gezginrocker

Hi,

Is it possible to get a studio room in Pattaya for only a month? I'm looking for a place for about 8000 baht and I can pay 1 month deposit.

Thanks

Hello,

I'm looking for a room around 6000-8000 baht at Ari-Saphan Kwai area. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

To all the people who are questioning my budget, unfortunately you people are the ignorant face of Thaivisa Forum. You people are so bloody ignorant that you automatically assume everyone at this forum is coming from a developed country like you.

Well I've news for you, I'm coming from a DEVELOPING country. Ever heard of that? My currency is extremely weak against dollar, yes I've a very tight budget, and yes I've to count every single baht.

I came here asking only a simple advice, yet ended up being ridiculed about my tight budget. You people are really disgusting, I may not not have much money as all of you, but certainly I have more decency, I don't automatically assume everyone is same. I would say "shame on you", only if you people knew the maning of shame.

And to that idiot who is questioning my Bali trip, I'm writing this from a HOSTEL, and I bought my ticket from Airasia 6 months ago so it would be dirt cheap. You people are really, horribly disgusting.

Following was posted at consulate's Twitter account on 25th of September:

"Starting October 2015, TR visa will have the additional required documents of hotel bookings and bank statement of min. $700."

I guess you missed this ongoing topic about it. Changes to Tourist Visa Requirements At Consulate in Bali.

There is some more info there.

Yep I missed it, thanks for informing.

BTW, I'm a Turkish national, and because of the recent events I went to Bali consulate today to get first hand info. And as no surprise, they are not issuing TR visas to Turks, alongside Arabs, Iranians, Africans etc. So all those "unwanted" nationalities need to apply for a tourist visa at Jakarta embassy.

Following was posted at consulate's Twitter account on 25th of September:

"Starting October 2015, TR visa will have the additional required documents of hotel bookings and bank statement of min. $700."

I'm in Bali at the moment and I found the perfect click alternative: Honda Vario. It is a heavy bike, and not thirsty at all. Just with half a tank of petrol, I did 3 full day trips around Bali, and there was still petrol inside when I gave it back. Too bad it isn't available in Thailand.

Btw, Balinese are such a nice bunch of people that they don't even ask for your passport or deposit money. And they don't try to extract money from you because of a scratch, all bikes are old anyways. Thai motorbike rental shops are treating foreigners really horribly, even the most trustworthy ones.

They still call him Adem Karadag, which was the name on fake Turkish passport. So it is obvious that his name is not Adem Karadag. And most probably he is not a Turk, but an Uighur.

How come the police is still not sure about his nationality? So he confessed the whole thing, but didn't tell his nationality? That's nonsense.

Us Turks in Thailand are having a very difficult time because of the previous comments claiming that the suspect was Turkish. They should clear this issue immediately and stop the witch hunt for Turks. Innocent Turkish backpackers are being raided by the police 5 in the morning, Turks with valid visas are being deported, every single Turk is being interrogated at the airports and border crossings because of this issue.

Some guy openly says Hitler should have massacred gypsies, and that racist and hateful post is not deleted? This is a horrible topic, showing the arrogant and racist side of some TVF members.

Credit card crime is committed by so many nationalities, and you people try to blame only the gypsies for it WITHOUT knowing if those guys or gypsy or not? That's really unbelievable.

Hey Dracula, I'm a Turk, you have problems with us as well? So that sociopath called Vlad is your hero, that makes you forget that you live under our rule for hundreds of years? You are sick person just like your idol.

The PCX 150cc is a great bike but is going to cost more than a little extra .i.e,a monthly deal is typically B4000 versus as little as B2,500 for the Click .As the OP was complaining about the fuel costs for an Airblade he must be on an extremely tight budget .P.S,The price of petrol has come down a lot in the past year .Now around B25 a liter.

Yep that's right, I'm on a tight budget. I was paying 3000b for monthly rental of a Click or an Airblade. The thing is, filling the gas tank of Click costs about 100 baht and it goes about a week for my usage. On the other hand, filling the tank of Airblade costs about 150 baht, and it was finished in almost 2-3 days. So I had to fill it completely twice during 1 week. 300b vs 100b.

Just make a Google search for "airblade thirsty", and many Thavisa topics come by. So I think I'm not the only one who thinks it's a thirsty bike.

