Kevbo

3 hours ago, mikosan said:

I've certainly never been fingerprinted entering or leaving Thailand and I certainly don't recall being fingerprinted entering or leaving Cambodia and I have been there many times.  Maybe it's a new thing, I haven't been there for a year or so?

Jan 2016 compulsory fingerprinting entering Siem Reap

34 minutes ago, geisha said:

It was there a few months ago.

Yes still there in June, will be sad if these talented folk are gone for good 

3 hours ago, Ochomo said:

 

And it should be more widely used

On 10/14/2017 at 10:14 PM, Kim1950 said:

Self evident. They were already in a sea of booze.

That coupled with a dose of arrogance

2 hours ago, Happy enough said:

those crimes are reserved for nigerians. arrest and deport 555.

And Indians !

6 minutes ago, wakeupplease said:

Is it getting worse? the gullible standards I am taking about

 

How can anyone be so stupid its been going on for years

Yes, some people are naive, too trusting, perhaps even child-like in their judgement of others, but the law exists to protect such people from predatory scum like this

What a piece of sh#t  scumbag !!

11 hours ago, Gregster said:

 

Bar tabs (in my travels) were/still are used across Europe, UK, Nth Sth & Central America. I’m yet to travel to Africa and I never saw any bars in the Middle East. Therefore, apart from Australia & NZ, the VAST MAJORITY of bars world-wide would have a tab system.

 

Not UK, unless you mean restaurants

I'm pleased to hear that one or two have stayed behind to fight for their country, rather than leading cushy lives in Europe as refugees

5 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I went 'Cold Turkey' three and a half weeks ago, and it has been three and a half weeks of HELL!

 

But, I have done it.

 

Make it 200,000 Baht!

 

Yours smugly...

 

 

Well done my friend keep it up, cold turkey is the only way. Chewing gum can be your best friend for a while because you will be tempted to snack, but you can lose those extra pounds slowly unlike the evil nicotine ...

6 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

Such negative comments....haven't found miss right yet, been burnt to a crisp, move on mate, their in love, what is your beef, if it goes pear shape, whatever, let them enjoy their life, your comments do nothing but put you down IMO

I feel quite hungry after all this talk of food

11 hours ago, dodojero said:

By the way: It's NOT a lion's head on the logo, it's a leopard. The Lion stands for another beer brand. 

The report quoted leopard's head

15 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Nope, you're wrong.

Whatever you say

1 hour ago, Neeranam said:

I agree, but how do you test? 

I'm a recovered alkie, is it ok for me now, been nearly 20 years since I had a drink?

Correction, recovering !

On 9/28/2017 at 2:06 PM, oldgent said:

I first joined to get information on life in Thailand from expats and experts

i soon learned to separate genuine info from mickey taken members.

I think those in control of Thai visa need to lighten up and take the finger off the

remove button, after all its for the members entertainment.

Couldn't agree more mate, too much micro management and political correctness

5 hours ago, retarius said:

Such parties get votes from voters who feel ignored by the other parties. They quickly lose momentum and never reach a critical mass. As an example UKIP is dead in the UK just after its greatest triumph in the referendum. AfD will be dead in two years.

UKIP is not dead but temporarily inactive until Nigel returns....

Also I would say Jews have more to worry about from global islamism than neo-nazism

Apparently there has been an epidemic in Aus  NZ this year so maybe the virus has migrated

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

a real leader, inciting others to do what he is too much of a coward to do himself.

You mean like imams do ?

2 hours ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Thai no do zis.Thai peace loving popular no agglession.them bloody folinals flow a close the bolder yes but not Thai. ..Bloody lucky he did not say yes and end up committing suite by jumping from his room's balcony????

Terrible Thai accent pal

1 hour ago, Mickmouse1 said:

Some guys here are real morans. 5000B could be his last dosh...maybe he is flying out the following day or 2....maybe he is on a shoestring budget as many young people do have small budget.

