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On 9/24/2024 at 9:52 AM, bluemoon58 said:

I can confirm 100% that when I used to fly in to BKK every 8 weeks on Emirates, those that were carrying on to Hong Kong stayed on the plane. Sometimes I was on a flight that was carrying on to Australia and I'm fairly sure that they stayed on too but I'm not 100% on that. 

They don't - I've been on both these flights too.  Seemingly the rules are set by the final destination country in these cases.  The Australia bound passengers had to get off but remained in the transit area (including lounge).

Maneerat

Cambodia Inter.

1 minute ago, theritchie2 said:

I (Brit) got through immigration in under 5 mins back in June, not sure how much faster they think they can make it.  Visa on arrival, no fast track or anything - it was my first time in a couple of years, kind of hoped it was the new normal.

 

Of course it took 5 hours to get my visa bumped another 30 days, so you can't win them all.

Probably visa waiver, but yes if you land it right there can be negligible or even no queues.  Other times they can be down the ramp to the main concourse.

3 minutes ago, Peabody said:

One spans 4 years, the other 15 years

Oops - I read 2004 for them both.  Mea culpa.

13 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I hate seeing some blokes underarm hair

Me too.

13 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I wear short sleeve shirts that I can open if I want,

Some blokes chest is just as bad.

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Do you know who sells Dunkel? apart from Tops

CJ Supermarkets.

Carabao has some interest in them AIUI  so it makes sense they sell the beer.

8 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

The number of Americans who follow a vegan diet increased 600% from 2014 to 2018.

8 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

From 2004 to 2019, the number of vegans in the US increased 30 fold.

Can you explain the apparent discrepancy between these two statements?

Implementation now delayed.

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

the USA started this mess and tit for tat diplomacy has seen it spread all over the world now.

Wasn't it required to enter Australia a long time before the USA introduced their system?

Also came across this Dtac one that seems unusually cheap. Can anyone see a catch apart from it saying it's being shipped from overseas which is unusual for these IME?  Shop address lower down the ad is in Thailand however.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/dtac-30-mbps-unlimited-sim-net-30mbps-1-12-30mbps-mobile2you-i5298451056-s22556085252.html

On 9/23/2024 at 8:54 AM, scorecard said:

And how do I set Zoom to 100%?

Ctrl and zero.

On 9/20/2024 at 12:25 PM, Upnotover said:

They are not directing anybody to do anything.  If none of the remaining reasons for transfer applies then there is "other".  If that gets the receiver the wished for tagging as a foreign transfer is a totally separate issue.

As an alternative to tagging, directing users to incorrectly state the reason for transfer in order to get the "International" annotation is exactly what they have directed a user elsewhere to do.  Here was what they said:

On 9/18/2024 at 1:46 AM, Foxx said:

Am I right in believing (1) that the United States is not party to CRS . . . .

The CRS specifies the format of information and yes, the USA doesn't use this format.  I have mentioned this elsewhere, but the sharing (by the USA) appears to be done using the "Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes" which is effectively the same thing as the CRS reporting, just using different mechanics, the way I understand it.

Was it a refundable booking?  If so you should get a refund without any problem.  If it's not I expect you to struggle if indeed the money has actually left your bank and been received by Agoda.

Their 787-8 use the Zodiac Aura Lite seats in 2-2-2 layout so not all have direct aisle access.  Google should find you more details on them.

Here's an example of the return leg of a SYD-MNL fare on PAL with dates chosen at random.  Different days showing prices with over 700 AUD difference so the charges mentioned in the OP are entirely believeable.

On 9/14/2024 at 1:35 AM, Gsxrnz said:

This is my general practise, and I have no problems other than a few minor delays because of weekends, public holidays in either Thailand or the UK.

I do pretty much the opposite from you and never hold money in Wise in any currency.  I always do my transfers funded from my UK bank account (online transfer) to be deposited straught into to BBL account and I have never experienced any delays of the magnitude noted by other posters.

My suspicion is the delays are mostly experienced when the source of funds is the USA and the accounts doing the sending either aren't verified or their link to Wise' transfer partner in the USA is suspect.

On 9/10/2024 at 2:37 PM, slight111 said:

. . . . . and pray that a Baht Bus will come (and stop), and then the Baht Bus might turn right and stop at the Pattaya Second Road/South Road crossing. Then you'll cross the road and enter a Baht Bus going north nearby the Turkish kebab shop. It will get you as far as Terminal 21. There you'll have to switch to another Baht Bus that will take you to Beach Road/Walking Street.

If you were at the Second Road/South Road junction you would walk the 150m to Walking Street rather than going the length of Second Road and back down Beach Road in a couple of baht buses, same as in your previous example of going "all the way to Walking Street in one stop".

Jomtien is screwed up with the one way road but elsewhere everything is as before.

34 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

The Cave is for sale!

As is Seven Sins next door.

2 hours ago, proton said:

Am I right in thinking you used to have to apply outside the country, but now can get on while here, even on a 60 day entry stamp? Poor bloke in UK was told he had to get one there and cost him time and much more money going to the embassy. His marriage extension ran out while he was there.

You can get it in Thailand or outside.  For UK applicants they don't go to the embassy, and no longer even have to send your passport in.

13 hours ago, motdaeng said:

what ever that means and what the diffrent is to CRS ....

 

"Instead of joining the CRS, the US has been using a domestic law since 2015 also known as Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which is aimed at obtaining information about the financial accounts of American citizens abroad."

FATCA gives the USA info on accounts held overseas but does not give overseas governments info on USA holdings which CRS would.  However, as mentioned elsewhere, the USA is a member of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which is effectively the same thing as the CRS, just using different mechanics the way I read it.