Stocky

I've never been in debt in my life, beyond the current balances on credit cards which I pay off in full each month. Both houses, here and in the UK, were bought cash, cars and bikes I've paid cash. I stick with the principle that if I don't have the money then I can't afford to buy it; it makes life simpler and I sleep easy at night.

His base are exactly that, base. .

Who dreams up all this <deleted>? How does this help granny living in Nakhon Nowhere?

Wing 7 is based out of Surat Thani, with Hat Yai (Wing 56) as their forward operations base. They had 12 JAS 39 but they crashed one. Currently it's 7 model C and 4 model D, the new ones will be the E variant. Buying more Gripen makes good sense as pilots and ground crews are already trained on them, and you don't require a whole new spares inventory. These I presume the new ones are going to Wing 1, based out of Korat, who currently have old F-16. .

I'm guessing they would only make the arrest at the final destination, when the bags are claimed and taken through customs, one would hope that if authorities at point of departure, or transit, have any suspicions they would pass them on. These tourists transited Paris CDG, so on the KLM/Air France flight to Birmingham.

Birmingham is popular as a base for tourists wishing to explore the UK, centrally placed so easy to explore around the Midlands, Cotswolds, Peak District and Welsh Borders, far cheaper than London - which is only 90 minutes away by rail to visit.

Scheduled to start next month (Sep 2024), the Phetkasem Road bridge over the railway line will be closed; this is the bridge near the Kim Yong Market junction, east side, and Police Station/Immigration Office, west side. They're replacing the existing narrow bridge with a new four lane bridge, construction is planned to take 16 months, so completion (fingers crossed) around Jan 2026.

+1 for this stuff, it's a tiny tube but you only need to put a couple of drops (2mm) down. After 2 or 3 applications and they're gone. Far better than spraying.

The Gripen is the obvious choice, Wing 7 already has 12 of them.

"All that glisters is not gold— Often have you heard that told. Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold. Gilded tombs do worms enfold. Had you been as wise as bold, Young in limbs, in judgment old, Your answer had not been inscrolled Fare you well. Your suit is cold." ~ The Prince of Morocco (Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7 - William Shakespeare)

Oh no it's not!

Not just at the border. Kelantan-Pattani Malay is the majority language in the Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani, and widely spoken in Songkhla province too, whilst Kedah Malay is spoken in Satun. The Jawi alphabet is also widely used. .

Err stupid

Well he looks like he probably just about still has a pulse

Even then the Patani States largely accepted being part of Siam as they were left in peace, it was the policy of forced Thaification, instigated by Marshall Plaek Phibunsongkhram in 1934, that started the trouble

Sorry you misunderstood, I thought I was quite clear when I said in the earlier post: "I wouldn't expect a 10 Bht bus here to change a 1000Bht note, but they'll give change to 20, 50 or 100, and if I get Bht5,000 from the ATM, buying goods in a shop, or meal in a restaurant, will generate the change I need."

+1 That's a good idea

I'm not in the habit of lying, I'm just properly organised. Any 7-Eleven will take a 1000Bht note, I'm not stupid enough to expect a foodstall or tuk tuk driver to have change for a large denomination note, so I don't try. You really don't need to be traipsing to an ATM thrice daily to get a supply of 100 Baht notes. .

Neither are you, Russian or Chinese would be my guess.

True

Can we please have a sub-sub-sub forum buried somewhere deep in the website for all the US Election spamming trolling whathavery - and not referenced in the side-bar. Trying to find topics of interest is increasingly difficult due to the ever increasing number of Trump/Harris pro and con threads that seem to be dominated by a handful of very recent members who do very little to illuminate. With two months still to go to the election, I can see the forum as becoming simply a place to avoid, probably at least until after January's inauguration. .

I should have said the greater proportion of the journey will be in the dark. As for flying versus the train, that's a matter of personal preference, I prefer to fly.

But when will they upgrade the line from Chumphon to the border, it's still single track? Malaysia has already upgraded to double track and fully electrification. The journey from Butterworth to Bangkok will be about 16hrs, train I presume will be an extension of the current overnight express sleeper, so not much sight seeing, easier to take a flight.

If they're American Express TC then you can go to their website and redeem them online. https://www.americanexpress.com/us/travel/travelers-cheques/ Last year whist clearing stuff I came across a $200 in old travellers cheques from the the 1990s. I was able to redeem them online, there was no charge and the exchange rate given was good, money was paid to my bank account within 7 days.

Steamed sea bass with lime and chilli