Thanks, Soju..
Good to know that access to taxis at arrivals is still available at the new airport.

And, with that in mind, here is an important travel tip for anyone arriving in Bangkok and using buses or taxis to anywhere besides the biggest and most famous hotels:

Come prepared with your hotel destination written in Thai language.

Living in Bangkok, I realize everyday how very different Thai language is from English, Swedish, German, Dutch, 'Strine, or any other Western language.
The voice sounds we make are not at all similar to the sounds of Thai language.
If you say, "I'd like to go to the Hilton hotel, please," you may well have a problem with any city bus driver or taxi driver.
Having come to know the intricacies of Thai thinking -- as I have from living here -- you are likely to get a reply along the lines of, "Hotel Please, no have in Bangkok."

And the Thais' pronunciation for Hilton is "heel-dtone".
Okay, I've exaggerated a bit with the Hilton example.
Taxi drivers will know that one.
But if you are staying at a second- or third-tier hotel, or a tiny guest house, then what?


On the crucial topic of finding your way around Bangkok, I have just started a new thread:

. . . You can't get there from here ... finding your way in the Bangkok maze.

. . . http://flyertalk.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=624

That thread has valuable suggestions for how to get "there" in Bangkok.

-- Peter