sup, have room opening up in our 3br apartment on skhmvit soi 16, big room with ensuite, Pm me for more details.

im not planning to go somewhere purely for nightlife, i want to see/do things, but obv i will be going out and doing whatever others in the hostels are doing. im getting shots done in bangkok and (if its the same procedure as in uk) then i have a 3 week gap between a couple of the shots and im not sure what to do.

ive heard the boat trip is wicked, but **** sitting in the engine room! thanks for the info though

i assume it will be cheaper to go from one of the big cities in western europe just because theres more flights. you can go to paris and fly with airasia to kuala lumpur, then its simple train/flight to go north. that would be cheapest way to do it i think.

i got a visa back home and its for 60 days each time, which apparently u can upgrade to 90 when ur there. if u get it when u arrive u will only get a 30 day visa i think, and i imagine u would have to show a return ticket as well. not sure if croatia policy is different, maybe it is.

im flying to bangkok next week and getting some shots done here - http://www.saovabha.com/en/default.asp its way cheaper than back home (£8 or something per shot instead of like £40-50)

I brought 9-10K with me when I came to Thailand, and of course I brought it with me in my wallet and pockets. It is pretty stupid to leave money in a suitcase or carrying bag. It is just 100 of the 100 dollar bills, so it does take up that much space anyway. Or maybe you were planning on bringing with 1 dollar bills, then you would need to put it in your carrying bag

Why would you change your money in a bank? If you go anywhere else you get better exchange rate and you dont have to show ID.

I've Just been looking through Thai FHM and noticed a full page add for an online casino, with 2000 baht sign up bonus. Pretty suprised that they would allow that? I guess online gambling it Thailand it more common than I (we?) thought

I just received a check in US$ through the snail mail, brought it to my kasikorn bank, they said it's going to take 45 days to clear! Anyone know of a faster way to clear it that I'm overlooking?

Thanks for the info! I went to a travel agent today and she told me I had to have a return ticket to go... anybody know a way around this??

And any idea if I have to be in the States to organize a longer visa?

I just arrived in phuket and want to have a pokerhouse ready before my buddies arrive next week. Who has a number of a reliable real estate agent? We want a 2 month rent initially, good internet, furnished and maid, 4 bedrooms and an office. Thanks.

No offense, but Chiang Mai is not a reason to go to Thailand. If you are in BKK with tons of time to spare, you might as well go there and check it out. But this should not even be on the 'to-do' list if you are travelling from EU/USA. It's a nice place and I had my reasons for spending 3 weeks there but it's just not that special. Anything you find in CM, you will find elsewhere but a lot better... for example the puny mountains of Mae Hong Son... The only reason people go to CM is because they are on a very strict budget and CM is cheap. Otherwise, nothing special about it.

Disagree, I think its pretty nice. As someone who is not a beach person I think its probably nearly on a par with Bangkok for interesting stuff to do and a much more relaxed and enjoyable place to hang out. If I didn't go to Patts for degen stuff it would be my fav place to chill out in Thailand, no question. It just depends on what people like doing, if they don't like beach holidays and want to do cultural stuff and not degen stuff then I think its a great place to visit.

afaik u have to leave thailand and re-enter every 60 days unless u extend ur visa whilst there, in which case its every 90 days. so work out what u want to do and just book a return flight to kuala lumpur for that day, then you can show them your outward flight ticket if they ask to see it.

your specific visa details will depend on the rules of your country. search for a thai embassy/ consulate within croatia and it will tell you there.

Get the shots before u come

Hep B takes 2 shots a week apart, and I think some time before it fully kicks in.

When you get to Thailand, youll be having so much fun youll never get round to it and risk catching something easilly avoided.

fightin words IMO

we hear a lot about phuket from the frequent posters on here. How many poker players live in CM? What makes it special besides that it's cheaper?

big and beautifull city without the annoying traffic from bangkok, more relaxed and cheaper.

CM has a really laid back atmosphere considering its the 2nd biggest city in Thailand

Its also the easiest place to get around because of song taus and you dont have to put up with endless haggling and bull****.

+miriam lives there

Hi guys,

Whats the cheapest way to get from Phuket to Macau?
Looked online for flights but they seem to be $600+.

Maybe theres a cheaper way,or even a good site to find cheaper flights?


Thanks!

Juha continuously proving he is the best poster in the Thailand threads

The weather is also better in CM, less rain and it actually has a cold season which is a great time of year. If you like doing outdoor activities their's lots of stuff to do as well.

Also I like the size of the city, it's still pretty big but compact enough so you can get to almost anywhere in 10-15 mins. Phuket got annoying after a while having to drive for 20-40+ mins to go on a night out or go to a shopping mall.

If it's your first time coming to Thailand though I'd still recommend living in Phuket or BKK first, CM is a better place to come and chill out after doing all the crazy **** you can do in other places first.

airasia phuket to hong kong direct flight + ferry to macau

or airasia phuket-kuala lumpur-macau or phuket-bangkok-macau (no ferries obv)

I've never seen american style smokeless tobacco outside of the states and touristy areas of latin america. You can bring in as much as you want. Worst thing that can happen is they make you pay taxes on it.

All you guys said about CM is completely true - it is more relaxed, smaller, cooler, and cheaper...

And none of those reasons are good enough to spend $1300+ on a plane ticket to Thailand to get to CM. CM is not a reason to go to Thailand. Thailand is famous for 'nightlife', beaches, budhism, muay thai. Not for CM.

isnt there a lot of culture/temples etc in cm? that must be pretty cool right?

is that a troll?

CM has all of that, apart from a beach

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang_mai

sounds like CM has bitten publius in the ass or something

how did this discussion even begin? I can't find anything except publius' first post about CM but no clue who he was answering to

maybe not related to real money online gaming but the girls in sandwich shoppe in villamarket were playing zynca poker couple when I went there last month