This winter my wife and I are going to Thailand for two months, but also to Cambodia and Myanmar. It is not an organized trip, except for tickets to and from Bangkok, we only booked a hotel in Thailand on New Year's Eve.
Pastors and schoolmasters, we shall remain
We Dutch like to show the whole world our finger. A provocative speech by Ronald van Veen about the coup, democracy and cadaver discipline.
News from Thailand – June 13, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Anti-coup activist Sombat chooses eggs for his money
• Tackling extortion in the transport sector
• Ambassadors: Abroad understands coup
Not 2 trillion baht for infrastructure but 3 trillion
As if it can't be done: not 2 trillion baht, as the previous government had planned, but 3 trillion baht wants to allocate a strategy committee of the Ministry of Transport for infrastructure works. The commission maintains most of the projects of the previous government and adds new projects in the field of aviation and water transport.
We start this year with 19 days Koh Chang with departure from Savarnibummi airport in Bangkok. Who knows how to get to Koh Chang from there?
KLM flight ticket Bangkok € 599
Straight from Amsterdam without a stopover to Bangkok? This can now be done extra cheaply with KLM. This offer quickly saves a small hundred euros. That's nice 4 hotel nights in a three-star hotel in Thailand.
World Cup football free on four TV channels
Thais can watch all 64 World Cup matches via four free TV channels, but there is a price tag of 427,015 million baht. And the Foundation for Consumers does not like that at all, because that money comes from a public fund
My 53-year-old woman would like to get in touch with Dutch-speaking people who live in Cha Am.
Calendar: Hua Hin Jazz Festival July 26, 2014
It seemed for a while that the Jazz Festival in Hua Hin would not take place this year due to the political situation in Thailand. Still, the Festival on July 26, held at Hua Hin Queen's Park, has been confirmed.
From the beginning of July I will be going to Thailand for exactly 4 months as an exchange student of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. I am going to study at Stamford International University. In which districts / environments can I best search for an accommodation?
Coup should not be called a coup
The coup is not a coup, but an army action. And the people who have been imprisoned have not been imprisoned, but invited for an interview. The PR machine of the military authority is running at full speed.
News from Thailand – June 12, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Free Sunday morning to the cinema for 'The Legend of King Naresuan 5'
• Thailand expels illegal Cambodian workers
• Prayuth to ambassadors: The emphasis is on building understanding
Today around noon it will become clear whether the World Cup Football can be followed on television for free. The military authority has insisted on this as part of its 'Returning Happiness to the People' policy.
Wanted: Thai cook for restaurant in Dieren (Gelderland)
Due to expansion and relocation to a prime location in the center of Dieren (Gelderland), Sukanya Thai Cuisine is looking for a Thai cook for a maximum of 30 hours a week.
Emirates cancels order for 70 aircraft
Emirates, the well-known airline from Dubai with, among other things, cheap tickets to Bangkok, no longer needs the A 350 aircraft of the latest Airbus model.
Is the Orange fever starting to rise in you too? Just a little while and the spectacle in Brazil called the World Championship will begin. For us here in Thailand it's going to be quite difficult because the matches start at 2 or 3 am, some at 11 pm.
Submitted: Dottering in Thailand
A reader would like to share his experiences with the Saint Louis hospital in BKK. He had an angioplasty there and a stent was placed. He is more than satisfied with the result and the price.