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Does anyone know if it's worth shipping individual orders from Thailand to US mainland?

If there is cheap postage available could you please tell me what you use?

I was looking at FedEx and it was coming back 6,000 bht for a <5kg package which is obviously far too much.

Thank you

Funny but I was in the military.

Managed to get a flight to KL.

These days they're writing numbers inside passpost after each borer run and you're only allowed 4.

So I just looked at my fight booking and the flight apparently left a few hours ago instead of tomorrow like I thought.

My visa runs out tomorrow and I need a good way to escape the country.

I was thinking of getting the bus to Chiang Khong and onto Hauy Xai. I just need to know if guest houses in Hauy Xai have wifi?

Thanks

So much hostility when someone was just wondering why he got more baht for his pound.

"just wondering"

Well to begin with, checking the exchange rate over time could easily be done to determine that there obviously had not been a sudden 10% drop.

Aside from that, your original post was borderline incoherent. It's usually best to provide some clear information to put your question in context and then to reread what you've written to see if it will make sense to someone who has no idea what your point of reference is.

That would be considered fairly basic courtesy if you expect to get civil responses from people who feel they've wasted their time wading through your post.

Speaking of "losing" something in one case and "not losing" something in the second instance still makes no sense.

Keep it for in the ring.

So much hostility when someone was just wondering why he got more baht for his pound.

Maybe I never explained properly:

Before - Withdraw 5000, pay 110 pound.

Now - Withdraw 5000, pay 100 pound.

If it changed months ago I didn't realize it until now.

I used to lose 10 British pound in every 100, but just checked on the net and now you don't lose anything.

I confirmed with Bangkok Bank exchange rate.

When did this happend and will in continue?

Cheers

Go back to Thailand and work.

Start an online business in your spare time. With your sales experience I'd be very surprised if you couldn't build up a sustainable income within 2-3 years.

Once you do that's your retirement sorted.

Need to leave Thailand next month, so instead of coming back I'm going to try out Vientiane.

What is the easiest way to pay month to month for somewere?

Should I just look for long-term guesthouses like you would in Thailand?

Cheers

Thanks guys,

I'll order a few to start and see how it goes.

I would love to know if it's possible.

Also, I suppose knowing how long it takes might help.

Thanks.

Does anyone know of any monthly rental apartments that come with a kitchen?

It's hard to find them on the net. I don't want to sign a long-term contract yet because I need to sort out stuff first, but I'd still love to cook my own food.

Something around 8K or under would do. 10K if it's nicer.

Cheers

I read this a few days ago.

Great place on On Nut for 8K next to BTS. - http://www.pokervip.com//blogs/a-farang-abroad-in-bangkok/getting-an-apartment-for-under-250-month-in-bangkok/

Thanks,

I'll check it out. Around 10K give or take a few K should be ideal. Maybe a touch more for a 1 bedroom with balcony.

I just need to be within 20 mins walk of Lumpini park because I exercise there.

Does anyone know decent apartments in the Sathorn district?

Or should I just walk around when I get here?

Cheers

Thanks for your emails.

That's the offer closed for now, but if you want to message me I will contact you straight away if I need to find new people.

Cheers

Tattoo artists won't know the proper language, so it's probably not going to be real.

Wat Bang Phra is easy and cheap to get to if you don't want to pay a taxi 1000+ baht.

Just go to south bus station during the week. Jump on a bus heading west and get off at a certain place. Jump on a bus/bike to temple. All less than 100 bht.

Tattoo from monk is about 100bht. Get there early and you'll be first. You can also go upstairs to another guy who does bigger ones, but he's not a proper monk and will charge more. But he will do them correctly with proper scripts etc.

It's not sore if you're just getting them done on the top of your back. Big ones on the lower back are very painful. Maybe slip into a chemist for some help before you go.

I've posted a few times before, but my company needs a few more writers.

Don't know how many from here currently do it, but there is one I speak with.

Articles are about home improvement, health, auto, business, design, etc.

$9 for 600 words, so $18 per hour if you can write 2.

Payment is by Paypal invoice.

Lots of work available.

Please message me for contact details if you're interested. Prior experience isn't neccessary as long as you can write a decent article.

And no, I didn't edit this post

This is an interesting topic for me... I am actually moving to Thailand on Friday. I am pretty heavy into fitness. Im a 27 year old American, Im 6'4 180lbs and I work out 3 hours per day... Im taking protein and creatine, among other supplements. Im interested to see what will become of my body in Thailand... I assume I wont be working out for at least the first few months in Thailand, and I will definitely be off of my supplements...

Is anyone into fitness? What do you do for protein in Thailand? Ive found a few shops that sell the stuff but it is 3-5x more expensive than it is in America... You would think it would be dirt cheap here!

Chicken, eggs, etc... Very cheap.

Thanks all,

I think the general concensus is that 3K is a decent price for a Click auto. I'll have a good look around and check out some of the local shops mentioned.

On Samui 2500-3000 month

Thanks, buddy. I'm hoping it's the same on KP.

I'm not exactly cheap (ok, maybe a little because I'm Scottish), but I don't want to be bent over when I rent a bike on Koh Phangan.

I goot quoted 5K for the month, which is very expensive when you consider it's 2X cheaper in Chiang Mai.

I know I'm not in CM anymore, but how much can I pick one up for? There are dozens of places all around my full of bikes, so one would think they might like to make money instead of someone going to the shop next door.

Thanks

That sounds great, cheers.

I'm glad the internet is good enough for you to do your job. I don't think I'd like to live in the middel of town, but it's great to know cheap and tasty food is just a short drive away.

I'll probably be setting my bungalow up with a few simple essentials so I can make lots of stir fry's and fruit smoothies.

Thank you for the reply.

That's the area I was looking at on the west coast of the island.

It's great to know there are bungalows available at that price.

I know Samui is more popular, but I'm just looking for a quiet life.

It would be great if there was a local market close-by, but Tesco is pretty close too.

I need to head to Malaysia this weekend and when I make my way back to Thailand I'd like to rent a bungalow on an island long-term.

I would prefer to stay in a nice bungalow somewhere outside a tourist resort.

I only need a 1 bedroom with decent internet access. It would also need to have a kitchen, and a beach close-by.

I would pay up to 12,000 per month, but closer to 10,000 would be nicer.

Which island would I be better heading to?

Cheers