irishken

Thanks for all your replies. Looking into them now

I'll be flying into Don Mueang at about 3 in the afternoon for 1 night stay in BKK before flying out of Suvarnabhumi the next day. Is there any nice inexpensive hotels around Suvarnabhumi and is there much in the way of markets or places to eat out.

Would i be best just to stay in the middle of BKK for the night as its pretty much in the middle of both airports ?

Cheers

your honest review is welcome but i have never met anyone who has had a bad holiday in thailand. most of the moaning i hear is from long term expats. most things that you hated i enjoy like not know exactly when the ferry is going to leave. its adventurous to me and i'm usually not in the that much of a hurry even though i usually only have 3-4 weeks holiday time there.

maybe asia is not for you as you can expect this everywhere you go

I obviously tried to do too much. I maintain that there are some seriously over rated places here, but that's probably the case all over the World

maybe you did try too much but for me i love the travelling part,especially heading to the islands on the ferry. ill be there soon for 3 weeks and ill be doing 3 different places and i will have a 11 month old child with me and i'm not stressed out about it one bit.

perhaps you expected too much from thailand and it hasn't turned out the way you like it but ill be honest with you and discourage anyone from reading too much into your OP. if they don't like food in restaurants than eat from the markets.i would be very lucky to eat for 1000 baht plus in a restaurant in ireland so i still consider thailand cheap.

just my taught's

your honest review is welcome but i have never met anyone who has had a bad holiday in thailand. most of the moaning i hear is from long term expats. most things that you hated i enjoy like not know exactly when the ferry is going to leave. its adventurous to me and i'm usually not in the that much of a hurry even though i usually only have 3-4 weeks holiday time there.

maybe asia is not for you as you can expect this everywhere you go

Thanks for all the info.

Looks like Ubon is the most likely one for me. Its about a hour a half drive from Mukdahan and will probably be heading there on a day out on my next visit LOS in 2 months. Just planning ahead now.

Cheers all

Cheers guys

Hi all

Where are the Thai passport office's in Isaan. Looking for the closest one to Mukdahan.

Thank you

TOYOTA MUKDAHAN Rent cars. They are well maintained and current or late model vehicles. If you have a problem with the staff not speaking English, ask for Dr. Edith or her Son, Anan. They are the Owners of the business. The dealedship is located about half way between the Mukdahan Bus Station and Tesco Lotus.

thanks a lot,sounds good to me and i will check it out. cheers

hi all.

is there any reputable car rental companies in mukdahan, with full insurance and good rates

thanks in advance

Seems every week this discussion pops up. Personally I love the joint. Great country, great people.

i think this topic should be made a sticky

^ i suppose i could have used any of these, stupid,childish,useless,daft,senseless,pointless,ridiculous,inane,puerile,mindless ect ect. would you have felt better?

Best is not a synonym for most popular. Mastercard claimed it was the most popular destination, not the best. Who, besides a teenage girl, would claim that Bieber was the best musician in the world. He may be popular but...

exactly right,they said the most popular and from seeing the huge amount of tourists flooding through swampy i would not argue with that

Bangkok is a great city, so much to do and see. Is it the best?i'm not sure as i haven't been to all the major destinations that would be in this survey but it certainly would be up there in the best cities i've been to.

And so, let the predictable Thai bashing begin.

Actually, even after thirty-plus years of travel and living in Thailand ... and being fully aware of it's many flaws and warts ... I still very much love Thailand, it's culture and it's people.

Just a wee bit defensive are we, considering your's is the first post on the thread. Cut back on coffee as it will help lower your blood pressure.

As for the OP, the report states that Bangkok will be the most visited city in Asia for tourism. It did not state that it was the BEST city as the topic headline denotes.

Don't really see how positively expressing my love for Thailand signifies defensiveness and high blood pressure. And, FWIW, I never drink coffee.

As to my prediction of inevitable Thai bashing ... it was done half-jokingly, but I hate emoticons ... esp. that corny laughing-man ... and so I guess my poor attempt at humor failed.

