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And for those who like to play walkabout.... http://www.pattayaphotoguide.com/?CEvRUutrkckCFDaA

Most of the money exchanger kiosks are part of the major banks and use the rates supplied from head office. If you know exchange places that are independent and offer better rates, perhaps list a few.I look at the rates on offer, but no longer need to exchange cash, as I just send directly into a Thai bank account.

It's up to the OP to post but I was under the impression he is talking about a Non-Imm O multiple, which does require visa-runs every 90 days. Kolobos, I never had to supply a letter from a guarantor...

This is interesting. The number I used came out of the Samsung software, perhaps I would have had better luck with *99#.......As it was I also went with ADSL via TT&T Maxnet. It appears they have switched their type of ADSL modulation recently to a more modern 2+. This may require some routers to be reset, I had to reconfigure mine as I had previously locked it to ADSL (multi) to get faster connection time.

You can do either, but things run more comfortably and smooth with one of the visa run companies. A delux run, with a comfy minibus limited to 6-8 passengers, including visa costs, breakfast and dinner, about 2500 baht. http://www.pattayaone.net/ Click on 5 Star Visa Runs. You could make your own way there and do it yourself, but who do you turn to if things don't go smoothly.... as a loner, you might be a target for a bit of a squeeze. I often fly to Singapore or Penang for a few days break. Going to Cambodia is also an option, either fly Air Asia to Phnon Pehn, or go overland.

What is to say they will? Generally the onus is on you and immigration just stamp everything.As stated, a retirement visa issued outside LOS, requires a police report, the conversion in LOS, at this time, does not. I believe even people arriving on tourist visas, can get it 'converted into a single NON-Imm O here, then obtain a retirement extension. I think what happens in Canada, is not relevant.

What the banks post is pretty much it. http://www.scb.co.th/html/exchange/bk-txtexchange.htm http://www.bangkokbank.com/Bangkok+Bank/Pe...tes/default.htm

Well it seems quite obvious that for the airlines, it is more lucrative to sell a passenger 2 tickets rather than one, and let him break his journey. I frequently went from the Middle East to USA on BA, and wanted to break my journey in the UK....buying my own domestic ticket to visit family for a few days. I often hit the 24 hour rule and was told my ticket (Business Class) didn't permit this, when the ticket was issued... but a ticket that did, was much more expensive. Strangely enough, I could sometimes just change my onward leg from the UK, to a day or 2 later, when I landed in London.

Darn Nok Tang you are full of it! I agree that it would be unfair to post the girls pics without her knowledge, although while she was sticking her bum and lips out infront of a camera she should have thought about it! If her picture causes her to be caught out in a lie.... som nam nah!

Sounds good, if you have this Nokia Suite on the PC/Laptop. The speed limiter will not be the mobile/phone, more the ISP/network. I am guessing the 'bandwidth' allocated to support internet use, would be sacrificed to more lucrative uses, like phone calls during busy times. I found my location affected the speed, it worked quite well in some areas, but where I lived, East Pattaya, it really got bogged down, being useless in the evenings, and only good very early in the day.. In the end I put ADSL in the house.

No, I said the plan as I knew it was that Bangkok/ Sydney and Singapore flights would ultimately move to T3, not T5. I checked your date and T4 was still quoted.Let me know if you know different. I might just reconsider BA/Heathrow if my domestic and Bangkok flights both use T5, that would be easy. No, sod it, it's still BA and LHR, they would manage to make the experience miserable somehow.

Gary, you make it sound like Edge is obligatory, I don't think so. With my older mobile, I managed with GPRS, somewhat slower agreed. Also, as I roamed Thailand, I found Edge was not always available, but GPRS was present. My phone switched automatically. Otherwise all my experince matches yours, with a Samsung.

And a subsequent scan by other anti-virus software was unable to detect and clean this infection, or it basically locked you out? Why didn't your current protection not scan this prior to opening?

You did pick an expensive period flying over Easter. I double checked that the BA flights are still using T4, and they are. I thought there was a plan to move to an upgraded T3 some time this year.

Sorry, can't help with your particular problem. But when you have recovered from this hassle, perhaps you could post about the virus and how it got there, I am always interested to know how better to protect my computer. Good Luck....

Yeah Chivas, I also think the exchange rate is at least a component of the price differential. I was looking at prices from each end and they seem to have held them at the same currency levels as some years back. ie A ticket LOS-LHR-BKK is still as it was a year ago in Thai baht. (And effectively looking expensive to someone who holds sterling). You would think that BA, who needs to make £, could drop their prices in Baht easily... but something seems to hold them back. I screwed up, getting a one-way award ticket UK-LOS, to re-align myself to where I lived, but my next trip home will cost me dear, particularly as I like business class (I don't count Jet or Air AsiaX). On our currency subject, the £ is expected to strenthen v dollar to 1.50 over next few weeks, and the $ lose a bit of ground as the Obama honeymoon period ends. Recovery indicators would impact that though.

Or do it the easy way. Get a non-Imm O multiple from Hull. http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/

How do you know that?Mine was *99***1#

I seem to recall restrictions on Atlantic crossings for 2 engines many years ago.......

Well of course, you can put a condo in your own name...a house is not so straightforward.

It is a lot of interest to me. How do you persevere and get these £1800 Biz Clas seats on Thai, I never see them? Let us know if you ever do the A380. I fly into Manchester so my choices are limited (transfer in LHR.... no thanks). I was disappointed with the step down in Biz Class on Emirates, good on the DXB-BKK leg, but to MAN a lesser service. Electric seats and IFE kept crapping out on both legs, There is Fast Track at Manchester but you basically just go through another gate, have a dedicated boarding pass check, then come into the middle of the (long) line for security (no dedicated scanners). Not sure if you are supposed to just push in, but the staff just ignore you and those in the long line glower as you appear to be queue jumping. China Airlines to UK and KLM back this trip. KLM have upgraded their service, but you come back to reality with a bump on the awful AMS-MAN hop which is like a Greyhound bus trip.

He has a 'dongle' with a SIM card in it, that plugs into his USB and gives him the Edge connection to the Network and Internet.This dongle is a scam, as they make you buy it. I just used my mobile phone in LOS. In the UK they won't let it work this way.... only for Internet access on the mobile itself...which is useless. Not sure about the particular SIM that is in the dongle gadget, whether it can be removed and put into the mobile phone..... try it. If it works for an SMS you can determine the number, I don't believe they are any different, just that the number is set to alow 'data'' already. As to setting this up, I have a Samsung and it is part of the software that comes with it for the computer., 'PC Studio' and it wasn't too hard to set up through that.

This is associated with the RR Trent engines used on some of the 777s, no issue seen with GE engines. http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...st&p=635619

Yes, well keep your eyes on the ground, I got a clip around the ear and a dirty look from mother (aka fish-face) for ogling all the pretty girls getting their qualifications.