recommendable tour through bangkok site seeing sites and a great shopping tour. We can very much reccomend Phil as a very charming, competent and very skilled guide. Once we will visit Bangkok again we definetely will be very pleased to have Phil again with us. Thank you very much! Hans, Katja and Nathalie]]>25.02.2009
I’v been to Bangkok for many times , and instead of visiting popular places again and again, I hoped to experience more local life during our stay in Bangkok this time. Thanks to Phil, it’s you to help us experience the local life of Bangkok. We were in Bangkok in January 2009. It’s fun Phil took us to take the motorized traffic boat, and also going to the moving market near the Maeklong Train Station is very interesting. Phil knows a lot about Buddhism and Hinduism, I also learned a lot about the myths and history of Thailand from Phil. Thank you very much , Phil Take care of yourself.]]>05.01.2009
In October 2008 I was in Thailand again for one month. Because of the very good experiences form the last year I toke Phil again as my privat guide. This time our trip went mainly to the northern part of Thailand; Pai and Mae Hong Son. Thanks to the point of Phil's nationality we were able to travel to places where I couldn’t go without the necessary language knowledge. So I saw places where I was nearly the first "farang". Very interesting. Phil was for me the best shopping guide in Bangkok. He knows where you get the best products to the best price. At the end he show me beautiful beaches in the south of Thailand, near Phuket and in Khao Lak. Phil is in my opinion: -the best guide for Thailand -the best shopping guide for Bangkok -the best tour organisator and for me a very good company. We had a marvelous time together....thank you very much again, Phil. If I come back to Thailand again, I'm sure I will take Phil as my guide again. All the best for your business and your private life. Fredi]]>30.12.2008
hello Khun phil...khob khun krup and sabai dee mai. You are a gem and i had a wonderful time with you being my guide and showing me the night life of bangkok. You have displayed professsionalism in your work and I have no regrets in knowing you. I hope this will spark a friendship with you. My hope for the new year is certainly to meet you agian in bangkok...choke dee and sawadee...phil.]]>29.12.2008
Hi Phil I pushed the submit button from your website 'my contact', but in vain. can you check it]]>25.11.2008
I am thankful to Phil for his kind support and cooperation during my visit to Bangkok (06-09 November 2008). Phil has been an excellent guide and friend. Without his support it would have not been possible for me to see the whole of Bangkok in a short span of time. Being with Phil gives one a feeling of being with a close friend. he his humble, caring and compassionate. I would certainly recommend travellers to Bangkok, to avail Phil's services as a tourist guide.]]>18.09.2008
Hi, Phil and me are very good friends since long time and he has been in my little gay-hotel in Ko Samui also. Now I see his new website and this is well done. So I think Phil will be very successful as guide. I wish him te best. Wolf managing director LITTLE PALACE Koh Samui www.littlepalace.org]]>12.09.2008
Hello Phil. Congratulations to this nice and informative website. Hope many tourists will visit yr homepage and order your services as one of the best guides in Thailand.]]>05.09.2008
Phil did help me a lot to find different things and to find all the places I was looking for. He is a very calm and nice person. Thank you Phil]]>05.09.2008
Phil did all my wishes and orders handle very conscientiously with lots of knowledge’s. He was a perfect guide for me. Thank you very much.]]>21.08.2008
Con´gratulate with yoy beautiful tour site Phil. Hope mayn tourist find your god information tourist places.I look you have manyinteresting place and visit.]]>20.08.2008
I was in Thailand in October 2007 for one month. My holidays were very enjoyable, relaxed and easy because Phil did organize everything for me, which makes it very comfortable for me. He knows a lot about Thailand so he showed me places where I would not be able to see as a normal tourist. He knows all the places that you are looking for, the best restaurants, the best shopping places, the most beautiful beaches, the most interesting areas and last but not least the best nightlife places. He is a very polite, sensitive and helpful person which anticipates your wishes. I'm looking forward to October 2008 when I will be in Thailand again together with Phil as my guide. I'm sure it's going to be very interesting holidays. Thank you very much Phil. I hope you have a good time. Take care and enjoy yourself.]]>20.08.2008
Phil arrived on time and we spent about six hours together, showing me various sights in the immediate area, and having refreshments. I thoroughly enjoyed Phil’s company. We keep in touch and it is my intention to use his service again. He is pleasant, smart, good company and I wish him well;]]>20.08.2008
"A nice guide who tries his best to accommodate his customers’ tastes and show them Thailand according to their own desires"]]>19.08.2008
Knowing Phil since nearly 2 years, I can highly recommend him as the perfect guide, if you are travelling to Bangkok, or anywhere else in Thailand. He has a great personality and is highly professional and can help you in any kind of arrangements. Either you want to make sightseeing in Bangkok, need hotel or flight booking, or want to enjoy the gay nightlife, Phil will make right choices. He speaks fluently English and also his German is quite fair. I always enjoy his company and can contact him for any questions and problems! Looking forward to see you again soon.]]>16.08.2008
as your webmaster, I hope your new website will be a great enrichment for your business as a professional tourguide and your personal development. as your friend I am very happy to know you despite the reason that let us know each other was not but that happy, you know what I am talking about. I can recommend Phil as a very honest and competent guide who will satisfied you as a personal guide with his knowhow and his kindness. Heinz]]>13.08.2008
I am delighted to have the opportunity to record a simple note of thanks on this blog. I recently returned from a fabulous holiday in Thailand. As I had never been there before I decided to find a personal guide. I ended up spending two wonderful days with Phil who took me to several fascinating sites in Bangkok, including some of its magnificent temples, the Jim Thompson house, and the very impressive performance of "Siam Niramit". Phil also accompanied me to one of Bangkok's foremost gay saunas where I had the best professional massage ever ! It was a treat to have my own personal guide. Phil knew absolutely everything about all the places we visited and could answer all my questions. We also had time to enjoy a few meals together where we talked freely about anything and everything. After a short while I felt like I had known Phil all my life. He was able to put a nervous traveller completely at ease and made me feel special and safe. What a pleasure, and what a contrast to previous experiences travelling in organised groups where you are so often a prisoner of inflexible schedules and the whims of other tourists. I would recommend Phil, without hesitation, to any traveller seeking a professional Thai guide, who is competent, dedicated and thoroughly charming.]]>