Penang Visa Run

[jori]

Good for high end progressives and frames,less than a quarter of the price of Europtics £53 a pair same day service (call 016 496 5615) replacement frames £5 a pair, Staying in Chinatown about £4 a night ,but can be a bit rough,spend another couple of £s gets far better, ATM charges a fraction of Thailands,good for screw in teeth too, the International Dental college there . For the Chiang Mai guy keep your car on the long term car park by the ferry. It is a long drive,too long, never again, some promo flights are around 1.5 thousand Baht. The Tescos feels as if your in the UK amazing range and price of goods there

Can take night sleeper train ( or bus) about £8 ,(11pm) to KL (6 hours) arrive just in time at Petronas tower opening hour (8th wonder of the world) but need to get in queue before 8 am for pre booking tix, truly amazing place,then onto Low Yat shopping complex,computers and periphials up to half price than Thailands,clearance prices are good buys,looks about 50 xs bigger than Tuk Com, Air Asia last month doing returns to Stansted for just over £400 inc tax,get the bus back to Penang about £7 really good.

Few people been asking ,but that is about it,not much on Penang,the war relics place not worth a visit,butterfly place was amazing. good for a break of a few days

[axact]

This is in the Pattaya forum because ???

[jori]

Surpringly enough visa runs do indeed take place from Pattaya,including importation of vehicles from Malaysia for use in....mmmm Pattaya

[tropo]

Surpringly enough visa runs do indeed take place from Pattaya,including importation of vehicles from Malaysia for use in....mmmm Pattaya

I've done quite a few visa runs from Pattaya to Penang myself. It's not a good place for tourist visas these days, but it is a nice place to getaway to. I suggest renting a motorcycle for a day and circumnavigating the island.

Unlike the OP, I wouldn't suggest getting glasses there. I had problems with glasses that were made there and what could I do? I'm not going back to have my glasses redone. Much better off having them made locally.

[afarang]

Surpringly enough visa runs do indeed take place from Pattaya,including importation of vehicles from Malaysia for use in....mmmm Pattaya

I've done quite a few visa runs from Pattaya to Penang myself. It's not a good place for tourist visas these days, but it is a nice place to getaway to. I suggest renting a motorcycle for a day and circumnavigating the island.

Unlike the OP, I wouldn't suggest getting glasses there. I had problems with glasses that were made there and what could I do? I'm not going back to have my glasses redone. Much better off having them made locally.

Penang,not good? Used to be wonderful. A lovely Indian man used to come to the guest house/hotel, collect everyones passport , take them to the consulate , late in the afternoon and and you got your passport back the next day.in time to get the train back. Sorry , this was a long time ago.I Iiked going, because of Little India. I used to pig out on the food!! Wonderful banana leaf restaurants. Also had very good Bookshops.

[tropo]

Penang,not good? Used to be wonderful. A lovely Indian man used to come to the guest house/hotel, collect everyones passport , take them to the consulate , late in the afternoon and and you got your passport back the next day.in time to get the train back. Sorry , this was a long time ago.I Iiked going, because of Little India. I used to pig out on the food!! Wonderful banana leaf restaurants. Also had very good Bookshops.

Back 5 years ago they used to hand out 2 and 3 entry tourist visas like candy. Now you're lucky to get a single entry, and they won't even give you that if you've extended a previous tourist visa. I've heard the consulate is making it tougher on agents to get business done without a personal appearance from the applicant. The morning flight from Bangkok is no more.

All in all, not the best place for a visa run these days.

[afarang]

Penang,not good? Used to be wonderful. A lovely Indian man used to come to the guest house/hotel, collect everyones passport , take them to the consulate , late in the afternoon and and you got your passport back the next day.in time to get the train back. Sorry , this was a long time ago.I Iiked going, because of Little India. I used to pig out on the food!! Wonderful banana leaf restaurants. Also had very good Bookshops.

Back 5 years ago they used to hand out 2 and 3 entry tourist visas like candy. Now you're lucky to get a single entry, and they won't even give you that if you've extended a previous tourist visa. I've heard the consulate is making it tougher on agents to get business done without a personal appearance from the applicant. The morning flight from Bangkok is no more.

All in all, not the best place for a visa run these days.

Sad, so sad, I loved going there ,in my "youth" Was so good.