Everything posted by oscarsmum
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Visa Exempt 60 days to 30 days? Why?
- Koh Lanta's Long Ferry Queues Frustrate Tourists
We visited for 1st time late last month. Worth the wait for ferry (1.5hrs). It is like Samui was 30 years ago. Gorgeous and not expensive in low season.- Pattaya: Finnish Tourists’ $2,000 Gone Without a Trace
Yep on Samui… top of the hill overlooking Choeng Mon. Learnt a very expensive lesson. And the police were NO help at all.😜- Down under or Thai? Aussie mum trades Oz for Land of Smiles
9 hours on Jetstar, Phuket to Sydney. Good flight usually. I do it 3-4 trips a year.- How many hours from Phuket to Bangkok by train?
Thai trains are usually late. And not by minutes. And they stop and leave passengers to get to their destinations without assistance. And the lines are often shared with trains coming from other direction. i.e. one line north and south. Fly perhaps.- Why are bus transportation so bad in the South of Thailand?
Not sure if my reply posted. We use Phantip travel.- Why are bus transportation so bad in the South of Thailand?
- Proof of onward-travel required at land-borders when entering Thailand without a Visa?
They had a 60 day visa. And a ticket back to NZ. The 20,000 baht request was a first for them at that border.- Proof of onward-travel required at land-borders when entering Thailand without a Visa?
At Sungai Kolok NZ friends were asked to provide proof of 20,000 baht. They had to travel back to town and locate a ATM. It can happen.- My new Thai gf (35/f) invited me (42/m) to visit her family in Isaan after < 1 month of dating? I feel uncomfortable but agreed. What do you think?
Exactly!???????? - Koh Lanta's Long Ferry Queues Frustrate Tourists