WarProfiteer
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Question... does anyone happen to know how many is "too many" 30 day entry stamps?
I am thinking of flying in and out (stay overnight) to KL in the coming days. I have 7 different 30 day stamps that are mostly flight arrivals (1 from land) and one 60 day tourist visa in my current passport. I generally work in the middle east, but due to the higher income I also take long periods of time off and just relax here in SE Asia.
Alternative plan is to hit PNH, where I have been several times. I have had 3 prior tourist visas from there in an old passport that was washed and hence, replaced with the newest one. I like PNH and when you use the visa services there, little or no questions are ever asked. No forms, no waiting in line, just "come back in 3 days".
So are the odds good that I'll be ok just doing an in-&-out to KL or should I play it safe and just do the actual tourist visa in Phnom Penh?
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Well, I feel much safer knowing that 6 people have been charged. Yep, that'll stop this problem in it's tracks. Everyone, you can relax... the six people responsible for this have been aprehended.
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I think you know the issue was not going to one of the expensive private hospitals which conducts itself in a western way.
In the public ones, I've had someone tell me they were left in the early stages of labor, legs up in stirrups, with the door & curtain wide open... and you thought being asked questions publicly was a little embarassing...
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Can you quote the law that says that for any riding you need an Intl DL?
I have one, but in 4 stops (just minor stop/check everyone type checkpoints) I've never been asked for it. Only my home country DL. I was under the impression that there is a 30 day grace period under which you are allowed to ride a motorbike with only your DL from home. If you stay longer, you're then expected to either have an Intl DL or get a Thai one. I'm speaking in reference to the Thai laws, not insurance rules... they may be 2 very different things.
I do fully agree that there are far too many people coming here that get way too comfortable with flaunting the rules and/or their own limits... and end up paying for it. It's not always their fault, but it often is. The vast majority of accidents I've seen foreigners involved with here did also involve someone who was consuming alcohol. And that person may or may not have been wearing a helmet. Lack of familiarity with Thai driving styles + no safety gear worn + alcohol is a bad recipe.
Gear up, ride sober, be very aware and ride defensively... it wont 100% guarantee you wont have an accident, but it will greatly reduce the chances.
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I also know someone caught recently at the gate. Offered 20K chance at bail. Court case set for the next business day. Fine from the judge was 6500 baht.
The fine wasnt the big issue... it more just the hassle of sitting there on display at the gate, then going to the lock up, sitting there in the cell with one open toilet which a drunk Burmese laborer used hourly to stink up the area. The person said they wont take their chances on driving affter a big night out again.
Personally I've been here for years and dont do big nights out any more. I know they do frequent stops there at the gate when it's late, mostly to catch the Spicy crowd. So the whole thing is best avoided... or if you must go down there, use a tuk-tuk or taxi to go home. Plenty of them around...
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^Used LMN Travel multiple times myself and never had any issues. I'd recommend them as well.
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It was an easy choice for me... Chiang Mai, mostly due to the people and general attitude here regarding farangs. It's very different here than BKK, Patts or Phuket.
That said, your mileage may vary. Bad things happen everywhere- including the west. For me though, I find the people in CM are far more patient, kind and honest than in the tourist traps.
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This story was useless due to lack of finger pointing pics...
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I did a week when I first moved here. Took about 4 days of looking around to figure out what side of town I wanted to live on, then find a suitable place in that area. I think I actually moved out of the hotel room on day 6.
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I recently spent some time talking to the helmet expert at Revzillas physical location in the US. Basically he told me that in general most modern helmets vent roughly the same and anything purporting to do vastly more (which many brands do, every time they come out with something new) is just marketing. In the end, a helmet will vent least when you are the hottest, and vent the best when you dont really need it. That's just the inescapable physics of the situation. You need to be moving for it vent. If you're stopping often, or going very slowly, you're just going to sweat a lot. Period. Nothing is going to stop that, unfortunately.
I thanked the guy for his time & honesty and put down the uber expensive helmet I was just about to buy and picked up the HJC he recommended.
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Will you guys start doing days at the new Buriram track?
