Ting Tong is about as derogatory as "dork"

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derogatory mak mak if u jing joo

Someone said NETELLER lock your account if you login from Thai; does this mean it's fine to deposit at a poker site using NETELLER, as this doesn't actually involve logging onto the NETELLER site? i.e. it's just www.neteller.com that's the problem in Thai??

If living out there for a few months, should I take my mobile phone from home and expect to insert a pay-as-you-go sim or is it easy to buy a cheap (b&w?) handset out there I can chuck around and get sand in?

can deposit and cashout fine, just cannot log in to their site. sucks too, they lock until you're at home

yes it's just the actual website that is blocked, you can deposit and withdrawal throught poker sites np.

fwiw I use neteller and just log in using a vpn, everything works fine then

Alright I need to know about how people have dealt with moving their stuff to Thailand with the outrageous customs duty. I looked online and duty seems to be around 100% all up!?!??! Look at these examples!

http://www.customs.go.th/Customs-Eng...menuNme=Sample
I want to bring all my gadgets over if possible - PS3, 360, Wii, blu-rays, Dell 30", and mayyyybe desktop computer not sure about that O_o. How do I get these in the country without paying duty? If I just take them as extra luggage on my flight will I be fine? If I get slapped with $5k duty I'll probably cry at the airport lol.

Fly into Vientiane and take bus across border?

You can login in Thailand without VPN, thats no problem. Just tell Neteller you are in Thailand and they will fix it for you. Maybe you need to talk (livechat) a few times with them, cause not every employee seems to know about it.

In our house we all did this within 5 minutes.

oh really? i was under the impression even that had to be done from backhome too and once you were away all you could really do is depo/cashout

when're you kids coming bkk? PM me your aim or something

Anyone recomend a good bangladeshi curry house in bangkok?

I have a double entry tourist visa, and my 60 days are up in about a weeks time, from my understanding i can get another 30 days without leaving, where in chiang mai do i do this?

On the road towards the airport, look for immigration amongst all the gov buildings on the left.

Chiang Mai Immigration
71 Moo 3, Airport Road, Suthep, (053) 201 755-6, tmchingmai@hotmail.com

in phuket you need:

-passport
-copy of passport
-copy of visa
-copy of departure card
-copy of the page in your passport showing the latest stamp
-one picture
-1900 baht

should be around the same there

also FYI you don't need to wait until your 60 days nearing their end. you can go get the extension anytime after you enter.

i wouldn't go tomorrow (tuesday) though as today was a holiday. might be more people than usual (dunno how crowded it is there though)

and 12-1pm is usually lunch so go before or after that

have fun

I've heard of a couple people having huge huge issues with this.

My fiances parents arrives to Phuket from Sweden one week from now, and I would like to make there trip here memorable.

Would appreciate if you guys could give som tips about:

3 best beaches ( I have lived in Phuket but that was some years ago and I sadly did not even visit all beaches then) Have read about Freedom beach, how is it?

3 best restaurants

3 best activities for 55 plus Swedish couple

What boat trip would you recommend for 1 timers in Phuket?

Also, if we want to rent a car, how much per week and where would you recommend renting?

Possible to rent bicycles by the way?

Thanks!

So, I need to get 600.000 baht in Thailand the cheapest way. Anybody know a better way than using the ATM 30 times?

The costs of this option (ATM fees + my bank's fees at home) would be 7.500 Baht or 1.25%. So I'd like to get that down to like 3000 baht or something. Additional info: I live in Lao, so I don't have a thai address (can I get a thai bank account anyway?).

1.25% isn't bad to be honest

you can open an account at kasikorn bank. they ask for an address but they don't check if you actually live there so use a friend's or something

I think wiring money to that account will take the juice to way under 1%

edit: kasikorn takes a flat fee between 200 and 500 baht + 0.25% for receiving a wire transfer&doing foreign exchange. 500 baht of 600k is under 0.1% so on kasikorn side the total juice should be under 0.35%. there might be a fee at your home bank for sending money abroad

i need to go soon too, but have no idea where this is. do i go down canal road or the next one. how close to cm airport is it?

