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Forums from Thailand
Thailand Starter Kit
Posted by whereshegoes
... agree on the price before going. Bangkok also has Suwarnabhumi International airport and Don Muang Airport which services some Thailand internal flights. Outside of Bangkok Larger distances journeys - regular bus services cover almost all of Thailand and ...
Planning for 6-8 Months in Thailand!!
Posted by koonel
... . What advice do you have? What is the reality of my wife and I both teaching English at the same time and location in Thailand? Successful website developers (sorry, this is the best I could do at 5:15 am): How can we make a successful site that will get ...
Thailand Starter Kit
Posted by Paul
... of Thailand, and has often been named the 'Rice Bowl of Asia'. This is the region where Bangkok, the capital of Thailand is situated. The Southern peninsula is a gem unto itself not only for the beauty of its beaches and landscape, but also as ...
Advice for visitors to Chiang Mai Thailand
Posted by allthai
... a key to the safety box and a list of items that you put in. When you go trekking, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) suggests that a photocopy of your passport is acceptable identification to carry on the trek. Every visitor should be well-informed ...
Honeymoon in Thailand
Posted by koonel
... or taxi from Bangkok. Beach at Pattaya City sucks but the hotels are cheapest for a beach location. Also cheapest transportation in Thailand at a beach area for tourists. (Only 10 baht.) If you can settle for sunbathing on a beach and using a hotel ...
Long Live the King !
Posted by Paul
... . Even monks (or many of them) now a days often don't seem to set much of a positive example. And so on. Thailand will loose something great for sure. But we have been very very lucky to have the King. So without him Thailand will continue. But ...
Thai Tourism Seeking Recovery
Posted by Paul
... that would have been almost unimaginable not so long ago. .... and so on. Slowly it is becoming a less happy place. Unfortunately Thailand is slowly being ripped apart by rich greedy people that want to control it and make money from it. Perhaps its ...
NGO - hill tribe relations in North Thailand
Posted by fourloves
... ." On another note, they seem to be criticizing the goverment's general treatment of the whole of Thailand: "... Oliver Jufer, a Swiss man, was arrested and charged with insulting the King of Thailand for painting over pictures of the ...
Thai Visa
Posted by barsie
... place if you don't have either a pre-arranged tourist visa (or other type of visa), or proof of outbound flights (again, from Thailand itself) for within 30 days of your arrival. In short, you might not even be allowed to board a plane to Thailand if ...
the Current Situation in Thailand
Posted by lunthom
... lifted on Sunday morning (14 September 2008) thereby ending the state of emergency in Bangkok. Following the ruling by Thailand's Constitutional Court on 9 September 2008, Mr Somchai Wongsawat, as first deputy prime minister, has assumed the role of ...
Planning for 6-8 Months in Thailand!!
Posted by nealinthailand
... a learning experience. you may lose $5 and you wont fall for it again. i would not just restrict yourself to thailand though. malaysia, indonesia, cambodia, laos are all very nice and have amazing things to offer and are easy to get to from thailand. ...
Thai Visa
Posted by luke_1989
... place if you don't have either a pre-arranged tourist visa (or other type of visa), or proof of outbound flights (again, from Thailand itself) for within 30 days of your arrival. In short, you might not even be allowed to board a plane to Thailand if ...
Scams on the up in Thailand
Posted by barsie
... a read- though i've been reading it for 2 years now and not even through half the content! Standard Scams in Thailand: Jewel scam As mentioned already, tourists are often tricked to part with their money, a crime where greed of the victim is ...
Where to stay in Phuket
Posted by koonel
... You could visit Chiang Mai instead and get almost the same amount of sun and see some of the countryside that more represents Thailand than Phuket Town. When you want hotel recommendations mention how much per night you want to spend on a hotel room and ...
Help with Visas
Posted by jenanddanrtw
... month period) runs out or do i have to enter thailand for the next entry before the validity runs out - so for instance i could enter thailand the middle of june - leave after 30 days and re enter the middle of july - i then have till the middle of august ...