150CC are available in most rental shops..Little more money but you get what you pay for..Reliability--Economy--Power--Stability

Great, thanks again for your quick response.

Easy Choice--The Honda PCX which is like the Airblade on Steroids

Thanks for your reply. Also, do you know if this model is widely available at motorbike rental shops? And is it more expensive to rent then models like Click?

Hello,

When I go to Koh Phangan I'm always renting a bike. And almost always they are giving a Honda Click. The problem is, this is a very light bike and I don't feel safe on it, I feel safer on heavier bikes.

For example, the last time I was in Phangan I rented a Honda Airblade. I felt really safe on it, but the problem is it was an old model and was very thirsty. I was spending too much money on petrol, so I returned back to Click.

My question is, are there any heavier Click alternatives that are not very thirsty?

Thanks

Does anyone know if there are any agencies doing paid bookings and canceling them later? I almost always do border runs and don't want to pay for plane tickets, besides I don't know if I'll stay 2 or 3 months during each entry.

I was thinking of using Uber to go from Don Mueang to Banglamphu. I've never used it before, and at their web site flat rates are like this:

BANGKOK SERVICE AREA - BKK AIRPORT (BKK & DMK): 500 baht (uberX)

BANGKOK SERVICE AREA - DOMESTIC / INTERNATIONAL: 1000 baht (UberBLACK)

It also says "BASE FARE ฿25 + ฿1 PER MINUTE" for uberX. How is this possible, what is the catch here? Does that mean if I took a 10 minute ride I pay 35 baht? That seems quite impossible, do I get it wrong?

https://www.uber.com/cities/bangkok

The website says base fare 25 thb + 1 thb per minute + 4.5 thb per kilometer. I think you missed that last part.

Yep you are right, I thought 4.5 thb belonged to Uberblack, because it was under it.

Even if they are not Turkish, damage is done. Thais will never look at turks the same way as before, and turks like me will have a difficult time.

BTW, as a turk I agree that turkey was a decent country before erdogan. But he has ruined everything during his 12 year rule and turned my once beautiful country into another middle east wreckage.

I was thinking of using Uber to go from Don Mueang to Banglamphu. I've never used it before, and at their web site flat rates are like this:

BANGKOK SERVICE AREA - BKK AIRPORT (BKK & DMK): 500 baht (uberX)

BANGKOK SERVICE AREA - DOMESTIC / INTERNATIONAL: 1000 baht (UberBLACK)

It also says "BASE FARE ฿25 + ฿1 PER MINUTE" for uberX. How is this possible, what is the catch here? Does that mean if I took a 10 minute ride I pay 35 baht? That seems quite impossible, do I get it wrong?

https://www.uber.com/cities/bangkok

Yes thailand should have sent uighurs back to Turkey, but that no way makes an excuse for bombing innocent civilians.

And what they have done is very bad for turks like me. From now on, we will be unwanted in Thailand, face discrimination.

Those people probably did this for the sake of turkic people, but now turkic people in Thailand will have a more difficult time thanksthanks to them. And the general view of all terrorists are Muslims will gain even more popularity.

They have associated Turks with this case all the time, and now they urge public not to rush to conclusions? Lol.

I'll go Bali next week and found this topic. One suggestion is to change Baht to USD first, then to IDR at Bali. The other one is, to change Baht directly to IDR at Super Rich. Which one is the best option?

Grey Wolves my ass. Those guys are totally legit now, they haven't carried out violent acts in years. Even if they did, Kurds, Armenians etc. would be more likely targets.

That guy doesn't seem an Uighur to mee, Uighurs usually have east Asian kind of eyes. Also, the story says "Uighurs, a Turkish Muslim minority group" but that is wrong. They are not Turkish, they are Turkic, and those are different.

Great news for me! Being a Turkish citizen myself, I'm sure I'll face more discrimination from Thais because of this.

I had to do a border run a week after the Thai consulate in Istanbul was attacked, and they interrogated me for about 10 minutes. Now probably I'll have much more difficult time at Thai embassies and border crossings.

I really hate being born as a Turk and a muslim, all the time I have to pay for the stupidity of my country's citizens.

That passport is definitely fake btw, but the term Turk is attached to this event anyway so Thais will always remember Turks as the bad guys.