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Hope you get the passport back today. Next time try Xayyaseng guest house if you want to save money. It's ten minutes walk to the embassy and they only charge 200thb or 100000 kip a night for a clean Aircon room. I stayed there last month.

Throw it in the the bin. Buy a new bag of rice.

You should report the seller. eBay certainly would look into the matter. They tend to favour the buyers in disputes.

Depends on the insurance. On mine I had the option that named drivers only, anyone with a licence or anyone over 25 with a licence. Best check.

The parking is open but more expensive than a hotel in Savannakhet. They charged me 500 bahts for two nights parking.

In our area the cremation at the temple + monks costs around 15000. They will spend another 80-100k for the 2-3 days of drinks and food at the house. Most of it should be covered by the 2-300 bahts given by friends and other visitors+ the 50 baht village insurance thingy. Also most of them at the villages have life insurance policy. All in all they usually end up in profit especially if a farang pays the already paid bills.

Best to go to Savannakhet. Got a multiple entry non o there last week. No financials required, didn't have to show any money just pay the 5000thb fee. Also on the border they don't ask for vaccine certificate anymore, the Lao guards don't even wear masks. Don't book hotel on Agoda, there a few within walking distance to the Thai consulate 200thb/night.

It was fairly busy. Had a few big groups of Russians and Chinese all came with organised visa run agencies. If you plan to do this trip do not come Thursday with Friday passport pickup. Took me 2 hours to clear the Lao and Thai checkpoints on the way back due to the massive queue. Other days may be better.

Thai TV is free no fiddling required and perfectly fine.

Sorry I don't know about non o based on retirement in Savannakhet. My guess is that even if they do you would need to prove financials. Probably other members have more knowledge on that visa.

Shouldn't be a problem. Got back a few days ago from Savannakhet with a one year ME non o. Getting a visa there just as easy as before. No financials asked. The Thai border guards at Mukdahan are very friendly and and won't give you any problems especially if you come back with a non o.

Thailand needs to put it's act together regarding dogs. Strays to be collected and destroyed, owners punished for dumping puppies. Around our village people dumping puppies on a monthly basis. Government doesn't do anything when those dogs grow up and starting to attack livestock, people. I lost dozens of ducks due to strays and officials refuse to do anything citing animal protection laws. What a joke.

Same thing happened to me. Got 60 days from the day applied instead of the expiration date. Only lost 4 days so I'm not bothered but I wonder if it's the new practice or just a mistake.

You could try Chong Chom/O'smach border crossing in Surin province. It's a small rather quiet and easy border. There used to be mini buses running from Surin bus station.

Hi! Do you know any delivery/courier company in Thailand that will ship small live animals (rabbits)? I've got a few bunnies need to be delivered from Buriram to another province. I looked online but can only find international animal delivery services. Thanks for any info.

I used this border crossing a few times pre covid so things could have changed. There is a parking lot about 100 meters before the border on the left side of the road. I can't remember the price for overnight parking but wasn't expensive. The crossing is an easy one not too busy. Took around 30 minutes to enter Cambodia and back to the Thai side with a visa exempt. The Cambodian border guards will want a 300 baht bribe on top of the visa fee if you want to return to Thailand on the same day. Some people will offer their help to fill up the papers and help you with the Cambodian visa. Just ignore them the process is easy. You can stock up with cheap booze and cigarettes on the Cambodian side but don't go over the limit as I was stopped and bag searched once on the Thai side.

You may get a few freebies and a small cash discount but that's it really. In my case I got a 7k colour discount for the car being white, and a few free extras+ insurance. Most dealers will also offer a small comission (3-5k bahts) for anyone who brings in a new customer who purchases a car. If you have a Thai friend who is in need of cash get him/her to take you to the dealer and make sure to ask for the comission.

Thanks for that. Now the story is whole.

I'm using the same photos for the last four years. Never had any issue.