I have to go to Laos next week, I have 2 entries left on my tourist Visa. I know im considered the visa king on this thread, but all I have to do is leave into Laos , then enter back to active my 2nd visa right.

I was at BTS Udom Suk because I had a stupid plan to visit Ikea for some Swedish Meatballs. I gave up when I had to wait for the shuttle bus, because there were too many locals giving me the eye for my iphone and not a foreigner to be seen. Personally, I find the very Thai areas to be less pleasent to live in. I once saw a girl in Udom Suk before the BTS. It wasn't somewhere I'd want to live then and not now, although if you stay in a condo near the BTS it can be good value, but I'd rather live more central and get less.

No earthquakes and no harsh weather aside from rain, so the only bad thing that's going to happen is the paint wearing down imo.

Seconding most condos being way overpriced though and due to the good weather conditions they can get away with paper thin walls and the like to save on cement.

There are good deals to be had in local areas, but I don't know if they even have any falang quotas there.

Owner associations are also a bitch to deal with and there are usually people trying to take put in management companies in place that do very little and charge way too much.

You'll also never know if the thai government won't simply disown you in the future.

I never get why so many people are quick into jumping into locking up all their cash into illiquid assets in a market they don't know too well and in a country where they most likely won't live long term anyway.

yes

Relax, nobody is going to jack your phone, they just wonder what a falang that can afford a very expensive phone is doing in that area waiting for a shuttle bus.

Yup but don't go to laos too often, they're known for giving the red stamp of death, which will give you problems if you ever want to go there for real tourism / living and not just for a visa run.

You can just take a visa run bus to the dodgy cambo border from ekkamai bus terminal which takes ~4h each way or so.

Any1 else having problems with skrill MC today? Tried kasikorn, SCB and krugnsri with 2 different cards and got "data in card is incomplete please contact issued bank" message every time with both cards.

Ikea is a great place to take a bird on a date, and its cheap as fok. Udom suk is not that far really, its only 15-25mins drive to thong lo. I would still be liviing in Bangchak now if it weren't for the fact that once I bought my bicycle it was cheaper/less time consuming to live in Ekkamai. BanKapi or what place was suggested earlier is like 4x away from Udom suk, pretty much in Burma.



they were most likely looking at him because hes prob a pasty scandi ****, white as ****, dripping of sweat.

good to know, but if if one of them swaggots even tried to touch my passport, I would put them in the Zimbabwean duster choke.

Hi, Couldnt pay online shopping by their card today too ( paid by bank transfer ), seems u should contact support to ask them but i think this is only daily problem (i hope)

Yeah feels like a temporarily problems. And hope so also. Always nice to be without any cash in thailand

Thats why i always withdraw 19500 THB from MB card not to pay 150 THB charge everytime and to have money hidden under bed

anyone recomend a bangkok hotel along the BTS or MRT but can be a few stops or a cabride from nightlife areas.

good value / enough markets in area / access to bts/mrt all I need. 600-800 for 3 star type hotel would do for me if thats possible

http://www.*************.com/p/hotels-in-bangkok.html


the first one in the link will be ideal, around 600-800 (walk in price) and has a pool,although its indoor and a bit small. takes 20seconds< to walk to the bts, and 10-20mins to asoke (depending on traffic) but during the day u would be better off using using the BTS as it takes 11mins<. The hotel is also opposite a big food market of thai/western food.

www.pantip.com probably what you're looking for

there are a few like that near Phra Khanong bts, within 2min walk of the bts

having food poisoning in a shack with no AC has not been awesome way to spend the last 24 hours

i'm noobing it up in thailand hard

maxims inn is startin at 750baht for a room. good location soi 7/1 bts nana

http://www.maximinn.com/rooms.html

Try http://www.kapooclubwebboard.com

Are the rooms really as good as they look? If so they look excellent value for 1k for a double.

I did wonder that myself. It's just that I've been getting annoyed with taxi drivers and their 'no can' attitude. Either they're just finishing their shift or they think it's too far or there is too much traffic. Just raise the god damn rates already. They're way too low as they are and it shows in the lack of effort.

I can't be the only one who feels slightly out of place standing around as the only white face in such a place. Although I once took a 13 hour busride on third class from Phuket to Bangkok and that was definitely a lot more 'local' than going to Ikea.

Well, can't deny that I am generally soaked after walking 100 meters and my skin is as white as the pure snow of the norwegian mountains with blue eyes and a steely gaze into the wild. I'm sure they're just overwhelmed by nordic superiority, it's quite common really.

yes. they renovated 2 years ago. some rooms dont have windows tho. so u better take the more expensive ones. also no pool.
+ the street is full of massage shops and hookers. wouldnt wanna stay there for more than 3 nights.

who doesnt get annoyed by "hey sexy man" and "massage" 24/7 is at the right place.

only a small soi where hangover2 was shot. garden eden is also there afaik

Sounds perfect for a few days of being degen.

and if your feeling sick, can stop in the Dr's office on the same soi for a checkup. 700b to see a nurse I believe, its where PE goes anytime he's feeling bad.

well it's in the opposite direction to Burma

reminded me of when you made the 'so pretty much in Chiang Mai' joke to an expat we met in Sukhumvit who said he lived on Rama 4, and he retrolled you with your North South mixup

Saw this in PI thread - I think it's symptomatic of staying with one 'gf' too long. And if you don't know where Rama 4 is or ever use the MRT there's still a lot left to do

Imo you can get this in On Nut or Phahon Yothin type places without having to go quite as far as Bangkapi

hells yea boi ive had that food poisoning,,,,w/No AC....F$Ck that