Mangkhut

This is how Cambodia work my friend. Its corrupted all over, especially the officials and government employees.

Sad but true.

I came in to Cambodia last month from Surin province of Thailand at the Chom Chok - O Smack border crossing point.

I had my 30 US dollars ready, but the officer insisted that I should pay in thai baht and the amount of 1200 baht, which is around 37 dollars. I didnt have a E-visa either. I pretended that I had spent all my that money and insisted paying in US dollars and the amount of 30 dollars. The officer then turned me back and had me sit by a table nearby. Then I thought by mysefthat I wasnt in the mood for a verbal fight so I pretended that I found som leftover baht notes and were able to pay him the 1200 baht he wanted. He smiled and processed my visa and I was in. Corrupt yeas i deed!

This place is very close to the Rajabhat University and Tanin Market, few minutes to the old city. Great place, great rooms with everything, great location with parking, coffee shop, restaurant, etc....rates by day about 700THB with good breakfast, by month 8000THB

Recommended by a friend a while ago...and my best find....after many years traveling to Chiang Mai...

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Thanks for the advice.

I had a look at their netsite and it according to that their smallest condoes start at 12 000 baht a month.

Cant find any at 8000 baht a month. Maube I should drop by and ask by myself.....

Hello forum

Plan to be in CM for a couple of months and would like to rent a decent sized room or studio apartment by month.

Must have air on and fan, fridge, water boiler, and a bit of furniture and safe parking for motorbike. Prefere a relatively quiet area but will consider everywhere. A place with pool and workout equipment would be plus but not a demand. A bit soundproof would be nice to as I like to strum my acostic guitar in the evenings... ha-ha.

I know most guesthouses and even some hotels offer rent by the month but in general I dont fancy these places for long term stay. To much traffic in and out 24/7 and noise. But a quiet place could be of interest.

Anyone who can recommend a place or maybe a netside to search for this?

I am not exactly sure what the price level might be for such a place but I can stretch as far as 7-8000 baht. Absolutely max 10000 baht.

Thanks in advance!

A stool sample is important to reveal what kind of bacterias or other microorganisms are present (if so) And also a test of which antibiotic or drug the present bacterias/microorganisms are sensitive to should be done.

Flagyl and alcohol are a definitive no-no. In fact one should not drink alcohol at all when one have stomach problems, especially when one have severe things as bacterias that should not be there. Alcohol irritates the pancreas so that is sends out more stomach acids. This in fact upsets an already upset an infected stomach more. With the tesult of stomach pain and mire diarreha.

Avoid dairy products, raw fruits and vegetables, spicy food, and food with a lot of fiber. And all other food that you usually react upon.

Wish you a speedy recovery!

If youre in a hurry and or dont to waste your time in a embassy queue - consider using Mr Kao at LMN Travel on the corner of Sisowath Quay/136 str (next to the Paddy Rice Irish bar and restaurant) You cant miss it if youre walking up the riverside. Mr Kao can arrange it overnight for 60 USD and 50 USD for two nights service. He speaks perfect english and is recommended before on this forum. I am picking up my visa tomorrow.

Dont want to make any conspirations in this case, but Valium and alcohol must be consumed in very very very high doses to be lethal.

He must have been upset with the exchange rate.

The norwegian currency has dropped down almost 25 % in a year and most of it the last 2-3 months. So its understandable that he took it out on the ATM...... NOT!!!

I was in the south of Thailand and Phuket as well last month - riding alone on my motorbike. I experienced no problems whatsoever.

As usual when there is a traffic control by the police and they see a farang on a big motorbike with a decent helmet and decent riding gear - they just waved me past and through the line.

Safe riding!

Thais dont celebrate christmas as they ate buddhists. Thusthere is no need at all to buy any christmas gift for your gf.

Mine will get what she always fies and always are hqppy with - a hard one and a big bag of dirty laundry......