#1 Nai Harn Beach
#2 Kata Beach/ Kata Noi Beach
#3 Laem Singh (It's the cape between Kamala and Surin beaches)

Laem Singh does require a 100m descent (via stairs) to get down to. So if they have physical issues, maybe best leave that one alone)


OBV depends upon what they like but I'll give you my favs with description.

#1 Secret Cliff
Location: On the hills between Karon and Patong.
Food: Very Very Very Good Thai
Price: Medium but less than the Patong beachfront Sefood places
Others:
-Built into a cliff overlooking Karon bay. Super nice views.


#2 Ratri Jazzaraunt
Location: Up a hill off Patak Rd in Kata (entrance soi is right next to Big 1)
Food: Thai and western.
Price: Med to High
Others:
-Very nice elevated view of Kata looking out onto the ocean.
Live low key jazz music played in Background while you eat.


#3 Boathouse
Location: Kata Beach Rd (heading towards Kata Noi)
Food: Western + Seafood
Price: High
Others:
-Only restaurant (that I know) that serves Kobe Beef steaks.

#4 Fresh Restaurant
Location: Phuket Town (near a CHinese Temple. Can give specific directions if RQSTD)
Food: Thai/Seafood
Price: Medium to Low
Others:
-Hidden little Thai fod gem that is always packed with Thais but few farangs. Amazing Thai Food/Seafood.
-Doesn't stick out down a quiet soi.

#5 The 9th Floor
Location: Patong off 200 Yr Rd at top of a hotel.
Food: Western High End
Price: Highest
Others: Decent view (but not spectacular) onto Patong Bay.
Small, high end, managed by a Russian I believe.

#6 Campaningna (spelling might be off)
Location: Kata. Near Kata Beach Resort down a small soi full of restaurants.
Food: Best Italian overall in Phuket imo
Price: Medium
Others: Always full at dinner time even in low season. Plenty of decent pizza places around Kata/phuket but they have by far the best pastas on the whole.
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Local hole in the wall Thai Places for yummy quick, cheap Thai Meals.

#1 Red Chair (formerly Guay Jab)
Location: Khoktanod Rd, Kata
Food: Thai
Price: Low
Others:
-Super fast service
-extensive menu with some western options
-cheap

#2 Larb Kata
Location: Patak Rd. Kata
Food: Thai
Price: Low
Others:
-Extensive Thai Menu
-slower service
-outside looks pretty rundown
-super friendly staff
-Best "Fried Rice" and "Larb" (spicy meat Thai salad) in Phuket imo


#1 Seeing the sites
-The Beaches
-Big Bhudda (accessed from Choa Fa West Rd in Chalong
-Laem Promthep Viewpoint (southernmost point of the island) for a sunset
-Ban Pae Waterfall/Jungle trek/Gibbon Project
---Awesome little nature trail for about 500m that ends with a small wading are under an active waterfall.
---Gibbon project monkey house

#2 Tourist oriented shows
-Phuket Fantasea
Location: North side of Kamala
---all day Cultural Show with elephants and traditional dance/fires dances and Thai food

-Simon's Cabaret

---If they are fairly open minded. It is a 2hour Show of extravagently dressed Katoeys singing and dancing. It's not degen in any way. Always see busloads of Korean and Japanese tourists going to it.

Definitely do a 1 day (leave hot at 7AM get back 6PM) Pi Pi Island Boat Trip.

Best place I know is on Patak Rd in Kata/Karon.
They do cars daily at around 1200KTHB/day.
I imagine you could work a discount for a week + rental
I reccomend them specifically because I and none of my friends have ever had any "scam" or other problems with them.

I can get the phone number/address for you in next few days if you are interested.

Yes. Not sure where but I know they exist.
If they are staying at a big resort, the staff should be able to get that taken care of for them.

NP.

Wow! This was an awsome answer, I appreciate you taking the time to help me out.

Even I'm learning stuff from that post lon :P

amazing post ron

lon should get into the tourguide/bodyguard/translator biz