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Actually the express van from the bus station is ok no more dangerous than a car and driver. I would say the drivers from the bus station are probably safer than a one off guy in a car. I have been on this route many times and have ridden in the express van from the bus station and would ride again.

Moe, this would be an alternative for me. Do you know the company name for this express van? I'll probably go to the bus station and check them out when I am in CNX.

Does anyone know if I can hire a car and driver to get from Chiang Mai to Pai in Dec? Any suggestions, recommendations, prices, etc?

Flying seems too expensive and I really don't want the risk of minivans and buses.

Thanks.

There is a man-made floating market outside of Pattaya on Sukhumvit Road.

See link to Tripadvisor for reviews and map. Hope this is the one you're asking about.

http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/Attraction_Review-g293919-d1438832-Reviews-Pattaya_Floating_Market-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html

lol, i will be trying the Tha chin river in the next week or so, have you tried again since. I have just been on the MAE khlong, but it is way to fast to get a grip for any bait prsentation at this time of year. as to the above comments, lol. It s a fish

Yes, I've been back there twice since. Both times there were too much water hyacinths floating by and taking my line along. I fished along the shoreline and got some giant gouramis, not big around 1kg each.

Thanks for the direction, Danny. Much appreciated.

Hope to give it a try ... one day on my next visit to CNX.

Cheers

Thanks, Danny for the info. Looking forward to your report.

I'm not familiar with Chiang Mai province. How far is Mae Jo from Chiang Mai city?

Villagefarang, you had a hell of an adventure in that drive. LOL I would love to do that kind of drive too.

Lovely scenery and I'm sure fantastic fresh air.

I believe there is an 'Indian Section' adjacent to Yaowarat. Good chance you may find it there. Maybe other BKK residents could be more precise about the location.

Reading other threads about shipping stuff into Thailand, it would seem shipping by normal post gives less (or none) customs hassle. Any stuff shipped thru courier service are declared to customs for clearance by the courier companies.

Hope you get your cinnamon.

"I'm looking to buy ceylonese cinnamon powder or sticks, I'm not interested in the Thai or Chinese products because they contain too much coumarin."

Yes, I do understand what you mean, as I was looking for the Ceylonese cinnamon too. It's not found locally and I had to place a mail order on a UK website that sells stuff from Ceylon, including teas, curry powders, etc. Here's their website link. Check them out. I'm not related to the people who runs this mail order business.

http://www.ceyloncinnamon.co.uk/

Cheers!

Well, Kiniyeow, looks like no one on this forum knows about this park, or are not talking. Googling turns up nothing about this place, except for the video.

Only the guy that posted the video on YouTube, and there's no contact avail.

Hi fellow fishos,

Just viewed a YouTube video on this fishing park. Do anyone has any info on this fishing park? Address, contact, GPS co-ordinates?

I've not heard of it, and a search do not throw up any info except for the YouTube videos.

Any info would be appreciated. Cheers!

Was down at lampang yesterday and we enjoyed it

Did all the touristy stuff, horse rides elephant camps , visiting the local snake markets and went to the sheep place for tea ...the new mall there was nice too although the food court prices was higher than the norm

A good relaxing afternoon although the drive back with the traffic was a tad insane for a while

What's the local Snake Market all about?

It's like a market close to the highway just before town. Big market and lots of snakes in it for tonic soups and meat

I believe there is a 'jungle market' located between Lamphun and Lampang, and It's NOT Kad Tung Kwian Market. I think it's between KTK Market and Lampang. Anyone with the exact location or GPS co-ordinates?

I remembered reading somewhere about this jungle market but could not find the article again, despite googling.

I'm not into game meat, if it's there I'll drop by and look see.

Dogpoo, can you share the location of your fishing spot and the charges? I too had stopped fishing at Phuket Fishing Park since years ago. Thks

I had no problems packing my fishing and camping knives in my checked luggage. Even when customs x-ray my bags, they allow the items into the country that I visited.

One exception is South Korea did not allow any kind of guns or gun replicas, even toy guns, into the country.

The farang price increase to B2000 is updated in their website. Guess I won't be fishing there anymore. But I'm sure they don't care if some of us stop fishing there.

Check out Hidden Holiday House at Nakhon Chasri, in Nakhon Pathom. It's located in the countryside by the Tha Chin River. There are lots of things you can do nearby, and the owners can help you with directions and provide you with your meal. Check their website -

http://www.hiddenholidayhouse.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1〈=ENG

You can call them and ask for Khun Areeya, or K. Chris. They are a husband/wife owner operator. I stay there several times and will be going back again.

Cheers!

Anyone can suggest a few homestays in Ampawa around Tha Kha floating market?

Homestay staff that understand some English would be a great advantage.

What would be the best time of the year to visit this area?

That's great news to me, tingtongfarang. When you have the details of these fishing bungalows, please post back here so that I know where to stay. I'm really itching to try out this part of the fishing scene. Thanks in advance.

Here's the link to Bungsamran. Click on the 'Accommodation' tab for pricing info.

http://www.bungsamran.com/en/

The Bungsamran website states that up to 2kg of fish could be brought home. The entrance fee for Thais to fish there is 400 baht, and I doubt if the Thais fish there just for tilapias. Could be a passing time activity.

I do know that many locals fish at cheaper payponds, like 100 baht per day, and target tilapias and walking catfish to bring home as food. It takes some skill to be a successful tilapia fisherman.

You can easily make one (or more) yourself real cheap. See these tips on YouTube -

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mozzie+trap&oq=mozzie+trap&gs_l=youtube.3..0.5579.8429.0.8782.11.8.0.3.3.0.73.523.8.8.0...0.0...1ac.cCdB_RlXKKk

Thank you for taking the time to respond. Most helpful comments. You are my role model in %$#@$%^&!

I'll now crawl back under the bridge.

Have a nice day.

Anyone tried this? Especially along the stretch of river in Nakhon Pathom, specifically in Nakhon Chaisi.

I believe there are some catfishes there, not sure if they're mostly sawai's. I dropped a bait of chicken liver on a single #2 hook in the middle of the river, tied my rod and went for dinner. Back in an hour and all my 20lb line were stripped leaving only 3 feet on my reel.

Any info, any one?

Hi the coordinates and location can be found on my Google Map of fishing spots in Thailand

http://bangkokburt.w...ts-in-thailand/

Thks for the info. I don't recognize the surrounding neighborhood names. Is this far from On Nut? I believe taxi drivers would know this place.

I'm trying to find the address, contact number and possibly a map to this fishing park but no success after Googling. Understand it's in BKK.

Any info would be helpful. Cheers & tight lines.