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If you had watched the video you knew that copies or photos on the mobile are sufficient. I have no sympathy for foreigners going out here (particularly the hotspots) without any ID/copy. And I still find it better to have paper copies too. To be cynical: before you fly from the scooter and smash your head against a power pole please have some ID with you. Don't be the unidentified foreigner lying dead on the pavement. I never go out in Pattaya without at least paper copy of passport/"visa"/personal data/contact phone numbers and a business card of the hotel I am staying. I don't tend to be drunk as a skunk and not finding my way back but there are other circumstances where you might become helpless/unconscious.

So many sleepless in Pattaya. Yes still a chance that something came in his way. Bloody poles but even "mile"stones can kill. A 63 year woman from our neighborhood fell with her motorbike and hit hear head against a milestone. Neck broken. Exit.

I get worse results with WiFi 2.4 GHz (about 50/50). Much seems to depend on the quality of the mobile WiFi, signal strenght etc. Your numbers look good for this kind of connection. Whether you can tweak out more with 5 GHz might also depend on your neighborhood (many WiFi hotspots on the list?)

Quite a mess and haven for ill minded people/criminals. Similarly open at Nong Khai into Laos. You could just walk through. No one would stop you. A mate once thought it would be unnecessary to check in to Laos. Just do some duty free and then drive back over the bridge. No, Thai immigration declined him without a Laos stamp and sent back.

Wow, that's the official name for the Bangna - Chonburi Expressway. You never stop learning.

Indeed. Would be quite a loss.

Maybe you could elaborate what is unreliable about the 3BB speedtest. It's a customized OOKLA speedtest to their test server in Bangkok. For me it gives plausible results any time. Currently 796 / 428. Not the ideal 1000 / 500 but I will surely not complain about it (also as I am not alone on the router). Seems every user has his preferred speedtest. To be able to compare all would need to use the same test to the same location. E.g. OOKLA to "Frontier" Los Angeles: 140 / 81, ping 254 ms

Just tested on my mid range Android phone connected via 5 GHz WiFi (1G/500). Completely ok. Not much to complain.

1 GB / 300 Mbps What does it mean: you have a fiber connection to a 3BB internet switch with that speed. Whether it is somewhat OK is tested by: https://speedtest.3bb.co.th/ It requires a device/PC connected to the router by >cable<. Don't expect anything close to 1GB via WiFi. What you measured are "real life" connections to overseas servers or mirrors in the region (or tested via WiFi on a mobile?). A complete different and hard to compare task. 50/60/70 Mbps is completely ok for any interactive use (streaming video in highest quality e g.). The 1 GB is mainly useful to supply multiple devices/users. For a single user it will rarely make any difference to a slower package.

Alcohol only? I doubt it. Look how he swings, hits, throws and walks straight out stepping over the rubble. Psycho by nature or drug fueled. Lock up until damage paid and money for return ticket collected. Big red stamp and kiss goodbye.

As written, a 2 yr temporary is issued for 2 years by calendar date: The following 5 yr licenses is issued by the usual 5th birthday after application rule. What you see is my 2 yr motorcycle license issued 7 July 2015 to 7 July 2017. On 20 June 2017 went for 2yr->5yr. Issued until my birthday in 2023 (not quite six years, June to March). In the meantime I have another one until 12 March 2028. I could NOT go after birthday because I was traveling and needed a valid license.

And when did your 2 year expire? Common knowledge, sure. But so what?

It's called Schengen/EU. Netherlands for example. Can't tell the number of countries. No immigration check, no stamp. And that since long. In the late 90s or so I drove with my Thai wife to Switzerland and from long past memory I expected passport check at least. Nothing. My last stamps in passports where from communist east Germany, USA and then Thailand.

And the infamous motorway 6? Thousands of tons of ready to drive concrete are baking in the sun since years. Long before Covid. Misleading signs incompletely covered. What a monument of incompetence and corruption(?). Maybe they will again open a short stretch as a holiday gift. I know some of the mentioned roads quite well. Did the mistake to go via 2,362,1,9,7 to Pattaya in beginning of March. What a terrible traffic particularly pestered with heavy trucks on #1. Next time either fly again or go the "mountain route" (304, 331,7) keeping away from Bangkok.

In fact. Was there yesterday for shopping. How many typical tourists did I see? None.

You bet on that? 80000 Baht hot off the press and my 300 Baht lenses:

It seems the ATM card has expired (can your wife check what is shown on the card)? And indeed they will not hand a new card to your wife if the account is in your sole name. Sorry no idea how to fix.

And only 12 light years away Trip easily doable in about 30000 years. (rough guess from Voyager 1 data)

Exactly. And as I assumed: From this new thread: https://aseannow.com/topic/1291195-bangkok-governor-aims-to-reduce-traffic-related-deaths-during-songkran-to-six/

WISE uses SMS for certain security sensitive actions like changing phone number for two step authentication, changing email adr etc. I recently changed my mail adr. If only I could remember the exact steps... BUT it involved uploading my passport main page. WISE has some help/FAQ on their site. Check that first.

Detaining for 5 days without even checking electronic data? Unbelievable. The stamp is just the final confirmation. Did they think she waded across a river?

I am neither thinking about Thais nor Expats but about the entertainment industry, bars/clubs etc. No alcohol -> shut the doors. Still can't believe it. What a stupid move for a city like Bangkok.

No for Russia 30 days visa exempt since long. Yes for China (Visa on arrival/eVisa).

What a privilege it was to travel domestic during Covid lockdown (Dec 2021). No traffic nightmare, fun on the scooter from viewpoint to viewpoint. May have been my last trip to Phuket though. No need to experience the masses of today.

Same same. There are now two different threads about this Swede. Not just a Swede but a Swedish conman.