steve187

As already stated, the only island for cars is Koh Chang, why not head to pattaya and then keep going, look at some of the beaches on the navy land at sattahip,through to U tapao ( there area some aircon cabins to stay in )or continue around the coast,there are some nice quiet beaches all the way along to Rayong,( phala beach, Phayun beach, and others) there is one of the sponsors that have have a hotel at Ban Phe opposite Koh Samet island. and still further along the coast towards Kho chang. All within a few hours drive of Pattaya.

all Burma crossing are closed. so the nearest would be Lao. The bus from Chiang Mai leaves from Arcade Bus station to Chiang Khong and takes 6-7 hours.

I have never registered my Thai marriage with the embassy, and my wife has lived in the UK, and obtained citizenship. I just had a translation done.

Good clear post thank you

Etihad are coming in cheaper on a quick search for the end of July til the end of august at 831gbp,with qantas coming in cheapest at 1015gbp

I have a 32inch samsung led tv connected via hdmi from my pc with a resolution of 1920 x 1080,the hdmi cable also carries the audio signal, the picture is great for watching a movie, but rubbish for any computer work, so i have a 19inch viewsonic monitor connected via vga cable with a resolution of 1440 x 900,with an extended display, great for computer work etc. I would not use a tv be it led or lcd as a monitor on its own, the quality is not that good.

available here - http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download

I'm using the new firefox4 'minefield' but i can not seem to get the top right buttons to show ' minimise, maximise, exit' any help?

Your girlfriend can go through thai immigration with you, my wife came with me via poipet the other month as far as cambodia immigration, she does not need anything other than her passport. we drove in a honda jazz from sattahip, a complete tank of fuel should just about do it, just keep the speed down.

If you are British and live here, and want a cheaper method of using an ATM - get an account with Nationwide, they don't charge for using the ATM outside of the UK (I think they are the only bank that offers this service) and the exchange rate is very close to the interbank rate.

Using a Barclaycard to access cash at an ATM here is ridiculously expensive, and unnecessary. I know, because I also have an account with Barclays.

I think nationwide may be charging soon,see this thread -

Apply online to change address to a uk address, new d/l issued within 10 days see here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Motoringtransactions/BeforeyouapplyC/DG_066944 . All other changes/lost d/l have to be done by mail..

i have my pc connected to a samsung led tv via hdmi and it takes both the video and audio signal no need for a separate audio cable. good for watching movies but not for computer work, but it is a tv not a monitor

stop off at Vientiane on the way into Thailand and pick up double entry tourist visa, save having to do a border run later

Dont forget to change any locks/keys that they will be able to open.

I doubt there is room for two hard-drives. so you will have to replace the old one with a new one,there is a way to clone your old hard-drive, so it would be as simple as just taking pout the old and putting in the new. Without cloning the old, you will have to do a reinstall of ubuntu.

please keep us updated, and good luck

lots of avi/xvid etc.nearly all come in hd as well, available on newsgroups, i use vlc player plays all, but i will try gom.

why not keep maiden name on Thai documents, id etc. no paperwork for husband to sign, no restrictions on wife purchasing.

If you have a three visit tourist visa, you have to make the last entry into Thailand before the expiry/use by date which is shown on the visa,All entries into Thailand using that visa number on your tm6 immigration entry form will give you a 6o days permitted to stay stamp,which can be extended by 30 days at immigration for 1.900 baht.

You would also have to show for your wife's ILR, that you were living together as man and wife throughout the three years.

Sorry missed the bit about you both staying in the UK for the majority of the year. and i would agree with post 2.

I think she would have to do either the multi entry 'o' visa and leave the country every 90 days that would last 15 months in total,available in either hull UK. or Perth. Or the other route to take would be a double entry tourist visa run, on each entry into Thailand she would get 60 days which can be extended at immigration for 30 days at a cost of 1.900 baht, and then do the 60day and 30days over again. giving her 180 days in Thailand and only leaving once after 90days. double entry tourist visa are issued in Cambodia I believe, and at the moment are free. There are plenty of threads on here for fuller details.

Mario2008 beat me to it I'm so slow at typing.

cheaper to do at immigration at 1,900 baht, than it is to do a air border run for a 30 day visa exempt entry. if she is staying longer than 30days would be better to do a double entry tourist visa run. But it all depends on how long exactly she intends staying in Thailand.

look at this site -http://bankexchangerates.daytodaydata.net/default.aspx

The main question is: is it the net connection or the browser?

Try getting Chrome portable (http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/google_chrome_portable) and install it a directory of your choosing, doesn't mess with your Program Files, registry etc. If you still have the download problem you'll know it's the network. If the dl goes swimmingly you know it's FF.

My guess, based on what you posted: something went pear-shaped when you upgraded FF, I suggest you save your FF settings, bookmarks, add-ins, etc and re-install FF.

I keep Chrome portable on my system because some sites don't come in well on my FF (like Pattaya News); this may be because I have a lot of security lockdown settings, and times like this I'll try Chrome, or maybe even IE.

the links fails to work, you need to take the end bracket out of the address.

thanks for the link it looks a good site

Did you reenter Thailand within the validity of the first 60 day stamp?

How many days were you given on reentry?