And as a follow-up to my last post. Why do you have 800+ posts and you lived here for 30+ years?

Your posts have a particular smell to them.

just because he only has 800 + post doesn't mean he hasn't been coming to thailand for 30 years,maybe he only posts the odd time. what a silly thing to say

Suggest your friend just tells her that it's over because he isn't happy anymore. Do this at a coffee shop or other venue, not at the apartment. Get her a place to stay for a month in a hotel somewhere, give her a couple thousand baht and tell her that her personal belongings will be delivered to her new address the next day but that she doesn't need to come to the apartment to pick them up; they will be delivered.

If a blowout happens at least it's not at the apartment. Might be good to pre-arrange the locks changed on the doors while your out, have a friend help you with this, this is just in case she gets destructive. It happens sometimes. Wouldn't worry about retribution, it happens sometimes but you just have to watch yourself for a while.

especially if the apartment has a balcony

she has a tattoo, ok she must be a bar girl

so if she she beats you at pool and has a tattoo she must be a mamasan

seriously,is that the screening process for finding out if she is a bg. people need to wise up.

II've left out a lot of detail...there is more tattoo than bare skin. She covers up a lot so am not sure if they are prison tatt or not, the whole back and thighs, there are dragons but she covers up for the rest of us. There are other telltales.

Please leave advice of a useful kind if you are going to post, this is a serious enquiry.

i know mate,wasn't trying to be a smart <deleted> to you,just venting my opinion on what a lot of people believe to be the only way of knowing if she was a bg.

firstly in my opinion,dumping her just because she was a bg is not a reason. contrary to many people's belief,not all bg are bad. you have to remember,i don't think many of them said when there were young "i want to be a bg when i grow up". if she is faithful to him then she deserves a chance.

if she is doing something behind his back,then she should get the same treatment as any man or woman should get,dumped.

my advice to you,let your buddy choose as its only his choice

she has a tattoo, ok she must be a bar girl

so if she she beats you at pool and has a tattoo she must be a mamasan

seriously,is that the screening process for finding out if she is a bg. people need to wise up.

i just had another look in travelfish and it seems there is buses from ubon to trat, hell of a long journey so might break it up and stop off after a couple of hours as i will have a child with me. stay over night somewhere.

this idea of paying more sin sod if the girl has a education or is pretty and not divorced does not sit well with me. it makes it look like you really are buying the person and not paying for the tradition.

its like going to a cattle market or horse fair and been told that the horse on the right can run faster than the one on the left so you have to pay more for the one on the right.

i am married but when we have our ceremony if i give sin sod it will be for show and returned after.i will give the parents a small give but it won't be called sin sod. it will be a present

it would be the same if i was marrying chompoo araya

To be honest I had to google chompoo araya. In any event, with your stance on sin sot I doubt she will be accepting your marriage proposal.

your lucky then,you obviously don't have to watch thai drama shows555. she is a beauty though

its not a have a harsh stance on sin sod. if people want to pay it thats up to them,its just the idea of parents making you pay more as they think there kid is better than most others,

i won't pay sin sod because i have helped out in the past,in small ways. the mother in law understands this and is not a money grabber.

each to there own i say

this idea of paying more sin sod if the girl has a education or is pretty and not divorced does not sit well with me. it makes it look like you really are buying the person and not paying for the tradition.

its like going to a cattle market or horse fair and been told that the horse on the right can run faster than the one on the left so you have to pay more for the one on the right.

i am married but when we have our ceremony if i give sin sod it will be for show and returned after.i will give the parents a small give but it won't be called sin sod. it will be a present

it would be the same if i was marrying chompoo araya

Nothing has changed that I know off.

