Pattaya57

The Sportsman on soi 13 has quiz nights every Thursday however I see they've cancelled this week due to Songkran

What's this got to do with Pattaya?

Some people seem to think I mean online check-in (I do that 48 hours before flight on my phone). I'm talking about unmanned check-in kiosks at airport where you scan your passport ID page and it spits out your boarding passes and baggage tags. You then take your baggage to an automated baggage check-in. There are no staff to ask you questions or to check if you have a visa or an onward flight (and no way Singapore Airlines would know that info in their little kiosk)

They already gave my boarding pass in Brisbane for SIN-BKK, so no further check-in required other than go to gate

Then all the better to use earphones and stop annoying other people

I'm at 36,000 feet. Only SQ staff I spoke to was to order a beer 😀

Well I had a one-way ticket and no onward flight but kiosk didn't think it was an issue

There were no staff at baggage drop for me. It's all self loaded at SQ

Edit: duplicate post. Slight internet glitch at 36,000 feet :)

How would SQ know my passport travel history? I scanned my pp ID page only and I could have flown on many airlines. SQ self check-in kiosk simply does not care about visa or onward flight.

I havent sidestepped the system, my point is that the new system does not involve talking to a check-in staff or showing an onward flight. So only way to be picked up is by arrival immigration, which never ask (unless there's some other problem)

I'm wondering if I play "The Sound of Silence" loudly next time they may take a hint? The Disturbed version of course 😀

I just did self check-in with a one-way ticket on Singapore Airlines (Brisbane to Bangkok). I only had to scan my passport ID page and say "no" to carrying dangerous goods and it printed boarding passes and baggage tags. I never spoke to a single staff member and kiosk did not ask if I had a visa or an onward flight. As we are aware the risk of no onward flight lies with the airlines as immigration would rarely ask for it. However if we never have to speak to airline check-in staff, then what's the risk?

Why would it not be? You can renew any passport you have anytime you want

Are there even any bowling alleys around? There used to be one at the Avenue shopping centre but that closed during covid I think

Last trip to Pattaya it started to annoy me that people would play their YouTube videos on high volume in bars. One guy sitting alone played his videos for over 30 minutes and then when his girl arrived he started to play her the same videos on full volume to show how funny they were. What's happened to bar etiquette where you plug your earphones in? Edit: I'm sitting in a bar in Aussie where a guy just started up his youtube, hence this rant, so not just a Pattaya thing....

It's a sticker TV. I got that first but then Australia started the e-visa so now easy to get non-imm O (before needed insurance)

I'm the same as I have a 60 day Tourist Visa and a non-imm O (Retirement) for my arrival tomorrow. I decided to not mess around and just get the non-imm O going quickly to then get the 12 month extension in July

It's in the Pattaya sub-forum

No, go out in the mornings and late at night. If I want to drink in the afternoon I go to an enclosed bar early and stay inside until dark after water stops

You missed a 3rd option: 3. I can adapt and tolerate it

Starbucks. Prices keep the riff raff out 😀

Yes

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I've been travelling to Thailand from Aus for last 2 years with Singapore Airlines flight matching the 60 days of visa exempt + 30 day extension. Never had a problem. Also the new e-visa available in Aus is very simple and quick. Took 5 minutes to apply for a non-imm O and I recieved it within 72 hours (got it on a Saturday as well)