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8 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Arab tourists.....Indian tourists.....Chinese tourists.....Japanese tourists............ Russian tourists

 

All saviours of the Thai economy.....am I missing out any groups/nationalities that tend to frequent Thailand????

No, those are the only groups that frequent Thailand.  Like the Russians, the rest should all be granted 90 day visa exempt/on arrival.  (sarcasm intended)  

10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Bring back reactions to our posts not just the number of posts a person has made. 

Yes!  What happened to the "reactions"?

Would be great if this were to be extended to the European Union countries as well as the UK, USA, Australia, & New Zealand.  

Why isn't your employer taking care of all the visa issues including the expenses?

Contact spiceroads.com as I believe they have an office in Chiang Mai.  They are based out of Bangkok but have done a lot of tours of all types in the Chiang Mai area.

He should stick to sailing the seas and not driving on the roads.

Probably Laos.  Maybe Cambodia or Vietnam.  No plans to live in Thailand fulltime anyway.  Been there, done that with work for a number of years.  

Rest in peace, sir.  You were one of the best to ever represent the English team.  

I doubt Putin will actually make a visit to Thailand.  He would be too worried about a coup being staged while he was gone.  

40 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

 

People are delusional if thinking smog season doesn't start until after New Year's Day.

 

It definitely begins soon after the rains end in November and just gets worse.  There is always a certain level of smog and air pollution year around.  Some months are just worse than others.  

8 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I think a lot of the pollution back in the pre-Skytrain days in Bangkok had to do with diesel vehicle pollution, whereas these days it's more of a seasonal thing related to agricultural burning.

 

I well remember lots of originally white exterior buildings around BKK having their surfaces turned black by the pollution at the time.

 

They were definitely burning their fields back in the pre-Skytrain days too.  Diesel vehicle pollution is still a problem both in Bangkok and elsewhere.

I'm all for it!  Let the bars stay open until 4am or even 6am.  I'm not the big late night party guy anymore.  Don't go out to the farang bar areas that much either but when I do I'm usually home by midnight.  It won't really affect me that much.

I biked from Surat Thani down the east coast to the border.  Then came back up along the west coast to Phuket.  That was in late May first part of June in 1999.  I was quite familiar with the south of Thailand and the issues going on down there but never had or saw any problems.  

You could also check out crazyguyonabike.com: Bicycle Touring: A place for bicycle tourists and their journals where there are a lot of journals of people's trips.  They have a search function that helps a lot.  I also second the idea of looking at Youtube for some other opinions.  

The air quality in Thailand, and Bangkok in particular, has always been bad.  It was like this back in the 80's and continues to this day.  I notice it most on return flights to Bangkok when you begin descending into the haze during the daylight hours.  

The Fugitive (1963-1967)

Breaking Bad

M*A*S*H

I did this once about five years ago.  I was up in Chiang Rai so I just went north and crossed into Laos.  Spent about an hour there and then came back and got another 30 days.  

On 10/8/2023 at 7:25 PM, DUNROAMIN said:

What law would that be?

Well since it happened in Thailand I would go with Thai law.  Would there be any other law?

I ride my bicycle quite a bit but I don't recommend cycling in the dark, even with lights, anywhere in the world where you share a road with other vehicles.  

4 hours ago, DTL2014 said:

we need free visa for the europeans and americas too ..- then we might see some profits ..its been a long wait

A free 90 day non-immigrant visa would be great!  There would be a significant rise in tourism as people would escape the coldest months of the northern hemisphere winter.  

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

Wife is watching the Thai news right now and they said the shooter was behaving like another country which is known for these kinds of acts. I wonder which one that may be... ????

I think I know!

Perhaps their dancing qualifications could be put to good use in the NE provinces where some students could attain training in dance to find gainful employment in certain areas of Thailand.

1)  Bangkok

2)  Pattaya

3)  Hua Hin

4)  Chiang Rai

5)  Koh Lanta