Both will need confirmation from their embassy that they are free to marry. Their embassy procedure might have changed. I suggest checking with the Chinese embassy.

thank you.i think her friend is talking non sense to be honest. cheers

My ex chinese wife is looking to get married in thailand. We ourselves married in thailand many years ago and have got divorced in thailand so she has the papers to show this. She now wants to marry her chinese BF in thailand but she says her friend has told her that things have changed and she cannot get married. I'm only in contact with her through SMS at the moment as she is in china so not getting full reasons why it has changed. Can anyone give me a reason why if any there is changes.

Cheers all

Buses & Vans in Chanthburi go up country, a much bigger population base than Trat.

From Chant, I know that Si SaKet is serviced by crazy white vans next to Tesco and I have been told that their are daily buses to Sarin/ Ubon Ratchathani from the bus station around the corner.

The last time I ventured to Mudahan I went to Bangkok and flew to Nakon Phanom and then it was a 50 min drive to the Mudahan/ Savannakhet border. I hate traveling on buses in Thailand & just do not do it.

Are you doing a Visa run?

As much as you may laugh at this suggestion, if you have a few days up your sleeve, consider a train to Ubon. If you are just wandering around abit and looking for an excuse to explore, it is a good way. I would suggest spending 1000B on a lonely planet Thailand book if you are going to do this much though., they often have many hotels near train stations listed.

Getting to Mukdahan, wikitravel, click here.

cheers for the info mate. ill be staying in mukdahan and will be going to koh chang for a couple of days and was looking for a way to trat without going back to bkk. i've done bkk to trat before in a taxi for about 3000 baht so i'd reckon if i got closer to trat in a bus and a taxi the rest of the way,it could set me back about 1500-2000 baht.ill check out the Chanthburi service

ill be flying with my 11 month old and this is what ill be doing.

giving her some calpol before take just in case her ears hurt and she is in pain,i don't give a dam if somebody gets upset if she cries as long as i know she is ok, and the first person to say something or give me a crooked look will have a problem.

i will also give her some glycerine & aniseed on her soother when taking off and landing. its great stuff fro keeping kids quite,tasty too.

sedating kids is wrong whatever way you look at it

That is the whole problem with many parents. It is great to make sure your child is happy and healthy, but when you brought her into the world, this was not the only responsibility you took on.

what are the other responsibility's i took on?My child is my number 1 concern, by doing what i said i was going to do,my child should be happy and not disturb other passengers and there will be no need to sedate her.if passengers cannot put up with a child crying for a portion of a flight,what sort of parents are they going to be

Truly amazing to even read that. What other responsibilities did you take on? Your attitude is of the quintessential inconsiderate parent, of which there are many. You can't make an argument saying "what kind of parents will you be if you don't want to hear a baby cry". That is under an assumption all will be a parent.

Anyway, I will answer your question. I am not saying you should drug your child, but you should put the utmost effort into trying to quiet and control them. That is your job as a parent. Your kids aren't the problem of other people, as so many of you parents seem to think. You seem to feel entitled because you are tired and run down or something. Well, that is the choice you made. You need to man (or woman) up and deal with it, just like the poster above this post mentions. He has a great attitude.

see your point is totally wrong. the only responsibilities i took on when becoming a parent was to look after my child and if you read the post again you will see the actions i will take will help my child not cry and disturb other people. i wont be tired or drinking and will do everything i can to stop her from crying,if she does then there is nothing i can do but comfort her.please read my post more carefully,

Hi there, we land at suvarnabhumi at 7:45am , and have a flight to catch from dmk at 11:00 am. Do u think its enough time or are we in a fix?? Also what would be the best preffered route for us.Last question do they allow us to check in our baggage for a flight at dmk from suvarnabhumi?. Thank you

you could have a problem. by the time you get off the plane could be 8.00 or even later,if your a hour in customs and collecting bags it will be 9.10 or after. then your travel to dmk in morning traffic. you might just make it but depends what time they close check in before flight. i usually gave 3 hours when i had a connecting internal flight and i didn't have to change airports . you would need to take a taxi to have any chance of making it

you cannot check in bags at suvarnabhumi if flying from dmk