Khema

Btw to everyone thinking of fitness first they are just about to finish the one in Terminal 21

Does anyone know when this branch of Fitness First at Terminal 21 will be open?

Welcome! yup, i fail to get in the website too. if email fail too, PM me for the telephone no if u want. 

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no prob, i emailed to the hotmail address, if it gets bounced i'll ask for the phone number.

U can try ask the young guy at the bicycle shop name Top Gear at 173 Chang Moi Rd for suggestion. www.topgearbike.com or email: [email protected]

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cheers that's quick! first, I am not in Thailand at the mo (planning to fly there for a weekend in Nov) and I would like to plan my trip before I sit on a bike! next, the website quoted does not load

I am planning a three full days cycling around Chiang Mai on a bycicle. The idea is to rent a bike on arrival and embark on a trip around Chiang Mai, cycling between 50 and 80 km a day on a flat/near flat terrain (ie easy to moderate biking).

the problem is that I don't know the area in detail, I have done the Mae Hong Song Loop in a car and stayed some time in Chiang Mai but apart from some major sights I have no idea which way to go to from Chiang Mai on a bycicle (I won't go as far as Mae Hong Son for sure in three days!!).

hence I am asking here to guys who know the area well - what is your recommendation? in three days I can probably pedal no more than 200 km in total.

Also, in addition to itinerary if you can suggest nice places to stay it would be great!

many thanks

Khema

i am going to be on Koh Samui between Dec 27 and Jan 6, so I am booking the first 5-6 nights in advance. then I am going to leave a few nights un-booked so that we could move to another part of island and find hotel that we like on the spot (ie not via photos on the web).

or should i book ALL nights in advance because we won't find any reasonably priced rooms early Jan?

cheers

Khema

ha-ha! valentino thanks!! this is IT.

Hi Khema.

I’m not sure about short stay serviced apartments but if you're just looking for a couple of nights, why not stay at the convenience of a hotel like the Sheraton, the Shangri-La, or Peninsular to name just 3 which are all by the banks of the Chao Phraya?

Cheers

Aitch

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yep I know... but the svced apprt offers more space and I can have one apprt for all three of us (the offspring is over 30 yo ha-ha need her own bedroom) plus kitchen and a large fridge for storing fruit... Cetrepoint Sukhumvit 10 offers short stay rentals (incl one bedroom plus bed in living room) at a good price but i wanted to try finding something nearer the river.

from the lack of replies, i guess there is nothing. although i think i saw at least one igh rise building which looked like svced apprt on the bank of the river...

cheers

I'm looking for a serviced apartment (something like Centrepoint) near the river AND it should be possible to book it for a couple of nights only. we are a family of three...

thanx

Brill!! I will land there in a couple of weeks' time, I'll report here if I've had any problems... thank you all for your help!

thanks bino! I know most countries accept such visas except a few (Germany is an example - for non-EU res who require German visa).

funny thing is my Thai visa was the LAST one to appear in the old passport, and they had to put it on the "Accompanying children" page after a long fight with the consul, of course, and numerous tel calls btw Thai and my own consulate...

I have Thai non-immigr B visa valid till January 2006 but I have recently changed the passport for a new one (as visa pages in the old passport ran out - otherwise it would have been good till 2007). Can i enter Thailand on this visa? they could put the arrival stamp in the new one... does anyone know? thanks