PaddyOd

When I flew into BKK on March 29, I had it all figured out, add 30 days to March 29 and you get April 28. And since my return flight to the States was on April 28th, all was good. Or so I thought.

The Thais count the day you land as one of the thirty days, so my stamp was good til April 27. One day short.

I've heard from some who got a day less because the officer forgot to change the stamp forward from the day before.

Moral: give your self a few days cushion.

PS: Cambodia on the other hand gives you a month, you enter on the 1st, you're good til the following 1st.

Open-air tuk-tuks were more expensive to buy than air-conditioned taxis, he added.

WHAT>>>>> 800,000 baht for a tuk tuk???

Please get real and what does the

Patong’s mountainous terrain, one-way road system and other factors all conspired to make operating costs in the seaside town higher than many realized.

have to do with Blatent ripping off of tourists.

400 baht for a trip from Patong to Kamala 8 kms!!! 50 baht/km

800 baht to the airport from Patong when a taxi is 500, shared mini bus 150 and even a aircon luxury hotel limo is less

I've taken an air-conditioned car from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi for 800 within the last year. There's also the Bell Bus that runs on the same route for 200. Phuket is a total rip off.