Reader submission: Open letter to the Dutch embassy about Schengen visa Thai partner
You will receive a copy that I have just sent to the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok and Minister Koenders. It was not my intention to send a copy of this to you as a newspaper, but in my writing things have gotten out of hand from my intention about what I was going to write
Angkor Wat tightens security against nude photos
Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex has stepped up security to prevent new nude photos.
Reader question: Giving and receiving a present to Thai
Recently back from the Netherlands, I brought a bottle of expensive perfume for two Thai friends. As I had read it should be beautifully wrapped with garlands and flowers and they would never unpack it in front of you. And so it happened.
Reader question: Why is there little information about the other side of Sukhumvit road in Pattaya
During my last holiday I met a Dutchman who spent the first weeks of his holiday on the other side of Sukhumvit road in Pattaya (The Darkside) and he was very enthusiastic about this.
News from Thailand – February 9, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Thailand is struggling with the 'big game' of diplomacy
– Prayut's visit to Japan not 'business as usual'
– Six Chinese tourists victim of jet-ski scam on Phuket
– Foreign woman in lingerie on the street causes a stir
– Bangkok will receive 28 new shopping centers
Column: Find the differences
On January 22, the article 'Unbelievable' appeared on this blog, in which a photo of a billboard that I photographed some time ago and has since been adjusted. At the time, that billboard for renting motorbikes caught my attention. It wasn't the motorcycles but the text on the underside of the sign that surprised me.
Question of the week: Should we learn Thai?
On this globe, about 2,8 billion people speak the English language. Isn't it easier to teach English to the 10 million Thai people who work in the tourist areas than to teach all the annual tourists and expats (about 26 million) to speak Thai?
Reader tips: Good music in Pattaya/Jomtien!
Do you like good music and want to see a Big Band in action? Then go to Voices on Sukhumvit Road opposite Makro Pattaya.
Reader question: Do retirees pay tax in Thailand?
Are there pensioners who do indeed pay tax in Thailand, for example on their company pension, and if so, at what percentage?
I need to have a new Dutch passport soon, can I have these passport photos taken in Pattaya? Do they meet the requirements of the embassy? If so, does anyone know a good address?
News from Thailand – February 8, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Poll: Majority of Bangkokians accept martial law
– Students of Thammasat University protest against junta
– Minister: Cheap food at food courts as compensation
– Dead in major fire head office Siam Commercial Bank
– French expat (53) attacked with an ax at his home on Phuket
Reader Submission: Police in Hua Hin Turn Off Traffic Lights for Pedestrians, Dangerous!
I hereby draw your attention to the turning off of the traffic lights at the pedestrian crossing from Friday evening to Sunday evening on Petchakasem Road at the Bangkok Hospital in Hua Hin by the police, with an excuse card at the self-service.
China Airlines annual ticket Bangkok from € 550,-
China Airlines has excellent rates for long-stayers in Thailand such as winter visitors. You already have a flight ticket with a validity of 1 year (!) from € 550 all-in. You can also take 30 kg of checked baggage with you.
American women arrested for nude photos in temple
It seems to be trending. A few weeks ago, there was already a scandal about three French tourists who took nude photos in Angkor Wat. On Friday, two American sisters were arrested in Cambodia for taking nude photos of themselves at this sacred site.
Reader Submission: Good service from Etihad
I went to Thailand again on January 15, at that time I was able to buy a ticket via Tix for 450 euros, again with Etihad. From AMS -BKK and vice versa, waiting 2 hours on the way to Abu-Dhabi and waiting 3 hours on the way back, so that seemed like a good deal.
In March I will leave for Thailand and stay with relatives near Ubon Ratchathani. I want to take the bus from there to Siem Reap in Cambodia. Who knows if there is a bus connection and where I have to get on?
We are in Sihanoukville Cambodia and want to go back to Thailand by bus. I have received information from the travel agencies, but they often contradict each other. Also looked on the internet, but there is not much about it from Sihanoukville to Pattaya.