BoganInParasite

I got an IDP using my 5 year Thai DL in my provincial capital DLT office in northern Thailand. Only two onerous elements. The first was the need to get a CoR from the IO but at least nowadays the IO don't need a request letter from the DLT. The second was that I had got a new passport and needed to get my Thai DL updated with it before they could issue an IDP. Despite that complication I was in the DLT office for maybe an hour and a half. Walked out with both a new Thai DL and the IDP.

Normally my salutation for something like this would be 'best wishes' but I feel in this case 'good luck' would be more appropriate.

Hi, I'm the OP. I did not mention my wife nor anything about floors. I've not heard and read anything on polished concrete staining fairly easily but will keep it in mind.

If time doesn't end up being against you there is a free bus service run by AOT between BKK and DMK for same or next day travellers. Recently it took me 50 minutes DMK-BKK on a Tuesday middle of the day and 35 minutes BKK-DMK departing at 9:00pm. Airport websites have departure locations. In both locations you present your ticket and ID, they (or you) log the details, give you a sticker and you wait in a nearby designated area.

Our home is just over five years old now and we are looking to update the look and feel of several areas. The dry area walls in our bathrooms are a smooth decorative concrete and we'd like to make them darker with a waxy/watery finish look while still being able to see the surface texture of the current concrete. While we don't have a need for it, anything that also provides a waterproof surface would be welcome. We've not been able to find any information for this type of finish on wall concrete online. Did try an iLoft Liquid Coating designed for walls but that has proved to be completely transparent. Nice smooth finish to the touch but nothing else. Wondering if anyone has experience or knowledge of a product they know is available in Thailand that may be close to what we are after. Thanks in advance.

We live in remote rural northern Thailand and have approx 8-10 power outages a year, mostly during the summer storm season. The local PEA is very responsive in both fixing them and in using LINE to communicate what has happened, where, the extent of the outage and anticipated repair time. They use the wife to check whether there is power in our local area since we are right on the end of one of the distribution lines. 90% of the time the outage has been caused by trees falling on lines. In the last five years I can only recall one transformer blowing, was about 500 meters away and made quite a bang; don't know the cause. The longest outage we've had in the same period was three years ago...18 hours. There had been massive fall of trees across lines due to a substantially stronger storm than usual. We've had a few in the 3-5 hours duration but the majority are fixed inside 2 hours. The local PEA is also very good at advising of planned outage details, generally starting on time and being less than the advised anticipated duration. We've also noticed they change planned outages where there are sufficient requests.

I pay about $5 AUD per month through Viber and can make unlimited calls to Australian numbers (at least I've not hit a limit to date).

Had our first summer storm last evening in northern Nan province. Watched it (Windy, radar option) form over northern Phitsanulok province mid-afternoon then track north along the western edge of the Luang Prabang mountains, hit our place around 6:00pm. Squally winds, lightning and thunder initially and heavy/steady rain from 6:30pm. Didn't clear the air as much as we hoped but the temperature today has been mostly pleasant. Can't be long till our first storm caused power outage.

Got the wife to call the Nan IO last week as I had been overseas for three weeks. Also explained due to flight timings I had had to overnight in Bangkok for a night before flying back to Nan. They did not require a new TM30.

Slightly off topic...my flight landed 25 minutes early last Monday evening and I was off the aircraft at 8:15pm. 45 minutes later I was through Immigration with no wait, changed some currency, picked up my bag that was already circulating on the belt, through Customs without even a glance and sitting on the free bus to DMK. Can't get more fast-tracked than that. Bus left at 9:00pm with me being the sole pax and was at DMK in 40 minutes. The DMK stop is conveniently close to the entrance of the overhead walkway to the Amari hotel. Checked in, showered and sitting in bed browsing just two hours after landing at BKK. Just had me thinking...this trip was eight flights and every one left on time.

Somewhat a pity that Nan's historical, cultural and scenic aspects have in recent years taken a back seat to the promotion of the number 3 curve on road #1081 south of Bo Kluea. It has become the number one tourist attraction in the province with the need for police to supervise parking and traffic so that everyone gets the new 'must have' pic standing on or next to the road with it receding into the distance with a vague 3 shape.

We purchased an LG washing machine with 17kg capacity almost six years ago. For the first 18 months it handled washing for just the wife and I. Then the wife's small homestay opened and it has handled the laundry for more than 2,000 guest night stays. Everything from the kitchen, bathrooms and bedding (including bedspreads after every stay) has gone through it. Has not missed a beat. (And while I'm here I'll also plug our Phillips brand kitchen appliances, particularly the hot water kettle and bread toaster.)

You are correct....think this DLT page would benefit from an update/correction. https://www.dlt.go.th/en/international-driving-licence?fbclid=IwAR2_avbBzlyIhKFShaNpC_SKi3rZ1XE8pYV9FiV2K-toWOLgs1fsvVsUwhc

Must be so pleased he didn't get done for illegally picking mushrooms.

I managed to get the IDP at my provincial capital LTO, my local LTO would not do it. Same thing happened nearly two years ago when my DL needed to be renewed and I wanted a 5 year DL. Local LTO said impossible, provincial capital LTO said local should do it but when local LTO refused again (despite calls between the two offices discussing), the provincial capital LTO did it.