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  1. 7 hours ago, a3tsw said:

    Firstly , apologies if this has been asked before , did check , but found nothing..

     

    I will be arriving at Phuket International Airport from Kuala Lumpur in April and would like to know if there is a fast track lane through passport control for the over 70's.

    I have found , through this site , that they have such a thing at BKK.

    Last time I arrived on this flight a few Months ago , I had a wait of over an hour and don't think I could go through that again at my age.

    Did a lot of searching for this information , but all I could find were some kind of dodgy looking sites charging a steep fee , for so called priority service.

     

    I am an over 70 and usually at Phuket Airport if you contact the airline rep at the arrival gate then the airport authority should expedite your arrival procedures. Personally i never play the elder card, but often the airline staff will offer when seeing the elderly (me).

  2. 53 minutes ago, G_Money said:


    Kicking myself in the nuts would be my choice.

     

    This sort post and all the other similar style display why previous attempts at 'get-togethers' fail. As an original mod of the very old phuket.com I was asked to arrange a get together of members who were mostly tourist visitor. I found that while folks back then chatty on the forum, but get togethers where stale and with much silence.

     

    A never attended the early annual Thai Visa gatherings in Phuket due to location and driving considerations. First I attended was when a Kata venue was selected so I attended. It was well attended but with little inter mingling. Just a lot of cliques old chums having free drinks. As a newbie I was just happy to go home. I believe that was  the last Phuket meeting 2006 I would guess. After that Phuket members could not agree on a location for the next year and that was the end of it.

     

    About then all the other regional gathering just fizzled away.

     

      

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  3. 8 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

     

       OK, how many times in your whole life have you gone somewhere and didn't have enough time to get dressed and you went in your underwear ?

       How many times have you seen anyone go anywhere in their underwear because they didn't have time to put clothes in ?

      Never, it just doesn't ever happen 

     

     

    Seen it plenty times on flights from Spain. Straight from beach. Already checked out hotel. So change at airport. 

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  4. 4 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

     

    In this case , a reward would be better ...

    Just a small fine would be enough as there was no damage done .

     

    The each paid a small 3,000 baht fine immediately. They did have permits but the 'agent' made a small error in the paper work. Fine should have been the end if but they were whisked up to Bangkok for processing. All very suspect ....

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  5. 2 hours ago, Nordic summer said:

    Is is common to have bags searched on these traffic checkpoints?

    I only recently began driving scooters in Thailand, and has yet to experience these encounters.

    Let's say you are a middel aged male, well dressed and clean shaven, wears a helmet and have a drivers license.

    It's not that I would have anything illegal with me, just want to get a feel for what to expect.

     

    Also, If someone were to be caught with 1-5 grams of dried mushrooms, what rection could one realistically expect?

    A stiff fine, or is it straight to jail?

     

     

    Think search more common now. Looking for drugs and guns. 

     

    I would say that is all docs in order then no money to be made. Try a bit of searching ....

     

    Be straight to police station. If can pay 'fine ++)' then police cell will be limited. No money then off to the big jail.

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