As for what I have heard and read only minor parts of the border between Myanmar and Thailand is really agreed upon by both countries. I guess its because the border area in Myanmar have been controlled by other etnich people than the burmese themselves. For example such as Karen, Shan etc.

There are several very unofficial border crossings between Myanmar and Thailand in these areas such as the one on the photos attached. It is some 30-40 km south of Mae Sot and I was strongly recommended not to cross over there because there supposed to be rebellions on the other side that in worst case scenario could rob or even kidnap me anddemsnd ransome for me. I doubt however that anyone would have paid anything at all to get me free if so did happen.....LOL

But people from both sides were crossing freely over this little wooden pedestrian bridge with only a single solidier guarding it. He didnt check any paperwork at all though......

Sorry - the pics always get upside down when using the Ipad..... :-(

Any motorbike 100/110/125/150/250 ccm and upwards will make the trip easily. What do you think the local people uses up there? The same small bikes that are used everywhere else in Thailand.

Do it on a bike that you are familiar with. The 1864 curves, many of them hairpins are not a place you should start learning to drive a new vehicle.

As mentioned earlier in the thread - check tyres, tyre pressure, brakes, oil level etc before taking off.

Do consider to extend your tour:

Day 1. Chiang Mai - Pai

Day 2. Pai - Mae Hong Son (visit the Tham Lof cave and Ban Rak Thai village on the way, intetesting places.

Day 3. Mae Hong Son - via Doi Inthanon - Chiang Mai.

Happy trip and safe riding!

Maybe because there arent many of that kind in Thailand.....;-)

There are mules in the north though.

Similar thing happend to me back in my drunken days although the location was in the Philippines. Lost my passport during a bar hopping night. Went back myself to look for it the next day but with no results. Then sent a philippino friend back with advice to offer to pay a little for getting the passport back. And within 20 minutes the passport was back.....

In general when one comes into the rather difficult situation that the passport is gone the first thing one have to do is report it to the police. Then one have to go to the nearest embassy or consulate of the country of ones origin and explain the situation. Bring the papers from the police. They will in most cases be able to give you a so called emergency passport. This usually allow you one trip back to your country of origin.

Good luck!

Oh how fantastic, really awesome. The land of illegal copies arrest a man that have been contributing to copy datafiles illegally.

One will hereafter never find illegal copies of any goods here in Land Of Copy......

Stop bothering about what other people think and mean. Your life will be much better.....

Asian? Aha - then still 2/3 of the worlds population can be the actual killer. What a progress.....

You are certainly not cheap. A woman that cant pay - or even worse - dont want to pay for herself, thai or any other nationality isnt worth spending a thought, calory or second on/with....

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Thanks!

The newsletter from Thaivisa is very good but it seems to pop up on several of my e-mail adresses - and that isnt neccesary. How can I unsubscribe the newsletter?

1. Dont leave youre brain at the brain-storage counter at the airport - although most other do.....

2. Take a double dose of your Antabus pills every day as long as your stay there.

3. Learn that you should never start a relationship with a thai woman unless she can support you economically forever.

And you will have a pleasant stay.... ;-)

Its a "hairy" difference for what I have noticed..... Some might like it some might not....

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There is no law stating that you must carry your passport,the law states that you must provide ID with a photo within a ‘reasonable’ time frame, so a DL would be ok

According to the Lawyer of this forum is certainly is.....

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/712871-carrying-original-passport/

That is his opinion, it is not based on LAW, there is no Thai LAW which states that you must carry your passport.

If youre understanding of the question:

"Is it required by Thai law that a foreigner have their original passport on them at all times?

-and the answer to that question:

_{A trip to the doctor couild be a starting point. Doing some tests and some draw some blood to check her nutrious staus, electrolytes, hemoglobinlevel (red blood cells), infection status or whatever the doctor wants. There is something called a "MMS" - "mini-mental-status" that is much used where I am from (Scandinavia) to check persons for dementia, memory loss, brain damage etc. Its a good predictor to see how the brain works and memory-errors especially.}