phibunmike

The other one you mentioned, 'The View' is just east of BigC on the ring road, on the north side (on the left going clockwise after turning right at the traffic lights after BigC when heading north up Chayangkun)

Yes, they're excellent and make a refreshing change from the usual diet...

Ubonrthai is right, there are loads of dealers on the ring road just east of BigC. What you will find, though, is that used cars are expensive - they really hold their price. A 3 year old car will be almost the same price as a new one.

Cheers,

Mike

They look nice. If the build quality is anything like your barbeques they will be excellent!

I used to live in Phibun (actually just outside). PM me for any info.

Cheers,

Mike

If you look north of Ubon, there is a lot of cheap land and you will be on the right side of town to get to Big C and Makro without hitting the traffic.

Cheers,

Mike

Oh dear, McDonald's in Ubon . Time to move on ????

Hi,

Near the city you will pay more than 1 million per rai, but outside the ring road you can get from 50,000 per rai depending on road access, electricity, etc. You can use rice land but you might have to raise it first with trucked in earth, the cost of which should be taken into consideration.

Cheers,

Mike

Hi all,

For your information...

There is now in Ubon what we in UK call a Public Notary, in Oz I believe is called a JP, and in Thailand is called a Notarial Services Attorney. They can certify signatures and documents. I have used them to certify copies of documents.

His name is Mr. Phisan Phoolsri, telephone 081-8788940 or 045-254411.

His office is inside a temple shop, next to KrungThai bank, on Chayangkun Road near the corner of Chayangkun and Sappasit.

He has been established here since Feb. 2011.

Cheers,

Mike

^ I actually heard that you made your daughter run while you walked behind her sipping a cold one!

Her high-pitched ""on-on"" is still ringing in my ears.

Top day, though MeMock .. loved it (until Arsenal drew at home )

Her "on-on" was brilliant. We knew we were off trail if she didn't pipe up for 30 seconds :-)

Mike? Is that really you?

I thought you must have carked it or something!

Good to see you posting again.

Hi Andrew,

Yes still here! I just haven't been on Thai Visa for about a million years... What are you up to?

Cheers,

Mike

...

UK passports have been coming by courier from HK for over a year now, and any Immi officer should know that. Sounds like your's was being deliberately obtuse, maybe rag week?

You might be right. She was not the same lady I usually deal with...

...

However it appears in this case that that the OP travelled outside of Thailand on a temporary passport whilst waiting for the new one - maybe it is this that caused the issue.

OP - was your re-entry permit actioned correctly with the temporary passport i.e. is your 'Enter Until' date still the same as was given with your last one year extension?

When I exited Thailand with the old (cancelled) passport and the temporary passport, the immigration officer glanced at the temporary one, cast it to one side, and stamped my exit in the cancelled passport.

When I re-entered Thailand, with the same two passports, they stamped my entry corrrectly in the temporary passport, with the corrrect one-year extension date.

I can no longer find the receipt from the embassy for the new passport, so I have decided that I will try leaving and re-entering. I will report back here when I have done that, but not sure yet when it will be....

The concept of using a simple paper document as some means of authentification of a passport (which passport? - the two documents are not attached, so any real or fake passport with the same number?) appears non-sensical. Surely anyone capable of counterfeiting a passport could make a fake letter or receipt?

Could you tell me when you sent it off and how long before you received the new one was? Total time from door to door as it were or from funds being deducted from credit card. Mines being processed now and I'm curious as to how long it takes in the real world.

Thanks a lot.

Mine took the 4 weeks they estimated - or possibly less, as I did not check earlier. I had it returned to the embassy in BKK, where I collected it, as DHL do not normally deliver to my location (Ubon) and I did not want it to go by post (when I receive DHL shipments from elsewhere, they cease tracking in Bangkok and arrive by mail from there). I have since been told that DHL *do* deliver passports here.

Lopburi>> I asked if simply leaving and re-entering with both passports would work (as I have often done it with a Singapore-issued UK passport, but always getting a stamp on entry) but immigration said they would not accept the new passport without an entry stamp. I am not convinced of that. I was hoping to get a new visa in the new passport to avoid carrying two passports around (actually 3 passports, because my last entry was on an Emergency Passport whilst waiting for the new one to arrive, and the visa and re-entry stamps are in the previous one).

