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Hi, is the Oasis bigger ? 14900 Baht sounds expensive ( 400€ ?) 280€ here in France at Amazon. Is the Oasis really worth it ? I read a lot .

That may be the plan. The court will decide that he goes, but keeps him on as Defense Minister? I didn’t even know you could hold 2 positions ?!

Don’t go Mondays or Fridays. I’ve always been very early morning just before opening time then it’s usually ok. Otherwise TUE WED THU afternoon.

Not KL , they don’t have a great reputation for visas. Definitely Cambodia or Saigon. Saigon is good for tourist visas. Great to visit too, try and spend a few days. Fantastic food.

Or, as a friend of mine found out in January . Applied in France , all in order, due to delays, he had to leave without it. Which I why I didn’t get a visa and came exempt. So we both stayed 2 months instead of 3. He’d applied early but it apparently took 6 weeks. And yes, I know January was still difficult times , Thai Pass / insurance etc was easy compared to an evisa !!!

If I was choosing a hotel it would be near Terminal 21. Opposite there’s plenty choice and 5 mins to sea front. Also a 3 min sea front Baht bus will take you to Central,Festival Mall and town center. At the moment plenty of decent hotels and nicer ones on Booking.com around 3300 Baht for 3 nights. Indians tend to hang around walking street area and near the school/ temple as there are all the Indian restaurants and cheap massage., Enjoy.

Which part of the Thai population do you think go on holidays to EU, USA etc ?? Those that have money, apply for visas and have no problems., The less rich can go to ASEAN countries , the normal folk stay home.

I think the government is getting very worried about their lack of tourists. Personally I don’t think even a 60 day visa exempt would attract that many more tourists. !! Expats don’t need it, and normal tourists have largely had their holidays , schools going back next week, and price of long haul flights giving potential tourists the shivers !! Plus, with borders now open eventual longstayers can do the easy border hop. What the government really needs to do is get the Thai businesses and people help, open up the country properly. Apart from central Bangkok, the rest of Thailand Pattaya/ Phuket looks like abandoned shanty towns.!!!

I think it’s great to have someone positive high up. I’d vote for him !!! There are good ones about.

TAT can’t even get that right. Really.( or is it the translation?)

Yes, update on my post . Went to my bank ( France) for the new card and asked for the details. All they had was that someone tried to use the card 3 times in USA. Not sure, but probably, online. They told me no worries, it’s happening all the time , I changed all my passwords to be sure. Luckily my bank is near home. For traveling abroad I’m thinking of getting another card which will have a smaller limit. whatever, bank said I’m covered and have extra insurance. Thanks everyone for input.

You will need a RT PCR if unvaccinated. They will ask you to present the certificate when you check in for your flight before boarding.

I just ask my local labo for a RT PCR test for traveling abroad, results end of day if done in morning. The certificate states RT PCR., I’m in France.

Don’t forget the Y’a Ba which is plentiful and cheap all over Thailand. I think certain Thais are crazy enough without the extra hallucinations.

A friend of mine overstayed his welcome. He had 4/5 border hops and visas from Cambodia/ Laos and Penang. One day he was refused entry , just told to go back to his home country . He was in a bit of a mess as he had a condo and all his belongings , bike etc in Thailand. So he did , went to Bali, then home to see family. After a good few months he eventually came back, moved to Chiang Mai, met a Thai girl and married. This was before Covid. Extensions won’t last forever, maybe this year if you’re lucky. So maybe look into an Elite visa.

Many people say a visa in KL increasingly difficult.,

Hi, look on the Air Travel forums ! They are full of complaints , mostly valid. Qatar airlines are often mentioned. Emirates have gone rapidly downhill in quality. My last biz class was awful, an old plane, and the food was terrible. Drinks are always good on all flights which doesn’t make up for the lowering of good standard. I will no longer accept this and change to other companies.

Yes, seems a lot of companies are doing this, changing flights and plane type. Quatar is famous for this and one man got a 15 hr layover instead of 2. In January, flight full, I booked biz on Emirates with reserved single seat , the flight turned out to be a 777 /300 with only double seating, And it was an older plane !!! Was not happy. Across the aisle was a mad lady who watched films throughout flight and laughed out loud. No, I’m not a miserable person, and I fly biz due to lombago.

Junta regimes are never good for tourism. Look what happened to Myanmar and that happened practically overnight., It’s not 1950. Today everything that happens in these undemocratic countries is on all the internet , TV , newspapers , throughout the world. Everything these so called leaders do is well published, Google is your friend. Some would be surprised at what you can find out.

You think the filthy dump it was a few years back was better ?

No, only France since March, and before that only Marriot BKK.

Interesting option, wonder if I can get that in France ?? Although maybe I do have that already, as I have to tell them each time I leave the country ?? I’ll ask them tomorrow, new card , new pin.

No, I rarely do internet shopping. The only online payment I do is for books through Amazon France, I download 20 books at a time as it’s a long double check by my bank. I haven’t bought anything at all for 6 months. And then only 1 trusted site. I buy my emirates tickets too and within Asia but not lately. i do see they warn about POS machines, which I use for shopping in supermarkets. I’m a big cash is king fan , old fashioned , but sure. I get that from inside the bank. Theres nothing on my phone at all, no bank info .

Hi all, don’t know if I’m in the right forum. My bank informed me that someone had attempted to use my card on the internet in the USA. My card has never been out of my possession, I haven’t bought anything on the internet for 6 months, and only used my card for doctors appointments and some supermarket shopping. I live in France , have a very good bank who have huge security and knew I had nothing to do with the USA. I haven’t lost my purse and nobody has held my card. Also I never use cash machines, or petrol pumps etc where a card could be skimmed. Also , I check my account monthly on a highly secure site, and never do banking outside of the bank. Im at a loss to know how this could happen , and what to do to avoid this ?? Any advice most welcome. Thank you.

An add on, careful with those 500b offers, they would be real dumps and not safe., Times have changed and places like this very fun down since Covid closed everything. I’d be afraid of catching something !