johnnort

Coup? No coup? Government? No government? There is no discussion in this topic. Corruption needs to cease across the board and no matter who is in power, this subject will never be addressed. Thailand is in a quagmire.

Has Thaksin been thrown out of the UAE or not????? Yet another conflicting report.

All be it, more touristy, Damnoen Saduak, for a one off visit, is still more exciting for a tourist.

Go through the hotel web sites, such as Asia Rooms etc. etc., but check out the recent comments from people that have stayed at these hotels. Most sites have a section on hotel reports. By booking you usually get better prices than rack [walk-in] rates.

DAMOEN SADUAK is the only floating market to go to in my opinion. Its a few kilometers out of Bangkok but go to the Southern Bus Station [sai Tai Mai] and you will find many buses per hour go there. Best to catch a bus between 06.00 and 07.00hrs to get to the market before the tour coaches [if there are any these days - tourists that is]. Be sure to catch the smaller of the boats when you arrive, as the larger do not go into the smaller klongs.

Try Rama Gardens Hotel. Google it. This is where the top tournaments take place too.

Ayalgueru, take note. You stated that you travel often. If your wife were to take up employment within the UK, or not, and you departed the country, alone, on one of your tours, then she would be in the UK unlawfully, I believe. The non EEA spouse of an EEA National Visa states that the spouse has to travel with the EEA National or the EEA National must be in the UK for the spouse to enter the country. Therefore she cannot be left alone in the UK. I believe this to be true, but but please confirm with government office.

360 Baht is, relatively, a lot of money to a Lottery Ticket seller. She presumably filed a report with the BIB when this happened. Before the draw??????? She would have been responsible for this sum.

Yes indeed, you do require a 5yr license. The other docs needed:-

Passport.

Letter of residency from Immigration OR yellow Tabien Ban OR work permit.

Two passport size, not Thai driving license size, photos. N.B. Have these taken at the offices as those from photo shops may not be accepted. They are usually too glossy and the ink stamp will not take on them.

The ministry's Educational Management Education Office will separately receive Bt2.96 billion for instilling children with Thai pride.

Students will gain a sense of identity through the promotion of ethics, sufficiency economy, Thai language, the history of Thailand, Thai music, Thai arts, Thai sports, Thai culture and the constitutional monarchy.

Indoctrination by any other name. The bane of Thailand right now.

Computers???? Give them books and writing paper and pencils and teachers and school meals and and and. Forget the dam computers.

You have the computer; Be your own. A little bit of research could save you money.

Happens every month!!!!! Sounds like it could be PMT [Pre menstrual tension] but they will never admit it.

The golf pro who used to drink in the camel, Ban Chang ,has long gone. There seemingly is a very good teacher at the driving range next to Bangkok Rayong Hospital, Rayong.

From Suk. Rd. turn into PMY Rd. towards the beach. At first junction with flashing traffic lights turn right. Driving range about 200m on left.

A good lawyer in Ban Chang that a lot of farangs use is:-

Khun Mana Burapha Tel: 038 880600

038 601121

0818659531 mobile

E-mail: [email protected]

50m round the corner from police box opp. 7/11 at traffic lights.

Sorry if he is the one you already know about. Good luck

Another great idea ruined by the fact that the National Statistics Bureau has just found out about Thailands literacy!!!!!

Although hoping otherwise, it will fail at the starting blocks. Come on The Government prove me wrong. The Thais need this one.

From inside the terminal follow signs to car park [level 4 I think]. Cross the sky bridge, take lift to ground floor parking and walk through to far end. The rear public entrance to Novotel is then facing you across the road. Approx. 200 meters from terminal.

People dissing the airport rail link. I would be one if I had entered this post sooner. It has pretty much all been said. However, I believe that those of us that have lived in Thailand a long while, are angry and disappointed at yet another fiasco. The initial thinking of policy makers is superb. But when those thoughts are then put to fruition it all goes wrong - every time. I could go on about why, I am a long term resident, such as corruption etc. but I won`t. Suffice to say, the Thai people deserve more.

To DING. You say 'Taxi drivers complaining Farangs that don`t tip'. Tipping is a Western World phenomena. Tipping theoretically should not happen here. We do it because we bring what we are used to over with us. Many years ago when I was at a restaurant with my, as then, future wife, I tipped a waiter. My lady then reiterated the conversation she heard taking place between the waiting staff. In essence; 'Why did he give me extra money for doing the job that I am being paid to do?'

Now I know why all those government officials were travelling recently. Pay almost nothing for their flight but are then able to vote. When I have had to fly Thai the cabin staff, all bar approx. one each trip, were cr_ap [ready smiles - what rubbish!] and the cabin itself, with its lack of facilities, equally so. An asian poll, eh! Well we all know they speak the truth. N.B. It upsets me for writing the last sentence but unfortunately its true.

I know it is not Bangkok but the dinner cruise out of Ayuttaya through the Temples is extremely good too. A stop at the confluence of two rivers is a highlight when you are able to feed seemingly thousands of catfish in the lights of the boat.

The Royal Barges, About 100m up a small klong off The Chao Phraya. Get a boat from the pier opp. The Grand Palace. It will take one and half to two hours [go, look around, return to pier].

HUB?? A wheel has a hub. Round and round and round in circles. to Thailand.

Although it has all been said, my stomache is turning from reading this story and I just have to voice off. The gang leaders got away!! There was never any intention of catching these people - they were Thai. It is the nasty undesirable foreigners that are degrading Thailand don`t you know?? Over and over again the reports of illegal activities [like murder for instance. When it is not suicide of course.] state 'Foreigners were involved and Thais were defenately not'. Disgraceful. In this particular case, by all means return these people to their own country, without prosecution, but catch and imprison the slave masters. Not a difficult task. They are known.

Fred2007. Where are you from?? Take the cheese away and you have an English breakfast. Continental??? Apart from, maybe a boiled egg, there is no cooked food on the plate. Breakfast is a very serious issue for me. The best meal of the day. The fuller the plate [fried everything] the better, but please no 'hotel' eggs. Don`t eat a thing again untill at least 19.30hrs . Oh! and yes, no spam, the Brits will know what I mean; bacon or ham please.

There are cheaper fares than that to London with Jet just now. Have to be flexible with dates. This is posted else where too!!