Gonsalviz

No need for Thailand to get to upset about this, The U.S also look down on thier allies and have them on the list also. You are my friend come help us but we don't trust you.

Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer.

It applies in your personal life also.

I purchased a 'A O Smith' 150 liter gas heater 15 years ago in Bangkok, shipped to CM. Plumbed the house, for 3 bath/shower and kitchen. I have the thermostat on the lowest temperature and it works great. I have seen all 3 showers being used simultaneously by the womenfolk and it handles the volume. A large gas cylinder will last for 3 to 4 months (850 baht a refill). It is placed outside the living area of the house in a enclosure with a slotted door (air supply) plus access and a vent for the heat and fumes.

Excellent. 15 years is a long time but I should be able to find again. If not I'll do it the hard way.

As you were asking about gas and now talking about electric be very sure you have the power for it (understand the above answer is to a two month old questions so this is likely for new readers). 10kw is going to draw over 40 amps which is almost the total capacity of most home service so if single phase power you may want to reconsider. In any event make very sure it is properly installed.

I had to spend 300,000 baht to make sure my electric service go to my house site and that it can deal with what I need. (I am 2 km from the nearest main line)

The thread title is "Marriage Visa Bank account" so it appears was off track at that point.

Immigration itself can often get the terms mixed up so, after almost a decade trying to explain, do understand why many people are confused. But in this forum we often need to know exactly which it is to provide accurate information so still have to ask and try to explain on almost a post by post basis.

Agreed.

Osama Bin Laden's entire career was to threaten the economies of rich nations. I guess in your mind, what he did is not terrorism?

Sorry, but your post makes no sense.

If someone contends that threatening an economy in and of itself does not meet the definition of "terrorism" that does not mean that any action that threatens an economy can not be terrorism. Indeed it's an objective fact that a negative effect on the target country's economy is a welcome and not unanticipated consequence (no doubt often a deliberate if not primary one). If terrorism is defined something along the lines that the UN describes it ('Any action intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing any act') there's nothing that excludes economic repercussions there -- and I think maybe we can apply that description to Osama bin Laden's "career", don't you?

The attack on the Twin Towers was an attack on the economy of the United States of America and as it turns out the rest of the world. The death and destruction were mere collateral damage for a demented mind.

Were it not for America's self proclaimed role as the world's police force and it's debatable foreign policies, we might well be still living in peace and terrorism would be a word consigned to the annals of history.

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Naive is way too weak of a word to describe your thought. I am American. I am sure that the government makes some not very wise decisions but if you think that the world can do with out some kind of police you are sorely mistaken.

Most informed sources I speak with feel that taking over the flagship airport, and shutting it down for days is an extreme act. In your mind, it is not an act of terrorism. Where I come from, it certainly is. In my mind, it certainly is. It threatens the economy of the nation, and is an act that should never have been allowed to happen. Whether or not the red shirts were directly responsible for the burning of central world, and the other buildings in Bangkok during their rallies is almost besides the point. The fact of the matter is, the red shirt leaders lost control of their rallies, and their people, and they have to accept responsibility for the horrendous damage they did directly, or indirectly to Thai society, as a result of that. Abhisit should have acted sooner. The loss of life is a small thing compared to maintaining order, and keeping the capital up and running. Sorry to have offended your liberal mind, but the facts are the facts.

First of all, the yellow shirts should be (and are being) charged for what they did at various airports.

But I don't see how it can be considered terrorism.

Certainly "threatening the economy of the nation" would not be a reason to call it terrorism.

If they had blocked all the roads into/out of the airports and therefore caused it's closure - would that have been terrorism? When taxi drivers blockade airports because of their disputes - is that terrorism? When baggage handlers or pilots go on strike and cause an airport to effectively close - is that terrorism? When workers at the wharves go on strike and stop anything from moving in and out of the ports - is that terrorism?

Did the yellow shirts take any hostages? Did they attack any passengers? At the airport, did they blow anything up, or go rampaging through the terminals?

I'm sure there were some pretty pissed off passengers, but were they in any danger? Did the yellow shirts threaten them?

Protesting at an airport and causing it to close simply isn't terrorism.

It's a huge inconvenience to a lot of people, but since when is that considered terrorism?

Osama Bin Laden's entire career was to threaten the economies of rich nations. I guess in your mind, what he did is not terrorism?

Really? Even hotter than Thailand?

85 Mph down the hiway with the bluejeans pulled up for more air was nearly the same as being parked.

Don't know how it happens except Korea is surrounded by water on 3 sides and it is way smaller than Thailand.

Nana Hotel

All hotels have room selections with twin or double beds.

