NanLaew

And then there were three ... ...four

Agreed!

Inadequate old men arguing about grammar and intelligence on an anonymous internet forum. Living the dream...

In your dreams you friggin' clown

Then she won't be surprised to see you, still hanging out around the traps, either.

And now she's working Pattaya's coconut bar and robbing dim Aussies.

Hey! Who are calling disgusting?!

Oh well, back to locanto (for now).

You on the turps again? You ARE, aren't you.

And sometime, somewhere, there's a door waiting to hit you on the arse. Buh-bye

With three very successful and trouble free renewals plus a couple of new passport applications at VFS since their inception, I have absolutely no reason not to sing their praises. This time, I just happened to be passing through on the way back from work in South America and Durham is a charming place in the spring. But I guess gurners gotta gurn, even if it's only every ten years or so.

Dammit! Missed another one.

Since UK pensions have been frozen for the Thailand retiree since time immemorial, how is it now all the "immigrants" fault that some people didn't do any due diligence on their chosen retirement home?

Obsessive about MP's watches, more like. It didn't work with Prayuth and it won't work with Rangsiman either, so the haters should try flogging another dead horse.

Luddites of the world unite!!!

Airside is secure in that anything entering it, be it booze for the DF shop, water and sodas for the food courts, or contact lens solution at Boots, has been screened and is stored securely. Anything coming from landside is not secure, hence the screening. Hope this helps.

What's with this DIY? I am a relentless presser of the call button when I want a drink or three while airborne. Air fares are ridiculous, so I ensure I extract my money's worth by keeping the trolley dollies busy.

This is about liquids in hand-carry going through security, not about a successful blag of Thai Customs (if it ever happened). Hope this helps.

Off topic aren't we? The "UK Government is RUBBISH !!" thread is over there ------->

That's the same online rating that my uploaded passport pictures obtained. They were both accepted, no issues whatsoever. Now, stop biting your nails and have a drink.

If you do the online renewal in the UK, you can either upload one of your own pictures that will be checked and either accepted or rejected. I did a high-res scan of passport photographs taken in Udon, and they were accepted. The passport office is also connected to Max photo booths in many locations in the UK where the pictures can be digitally linked to a passport application or renewal. It's very difficult to submit an unsatisfactory or unacceptable passport photo when doing the application or renewal in the UK.

I used same-day service at Durham passport office last week, took 4 hours. I also used the 1-week service at Durham passport office for my second passport last week, it took 3 days.

Just for information if anyone is planning a UK passport renewal while visiting the UK. I booked a couple of appointments online, for back-to-back applications, at Durham passport office last Monday. One passport was on their same-day service, and the other (with a damaged RFID chip) on the one-week service. I received the first passport four hours after submitting the application. The other one was delivered by the post office to my home on Wednesday, just three days after submitting that application.

Have you been to Islamabad then? I haven't been to Leicester either.

Why? Did you catch dengue? Outcomes?