7 hours ago, piston broke said:

There is zero info about the adv350 on either video - just the 750 / 150

https://inf.news/en/auto/f89371665ead562902b4c4c89f79f1bc.html

6 hours ago, piston broke said:

There is zero info about the adv350 on either video - just the 750 / 150

New Honda ADV350 เปิด Eicma 2021 ไทยฐานผลิตเหมือน Forza 350 ADV 150 สานต่อ X-ADV 750

14 minutes ago, johng said:

No I think that is wrong   the law says slower vehicles (of all sorts)  should keep left   and that on a road with 2 or more lanes "undertaking" on the left is allowed.

The laws were probably written when motorbikes were slow.
I am pretty sure i am right, in fact i have been pulled over by the police before for overtaking a slow truck, the said i must ride in the nearside gravel and rubbish covered lane. I ignored them and carried on riding the safe way. 

5 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Bike riders coming up the inside of you when driving a car

That's the law, bikes must keep left.

There are adverts on youtube. I am interested to know more.

1 minute ago, MarcelV said:

On a motorbike it would be doable. I, however, tried it during rainy season in a Toyota Vios. In the dark.????

I managed to get the car stuck (i.e. the left wheels off the road) on my way to Pai, a few km from the military base right on the CNX-MHS border. A little further to the left and I wouldn't be here now.

 

I'd still like to complete the ride one day on a dirt bike though.

Heading north the worst part was not long before the army check point, just very steep.

Another great place is turn right along 1322 and go up https://goo.gl/maps/BBjTGznyMPqKuqVBA

I managed it on a PCX, but an off road bike would be better. Again it ha maybe been upgraded since my trip.

You can camp at the top too, very beautiful views.

1 hour ago, MarcelV said:

I wouldn't take the road between Pai and Wiang Haeng. It's very treacherous and in 2015 I almost died there.

I rode it earlier this year on my CT125 and found it ok, in the wet i would be difficult, but not that bad. It must have been upgraded.

19 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

If you stay at a floating resort in Khao Sok you only have to pay entrance once.

Forget Pai, I recommend doi angkhang in Fang district instead

From Pai take the road to Doi Ang Khang via Wiang Heng ????

7 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

PCR tests and 1 day quarantine is necessary to ensure tourists do not have covid.  The vaccine does not nullify being able to receive/ spread covid. 

The vaccine does not nullify being able to receive/ spread covid. 

Mandate vaccinations that neither give 100 % protection or stop you spreading it is indeed strange.

5 hours ago, cdemundo said:

Absolutely, and I am sure that is a great comfort to the parents of children who die from COVID.

I'm sure its not, but as the deaths are such a small proportion of total deaths in that age group i suggest there are bigger issues to deal with.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260492/

3 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

You eat dogs ?

No, i like dogs, as long as they controlled by their owners. Not allowed to <deleted> or run in public places, chasing motorbikes, push bikes or the general public.

20 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

If the swiss guy would have had one or more guardian dogs , nothing would have happened to him ...

And there are still the dog haters who ask what a dog is good for ...

Barbeque 

11 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Exactly... especially if you're a guest teacher in Thailand.

 

Surely that would depend on the contract of work. I doubt very much it's written into contracts at the moment. The issue will arrive with the start of a new contract.

There was a 500 baht charge years ago you paid a the a small ticket box at the airport. Then they added the fee to ticket price.

So how much in total are the costs?

17 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

I too as like you knew what the outcome was going to be.

 

To answer your question above, in my opinion it's all about ducking and weaving to obtain the benefits of living here, one way depending on one's age and financial situation is to be insured, problem solved, charge what you want.

 

I also understand not everyone can fit into the above, but in my case thus far, it eliminates one of the ugly sides of dual pricing.

I'm not sure how insurance will stop stop you worrying about the 10 fold increase for us at National Parks, and many of the other places that try it on including some restaurants.

How much is this insurance? I will do some math and work out if i should buy it.

8 hours ago, MadMuhammad said:

I think your last statement may be a little narrow minded. We need to look at who works and runs bars and restaurants. Those low income earners that eat in large groups, live stacked together in rooms to save money and spend most of their free time In groups. 

Now throw in the farangs that like to sit around for a few hours in groups, with these locals who spend a lot of time in their groups, plus the slow but sure degradation of ‘infection controls’ as more alcohol is consumed, I feel it’s pretty obvious why they consider banning of alcohol in restaurants and closing of bars to be considered a pertinent decision. 

So now all the unemployed staff have to crowd more in the small living rooms as they have less money. That will fix it!

6 hours ago, bluejets said:

Dual pricing in a form applies all over the world.

Most would know how airport cafes charge like scrub bulls ....hit the tourist/traveller.

Service station cafes the same thing when travelling around compared to your corner cafe.

Get over it and move on.......

If this bloke has cancer as they say, i'd say the stress would not be good for him anyhow.

 

I have no problem with paying extra to enter National parks or whatever or paying where Thai is free.

When does "extra" become too much? Double? 10 fold, 100 fold......

7 hours ago, Mike k said:

For those of us who are here on long stay visas with a Thai driver license should be charged the same as Thais 

Or proof of a year visa too.

7 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Good luck to this guy. Overcharging for medical treatment based on nationality/race is a disgraceful practice. The apologists on here who say "get over it" would never accept ethnic minorities being treated like this in their home countries, but they're happy to be on the receiving end in Thailand. A very strange phenomenon indeed, it would make a very interesting psychological study.

 

The war memorial in Kanchanaburi is another great example of the absurdity of the practice.

• Thais side with Japan during WW2 to enslave British, Australian and US servicemen.
• Australia sets up and maintains a memorial about the events in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
• Thais charge British, Australian and US tourists 10x the normal price to visit the memorial.

Amazing Thailand indeed.

Kanchanaburi war cemetery is free, do you mean the museum?

7 hours ago, giog said:

I believe that in many Asian states the relationship between foreigners and local residents includes two types of economic treatment. Personally I think it ALWAYS WRONG but I must say that lately, hospitalized in a hospital in southern Thailand for an operation, I was asked to present my tax return to the Revenue Department and upon delivery of this document the price that was applied to me it was that of the Thai people. So residents who pay taxes in Thailand can access Thai rates. And this, if applied all over Thailand in private or government hospital, IT SEEMS VERY JUST TO ME. Tourists come with insurance stipulated in their country and residents who pay taxes here have Thai rates.

We all pay tax as in VAT, many don't work but have lived here for years putting money into the system.

Double pricing is wrong and in fact with the 10 fold bump in National Parks that mostly are special is ridiculous. 

A PET scan in a certain bkk hospital was 25% more if not Thai. Anyone thinking that is ok needs reeducating.

15 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

I don't think that's a fair assessment it wasn't 75 for long. 

 

Exchange rates is not the way to look at price rises in Thailand in my book. 

It was 75 when i brought my money over.

Sure i don't really worry about exchange rates, they are out of my control, i need money i bring money. All one can do.

I was answering to the questions raised by this thread ????

4 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

As compared to the price where? It's not expensive if the same plate of noodles costs you $10 back home... 

I was comparing the price here. Before the baht was 75 to the pound, it went down by 40 odd percent, so that make it more expensive by 40 percent.

18 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

That's a personal point of expense a 25 baht plate of noodles is still 25 baht not more expensive. 

If working here, yes. If bring money in from abroad, noodles are still 25 baht, but up 40 odd percent in real cost. 

Not only have the prices increased, as everywhere in the world i would think, but the exchange rate has made a large impact. 75 baht to a pound when i bought my place here down to 39 not long ago, that has made living costs expensive more so.