I stay in Udon Thani and have to cross the border every three months, the easiest is a trip of about 50 km to Laos etc… Now I would like to go to Chiang Rai to visit the golden triangle there and then cross the border there to get my stamp.
I will be taking early retirement soon. I have some doubts in response to the latest developments in Thailand.
During my holiday in Thailand (Bangkok) I regularly experienced that the driver did not want to turn on the meter. Now I wonder if there is a difference in taxis?
Today in News from Thailand:
• Member of Parliament receives death penalty for murder of provincial chairman
• Motorsai man helps editor News from Thailand
• TV anchor Sorayuth may be prosecuted for embezzlement
An article on the website of Coconuts Bangkok stated that Ong-Art “Aerk” Lederer is once again in the news with a new sensational video clip.
A 15-year-old girl from Satun in southern Thailand, who complains on YouTube about the theft of her glutinous rice and chicken, is a 'sensation'. The media loved her story.
I book the quarterly run every time through a travel agency. I used to pay 1.900 baht, now recently increased to 2.200 baht.
A while ago I started digitizing old VHS tapes for an acquaintance of mine. Now this week she found a box full of video8 tapes, which are the originals of the VHS tapes. We also want to digitize these, but we do not have a video8 player or camera.
Henriëtte Bokslag (30) is addicted to travelling. In her first contribution to Thailand blog she talks about her passion. And she reports on a press trip she made to Thailand in July, together with nine fellow bloggers, travel agents and a tour operator.
Today in New from Thailand:
• Chiang Mai: Border Police kill 5 smugglers
• News from Thailand appears 5 days later
• China and Japan withdraw travel warnings
China will provide loans to Thailand for the construction of three double track lines. Repayment takes place in the form of the supply of rubber and rice. The lines represent a significant improvement for transport from the Northeast to the industrial areas in Rayong, Bangkok Post notes.
Who can tell us the cost of a taxi to travel from Bangkok airport to Ao Manao?
We try to buy a VIP bus ticket from Suvarnabhumi to Hua-Hin and via beltravelservice they ask after all the details of our VISA to also click on a bank in Thailand otherwise the booking will not work!
I am Jesper 20 years old and live in the Netherlands. I recently fell in love with a beautiful Thai lady. We have decided to live together in Thailand.
Today in News from Thailand:
• Rape victim receives 5,2 million baht from Railways
• Prisoners must provide DNA
• Chiang Mai: Briton (62) commits suicide with helium gas
The weather gods work rather selectively in the South. While less rain falls elsewhere in the region, twenty villages in Trang have been flooded. The worst hit was the village of Moo 7 where the water reached a height of more than one meter.
We want to take the ferry from Krabi to Phi Phi, and later from Phi Phi to Phuket. I see different providers, which one is reliable?
