Old Fool

The real question is where did the truck go after the fall?

easy, the blue car should have yielded for the car in front.  not rocket science.

Filled a small suitcase with food last trip.  Took it as carry on and only USA asked about it.

I love these starbucks haters.  Starbucks coffee tastes perfectly fine.  Is it the best? No.  Is it as bad as 7/11 or mcdonalds?  Hell no!  Where I come from I buy a bag of newhall coffee beans and grind the beans and use my aeropress (amazon) espressos maker.  Nothing is better to me.

This is one of the few times that I agree that it was racist.  No other way to spell it out.  Skin color alone is what set her off (unless that's not you in the pic)

Thanks for the replies.  Chumphon to Koh Tao first sounds best.  Maybe I'll take the afternoon flight out of Chumphon or the train or bus.

I'm leaning toward these two itineraries:

April 9-11 Kho Tao

April 11-13 Kho Phangan (FMP is on the 11th)

April 13-16 Kho Samui (last day travel to Surat Thani)

or 

April 9-12 Kho Tao

April 12-16 Kho Samui (last day travel to Surat Thani)

Date: Arrive late on April 8 -  Songkran for 8 nights.

Plans: 1 or 2 dives, beaches, great food, fun Songkran activities, rent motorcycle, bicycle, snorkeling

Not interested: FMP

(cheap flights)

1 Surat Thani

3 Kho Tao

4 Kho Samui (last day travel to Surat Thani)

Other options:

(cheap flights)

1 Surat Thani

2 Kho Tao

2 Kho Phangan

3 Kho Samui (last day travel to Surat Thani)

(expensive/ cheap flights)

3 Kho Samui

3 Kho Tao

2 Kho Phangan (last day travel to Surat Thani)

(expensive/ cheap flights)

2 Kho Samui

3 Kho Tao

3 Kho Phangan (last day travel to Surat Thani)

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

This sentence gives me a headache.

Do you say that you will be at the GFs place only one day?

 

 

 

 

Going to Samui and back.  Only in GF's home on the first day.

53 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

http://www.coolthaihouse.com/forum/download/file.php?id=2910&sid=5326a300e12721b2b8fd63c1fb9064da&mode=view

Thanks, I saw this before I made the thread and hence the question.

6 minutes ago, malt25 said:

Just out of interest. Why are you bringing with you ?

I'm up in the sticks & can get all, any fittings I need.

It's only a few items.  Maybe 2 or 3.  I don't know if I will bring it or buy it there.  Just not sure how much time I have there because we are flying out the same day.

I assume they are because the sizes looked like US 3/4" at my GF's place.  I need to buy some fittings and things but would hate that they don't thread properly when I arrive.

15 hours ago, seancbk said:

 

Uber is an on demand service.

You install their app on your phone and create an account with your credit card (for billing purposes).

When you want to go somewhere, you open the app and it uses your phones GPS to find your current location.  You type in the address where you want to go and it contacts Uber cars near you and tells them where you are and where you want to go.  When a driver accepts the trip you get to see where he is on the map and how long until he will arrive at your location.

He arrives and picks you up, takes you to your destination and you get charged through the app.

The service works very well.   Drivers usually speak English and cars are nice.

GrabTaxi works the same way, expect instead of nice private cars they are all regular taxis.

 

Thanks, I know this.  I'm asking where they pick up at BKK because I know that airports don't allow them unless they pay.  So is there a spot for eride vehicles like USA has?

Is it legal for the Uber drivers to pick up at BKK?  If so, where do they stop at?

ok thanks.  I think I'll remove the packaging.

Are there any customs issues bringing household hardware like a faucet, shower head into Thailand?  I want to fix some problems in my GF's apartment and don't really know how easy or time consuming it will be to shop the day arrive. Thanks

17 minutes ago, Swiss1960 said:

Cialis, Viagra as well as Sidegra (Thai generic of Viagra) are all prescription drugs and you need to see a doctor before.

Now some pharmacies might sell you some without prescription, BUT remember that also lot of street pharmacies are selling copies.

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Now I'm even more confused, LOL...  So If I walk off the street, I could get bunk drugs at a pharmacy.  Ok.  I could probably get a prescription at home, but damn they make it so embarrassing!

lol.  I read another old post about some generic stuff available at the pharmacy.  Can somebody walk off the street and buy this (forget name) at a pharmacy?

I was walking Sukhumvit the other day and noticed a lot of vendors selling packets of cialis/ viagra.  Has anybody verified if those packets are real?  Any legal issues?

LOL.  Prime is the greatest of all memberships.  The video streaming is so-so but the music streaming is top of the line.  And if you live in the states you get 2 day delivery for free on any prime item.  This is the single greatest thing I would lose if I moved over seas.  

I called Bangkok from US a few months ago.  They speak English.  Try Skype to save money.  Wouldn't refund my money for changing flight though.  But they were as helpful as they needed to be with looking into the request.

Thanks for the help.  This answers a bunch of things.  I'll just have the GF buy the tickets 50-60 days before December 27 departure and drive to pick them up.  I even read that I could call the station and order tickets in English the day before she gets them.  2nd class seems best so that we're not too bored on the 13 hour trip.  The 22:00 departure seems to be the best idea seeing how I will be coming off a 19 hour flight and probably will be a zombie anyway.

One more thing, does anybody know why the 22:00 train is not listed on the ticket sites that I checked for December 27? https://12go.asia/en/travel/bangkok/chiang-mai Is that because it isn't guaranteed to run that day?  I'm noticing that the 22:00 train appears on some dates and not others.  Apparently these ticket companies buy batches of physical tickets to sell, so it appears confusing as to what's really sold out or available- the ticket company's stash or the actual train seats.  And don't get me started on that train website.  It's confusing an doesn't seem to even work right: http://www.railway.co.th/home/viewcontent.aspx?id=time001&lang=EN

I need to buy 2 tickets for the overnight train from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Chiang Mai.  I am going to get the 1st or 2nd class with A/C.  I see some websites sell tickets but the information is not very clear.  Can I send the money to my girlfriend and have her just drive to the train station and buy 2 tickets herself?  If so, does can she buy the tickets 60 days from departure?  Does she need a passport?  

Thanks

LOL.  I like this place.  And MissAndry, thanks for that advice.  I will look into it.  BTW even if I forked out this cash, I would assure myself that if it was gone, I'd treat it like gambling money and only spend it if I could afford the loss.

LOL, thanks, I am totally aware of that idea.  Unfortunately I live in US and can't manage ownership overseas.  GF is only a few months, that's why I'm sounding cheap.  Not that I don't like her a lot and want to think about buying it, I just want to make sure I don't lose too much cash if things don't end up working out.  And I mean me not her.  I truly believe that she cares for me.

ok so I'm looking for upwards of 3 G's in USD.  At least that's a picture to help decide.  GF was showing me a suzuki swift that her boss's daughter has.  Now she wants one because she crashed her scooter (not injured thank God).  I think I will help get the scooter back to 100% and then think about sinking that much dough into her...