Thai beach bums
Posted by rainerh
... boys from a cultural and habitual perspective, i feel it might be helpful to put out some advice for those new girls to thailand who find themselves interested in a thai beach boy, as i am so tired and depressed at seeing these young, beautiful, naive ...
New experience in Thailand with full support for Fet-Thai foundation
Posted by cchay
... foundation of Education and Technology Development (Thailand) or Fet-Thai in the department of volunteer english teacher program in Thailand. If you are interested in joining a very exotic and beneficial volunteer program in Thailand . I would like ...
Looking for Female travel partner for Thailand mid-May
Posted by lornie
... in May. My plan is to spend a few days visiting relatives then after that I'd like to travel around (Though I'm originally from Thailand, I haven't seen much of it, so I'm open to any plans) I also got a place to stay in Bangkok so If you ...
FREE--Thailand Visa Fee
Posted by mbemba
... . " I am a boy from the Gambia, west Africa.I have joined to this site for some months. I am really intrested about Thailand. I read that there are free Thailand visas, so i am really intresting to go there and i really need your help. I look ...
Current protests and tourism
Posted by Paul
... of the protests in Thailand. Please don't be too concerned. Firstly you need to realise that many foreign journalists in Thailand spend most of their time sitting in bars or less reputable places and they really haven't got a clue about Thailand ...
Teaching In Thailand Questions
Posted by starlagurl
Hi Sandy, I don't know anybody teaching in Thailand, right now, but I have had a couple of friends do it. One has been teaching in South Korea for a long time and loves it. He has raised a young daughter there on his salary and his company has even ...
Thai beach bums
Posted by Paul
... boys from a cultural and habitual perspective, i feel it might be helpful to put out some advice for those new girls to thailand who find themselves interested in a thai beach boy, as i am so tired and depressed at seeing these young, beautiful, naive ...
Thailand / US news?
Posted by Paul
... , and predicted that such medicines would be marketed at comparatively high prices, making traditional medicines a necessary alternative. Thailand's health ministry earlier this year irked the international pharmaceutical industry by issuing " ...
Thailand - sometimes friendly
Posted by Paul
... of the warmest, most hospitible on the planet. But, sadly when chatting to some tourists on the typical backpacker trail through Thailand I am reminded that not everyone gets to experience what I have discovered is so typical and normal in Thailand. The ...
Thoughts on Pai?
Posted by allthai
... it large Buddha statues over looking the town. The breath taking vistas from the upper temple grounds are unmatched anywhere in Thailand. The temple is a perfect place for meditation and study because of its quiet tree covered grounds and flower gardens. ...
Hostel newbie - not Thailand newbie
Posted by alffredangelo
... nit noi) of the language, and will attend language school for the first week or so when I arrive in Bangkok. I will be travelling around Thailand by myself for around six weeks. i am female - middle 50s intend to stay in hostels / similar. Yes I hope to go ...
Hostel newbie - not Thailand newbie
Posted by koonel
... nit noi) of the language, and will attend language school for the first week or so when I arrive in Bangkok. I will be travelling around Thailand by myself for around six weeks. i am female - middle 50s intend to stay in hostels / similar. Yes I hope to go ...
Help
Posted by kathryn77
... you arrive. If you do feel that you're not wanting to bus around, you could take cheap internal flights. I have travelled in Thailand, but I went back for a 2 week holiday, landed in Bangkok and flew with Air Asia down to Krabi. I spent 3 nights on ...
First timer for Thailand
Posted by koonel
... their currency because no one wants it once you get to a second country. Read up on visa requirements for each country. For Thailand if you need a visa or not depends on the passport you will be using. A Google check will also give you some suggestions ...
Teaching in Thailand
Posted by koonel
Hi all. Am considering going to teach conversational english in Thailand next year and would like any advice from anyone doing this in Asia - particularly Thailand. If you have done this or know anyone who has and can offer me a little guidance I ...