I wonder what some would say if he was an English boy??

An English "boy" would not be crying over 5000thb

6 hours ago, Argus Tuft said:

Yes, of course

But still have not been asked to take my shoes off in a long time.

Depends on the airport, Heathrow have more than their share of power mad fascists for example

9 hours ago, MaxYakov said:

I remember when flip-flops used to be called "shower shoes". AFAIC, the only place they should be worn is ... wait for it ... in the shower.

 

Certainly not on the street and while traveling on aircraft, no matter who one is or what kind of ticket one has. 

 

I believe Aussies call them thongs ? 

2 hours ago, ThaiPauly said:

My mattress is hard the way I like it and my pillow is very soft as I also get neck pain

If you also have neck pain it may well point to disc compaction, traction could be beneficial.

It wouldn't hurt to stop the statins for a month to eliminate that possibility, just watch your diet ...

5 hours ago, npboy99 said:

It is hard to be sure of what might be causing it but have you investigated  frozen shoulder? http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/frozen-shoulder/basics/definition/con-20022510 I had this in both shoulders and it was excruciating, particularly at night. 

I've read recently that saline injections are very effective for frozen shoulder, worth a try, good luck mate

5 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Thai Air is more expensive than some airlines. Emirates is also more expensive than some other airlines. So is Cathay. So what ? They price what they think they can get away with and if you don't like it you are free to look at other airlines.
I've flown on numerous carriers over the last 14 years. Gulf Air, Emirates, Thai, Air India, Philippines Air, Korean Air, China Air as well as a few on the "lower end" of the scale (Egypt Air, Ariana Air and some dubious charter airlines).
Some airlines have newer, nicer planes. Maybe better seats, facilities amenities. Some airlines are subsidized by their host country. Some aren't. Some have higher overhead. Some want higher profit margins.
No "farang" is also paying "the airfare for the Thai". That's just straight out BS and pathetic to even think that.  

When I book flights I usually do it myself over the internet. I've used other websites like Kayak, Cheap Flights, Expedia and so on, until I noticed that on some of those sites you can end up paying 50% (or more) for a flight than if you booked it through the airline's website directly. (It has a lot to do with whether or not the ticket site/agency has any deals in place with the airline you want to fly on). I recall trying to book a flight to Canada once and Expedia and Kayak were quoting me a price that was $1,200 US over what the exact same flight was priced at on the airline's website (and yes, I checked, double-checked and triple checked to make sure I had the same flights to the same locations on the same dates and even checked that it was the same plane/configuration).

 

I've also used one of those little travel agencies like the ones you see all over the place in the cities in Thailand. I remember having a problem booking a flight online (when I was in Afghanistan) so I contacted the "boss" at SaveFlights and gave (him ?) my details and (he ?) was able to make the booking for me. (And no, I didn't get charged double what a local would have paid for the same flight. I know because I already knew what price the airline was charging for that flight before I contacted the  travel agency).

On a couple other occasions the boss offered cheaper alternatives and explained that because they didn't have any arrangements with my preferred airline(s) they couldn't get me a cheaper ticket. (Though there was the one time when he did get me a cheaper flight, but I ended up with a 22 hour layover in Manila because the flight from Thailand landed 2 hours after the flight to Vancouver had departed. Sometimes "cheaper flight" doesn't mean "cheaper trip !)

Ticket prices can also vary depending on the origin/destination of the flight as well. For example, in 2008 I booked a Business Class, round trip ticket on Philippines Air from Bangkok to Vancouver (via Manila of course). I then booked another Business Class ticket on the same airline, but from Vancouver to Bangkok (via Manila). One ticket was for me to fly to Canada (and back), the other ticket was for my father to fly to Thailand (and then back to Canada).
Guess whose ticket was $300 more expensive ?

