Scottie12

I totally agree with bradiston,look at the houses and cars he's got on a policeman's salary. This is the man that stopped the annual income letter from consulates to support retirement visas thus making life more difficult for many law abiding retirees.

I flew Qatar business class from Edinburgh to Phuket on 16 January and was very disappointed,food and service were average at best. They have already changed my return flight three times, never again.

The original Banff is in Aberdeenshire in Scotland as is the original Calgary which is on the isle of Mull. There,that's your geography lesson for today.

Happened to me,had to bribe an immigration officer in Phuket.

You really couldn't make this up.

I'm surprised Putin is letting potential cannon fodder leave the country.

Happened to me a couple of years ago so it's not new.

If I get the 60 day tourist visa then the 30 day extension is there any way of getting an additional 30 days ?

Have used Firestick for a few years and it is ideal,you can put anything on it. You may need an experienced user to help you set it up.

Used to be easy to get retirement visa based on earnings letter from Consul until Big Joke stopped it for no reason, keep hunting witches,couldn't happen to a nicer person.

Should read' unelected Prime Minister'.

World famous sticky toffee pudding,why haven't I heard of it.

I quite like Nok,never had any problems with them.

Firesticks are great devices, they are all I use in U.K. and Thailand and I also use them in hotels when travelling in Europe. You should get someone who already has one to help you set it up as they can be quite complicated for an absolute beginner.

Just like the numerous times they've talked about making Phuket the IT centre for Asia.

You couldn't be more wrong Dimitry,Phuket is a very expensive destination these days.

Sensible question but silly answers from the type of person who has never been to a classy hotel with a free flow,lunch.

Big Joke is the guy who put the kybosh on pension confirmation letters from your Consulate, he doesn't give a damn about pensioners,decent or otherwise.

They don't give a toss about tourists, same at Layan and Bangtao,there's no one there.

The Tourism Department is a joke,there are two beaches, Layan and Bangtao which had beach bars until recently. These were highly popular with tourists and provided employment for many locals. Virtually overnight they were bulldozed down and now tourists cannot get a drink or a snack on these beaches hence, they are virtually desolate now. The rationale given is that the beach bars were unauthorised so why couldn't they come to some arrangement with the vendors, all sorts of theories e.g. they weren't paying the Mafia enough, the hotels ganged up against them etc. Whatever the reason tourists and locals loved them, they employed many people and they are sorely missed.

Old Bangkok hands realise this is a double entendre. Good on you Aseannews for showing a sense of humour.

On the same theme if I enter on a 90 day non o tourist visa (60 days plus 30 day extension) is there any way of extending it for a further 90 days ?

Thai were internationally respected and profitable when the Scandinavians were in charge, now they have no chance.

As a fit 80 year old I object to the term 'elderly' used to describe a 67 year old.

Hundreds of tourists went to these beach bars which created employment for many locals who are now jobless,were the bar owners offered the opportunity to rent the space ?