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KhunBENQ

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  1. No personal experience but the above report is in line with what you find on the net. I even avoided a domestic flight and after years did 570 km on the road by car. A well known Pattaya figure uploaded a video with his observations at Suvarnabhumi two days ago. New security screening system with too few devices and staff. Seems to be terrible. Not even half of immigration passport checks open etc.pp.
  2. Same to me. Once and never again. And endless tour from hotel to hotel until getting to central Pattaya. The driver was completely illiterate with English. So a female "agent" at U-Tapao asked passengers for their destinations/hotels and wrote it in Thai script (phonetic) on a note for the driver. When this cheapo bus turned into the Royal Cliff(!) compound I had a suspicion that this can't be right. And it wasn't
  3. Yes, sure. No shared transport. And TomTaxi uses proper limousines or the Fortuner type of vehicles (which I like less).
  4. If it fit's the schedule of the OP. It's only three flights per week. BKK is bearable without checked baggage. You then only have the delayed flight risk ????
  5. Amazing that a name that vanished decades ago is still in their minds. Better known as the Pattaya Klang (Central rd.) T-junction.
  6. Correct, same to me after border run and new Non O. And the OP answers his own question about the next due date (June 5th). So you can try to report from 22nd May on (two weeks ahead).
  7. More than 1000 women from Pattaya area online (within 2 hours or so) any time during the day. Call it nobody if it fits you.
  8. Yes. The TM7 is checked thoroughly by the immigration officer anyway and why should he/her ask for if you came by air. If you are unlucky you have to fill in the form again as some offices insist to use their prepackaged set of forms instead of the downloaded. Happened to me at KK.
  9. To my surprise there seems to be a flight from CM (CNX) to U-Tapao (UTP) by LionAir. It's not a daily flight, so check the schedule. Usually you have to prearrange private taxi from UTP. Advantage of UTP: closer and small airport much less congested than BKK. I drove by car last time because flying to/from BKK had become a pain in the a... On the other hand there are tons of flights to Don Mueang (DMK) or Suvarnabhumi (BKK). The latter one being easier/shorter for going to Pattaya. From BKK there are buses and taxis. Buses are about 1xx to 2xx Baht (I am not up-to-date with the latest prices). Taxis from the queue might ask for 1300 Baht or more. Service that I used repeatedly and worked good is TomTaxi (proper limousines, good communication): https://www.tomtaxiservice.com/ They ask for 800 Baht from UTP and 1000 Baht from BKK (all included).
  10. They are "envy" because they take the efforts needed to stay legal. But would they (and I) change roles? Sure not. And the same people shouting throw them out (without being affected) might come from countries where zillions of illegal immigrants suck empty the social welfare, being highly over-proportional in drug dealing and other crimes.
  11. Without proper nose job, boops job and lots of poisonous whitening creams chances are low.
  12. So many reasons. Not every man in the early 30s has wide ranging political reasons to change Russia for sunny easy life in Thailand. And if a young western man with a "powerful" passport tours the world instead of driving the hamster wheel it's called a time out. Of course he could have personal problems back home, who knows. Nobody finding the picture more disgusting than usual? Placed on an office chair, barefoot with a parade of nine proud officers?
  13. Hoping to attract more Muslim tourists particularly from Saudi Arabia? Can't wait for more. Even forbidding to drink water. Simply sick.
  14. Nothing. At the Jomtien nightmarket they are tourists like others. Complete families with children as you see on any other beach. It's plain stupid to demonize all 300 million Russians as war mongers.
  15. What are you dreaming. Russians are everywhere. More or less depending on location. Wong Amat (Naklua) in Russian hands (traditionally). Two self taken pictures from March 17. Team Russia 1 against Russia 2 And yes I know some Russian vocabulary so not just speculating. I would refrain from flying Ukraine symbols. And on the Jomtien nightmarket I did not see the Russians showing off with symbols/flags.
  16. A popular generic is Apcalis. If you buy cheap packages roadside labeled Cialis they are 100% fake and with no effect at best. For the Viagra type (Sildenafil) best stick to Sidegra. Officially produced and distributed in Thailand (GPO) after patent expired.
  17. Just to make sure: you really look for a podiatrist. A medical professional. Or just a pedicure? (for that I could give a recommendation)
  18. For next year. That's why planning in the afternoon for an evening event can be tricky even in Pattaya ????
  19. Until last week they were strictly against the idea. But under pressure from the government and the huge contribution of ~100 billion Francs from tax payer money plus 9 billion "further guarantees" they gave in and pay the symbolic peanut price of about 3 billion Francs. UBS itself was rescued with huge amount of tax payer money during the financial crisis of 2008. UBS was one of the worst gamblers at the time. They ruined the reputation of Swiss bancs as a save harbor. That they burned a significant amount of my money with their asset management is just a side-note. Thousands will loose their job. A 175 year old traditional name wiped out (Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, SKA later "globalized" with French "Credit Suisse", CS). For your bemusement, study the list of CS scandals. Some have yellow-press character. Like this one: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/07/credit-suisse-chief-tidjane-thiam-ousted-after-spying-scandal A CEO (Thiam) almost getting into a brawl with his wealth management head for neighborhood dispute. Then followed by spying on him.
  20. If the tablet runs an Android or iOs the respecting apps will work. For Thai banks: But as already mentioned, to do transactions you need a separate device that receives SMS to your registered phone number.
  21. Steep decline for EUR and USD too. No idea why the Baht skyrockets.
  22. Guess you have "CMB" entries? Combined no book transactions. Happens if no update done for long time. Don't know how long.
  23. Overnight? I only parked through the day for a couple of hours at one of the private car park areas. As far as I remember they asked me whether I want to park for one day or more. Fee for one day was a 100 Baht (July 22). There was also parking on the frontage road possible. Can't remember that there was a parking forbidden sign.
  24. More than 20 over the limit in residential area in Switzerland could cost you a criminal record. Crossing a solid line can cost hundreds of Swiss Francs. Vehicles of non resident foreigners can be confiscated until case cleared. And so on...
  25. Crazy indiscriminate subsidies for Diesel engines. Tell that in your country. When will they stop promoting Diesel pickups by lower sales tax and fuel tax? How many of these pickups are used for practical purposes? Not just carting people around. At the same time drivers of cleaner cars pay the price by filling the oil fund.
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