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4 hours ago, Bcgardener said:

I have visited Koh Chang many times driving my own car and taking it across on the ferry. I have driven the car to all parts of the island both on the tourist side and the non tourist side where there are no beaches. I have never been asked to pay a National Park entry fee unless I choose to enter one of the waterfall areas where there are payment booths. What about all the foreigners that live on Koh Chang. Do they pay an entrance fee each time they return to the island?

Unless the Cruise ship visitors entered the waterfall areas where there are payment booths then they should not have had to pay an entry fee. This is just another money grabbing attempt by the hopelessly corrupt Government officials that run this Country.

I got a receipt. Chap had a book with about 25 so how did they issue over 1,000?

4 hours ago, RBOP said:

The crew didnt do their homework. Entrance fee to Koh Chang National Park as follows:

 

Mu Koh Chang National Park
23/7, Moo 3, Ko Chang, Trat, Thailand

Opening Hours : 08:00 a.m. - 04.30 p.m.
Admission : Child 100 Bath , Adult 200 Bath (Price are subject to change) 
Contact : Tel. 0 3955 5080, 0 3955 5084

The cost to Thais BAHT 100. That is actually the name of the money.

I wonder if those 'quality tourists' noticed the dual pricing for foreigners for the park fee and for the TAXIS. Yep, my thai lady paid B70 one way to town and I paid B100. Now, about tourist attractions....bend over. Welcome to Thailand. Remember that when you get home and Thai 'strangers' wait on you in your restaurants. CA-CHING NOT!

1 minute ago, brucegoniners said:

How freaking stupid!

 

Penny wise and pound foolish.

 

I'm sure next time they plan the itinerary, the cruise ship will go somewhere else and Ko Chang will get nothing.

 

These people here don't have a clue about business.

Don't drag your cheap butt to American parks and expect to not pay. As a senior citizen Veteran I still have to pay about B350 and that's a deal. 

Be careful of lures to Bailan Beach. There is NO Beach just lots of rocks.

3 hours ago, Inn Between said:

The TAT is thrilled to see 2.4 million spent quickly by the type of quality tourists they hope to attract, so to show their gratitude and entice these ocean liners to repeat such generous stops, they spring a fee of almost $US 10,000 on them.

 

And people actually study for MBA's here? I guess according to the Thai business model, we'll be paying admission to the likes of Big C and Tesco to enter their stores for the privilege of giving them our money. 

People are simply missing the point: Koh Chang is a national park as is Koh Samet and you pay B200 or go away. I paid and got a proper receipt. If you don't want to go to a nice clean beach, Cheap Charlie, you can go to Pattaya Beach and swim with rubbish in the water. You will still have to pay for a spot to sit your cheap butt. My God, go home!

Is it too late to put a SIM on my gold chain, wallet, girl friend (I certainly would like to know where she goes!) etc?

1 hour ago, daveAustin said:

As before, it's a fanciful nonstarter. But if they're worried about a relatively few foreign bad eggs, then let the bleedin police do their job and fish them out... ie, stop inconveniencing and badgering the good, innocent folk.

Good guys in, good guys out...

5 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

Here we go...

1984 comes late. No worries as there is a CCTV camera every 5 meters.

It seems that this forum always concludes that if a woman was seeing a man that she is a prostitute. Not in my case: My wife worked in a factory and I had a proper introduction and paid 'sin sum'.

So, you know she was a prostitute? Are you related to her? I would be very careful calling all Thai women prostitutes, Chum.

22 hours ago, djjamie said:

It is always hard for any family of a young bright life like this to face the reality that he was having sex with a prostitute let alone that he committed suicide.

 

Lets hope the family get the closure they seem to be denying at the moment.

 

 

5 minutes ago, hyku1147 said:

Given that they wear black in a high humidity climate, they are attempting to dissipate the fetid stench that emanates from their nether regions and arm pits. After all, laundry costs money which could be spent in Boyztown.

You say they are from India?

They should know that 4 day parties, engine revs and annoying neighbors is another "profession" reserved for Thais only.

Saddam could stop this menace. 555 gimmee a break. Can anyone really hear a Honda 110cc?

Great job to the police.

These wreckless holligans are a blight on society.

If they are 'wreck'less, who are they hurting?

Well at 0230 am, heavily tattooed dude, drunk/high people and then arguing with the teenagers so not really surprising, sadly.

Not many "normal" people walk around on the beach after 2400 hours, my family certainly don't.

What? No drunk farangs around? Will this Thai sport be in the Olympics? High drunk jumping? Need some decoys out there.

I carry my cobras for 'milking' at a reptile place. I certainly hope they don't steal them. Hot cobras, anyone?

B1500? Perhaps it was also bad to go to a ex boyfriend for money after being in Australia with a farang. Before criticizing me, consider it. Maybe the Aussie boy was a 'cheap charlie'.

no comment on the offences as he has not been found guilty

me thinks he will need his super natural powers

Hey! My lottery number didn't work. Can the US get my money back?

Aussie yobbos, most likely on their first international flight......just got themselves banned from flying for quite a while I would imagine....best thing that could happen..!

No doubt Jetstar will have a very good case for claiming costs from these idiots!

How long is a boat ride back to roo land? Isn't that how their ancestors got there?

Isn't the Minister of Tourism and the anti-alcohol lobby doing their best to shut Thailand down to partying ?

I'm sure this will be more than compensated for by quality tourists forsaking Paris, Rome, NYC etc.

Enlighten me as to what is now the desire to come here. I first came 25 years ago and it was fun and I drank a lot. Now, I'm finished with that and wondering 'what the hell?'. Have you been shopping here lately? Been to the polluted beach or are you paying an arm/leg to go to the islands? Seriously, what's the deal? Everything does look better drunk, right?

Thainess at its best !!

Actually, this is the best part:

The condo manager and Mr Short’s own Thai wife, of ten-years, have also advised him to apologize to Bang Bang and forget about the assaults and threats to his life or it will always be a ‘problem for him.’

"Bang Bang" must really be suffering from SDS. And "Thainess" demands that those who are right apologize to those who are wrong.

This same bully problem happened to me with the death threats. I was told almost the identical same thing including 'video tape' the guy and come see us. The American Embassy is useless; don't bother.

"I'm too sexy for this robe...."

Problems at 'Ban Dong'?

Do not attempt to use a fridge when drunk/ hungover. (I'll starve).

Aussie tourist !!! soon to be sorely missed ex Aussie tourist.

His stupid behavior and cavalier attitude will end in tragedy.

Aussie is as Aussie does. Nothing new, put another mate on the barby.