The one that originated in Canada. Same route. Same seats (we even sat together on the flights back to Bangkok). Try as I might, I could not get rid of that $300 difference. Apparently, landing fees in Canada are higher (no surprise) as well as assorted taxes (no surprise) and cost of fuel (etc, etc) so tickets that originate from there are more expensive (at least they were back in 2008).

Another thing to keep in mind if you are shopping for flights online using sites like Expedia or Kayak (or any other similar site). 
Clear your browser history/cache before searching !!

Many websites leave "cookies" on your computer and those "cookies" contain information the website can use when you visit it again. If the site(s) see you've been shopping for flights (say from Bangkok to Berlin) it is possible that any prices you see will be higher than normal.

(This info came from a well known travel website that apparently discovered and tested this a few years ago. Clearing the cache and deleting the cookies resulted in being shown cheaper prices for the same flights they'd just looked at minutes earlier.)

 

That is another reason why I often buy my tickets directly from the airline site instead of through a ticketing agency. I'll use the ticket sites to see which airlines have flights on the routes/dates I want, then go to those airline's websites and look at their prices to see which is the better deal.
(Doing that is also how I ended up flying (a lot) of Business Class flights on Gulf Air from Dubai to Bangkok (via Bahrain) for $200(+/-) more than flying Economy Class on Emirates or Thai. The extra $200 was so worth it and I still arrived at the same time as I would have if I'd taken Emirates/Thai as that flight left hours later than the Gulf flight.)

(Note - at the time Emirates and Thai had a code share agreement. I had flown Emirates Business Class once and it was awesome so on another trip I booked Emirates Business Class again. However, it was a Thai "code share" flight operated by Thai Air. Emirates wouldn't let me use the Emirates Business Class Check in or the Emirates Business Class lounge because the flight was "operated" by Thai Air. (Was a little p/o'd by that as their Business Class check-in and Lounge was one of the reasons I went with Emirates. That was also the last time I flew with them actually.) Still, it was Thai Royal Silk Class and was also an awesome flight (though if I recall, had I booked through Thai Air it would have been more expensive).

Another thing to watch for. In most cases when you are entering dates for your flights, those dates are "flexible". However, many sites have the option of selecting (or deselecting) something like "Fixed Dates" or "I must fly on these dates" and so on. Telling them that you have to fly on a specific date(s) can result in a huge increase in ticket price. In some cases, double the cost (or more) !

I flew another Philippine Air flight to Canada in 2010 for a (very) short trip. I was going to arrive on a Sunday afternoon, take care of some personal business on Monday morning and fly out again that night. 
I could not get their system to accept those dates unless I selected "Must fly on these dates" (or whatever it is on their site, can't remember off hand). I even played with the dates (a lot) and found there was no problem with seat availability on the dates I wanted, unless I selected "Flexible dates". However, when I selected "Must Fly", the price of the ticket almost doubled !! No explanation why ! The seats were available on every flight I looked at, and if I selected fixed dates, the price doubled !
(I ended up flying in on the Sunday, doing my business on the Monday morning, flying to Calgary that afternoon, back to Vancouver on Wednesday morning and then out on Wednesday evening. Still ended up cheaper than paying double the ticket price !)
It seems some airlines, for some reason, don't like the idea of people flying in and back out within 24 hours. Not sure why but they seem to expect at least 3 days between arrival and departure (Maybe it's just Philippine Air or maybe it's just on long haul flights or just into/out of certain destinations. I couldn't tell because I couldn't find anything anywhere that said there had to be at
least 3 days between the flights.)

 

Oh and most airlines also have dress codes not just for employees, but for regular passengers (and more so for those in Business/First class and the associated lounges as well). Employees (and their families) are probably flying on discounted (or upgraded) tickets and are expected to dress appropriately as they are considered (in a way) to be representing the airline, especially if they are travelling in (for example) the Business or First Class cabins.  

 

 

Thanks Kerry, informative, good English, good grammar, what a nice change