Squalid.

I use Centre Point Sukhumvit Soi 10 That is the AtSiam website.

Centre Point Sukhumvit Soi 10 Direct.

I'll have to agree. OP wants to spend $80-100 Aus. I am guessing he knows the value and the NANA is not there. Soi 9, Soi 18, even The ambassador soi 11 is nearer the mark. I agree. Agoda. I think TV has a hotel finder also.

Absolutely agree. I cannot even stand the thought of going back to the States to ride. The US has the best riding in the world, bar none, considering the stunning variety. In Colorado, I remember going from a 10,000 foot pass at a chilly forty degrees to the desert floor at 95 degrees in 30 minutes flat. There is nothing to match riding down the California coast or through an Arizona desert filled with giant seguros. The Sierra and Cascade mountains are absolutely stunning and the Rockies awe inspring. The road system is well-connected and almost endless. What place has all of this?

But with this, you get the fascist police that crawl everywhere -- that hide and actively hunt you. When riding in the US, one suffers a constant stress that simply does not exist here. In fact, I was not even aware of it, though I always had only one eye for the road, the other on the radar detector, until I came here and realized the stress was gone!

It is often too hot here, and sometimes I crave the cool crisp air of the Pacific Coast or the Rocky Mountains, but I shudder to think of ever being back in that stressful environment where law enforcement has become a money grubbing Orwellian nightmare, filled with super-arrogant gun-toting <deleted>. No thanks!

You can say anything you want about Thai police, but I will take them over the American Gestapo <deleted> ANY DAY!!!

Thanks to Bill Clinton and his 'cop on every street corner' plan. There are so many, they have to find something to do. The "You in a heepa trouble, boy" syndrome lives on.

I ran into more of a heat problem in Korea. Late July and all of August are nearly unbearable.

If you don't have time to get a tourist visa, there is another option. Buy a throwaway AIR ticket to Malaysia (one way) that leaves before the 30th day you'll be in Thailand. It must be an air ticket. Shop around for the cheapest, such as Hat Yai Thailand to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Most likely you will NOT be boarded in the US with your current plan. It would be foolish to show up at the airport that way because if the agent lets you board, basically they didn't do their job, wouldn't rely on that even though possible. The tourist visa would be best, but the ticket out within 30 days should also work. The problem is boarding in the US, in Thailand, they don't ask so you don't tell ...

Where is it that the OP said she did not have a round trip ticket?

While what you are saying is true. there is no real need to throw an extra scare in.

Your charge against me, throwing in an extra scare, I think is FALSE; where did I say she didn't have a RT ticket, USA to Thailand?

She has a RT ticket USA to Thailand but it does not return with 30 days, and she has NO visa.

Thus we have been advising on various strategies to be assured she will be boarded on the plane in the USA.

A visa would be the best but probably not enough time.

Another option is buying a one way ticket out of Thailand before the 30 days in Thailand (which will allow boarding) to do either a quickie air visa run or a quick side trip. She doesn't have to use the regional one way air ticket, but she would still need one visa run during the trip, such as a land border visa run near the end of her 30 days giving another 15 days.

A probably better option as it takes care of both getting boarded and the visa run (which it sounds like she is doing, good idea) is buy a RT air ticket out of Thailand (also leaving before 30 days) to give another 30 days in Thailand, so recent posts have been ideas on suggesting a short trip within a trip.

BTW, I still suggest Penang and staying a few days. The architecture and feel of Georgetown is charming and definitely different than Thailand. It is compact and more walk around than Singapore, more exotic than Singapore, and at the end of the day while I love Singapore as one the great food cities in the world, it's another westernized big city. The USA has better shopping, no point for an American going there for shopping. Also no visa needed to get into Malaysia.

Cheers.

As far as I read she doesn't say if she has a ticket at all. In any case the travel date should changeable (is that a word?). Make the ticket for 30 days and arrange whatever is needed on this end. I am sure it is cheaper to do any arrangement on this end.

Sure a lot of negative comments in this thread.

Must say that my wife's four Tourist Visas were pretty easy, must also say, tho, that the last one was in 2006 before the appointment queue problem became so difficult.

One poster commented on "great difference in age." How about 20 years in our case, not a problem.

Stacks of documents? We also took a good stack but the only doc that was reviewed was my passport that showed a bunch of "retirement" extensions going back to 1998.

Back to my earlier posting, if YOU'RE pretty much fixed in place in Thailand, reckon there won't be a problem. If you've just completed your job and looking for another, and want to take the trip during the gap, could be troubles.

Mac

20 years here and no problem for immigrant visa.