Edit>> To be accurate, she said they would not accept a passport not issued in Thailand that had no entry stamp.

Ubon Wej, 280 baht for a 2 hour Thai massage.

Head south out of the airport; straight through a couple of sets of traffic lights; it's on the right, you can't miss it.

Cheers,

Mike

Thanks for the heads up, I have to replace mine in a few months. Presumably you took your old passport with you on that visit, it's pretty amazing that they gave you hassle for that reason.

Yes, I had the old passport with me. I don't understand the logic behind it.

My new UK passport was issued in Hong Kong, in accordance with the new rules, and sent to me in Thailand. I just went to my local immigration office (Phibun), to get my non-'O' visa transferred to it. They would not accept the new passport, because it was not issued in Bangkok, and has no entry stamp in it. They said I need a letter from the British Embassy to state that the passport is real. After some discussion, they said my receipt for the passport would be accceptable - so I have to go back with additional paperwork.

Has anyone else had this problem? Surely it is a common scenario.

Be advised, then to take with you any documentation you have to support your new passport :-)

Cheers,

Mike

It is on the corner of Srinarong Road and Thapyothi Road.

Along the road from the main post office away from Tung Sri Muang.

Past the Krung Thong Hotel.

Run by Chamlong Sri Muang's buddhist sect.Closed on Mondays.

Make a nice brown bread loaf,about size of a small Hovis for 20 baht.

Excellent! Thanks

Also it closes at 1pm or 2pm, so not available for dinner.

There are two more that I have seen but not tried. One is near Mazda, on the road from Chayangkun to the clock tower. The other is near the Chinese School in old Ubon, not far from the river.

Bon appetit.

Oh dear, I thought that was the most upmarket one....

Good luck,

Mike

Just to let you know, a message from Ting (whose skills in the kitchen exceed those at the keyboard)...

Wrong Way will be doing a Christmas dinner buffet at 250 baht per head ('all you can eat')at 6pm on December 24th.

There will be turkey, roast beef, potato salad, etc., and also Thai food.

Richard will be cooking.

Best wishes to all

The main post office in Ubon is on Thanon Sinarong.

Going east from the city park (Thung Si Mueang), pass the City Hall and the Fire Station.

There is also a post office and mail sorting office on the ring road, a couple of km east of Big C. They might be better for a large item.

Thanks for your advice guys. I will be in Singapore next week so will get it done there.

Cheers,

Mike

Hi,

A warning to anyone considering a computer repair in Ubon - do not go to King Kong Computer (Uppalisan Road) !!!

I took an Acer notebook there on April 1st. They said 3 or 4 days.

The next week I phoned, and they said "not ready yet, we will phone you when it is done". I kept phoning, they said "not ready yet".

Last week (after 5 weeks) they said "ready next week, Monday" (which was yesterday). Yesterday I was busy, so I phoned today (May 11th) - "not ready yet". I asked why and what they had done and what were they doing. Their reply - "we don't know how to open it". So for 6 weeks they were sitting on their thumbs not knowing how to open my computer and not having the decency to phone me and tell me.

Today I went to the shop, and made noise (yes, I know, but sometimes a little education in responsibility is in order, in my humble opinion). They gave me back my computer. No apology.

So, stay away from them if you want your blood pressure to remain normal.

Cheers,

Mike

Thank you !

I found the street name "ถนนผาแดง". It's the usual problem. "Phadaeng" doesn't reflect the Thai pronunciation very well.

I also found a website: We Love Ubon. It's very good, full of useful information.

Thanks again, maybe you'll see me in Wrong Way.

It sounds about the same to my ears, but clearly not their's :-)

Once you get there, though, the street sign is bilingual :-)

Cheers !

Where is the RTV office? Or do you have their phone number?

Thanks,

Mike

You should know it well PM! Right next door to Swing Party House!

I don't suppose they-re open at midnight - I'll just have to pop down during the day

Thanks MeMock