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Well, when I think of the great crimes taking place in Thailand, this was right at the top of the list. How dare this guy...
I'm glad this was a priority for the police. Sure there are drug dealers and rapists and all sorts of violent crimes against tourists... but *this* needed to be stopped immediately.
Other crimes taking place in Thailand are obviously just child's play compared to being a good farang chiropractor.
Got an undercover foreign operative to paticipate and everything... well done, boys in brown... well done...
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I was in CM when I caught it last year. Man was that a miserable experience.
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The bitterness here is amazing... should probably be expected though.
Use the constructive advice ya get, throw out the rest.
Best advice I have to make sure she isnt just sitting around all day. Either she works or she goes to school or both. Idle hands and all that jazz. Best if she can work on improving herself (her english, her education or advancing professionally) while you're away.
I have friends that make it work. I have other friends who got burned trying it. In the end, each case is unique. All you can do is put in your best effort to make it succeed and let chips fall where they may.
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Last I heard, there are many fans of the "vendors" on beach rd... 555...
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This is beyond retarded. I am guessing that even the cheapest CC's still spend more than a local does in a year. Then ya have lots of folks who arent old enough to meet the retirement visa age, but have plenty of money/investments on which to retire, but have play the visa run game... I'm guessing they spend expenontially more in a year than a local. Yet so much effort goes into making the farang feel unwlecome. Even when you can get a proper visa, you still have to go check in every 90 days like you're on permanent parole.
This is why I have decided that I will never retire to Thailand. I am only interested in taking my retirement accounts and spending to a place that is welcoming to foreigners. Central & South America seem like a far smarter choice these days.
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I've ridden the Mae Hong Son loop out of Chiang Mai several times... I know as a rider that you damn well better be on guard around every turn because there could be a bus/truck/locaal motorbike in your lane, using BOTH lanes as it rounds a blind turn... the only surprise here is that the bus didnt just roll over the motorcycle and keep going.
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They are Koreans that acquired Russian passports according to a Russian friend of mine familiar with this.
With a family name like Kim, this would seem pretty logical...
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Their calculation obviously includes the amounts that were later withdrawn after someone in the restaurant skimmed the customer's card and made a copy...
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I badly want to see a picture of several police pointing to the offending pachaderm now...
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As others said, its a fairly common thing for more conservative gals to bring along an older relative or friend when first meeting someone new. Shame ya didnt know that... she might've been a great gal.
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What I dislike here is... if the father and son assaulted the scammer, would their fine be just 1000 baht? I think not.
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I'll second what was said about the Click 125i Vs the PCX... I'd actually go for the Click. I've also owned both.
Just to try it out, I rented a PCX150 and rode the Somoeng Loop on it a few days ago. I'd say it felt like it had roughly 10% more power than my PCX125. The Click 125i has that same 125cc motor as the old PCX, but is lighter... so it and the PCX150 feel roughly the same up until about 100kph... after that, the PCX150 still has a bit more and the Click is pretty much done all it can do. That said, I dont recommend riding a scoot at those speeds. To go faster, go get a manual shift big bike of some sort.
Anyway, I used to love my original PCX... mostly for the comfort factor (I'm a bigger guy). Now that I've been on a Click 125i for about a year, renting and driving the new PCX left me with the impression it was fat and clumsy, whereas the Click feels agile. It did have a little more top end, but honestly you're not likely to use it. My suggestion is to save yourself about 25K and get a Click 125i... or, like someone else said, learn to drive a bigger, manual shift bike. The Tiger Boxer 250 is the bike the police use here and is available for 10% LESS than a PCX... and will easily outclass it in terms of speed and comfort when going at the rates typically seen on canal road.
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Someone must have forgot to pay someone something. If the police raided all of the go-go's on WS, they'd probably find under-agers working in 80 % of them.
This man speaks true.
And as I understand it, the ones that are underage are girls you would never guess are that young. Tall, big noms, tattoo's, etc... they will not look underage at all. It's very, very common.
Is it possible to get a single entry visa in Phnom Penh now?
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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I used an agent many times. Never been asked for anything but the money and the pictures.