VTR1000
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have to reply ...... if you have to go onto an internet forum to ask for those directions, it might be a better idea if you go home. Seriously!
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:D all I can say .....
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If you are living in a 'private' apartment block, the charges can start hitting the roof - depending on how you get on with the owner/landlord. There are literally thousands of private rentals around that will only charge government rates.
For example, a 3 bedroomed house in Bangkok will/can work out way cheaper than an apartment!
I live out in the sticks ..... have a 3 bedroomed house, 3 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, huge garden etc and I pay B7,000 a month. Utilities come to less than 3k ..... normal rates.
BKK apartments are a total rip off .....electric/water/UBC etc per unit are silly prices!
If you are addicted to the BKK nightlife, you have to pay for it. Once you get over that barrier, your costs will come way down!
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Believe me .... Surat or Chumphon,Hatyai or Songkhla ............... give Nakhon as wide a berth as you can.
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I would have thought Bangkok would have the most road fatalities simply due to the numbers of people there.
Anyway, getting back on topic - best thing to do is come down, explore the area and see for yourself. It's not really a wise move to listen to what others say as we're all different. There is a huge difference between places in say, Chumphon, Phuket and Yala as examples.
To the OP, you don't really say what kind of things you're looking for, so we can't really help you without randomly guessing at what kind of person you are and as the poster above said, "your home is what you make of it."
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Panglao Island off Bohol ..... stunning.
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Almost impossible to rent a scooter.
Had eight inquires before lunch today.
Sorry, all rented out.
Yesss, same in Lamai beach road. 10 days ago every shop full of bikes, this week zero.
I'm curious to see next week, the number of renting shops is clearly exagerated compared to the request.
According to the rent-a-bike-meter © in Lamai beach peak season is just 1 week, this morning any shops have a good selection of bike to rent.
Of course the excessive number of shops hoping to get back what they payed for the new bike could be the cause of the 1 week peak season. Same for too many restaurants, resorts, roads, buildings...too many of everything, Samui need to stop for say 5 years ...
Just 2 years ago it was impossible to find a table on end of year on any restaurant in central Beach road, this year before 7pm all nearly empty...
Still no bikes to rent out.
Only two customers turned down today.
Don't worry, you'll have them all back very soon.
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How busy is Samui this New Year. I was over there (Lamai) a couple of weeks ago and the place seemed pretty quiet even getting a room at my normal hotel with no problems. Have the numbers increased by much?
Cheers
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Found this today .....
A speed boat carrying eight Norwegian tourists to Koh Samui in Surat Thani capsized Monday afternoon and the tourists were safely rescued, police said.The accident happened at about 2:50 pm when the boat was between Nakhon Si Thammarat's Khanom district and Surat Thani's Samui district.
The speed boat left the Don Sak pier heading to Samui and capsized apparently because of high seas, police said.
The boat driver and an assistant were rescued along with the five male and three female tourists.
I know you used to be able to but that was a while ago. The ferry is better from Donsak - slower, sure but at least you can have a beer on the way over and hopefully getthere in one piece.
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Yes, it does seem to be lacking, and that's really too bad. My hope was that I just hadn't come across them yet, and that others might be able to point me in the right direction.
By the way, I sent a message to Nakhonsi Sean, but I noticed that he hasn't posted since June.
He'll more than likely be sleeping!
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Khanom beaches are nice enough, nothing to do there and still a lot of work needed to make the place livable though. I wouldn't say they're the nicest beaches in the country though, some beautiful little beaches in the west of Phangnga and up in Rayong, the bottom end of Koh Samet is absolutely georgeous. Each to their own.
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Reading all the posts ... Pattaya, Phuket, ChiangMai/Rai, HuaHin, Bangkok et al.
Simple: Worst place, anywhere where there are a load of farangs and best place where there are no farangs .... and, no, I am not going to tell you where.
Off the farang trail is best in MHO.
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Don't burn your bridges, have an idea why/what you are coming out here for, give yourself a year, be careful where you choose to relocate to and if it doesn't work out, go home. Simple.
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This is interesting. I recall speaking with a Thai woman in Bangkok and telling her I was headed to Hua Hin for a couple weeks. She said to watch out as there are little bugs in the sand that will bite you.
I spent a few days on the beach in Hua Hin and lo and behold I had all kinds of bite marks on the tops of my feet and ankles. Much worse than a mosquito bite they were larger and took weeks to go away. I don't get reactions from mosquito bites but I did get reactions from these bites.
Not sure what they were but I recall a friend of mine telling me that when he was visiting Rio years ago they had dug up the entire beach to get rid of an insect or parasite.
Sounds like sand flies. Best thing is go to a clinic and get the bites checked.
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Linousine service from the airport into the town, B300. No songtaews but there is the Twin Lotus Hotel minibus, which if not full of guests will give you a ride. What you doing in Nakhon then?
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Just get in your car and drive, stop whenever you see something that you like.
Everybody has a different idea about what is 'nice' so taking advice from others sometimes does not work out how you had hoped. There are plenty of places that fit your criteria and in my experience they are the places that you would only find by turning off the main roads and following the more minor routes. Khoa Sok is nice as is Ratchaprapa Dam but both are limited in what they offer as well as being slightly off the route between Surat and Krabi. Other suggestions are Khanom, Kiriwong, Lae Morakot etc etc.
Just jump in the car and go exploring.
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Yeah, a tool indeed. Nice of his mate though, legging it and now on the loose somewhere.
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This topic has been done to death ... please do a search and you will find your answers.
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It floods every year in Nakhon and life pretty much goes on as normal - nothing new at all.
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This was curled up next to the nets on a louvered window. Haven't got a clue what it is, but to scale it must be about 1m long.
It's a lesser red crossed square white snake, common in these parts.
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Chartered flights?
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Call me old fashioned but to me having a baby is something you do in a stable loving relationship
You might well be old fashioned but at the same time way out of touch. Married touching twenty years, very happily I might add and the times we've had the slightest arguement I can count on one hand. No kids, through choice as I have been married previously with kids and she not wanting any full stop. Suits us both fine .... through our own choice.
Who would want to bring a kid into this world now, the way it is going?
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Hello, was woundering how diffcult or time and money it would cost to go to Malysia driving across the border with my family. Tjhe vehicle and every thing is in my wifes name and we do have passports from Canada and Thai.
Any info would be greatful thanks in advance
Easily done and inexpensive. Use the search facility to see past threads.
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Desperate British Expat Searches For Kidnapped Son In Bangkok
in Thailand News
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Hmmm, a lot of these kind of stories are going around/have gone around............ and to be blunt. most of them end in heartache. Emotions get strong but Asian emotions are nowhere the same as those from the west and this is where the problems start.
All I can say is be strong - but do not expect things to go as they do in the west. Be strong!