jacko

Raiders of the Lost Ark.

He is looking for a rabbit......... Is that $600/show charged or $60 for the manager?

Starman

Although the above worked out for you guys, would 'phone alerts' have made it all easier? Whenever I transfer to Bangkok Bank I get an SMS which tells me how many £ I sent, charges deducted, exchange rate and number of baht deposited.

There was rumour of wanderers in the baggage reclaim area of Swampy looking out for those with plenty cigarettes and the information was passed on and a bit of a 'sting' set up, apparently just after customs. Glad to hear you have not been had. I pointedly checked out prices at Manchester last trip out.... hard to believe they are tax free. Even perfumes were more.... straight into the lounge now, although the layout is such that you are forced through the shops!

Nah, he includes plenty meat. (I am a Lancs lad) Isn't the Yorkshire style where the Yorkshire puds are served up with gravy as a separate course to fill you up before the meat comes? That Sunday roast looks great.

Yes, I used to take tobacco for my brother, two packets of 5x50g pouches and I think each package cost me about £15 in Bangkok. It solved his money problems for a while.

Ate there last night. My Special Curry with Fried Rice was good and very much as it would have tasted in the UK My mate had Hot and Sour Soup which he rated highly, Fried Rice and another dish he currently can't remember the name of (we had beers last night)! It certainly looked good from my perspective. A good start to a nights drinking. :

Well it had only been out 2 hours and one whole minute... still time yet! Soi Sawang Fah!

You aren't really allowed duty free cigarettes into Australia, If you are aged 18 years or over you can bring 50 cigarettes or 50 grams of cigars or tobacco products duty-free into Australia with you. All tobacco products in accompanied baggage are included in this category, regardless of how or where they were purchased. Just a couple of packets... I believe they have rules regarding opened packets too.

I am a little concerned that you buy on the way out, and presumably take them back with you...over the allowance? Hence you are smuggling twice, unnecessarily in my mind? (I get the fact you want them into your checked in baggage for the return trip). Firstly, if they catch you bringing them into Swampy, there they have been known to be unforgiving, and you will be hit with a fine per cigarette over the allowance, which is a hefty fine.(3500 baht/carton officially, but I have heard of many cases where more was 'extorted'.). If you buy at the UK airport you are wasting money, they are overpriced and much cheaper in Bangkok duty free. There is a better option!

The Big Lebowski

The Master

I got a refund to my CC wrt my missing China item, using a dispute with Ali Express... dealing with the Chinese guy was a pain, language barriers and he seemed to think I should close the dispute despite not having received the goods and he said he had sent them. I have used Ebay when the item originated from China and postage was free (small items) and once ex-UK on a must have item and paid about US$8-9 shipping.

I have often felt Insomnia are a law unto themselves.

Noah

ATM/Debit Card Annual Fee is 200 baht, no other regular charges.

I have had a hit and miss record having stuff shipped into Thailand using both Ebay and Ali Express. Out of 5 items last year, 3 arrived fine, (UK and China origin) and one caused me a lot of aggravation and seemed to vanish or was turned back in Bangkok. Another box was sitting in the Naklua post office and the postman lied that he tried to deliver and left a note in the box. ( I went and got it). Things took 10-15 days. Rather poor odds of getting stuff. Lazada use COD which might work better.

Weren't some of the GGBs subject to complaint and told to remove 'low' signs that were obstructions out over the street recently? Maybe Peppermint was the only one that decided to get on with it.

The UK will launch a 24 hour priority service for UK Visas March 31st. But you will need some cash handy..... The Super Priority Visa Service for all visit customers and some work categories takes 24 hours only and costs £600 (B31,200) on top of the standard visa fee. Source

I saw a news article how many Pattaya celebrities attended a birthday party for this guy. Any guesses?

I stayed a few days there some years ago, it seemed to have a bit of a backpacker/hippy element to it. I ended up in a small village a little further North called Pang Mapha, Found a wonderful guest house and stayed in a little house in a tree, over the Lang river valley. I still remember the great coffee in the mornings. Its a great area to tour. Thanks for the memories.