A true story about an old pal of mine.

[Don Giovanni]

Way back when I first moved to Thailand, during my hedonistic party days, I ended up on 'The Islands.'

 

Now back then the Islands were full of all sorts of contraband, you name it you could get it.

 

I met a guy there who was from the same part of the world as I was - so we became pals.

He, however, was into those little pink tabs that can be smoked. I, on the other hand, wasn't - just booze and birds for The Don back then...

 

One night I got a phone call at about 04:30am saying that, let's call him Vito, had been arrested for possession of said pink tabs and was remanded on 100,000 baht bail and they asked if I could help.

 

At that time I hardly had a pot to pee in due to my own wild ways so the answer was no. I was also informed that the cops had confiscated his passport.

 

Almost a week went by and our mutual friend informed me that he had managed to scrape together the funds for bail and was out again, with a date set for his first court appearance. 

Then about 3 or 4 days later, our mutual friend informed me that despite him having no passport or legal documents, he had managed to escape to Cambodia to a safe house.

 

From there he went to the embassy, got an emergency travel document and flew home.

It was at this point that I had contact with him for the first time since his arrest, though he was reluctant to go into details of how he managed to cross the border.

 

I haven't seen or spoken to him for over 15 years, but as far as I am aware he is living happily somewhere and has married and has also found god.

 

Now my question is, that given his lack of a passport - how on earth did he manage to cross into Cambodia?

Was this kind of thing possible back then if enough palms were greased?

 

Anyone who has been through, or knows someone that has been through a similar situation could perhaps help shed some light on how he did it.

 

The Don.

[Ralf001]

3 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

Way back when I first moved to Thailand

 

The Don.

 

When was that ?

[Nick Carter icp]

5 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

Now my question is, that given his lack of a passport - how on earth did he manage to cross into Cambodia?

 

  Just walk or swim across . 

There are no barriers between the borders

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

 

When was that ?

Almost 25 years ago.

 

The Don.

[Ralf001]

6 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

Now my question is, that given his lack of a passport - how on earth did he manage to cross into Cambodia?

 

easily done.

[Ralf001]

Just now, Don Giovanni said:

Almost 25 years ago.

 

The Don.

25 yrs ago.... well then you would know one can cross border easily.

 

or more likely you are full of <deleted>.

[Don Giovanni]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

25 yrs ago.... well then you would know one can cross border easily.

 

or more likely you are full of <deleted>.

another put down.

 

why would I make it up, ralf??

 

I have nothing to gain from doing so.

 

The Don.

[Don Giovanni]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

easily done.

How then??

 

The Don.

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, Don Giovanni said:

How then??

 

The Don.

ask your freind.

[Magictoad]

Just walk across 

[Don Giovanni]

Just now, Magictoad said:

Just walk across 

without a visa/passport?

 

how do you get through immigration?

 

The Don.

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, Ralf001 said:

ask your freind.

Lost all contact with him in 2010.

 

I have no idea where he is now.

 

The Don.

[1FinickyOne]

5 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

why would I make it up, ralf??

why would you even tell the story for that matter?

[Don Giovanni]

Just now, 1FinickyOne said:

why would you even tell the story for that matter?

Why not?

 

The Don.

[1FinickyOne]

Boring? Might be one reason....

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Boring? Might be one reason....

eeeee, that old chestnut...

 

WHY ARE YOU REPLYING THEN!!!!!

 

The Don.

[georgegeorgia]

11 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

all your posts are made up bull<deleted>.

<deleted> me why you are allowed to keep posting your <deleted>.

One thing is for sure I wil be winding back from the forum due to you BOB and I expect others are too...., 

I hope you do...I really do.

You have created nothing but chaos in my life !!

 

[Nick Carter icp]

15 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

without a visa/passport?

 

how do you get through immigration?

 

The Don.

 

    You don't go through immigration, you go around immigration 

[save the frogs]

The boy who cried wolf.

Maybe this one is a true story.

 

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    You don't go through immigration, you go around immigration 

You seem well versed in such antics...

 

Care to share?

 

The Don.

[Callmeishmael]

I did Cambodian border runs when I first came to Thailand about 23 years ago.  While waiting for my stamp at the border I noticed people just walking across the border a hundred or so meters away.  It was only the need for proper stamps in your passport that made you use a border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia!

[Ralf001]

6 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I hope you do...I really do.

You have created nothing but chaos in my life !!

 

<deleted> you too Bob.

[Don Giovanni]

Just now, Callmeishmael said:

I did Cambodian border runs when I first came to Thailand about 23 years ago.  While waiting for my stamp at the border I noticed people just walking across the border a hundred or so meters away.  It was only the need for proper stamps in your passport that made you use a border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia!

so are you saying they had porous borders back then?

 

is it still the same now?

 

The Don.

[Don Giovanni]

Just now, Ralf001 said:

<deleted> you too Bob.

eh? 

 

The Don.

[mikebike]

32 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

Way back when I first moved to Thailand, during my hedonistic party days, I ended up on 'The Islands.'

 

Now back then the Islands were full of all sorts of contraband, you name it you could get it.

 

I met a guy there who was from the same part of the world as I was - so we became pals.

He, however, was into those little pink tabs that can be smoked. I, on the other hand, wasn't - just booze and birds for The Don back then...

 

One night I got a phone call at about 04:30am saying that, let's call him Vito, had been arrested for possession of said pink tabs and was remanded on 100,000 baht bail and they asked if I could help.

 

At that time I hardly had a pot to pee in due to my own wild ways so the answer was no. I was also informed that the cops had confiscated his passport.

 

Almost a week went by and our mutual friend informed me that he had managed to scrape together the funds for bail and was out again, with a date set for his first court appearance. 

Then about 3 or 4 days later, our mutual friend informed me that despite him having no passport or legal documents, he had managed to escape to Cambodia to a safe house.

 

From there he went to the embassy, got an emergency travel document and flew home.

It was at this point that I had contact with him for the first time since his arrest, though he was reluctant to go into details of how he managed to cross the border.

 

I haven't seen or spoken to him for over 15 years, but as far as I am aware he is living happily somewhere and has married and has also found god.

 

Now my question is, that given his lack of a passport - how on earth did he manage to cross into Cambodia?

Was this kind of thing possible back then if enough palms were greased?

 

Anyone who has been through, or knows someone that has been through a similar situation could perhaps help shed some light on how he did it.

 

The Don.

Awww, how cute 🥰 you think u can write. Common Bob, let's play 😉

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, mikebike said:

let's play

Sorry, I don't swing that way.

 

The Don.

[rough diamond]

You have never posted a true story under any of your names.

[Nick Carter icp]

5 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

You seem well versed in such antics...

 

Care to share?

 

The Don.

 

  Its an open border, you can just walk across ,

Locals often go back and forth by boat away from immigration with no documents or checks 

[rough diamond]

29 minutes ago, Don Giovanni said:

why would I make it up, ralf??

 

I have nothing to gain from doing so.

You gain a brain f@rt in your so called mind!

[Don Giovanni]

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  Its an open border, you can just walk across ,

Locals often go back and forth by boat away from immigration with no documents or checks 

OK.

 

I did not know that.

 

Thanks for the info!

 

The Don.