rueben

Lucky it was Jomtien and not Tehran. I'm sort of worried about what will happen to Margam when they go home.

That just what I was thinking!!! WAIT TIL' THEY GET HOME! And if it hits utube!!! I would not want to be in their shoes!!

G'DAY,I was just wondering if you found a hotel for the rest of your family? As my wife and I are moving over at the end of NOV. and we will be bringing our 2 small dogs and our cat and it would be GREAT to take a break before heading North ,And I sure my four legged family members would love it!!

Hi All,

I see all the pet friendly hotels listed,all over Thailand but only see Oakwood residence for Bangkok.I see some people have mentioned Prince Palace hotel but their website says nothing about pets.

I've emailed Oakwood and haven't heard back and called the international number and the girl didn't know.I do see on their site a box to click for pet friendly.Their prices are quite expensive,though.

After a 22+ hour flight I would like to give my cat a break and spend a day or two in a hotel before catching a connecting flight up North and being stuck in Suvarnabhumi for hours waiting.

It's been awhile since this topic was brought up so I was wondering if anybody has first hand knowledge of any pet friendly hotels in Bangkok?It's hard to believe that there aren't hotels where one could have a base,that provides a safe environment for our 4 legged best friends,while we look for something more permanent.You'd think with all the foreigners coming to Thailand with their beloved pets there would be a ninch for this in Bangkok.

All suggestions appreciated.

Thanking you in advance,

DONEWITHIT

Thank-you!!!!

Round trip or onward tickets are not required for any visa issued by a consulate or embassy.

can I enter Thailand on a 1 way ticket with O type visa?

Heiio Damo, you sound like you've been around awhile or you've really done your homework-could you give me some info., what is the average cost of elec. that seems to be one of my concerns,at this time I only see my cost -monthly to be internet-cable,elec,food,I can't think of much more at this time -maybe I need a eye opener!Would you mind giving me some in put Thanks,Rueben

Uttaradit is a nice place, on the Nam Naan. There are two golf courses, one is near the Sirirkit Dam, I don't play golf but it looks like a nice place to do so. The other golf course is in Udit just near the army barraks to the North of he township, not quite as attractive as the Sirikit Dam golf course. The city itself (you could even call it a township) is not an overly busy place, the people are great, there are a limited amount of Farang living there and one can generally feel quite safe. Just out of town there is the Sirikit Dam, a dam wall with a hydro electric plant, great views, good food available out there, a nice day trip about 45 minutes out of Udit. There is Din Dam, 45minutes out of Udit as well, a nice drive out that way, reasonable food, not a bad place to go and eat on a hot day. There are pontons on the riverside fashioned into restaraunts, plenty going on with boats and people coming and going. Mae Phun waterfall is another attraction in Udit, 25-30 minutes out of udit, again with food for sale. Not a bad place to spend some time. As far as night life goes, you may be a little dissapointed, Upstairs at the back of the Sihalat hotel is as good as it gets. there are a couple of other places around between the hospital and the Uni but nothing flash. In september there is the festival langshart, it goes for about a week and a half, it's a really big deal for local folk, nothing overly exciting really but a good night out for the family, plenty of Muay if your keen. For shopping there is a lotus and at some stage I believe there is going to be a big C, Friday is the only other department style shopping you'll find, plenty of other vendors selling what is essentially crap. Don't expect to much from Uttaradit and you wo'nt be dissapointed, if you don't mind a quiet, slow pace, you will like Udit. Above all be respectfull of everyone, Farang in Udit are spoilt in the sence that the lack of vast amounts of Farang hav'nt tarnished our reputation.

Also out to the west is SiSachanalai, a good place to go and buy silk, a little furthur on from there is Sukhothai. Two good places to go for an overnighter or an extended daytrip if you need to break some boredom.

DAMO....

Hey Rockerc, How long have you been in the area? I was not going to bring my canoe ,But after reading your bit-Ithink I might !Everytime I've seen the river it's MOVING a mile a min.,never pictured being in a boat on it!

My wife and I have a house in Pha Leud, Tha Pla - about 35km outside Uttaradit city. The area is quite beautiful and peaceful as others have said - apart from the 6:15am tannoy announcements - which they sometimes seem to dispense with when I am home. It's not the announcements that are the problem, it's the music beforehand. Anyway, wakes me up early so we can all get out on the river in our kayaks. The river is perfect for that up until late morning when they open the spillway at the dam and the volume of water in the river increases dramatically and the current becomes too swift for kayaking (unless going downstream....).

Uttaradit is a nice, reasonably serviced small town - even has a decent coffee shop that knows how to do real expresso and cappuchino. It is a farming support town so don't expect Bangkok. Good for buying Kubota tractors though!

We have cable TV (microwave), two telephone landlines and high speed internet (which works well) - the only thing I want for is a copy of the Bangkok Post - but if you get there early enough you can get one at Se-Ed Bookstore in Lotus.

Hello everyone! I'm a newbie-been a member for awhile ,but just a reader! I too am moving to the area in Dec.with my wife,Her family lives there and we have a home there also-I've been back and fourth fo the last 15 yrs-still not really up to date on the area -But I have had a good steak on Sunday's at The New York Steak House,A very nice German man owns it -And he put's in a ELVIS dvd when we go!It's great!!The area that our is in is passed the sugar factory-POT FANG, I think that is the way to say it? Getting tired of the u.s. and feel time to go,can't seem to stay water here.Really looking forward to meeting some english speaking people,I only really know of the gentlemen I spoke of,at the steak house.And of course I will be in need of some direction when we get there,The family is alot of help -but being American,I can be very inpatent, which I know does not help!We built our house in 2000, and had hope to be there before now -but that's life. Ever year we go we clean and spur up,and do a little more-the home's next to us often wonder if there to stay or just play!Come Dec this year we're there to stay!Look foreward to meeting those of you in the area. Rueben of south Florida!

Sure, other countries like UK, US of aids and hundreds more torture and kill people for fun, none of the guy's in Bang-Kwan are sitting innocent, tell me, been there done that!! so what the hel_l the heroine they wanted to smuggle could kill, the people they raped, killed, slaugthered, <deleted> them?? no you chose to get the risk to end up there, the sigh on entering the country warns you that trafficing can cost your life, why would they get help on humanity while our western governments kill in name of GOD???

You can judge a people by the way in which they treat their helpless minorities, those who have no say in what happens to them and who are unable through various circumstances to help themselves. In this case I'm referring to prisoners, refugees and the very poor. I suspect that if a major outbreak happened these aforementioned groups would be left to their own devices without treatment. This appears to be the plan as Thailand appears to be ordering enough anti viral drigs to treat only a small proportion of the population. They mention millions of doses in their press releases, it would be more informative if they report how many 'courses' of tablets they are ordering rather than just the number of tablets. These antivirals require a course of 10 doses per person.

I just tried to discuss with my wife the 2 dead in the riots which she was apalled at and the 220 deaths on the road which I was apalled at. Sadly as I have found with many discussions like this she was disinterested " up to them" her comment, I mentioned how about the folk walking on the pavement that get run down by them who didnt choose to drink and drive, " I got pain my tummy" came next and frustratingly this is how many of our "serious" chats often end up or with "u correct" which means she doesnt want to talk about this anymore.

Anyone else get these type of responses? I get disheartened at times by it.