I thought this place was pretty decent when I stayed.

http://thedawin.com/

thanks for the tip, looks modern! would prefer another soi though...

What sort of things require step up/down converters besides Xbox?

If you think Thailand is expensive, you're doing it the wrong way. You could start moving out of Bangkok, which probably is the most expensive "area" of the whole country. I understand that many parts of USA isn't that much more expensive, but as you said yourself, you have to take every cost into account.
Compared to my country (Sweden), Thailand is the pure nuts. I skip the freezing winter as we speak, while saving up more money than I could do at home. I live very comfortable here for $700-900 per month and I never have to cook, clean or do any laundry like I did at home.

My travel mate (american) who lives next door also loves the low cost of living here, exceptions are milk, cheese and keloggs

I have T1D, what did you want to know?

i stayed at LeFenix in soi 11....really good service double room @ 1,8k thb/night without breakfast. they have good food and fast room service @ ~ 200 thb. nana bts station is close and 7 11 around the corner. lots of bars and good restaurants near by: nest/q bar/bed/manchester united/limoncello/oskar all in 3 mins walk. you can also try staying at Seasons Boutique Hotel its on the same street rooms look just as good less pricey but can't remember if they had a rooftop pool, i doubt though

if on their site you cant see any free rooms,call them.they dont always update the availability. most of the times i booked via phone call. the good thing is that they dont ask for a credit card so if you don't show up they don't charge anything

Is it easy to get Lantus and Apidra pens?

I googled, but I even don't know if they sell those in Thailand. In Estonia we have a site, where you can search if your medicine is available at the store near to you. Maybe there's a Thai version of that?

Are Gluccocard x-meter test stripes available if I want to buy more?

If I bring like 30 pens to Thailand would it cause trouble with customs? I know its not illegal, but 30 pens look a lot.

Any other tips?

You can pm me also if you want.

Thanks!

in thailand there are like 5 pharmacies per 1km of road and no way they got any online database

they charge for internet, which always tilts the **** out of me.

I've read that they sell a lot of knock-off DVDs in Thailand. Anyone ever pick these up and know of the quality?

Lol, yeah I thought so.

yeah i buy them sometimes. price is 60b/DVD in phuket. the two shops i go to are very fair and let you know if the movie is just a screener (shot with a camera in cinema) or a copy of a real dvd. you can also test it before you buy or bring back and change for free if there is a problem with the disc.

i have had to go change the discs several times but in the end you get what you were looking for

that reminded me that i am looking for House DVDs with thai subtitles. i have only found ones with english subs and/or ****ty thai subs and havent seen any real dvd boxes

if anyone knows where i could find the real dvd boxes or good copies let me know here or PM, ty

thanks. i decided to try a new place at soi 12(cabbages condoms / crepes on that street). i choose it because it seemed chill:
http://www.agoda.se/asia/thailand/ba...el_suites.html

Pretty much the only thing cheaper in Phuket than CM and I still can't work out why. I could easily get 50 baht a DVD in Phuket if bought in bulk, here they won't budge from 100baht at all. Seems strange

80b in bkk usually

Looking to buy $300-$400 Pokerstars for Baht. In BKK. PM me if interested

Set Laow.

Taken care of already. Thanks.

get a girlfriend that reads/speaks english

lol did you just actually write that?

del

His gf obv understands medical terminology spoken at a fast pace, duh

It's not that my gf doesn't understand it, i don't even understand it often.

But I guess it's cool to have english as your 1st language and have a problem if someone needs subtitles

Questions about Koh Samui:
1. All the good bars and go gos are at Chaweng Beach?
2. which disco is best for picking up hot freelance or regular girls? Green Mango?
3. Any recommended hotels for 1K baht or less close to the party zone?(5 minutes drive with MC is okay)