The ignorance in this forum is amazing. Cant hack it in the west so move to thaiand/asia to bash your homeland. Sad. Im sure your country is happy to be rid of you

I'm glad they glad to be rid of me. At least I don't get to pay taxes for the moronic things they do.

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If you don't have time to get a tourist visa, there is another option. Buy a throwaway AIR ticket to Malaysia (one way) that leaves before the 30th day you'll be in Thailand. It must be an air ticket. Shop around for the cheapest, such as Hat Yai Thailand to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Most likely you will NOT be boarded in the US with your current plan. It would be foolish to show up at the airport that way because if the agent lets you board, basically they didn't do their job, wouldn't rely on that even though possible. The tourist visa would be best, but the ticket out within 30 days should also work. The problem is boarding in the US, in Thailand, they don't ask so you don't tell ...

Where is it that the OP said she did not have a round trip ticket?

While what you are saying is true. there is no real need to throw an extra scare in.

Most places I buy the they are 150 baht.

Not sure about student discounts, but asiatravel.com has the cheapest fares I know.

Well, just great. Now the wrangling over who's land the rail will run over and then the buying up of said land. Wonder who will end up with the most?

Let me see, 745 km in 3.5 hours = 213 kph. I don't think I want to travel at 213 kph on a 1 m wide railroad no matter what kind of train they have. The mode of travel would most likely be changed from train to air at the first corner.

"State Enterprise Policy and Planning Bureau 1 chief Poomsak Aranyakasemsuk said the 745km route would have 13 stations in 11 provinces."

3.5 hours = 210 minutes so for 13 stops they will have all of 16 minutes to go from a dead stop at one station, travel an average of 57 km to the next stop, stop the train, let passengers off, let passengers on, and start up again.

Yup, that sounds about right. Amazing Thailand!

Don t know who you are but there are lots of high speed trains all over Europe that travel at 350 km per hour so faster than you calculations of 213 kph. If a German company gets involved no problem. If the price is 1200 Baht it is compeditive to air travel which is 1500 Baht.

This is what Thailand needs. Lets start soon. It sounds great. No more lousy buses and bus crashes because of over tired drivers.

The Koreans built a high speed rail built on a French design. The Koreans wanted to cut corners to make it cheaper. So the french went home and the Koreans built a slower train.

Let me see, 745 km in 3.5 hours = 213 kph. I don't think I want to travel at 213 kph on a 1 m wide railroad no matter what kind of train they have. The mode of travel would most likely be changed from train to air at the first corner.

"State Enterprise Policy and Planning Bureau 1 chief Poomsak Aranyakasemsuk said the 745km route would have 13 stations in 11 provinces."

3.5 hours = 210 minutes so for 13 stops they will have all of 16 minutes to go from a dead stop at one station, travel an average of 57 km to the next stop, stop the train, let passengers off, let passengers on, and start up again.

Yup, that sounds about right. Amazing Thailand!

I think they do not let facts and figures get in the way of the truth.

And my glass is half full.

I would suspect that if you parked it beside the road at a conspicuous place it would disappear overnight.

How can anyone recommend it? First, its full of fat, bald falang (by the way, I have hair and I am not fat). Second, the service is terrible. Third, the food is very mediocre and the prices for what you get are very high. The first and last time I went to the one near Dolphin Roundabout I ordered green curry with rice...I think the price was about 90 baht in total, which makes it really bad value. What I got was a tiny tiny portion of rice and a tiny tiny bowl of very ordinary curry. In fact, I felt so cheated I paid and left without eating.

Its a rip off for idiot tourists, big parties of Russians and Indians in particular.

When you say its cheap, what do you mean by that? Compared to what? It may be cheap compared to getting a Thai meal in London, but this is Thailand and it should not only be cheap, it should be much cheaper. The reason its not is because of all the idiot foreigners that have no sense of value or perspective.

Nice protest, pay and not eat - I bet that made you feel good :jerk:

Better eating and not paying, I always say.

Mangle the body but make sure the brains stay in the same bucket.

I offer you all a little break from the serious business of politics.

This

is not necessarily my opinion but I hope you all get a little smile from it.

Good luck to all Thai people. Pom rak Thai.

Reminds me of the Ads they have in the States: The cows hand painting signs he read, "Eat more Chikin".

I think it's a pretty smart move to have a lovely looking Thai lady as PM even if she's a puppet - she's probably the most attractive PM ever?. Great PR for the land of smiles tourist sector every time she is shown on news in foreign countries. The planes from Korea, Japan and Europe will be full again. Happy days .

Surely, you jest. Thatcher and Merkel beat her hands down.