Visa Run To Laos, Cambodia Or Burma.

[mountainman]

Greetings,

I have 2 x 60 Day visas for Thailand

and the first runs out 29th July.

I was planning a visa run to Cambodia 29th

but now realise I must get a visa FIRST.

Thought I could just get one at the border.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

What are my options.

Can I get a visa on arrival in any of the neighbouring

countries. I have a UK passport.

I'm in Bangkok and have a car so could go

to Laos or Burma. Malaysia is a tad too far.

Do all these countries require a visa in advance.

Thanks.

Brian.

[lopburi3]

None require a visa in advance. You can obtain a visa at the border. I would recommend Laos or Burma as Cambodia seems to be a question mark on what is required and even if they will provide a non visa entry stamp at the main crossing.

[mountainman]

None require a visa in advance. You can obtain a visa at the border. I would recommend Laos or Burma as Cambodia seems to be a question mark on what is required and even if they will provide a non visa entry stamp at the main crossing.

Thanks!

I think Burma is the best for me, so I'm going to take the Andaman Ferry from north Ranong to Burma.

Brian.

[OneeyedJohn]

Nice to hear Burma still called Burma, it is Myanmar now but anyway slightly off topic, the Burmese in Burma I have

found to be generally very friendly, the ones that guard the British Embassy in Bangkok , not so.

This is a nice weapon/tool that works better than its Thai counterpart....

Have never worked out what the miniatures are for ?

[tropo]

Nice to hear Burma still called Burma, it is Myanmar now but

It would depend where you are coming from. The US Government doesn't recognise "Myanmar" and still calls it Burma. I'm not sure about the policy of other Western Nations.

[atwr]

I did a border run to Cambodia in '03 or '04 for a 30 day re-entry. After crossing a police officer escorted my wife and I to a building where I was told to pay about 50 dollars (if I recall) for them to stamp my passport with what I think was a Cambodian visa for the 80 minutes we were in their country, (and 60 of those minutes were waiting in que to pay the 50 dollars to them.) My wife is Thai and I don't think she had to pay if I remember, but I could be wrong, it was a while ago. We had chosen Cambodia because we thought it would turn out to be the cheapest/easiest. Cambodia looked like a nice place, people clearing their throats and hawking goobers right as they pass you on the street, 5 year olds running after you in hordes yelling "ning baht!" while they're holding newborn babies in a way that look like their heads are about to snap off. Nice place. I think we're going to try Laos next month.

[MyFriend You]

Nice to hear Burma still called Burma, it is Myanmar now but anyway slightly off topic, the Burmese in Burma I have

found to be generally very friendly, the ones that guard the British Embassy in Bangkok , not so.

This is a nice weapon/tool that works better than its Thai counterpart....

Have never worked out what the miniatures are for ?

Not Burmese, Gurkha from Nepal and Northern India - they have been gaurding British Embassy's and have been members of the Brit Militray for a couple hundred years - the Kukris - fabulously designed, made to gut a man upward, the slot in the hilt runs the blood off so the knife doesn;t slip from the hand,

the little one is a sharpener - Of!! before I forget, the Gurkhas won't pull the Kukris for any reason unless it draws blood. so when they need to clean it, they

cut the backs of their hands or somewhere else to 'treat the blade' - Over Stanleyville in the Falklands - they constantly sharpened their knives. waiting for the

order to attack, they never got the chance, just the words that the brits were to release "The Dogs of War" wasa enough to reak fear in the residents, it helped

deliver a rapid end of the war..............Oh, by the by, I'm an American - the 7th Gurkah Rifles, "The Duke od Edinburah's Own" came thru Ft Lewis, I was their

Advisor in the 2/75th Rangers What a of of Gentleman - they wore suits to Happy Hour and wouldn't remove them until their RSM caled them to attention, and ordered them to remove their ties, 80F degrees and they didn't even sweat - I think they were ordered not to sweat, and they obeyed........TunnelRat69