costalot

maybe u should run for Mayor of Samui if you do can u give me a gin lisence

You don't need a licence for gin!!!!

Well they certainly would not get any service at a government office!

There are some people who should remain fully clothed .... .....

It is a holiday island yes, but I think this type of dressing should be confined to relevant areas.You are right Jimmy, see what service they get from government offices.

I have seen them walk in shirtless into banks, walking shirtless around Tesco & some ladies in attire 3 sizes too small & don't leave much to the imagination. Reminds me of these candid pics you get of shoppers at Walmart.

Shame the so called 'security' in the supermarkets don't expel these shirtless, sweaty freaks.

I noticed a sign in Lamui the other day, it said BED 250 baht.... wow! that's the lowest price i seen anywhere here, to stay... Not sure if it indoors or out!!!

There are a lot of places in Lamai for under 500 baht, some quite newly built as well.

Hi.

900 baht sounds not so far out. I did the trip in reverse a few months ago and it was eight hundred and something . . .

There's a few tips - At Hualampo station head for the very left-hand ticket window. Buy a sleeper to Surat. They have aircon or fan (the air can get cold at night plus you cant have the windows open . . . or smoke in the corridor by the open window . . . and the vista along the tracks as you leave BKK is amazing; all the families that live in tin sheds . . . it's another world. Plus you can hang out of the window when the dawn comes. Only downside to the trip is you better prepare to be woken at 4.am. The train stops for 20 mins at Chumpon and is filled with Thai vendors who don't understand that farangs want to sleep at 4am and not eat sticky rice).

When you get into Surat you'll be inundated with ticket touts trying to pull you towards a bus. Ignore them and head for the bus outside that says PANTHIP on it. No need to actually buy a ticket outside or in an office over the road. (All of that is so the touts can get their commission.) Just confidently stow your bags and climb aboard. They will collect the fare as you are on the move and sell you a bus and ferry ticket combined. This bus goes onto the ferry (with your bags still inside - ie you don't need to carry them on and off again) plus it goes directly to Nathon. Some of the other buses either drop off at the ferry or end up on Samui at Lipa Noi - miles away.

Don't worry when the ferry docks and the bus goes sailing past you - it will unload right at the end of the very long pier and wait for its passengers to pick up their stuff.

A word of advice - The food and beverages on the train are expensive (although the food has got a lot better now). Buy any beer/coke/snacks to take on board with you.

It's a relaxing trip and with lots of things to see. Have fun!

R

Man, that's really good advice. Thanks for taking the time out to write that.

Samm88.

You might like to try this link, it shows pictures of the BKK station, inside the train, food etc..............enjoy

http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm#Ko Samui

I remember that a few years back Tesco was very good with this. The desk where you come in (where they keep the bags n rucksacks) had a returns staffer on it and it was simply a question of going back with your receipt and getting a refund or exchange.

I'm not sure if this was true about electricals but I once changed a pair of shoes there with no probs ...

Seems like a plan (as already hinted!) to go and buy another identical item if the first one's faulty . . .

R

Hi Robsamui, great if you were the lucky one who had a freash ink pad in the till roll, they mostly come out too faded to read. I see Tesco Chaweng are now using the other style of printers that don't appear to fade, Lamai next??

Regarding a "shortage" of drinking water, surly the monsoon rain should be drinkable if collected out in the open and filtered through cotton wool in a funnel??

Maybe!!!!

I understand that the cheapest and best way to make water drinkable is to put it into clear plastic bottles, then leave it in the sun for an hour or more.

Seen on one of those BBC programs (the UV from the sun does it)

i cant believe you wrote a whole post without a single spelling mistake, even put a capital in Tesco ..

well done

Check again Boater, you'll see it.

In contrast to other destinations in Thailand, like Phuket & Krabi ( good infrastructure, power supply, gov. airport), Pattaya (cheap accommodation, many choices

Beng, there is a lot of cheap accommodation in Samui, cheaper than in Pattaya I would say.

For one instance, the hotel at the corner of the ring road at Wat Lamai, 395 baht a night, and there is also cheaper rooms in land from the temple.

Well I guess the monsoon season this year has started already.

What with the rain over the past few days, and leaving a general feeling of dampness even when It stops.

This morning heavy rain just started with high winds and thunder & lightning.

I bought a universal a/c remote from Tesco, great, about 300 baht. Works with all of my a/c's.

I brought a couple over from the UK, they are great in the wardrobes, just empty the water container every couple of days, or every day in Samui during the forth coming monsoon season. And they do not create heat!!!!!

These you can buy over here as well. I pick up these refillable ones at Home Pro. As you say, great for the wardrobe.

Guess the OP is looking for something larger though, (the appliance type), as he mentions room size and coating on window frames and walls.

I know the ones you mean, but the ones I brought from UK are small electrical ones. They have a 12 volt transformer.

400 baht (khon Thai 250 baht) will get you

Racist!!!!!

I brought a couple over from the UK, they are great in the wardrobes, just empty the water container every couple of days, or every day in Samui during the forth coming monsoon season. And they do not create heat!!!!!

I guess you must be new to Thailand, they are everywhere. As said, Tesco, Big C, Makro, Home pro, umpteen local electrical retailers.

Makro this lunch time, loads of everything.

Khanom is about 22 kms from donsak, so it's only 20 mins after the ferry. Enjoy.

There is no local cop shop option.

You have to report at the office who issued your extension.Most do accept postal reporting.

In my view making 90 day reports is preferable to having to leave the country every 90 days.

You can report at any immigration office in the Kingdom, not just the one where the extention was issued.

Visit my mate Paul at Murphys

Why is it that a lot of these 'pubs' can get away with calling a half litre, a pint. It's not, shame they don't have a weights & measurment act in Thailand.

Anyone know of cheap hotels in Soi Diana?If so please PM me as I assume it's not allowed to mention Hotel names.

Totally agree about the lack of hygiene,

There is a direct relevance to post #2, post #17 goes into more detail.

Maybe English is not your 1st language Carmine.

What about us retirees, who are either in long term rental or own houses. We who have retirement visas already do a 90 day report.

Hi,Recently I was in Makro in Ubon,browsing air con units.

There was a promo on portable units, able to be moved from room to room if required.

I could not get any info from the staff and my wife was not with me.There was no brochure.It looked more like a dehumidifier to me,the display unit was not connected?&^%$%$#@ so hard to get information.Sorry I forgot the brand, but this was about a week back.

Maybe someone knows these units and can help, or maybe you could drop in and check them out,and post your info.Tks Vince

There are portable units around. I bought one about 8 years ago. The one I had, had a flexable exhaust hose to put out of a window or door, a bit like a tumble drier, in the UK anyway. Unless you plumb the waste water away, you have to empty the water tank after about 7 hours in your living in high humidity.

The rape of beauty, to create a slum.