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Just curious whether any member has tried the 2litre wines sold at Vila Mart. Good, bad? Recommendations?Thanks.

as an aside comment -- always join the loyalty scheme, even if u don't plan to fly regularly with the airline. On my Etihad flight from Dublin to BKK, I was upgraded to Business cos the flight was over boked and cos i had their loyalty card

if not massively serious, i'd recommend Bangkok Christian on Silom Road. If serious then Brumungrad Hospital. Just be careful wrt medicines since most docs seem to have to reach a quota and/or get a percentage of sales

Why people always complain when others are doing their jobs I do not know, and how does the OP know that the Italiens were not paying for something else, and not tea money.

I agree, a trawl through TV reveals many posts where people are whinging about the poor service, people not doing their jobs, not know how to do their jobs etc etc and when finally somebody actually does their job properly....what do we get....more Whinging...just no pleasing some people...

Just curious, cos like the OP, you haven't suggested what the Italians might be paying for. The OP actually thought that they might have been paying for a TV at the boarder. So, on entering Thailand, what do u think the Italians were paying for?

Champax -- if u know the area around Rama IV, opposite the side entrance to Rama IV hospital and near to Patpong Road, there are 4 Chemists that sell everything,including Champax

incidentally, 3 members of my immediate family and 2 Thai friend have ALL given up after using champax

I find that if ur partner searches in thai, you get more hits

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Why people always complain when others are doing their jobs I do not know, and how does the OP know that the Italiens were not paying for something else, and not tea money.

what do u suggest they were paying for? pre-paying for an over stay? The only charge that comes to mind is thb10 charge if entering outside 'normal' working hours

How about paying for a tourist visa?

not possible to purchase a TV at the boarder. Only possible to pay for a TV at an Emassy or consulate.

At the border the 2 week visa is free

Why people always complain when others are doing their jobs I do not know, and how does the OP know that the Italiens were not paying for something else, and not tea money.

what do u suggest they were paying for? pre-paying for an over stay? The only charge that comes to mind is thb10 charge if entering outside 'normal' working hours

Hi

Just curious whether any member has tried the 2litre wines sold at Vila Mart. Good, bad? Recommendations?Thanks.

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Seemingly it's not at their new One Stop office at Chamchuri Square, but at Laksi, near the old airport.

Any one know which bus to take from Victory Monument?

Can anyone confirm whether u can apply in advance for the extension, and when the extension will begin? My TV expires April 6 and naturally I don't want to loose days by applying too early.

Thanks in advance.

GOOD

but for every one farang there's +100 Thai -- sad that the courts don't seem so eager and often the Thai can pay their way out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_...ld_prostitution

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Appreciate confirmation of what's required:-

1- Photo

2- Copy of passport details

3- Copy of the TV

4- Copy of the Departure Card

5- THB1,900

Missing any thing?

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how about the train? can be booked today and yes its 12 hours but ...

being serious for a moment, consider the number of deaths and injuries on thai roads during songkhran - the safer option is train

or NCA, can pre-book as well (8 hours)

crossing is fine -- only 100 metres wide

Gona be an early night for you Sean, started early did we

But if you wanted to make a point about the 2 baht you should have bought something else, small and give here 2 baht short

with a smile off course

I like ur way of thinking.

Other than khao sarn road, I'd rate 7-11 in thailand as extremely polite and amazing customer service. I prefer to give my money to Mom & Pop stores but in my soi got tired being polite but the shop owner never saying thanks,or silly issues with beer not being cold enough, what's the problem u have bought ice, haven't u.

 My comments wrt posting

1- I live BKK and just spent 2 weeks on the sticks. I'm just spending 24 hrs in the city but am a regular visitor.  My throat is affected by the poor air in the city. 

2- The province is rich with nature and ideal for riding dirt bikes or even a simple Honda dream.  If u like nature, low key tourism etc. u will love the province.    Travelfish.com.  For simple yet accurate info.

3- Unfortunately cos the city is small, sexpats are overly evident. For some, east to ignore, for others not so. Depends on u, but sth I would consider before locating here

Baan Bua is a guesthouse. Charming hostess and extremely polite staff and at ฿400 per night it's great value. But in the basis of the op, this is not what ur looking for

Mid Class Hotel

acceptable western style breakfast buffet

swimming pool

good location

'kandahar' u write elegantly but read poorly. I wasn't comparing BKK and CR, merely commenting that cos of it's size (the city, not the farang) the sex-pat is too visable, especially since they congregate in the area where most guesthouses are located.

Well reading between the lines and assuming that one would get to understand Thai culture before getting married/serious, the omission of any reference to education and employment, perhaps explains all that needs to be explained. Ur family I assume loves u and are concerned not with ur friend being Thai but the quality of the girl, given the reputation of Thai girls overseas.

Ranong. If u can speak Thai lite, it's easy to do the visa run yourself and perhaps quicker. I've seen the visa run boats docking with 60+ farang swamping the little visa hut on the Burmese side and like wise on the Thai side, resulting in a 40 min wait each time. Songthaew to the pier ฿10 and the boat is ฿50 each way. Last time I did this run was 15 months ago, but the prices have held firm for 5 years at least. So ฿120 v ฿800 and no massive waiting.

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u didn't mention where ur currently residing but I'm assuming BKK. Also I'm not sure if u want to turn it into a mini holiday and relax, but my humble suggestion is to take a 10pm bus from morchit to MaeSod (฿520 VIP32) arriving 6 am. Take a ฿10 songthaew to the Thai Burma boarder and pay USD$10 to enter Burma.

I've been coming to Chiang Rai province for ten years and continue to love the countryside and the mountains. I arrived yesterday evening to spend one night before flying back to bkk (where I live). I don't frequent Patpong or Pattaya type places. In one night in CR, I've seen at least 20 farang social rejects with their Thai equivalents. I'm not just referring to an older man with a younger girl, I mean guys that wouldn't get served in my local bar back home. CR is a small city and it's sad to see it crawling with such people.

Live and let live, sure, but Chiang Rai city us just a little too small.

'bifftastic'. When u have lived a little longer in Thailand and open ur eyes a little more, u'll quickly learn that the average Thai pays less than 10% tax ( based on 4 Thai friends earning middle income salaries).

We're all entitled to our own opinion, just not the facts. Thailand is trying to move away from sex tourism and backpacker and into self drive family holidays. If u feel that ฿1,400 for a family of 4 with car is reasonable by Thai standards, that's ur opinion. But taxation can not explain ten times the entrance fee.

So maybe u could give a real example of dual pricing from the UK? Ahh, ok, I thought not.