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About 120,000 or 5 dollars was what I paid to the Dong Khoi area. The touts right out the front tried to charge me 500,000 VND for a taxi to share with 2 others and to drop us off one by one.

Thanks for the replies.

I should have been more specific bobl I meant the city area.

Does anyone know of a clean, good quality steam room/sauna in Chiang Mai?

This happened to me tonight at an AEON atm. Tried to withdraw 40,000 baht, my receipt says amount dispensed: 0. Then upon checking with internet banking I see that the amount has actually been deducted.

I've sent a message to my bank but will have to wait until tomorrow to speak to someone on the phone.

Thanks!

Does anyone know where I can buy a foldout trestle table for arts and crafts? They often come with metal fold out legs and a type of hard plastic tabletop. I've looked at Homepro and Big C already but can't find.

Thanks. My aussie limit must be higher than what I thought.

I've got an Australian debit card and in Australia the withdrawal limit for my card is $500 but I've been able to withdraw $1500 over here from the ATM (Aeon) and am curious if anyone knows if there is a maximum limit to how much I can withdraw from the machines?

Cheers, thanks for that.

I like Malaysia and my costs end up being the same when all is balanced out but there is something about Thailand that just has me.

While I sometimes complain about the visa situation I'm told that my own country Australia makes it hell for people to come to and stay long term so I try to do my complaining in private.

A friend of mine is here for 6 months and wants to get a sim card that doesn't need to be renewed monthly. IE. He just wants to put 1000 baht on it and charge it up again when it runs out with no monthly expiry. For example, previously I was with True and had my credit expire each month whether I'd used it up or not which was a bit of a pain.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I'm not sure about those exact models but most people I know who needed their phones unlocked had them done at MBK when in Bangkok.

The Indian restaurant Rajdarbar, on Loi Kroh rd (on the left before the night bazar) has two versions - both tender, juicy, and absolutely succulent...

Chikken Tikka, and Chicken Malai Tikka (marinated with cream etc.)

I have had some other very good food there (including a fish tikka - fantastic chunks of fish!!!).

http://www.rajdarbar...com/p/menu.html

Yes the food there is very good. The last time I was in there the service was so bad I decided to not go back. That was quite a while ago think I will give them another try the food was outstanding. At least the part of my order I got.

The chicken Tikka here is as good as what I had in Penang. I was actually surprised as I wasn't expecting much but this place is now a weekly habit. I haven't experienced bad service there myself but have only been going there for a few months since I decided to give the place a try.

I've seen racism in every country that I've been too, not by every person of course but it does exist as I've experienced or seen. It's almost like some inner trait that wants to pick on or make fun of the person that is different. While it seems natural at some "animal" fear level I think that it generally goes away once people get to know one another. In Melbourne, Australia which is fairly multicultural I personally know a lot of older guys who used to love a racist rant until they made friends with so and so from Vietnam, Sudan, Greece, Italy or wherever. From there they would generally lose that old fear of the unknown...though of course there are people who will still say "I hate those ****!" but so and so is alright - he's one of us.

If you're getting it online from overseas you may need to pay duty, it depends on your luck a bit but prices are definitely better.

I shopped around Pantip Plaza and Icon plaza (along the moat) and the various other computer shops around there. I ended up going with Goodspeed computers because of mainly good reviews on TV. So far I've had to return my laptop once for repairs and it was done with minimum fuss. Another time I returned a product that I didn't need expecting at best store credit but they gave me a cash refund which was a big surprise.

It's worth shopping around though because I noticed that some of the bigger stores sometimes have a big price reduction so you may find yourself a very good deal elsewhere.

A visa is the way to go. I just did that myself, then flew in and asked for a visa waiver, i.e. didn't use the tourist visa, so I got 30 days, then 60.

That's great! I think it's up to the discretion of the person at the immigration counter, some people have had this done some haven't, I haven't yet.

As to the OP I was once asked even with a tourist visa but this was at Phuket airport. Every other time I've been fine and no onward ticket was required when I had a tourist visa.

Hi

I am looking for a

Toyota Vios or Honda Civic or City, year 2005-2008

Auto or Manual transmission

I am in Chiang Mai, but would consider other areas of Thailand as well.

Please call at 08 8804 9274

Thank you,

With fedex the first few times I only had to pay a "normal" duty of about 150 baht. Then the next 4 - 5 times the duty was about 1700 baht. This was for vitamins, the same brand, amount etc.

I wouldn't go so far as to say that it's a cold "disaster". I'm sitting here at 7pm with the fan on and in a singlet - but perhaps other areas out of the city are colder?

Tiffy does the job for sinsusitis for me too but only the one with the pseudoephedrine. I think it is the Tiffy <deleted>.

I'd try to buy a way to stay here.

I've met a some guys who fancy themselves "pick up artists" and like to prove to themselves that they can get positive attraction out of any women including married ones. It's a basic ego thing. They take any response from the woman as a positive sign that they have the mojo and that that women on the primal level actually wants them. It's a weird form of "personal development" which seems to me to be ultimately detrimental because it just feeds the insecurity that they are not good enough and need all these little signs to prove that they are "the man."

Admittedly I can enjoy talking to an attractive woman and will appreciate that she looks attractive but respect the line and not put forth any vibe with sexual overtones or flirt in any way. I find it disrespectful to the woman, her partner and my own partner.

Bracelets reduced about 50% but not enough, needed the dramamine too.

Only thing that didn't arrive has a parcel with Belgian chocolates. Someone had a good time I'm sure. Everything else gets here even if it has a hefty "duty" on it.

Thaepae gate area for sure.