brianmarinus

:-) The Bicycle Thieves, I remember it from the 70's art movie circuit in London, thanks for the link.

I've never seen The Ugly American, but Brando at his best is as good it gets.

http://stream.selon.biz/full.php?movie=0056632

Fast and Furious 7

https://www.dropbox.com/l/zfKWYDdqUVd5Aww4iQV0gs

Almost sure that we saw and admired it at central Plaza yesterday.

I daubt that they just give you a Visa debit card when you open an account-still get a good laugh when I think about it.The first year here they hardly noticed me every month when we went to the bank-after a year or so we bought a house-suddently they came home to us when we wanted to talk to them-and first then-whitout asking,they one day gave me a card when they visit us.

I did the mistake about having my Danish bank and the bank here for some time-until I saw how exspensive it was-pay in Denmark and here when taking money out from the ATM-bad idea.

Try Chiang Rai sadlebags-he can do the most.

You can search it at google or Facebook.

I dont drive so would need to be near city centre.

Which wil make it more exspensive to.

I will suggest you take a loooong walk around town and see what fit your needs,bringing your phone or tablet to be sure they have a website you like.

If anyone has friends/family visiting Chiang Rai perhaps you could recommend Natnalin hotel.
It is a new, modern and comfortable hotel about 5mins drive from CR main town. The airport and super-highway are very accessible and the very popular Chivitthammada is quite close, an easy ride on our complimentary bicycles.

The hotel is located down a small soi off the main road so is very quiet and a peaceful night's sleep guaranteed. More info on the hotel in the link in the comments below or you can message me with any questions or a very reasonable quote.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153034202250631&set=p.10153034202250631&type=1

brian did you actually get the 2600 baht insurance if so where?because we have been told it will not be renewed,i have kept my expired card just in case.

No I diddent get it as yesterday when we try to get it we where told that it is only for people from Myanmar,Laos and Cambodia for now-they said they are awaiting goverment aproval to give it for europe to.

at my last check at the goverment hospital a doctor told my wife that we could make a insurrance covering everuthing there for 2.600THB a year-not which is offered everyone he said,but maybe aits worth asking for next time you go there.

Yesterday I went to a check for my brain stroke earlier and it took 3 hours all in all...terrible,but we know thats how it is-in the other hand a doctor called my wife after she pay the bill from earlier and told her that we could get a insurrance covering everything for 2.600 a year-so we sure did make that.I asked into it to provide info here late but it is not so that evry one can get it they say-wife said it is as we have used the hospital much and always paid our bills that we where offered this-but maybe worth asking about it next time you are there..

http://youtu.be/Ogb6gl7Oi6E

guess that always is the case in any deal

Hi...asked my wife and she tell me that when you come from The Kings statue ahead to BigC on your left hand there is a Kawasaki shop(Motor bikes) and next to that there schould be a very big shop which sell a lot of stuff and for sure she say also news papers from Japan.

Hope you find it and she is right.

You probably felt a loss of face because the first hospital wouldn't keep dishing out drugs to you and said you were relying on them too much.

Sorry to disapoint you...if you read what I wrote then it was something my doctor said would be ok. and since you dont know anything about me I dont think you schould judge me either as I dont drink and I do not take drugs more then I need to.

I have just been through more then one surgery back home over 4 month + I had/have that gall stone to fight whit so I would say its not just for fun I needed pain killer.

Anyway thanks for reply...have a good day and keep up the good work as the good guardian of morale to other people.

I went to my doctor at Overbrook who have been ok. for a very long time and speak also good english but this time he mannaged to piss me off and later a younger doctor at the emergency room.

First i was told nearly a month to buy a lot of different medicine..I was sure it was my gallstone which gave me a lot of pain - and so was my doctor he said.After nearly a month whit no recovery...only exspensive medicine he told me I needed a surgery which wiould cost 60 - 70.000THB.

After my journey to denmark and so money was a bit low and no insurrance to cover it so we agreed that I would go to the hospital and get an injection pain killer when needed for this month but one day I needed to go there at 0.5 in the morning and again in the evening I was told by a young doctor...you are drug addicted!!!

WHAT I said...have never been and will never be but he continued and told me not to come back.

I went to the thai hospital and told the doctor there about this - he just shaked his head,took Xrays and ultra sound pictures and said to me..stay here 3 - 4 days and you will not need a surgery.

He then ordered - no food only salt water and antibiotics in drop.After 4 days he told me to go home when the pain was gone..gave me some medicine and I have not had one day whit any pain since.

Going for a check in 2 days.

I have to say: and this is not the first time they help me at the thai public hospital where Overbrook only have give me exspensive medicine and a small talk - nothing else!

I need to say - I know it is stupid not to have a insurrance and I am going to fix that as soon as possipple - just to cut off the arguing about that question.

I can not think I am the only one whit such an exsperience?

Once again,sorry for my bad english but hope you get it.

Come to Thailand by plane you get 30 days - by land crossing a border 15 days.

Welcome home - and I totally agree came back 02.12.2014 and even I aint fully recovered I still enjoy it and love life again back where I belong.

http://www.tmd.go.th/en/earthquake_report.php

Have to admid that I am a bit worried about all this...Chiang Rai have now had more then 1200 after shock since May 5.TH.- a lot activities in Myanmar,Laos,China and Phillipines and saw a couple of months back that the experts was worried about a major quake will arrive...talking about size 7 magnitude or even higher.