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Enough wi-fi spots to probably work OK 3G or not. And if you are not going to depend on 3G then you save money, too. Wi-fi only model. If you want newspapers then an iPad or computer and the Pressreader application is a great deal. I pay US$30 a month and have access to 1,700 papers - not these naff summaries of papers but a copy of the whole paper just like you would buy with adds and classifieds. I was paying $63 a month for two local papers here. I now can read all local papers (worth $120 a month) plus just about any in the world. Bangkok Post and Pattaya People Weekly ar

Smallpox vaccinations ended 25 years ago. How old are these girls? They would have to be at least 27 or 28. The Norplant contraceptive seems more likely though they typically used the forearm, but the shoulder would have worked.

Use Firefox 3.6X and no problems. I use three macs and an iPad and use Safari on none of them if I can avoid it.

If a real person named Bob or Dave Logan wants to join he's truly fucked.

I just think it is all made up for attention.

The OP was 8 1/4 years ago so let's hope he sorted it out by now.

They are the lowball THB1200 service, right? I am using this one: http://www.fasttrack.in.th/ based on recommendations on a frequent flyer site, though it is THB1600. I am also arriving in business class on Cathay so I suspect they may provide the fast track card anyway but for $50 it is not a world ending cost. And being met by a factotum for the first time cannot hurt.

There is something fittingly ironic about posting about being ripped off for pirated software. Vs. the legal price of the software how much did you "lose" on the transaction? I bet things in Bangkok that are sold in Pattaya that are more expensive in Bangkok, like bar girls for an example.

I think what they had there as the photo was kind of small was IRR 770,000 (I guessed from the photo 680,000 so pretty close) which at 10,000 to 1 is US$77 so THB2,400 or so quite a far cry from an amount 330 times that. I wonder if one can even change Iranian Rials in Thailand. I doubt it. I have some Zimbabwe banknotes of 100, 50, 20 and 10 Trillion (100,000,000,000,000) maybe I can bring one, get robbed and get the front page. In January 2009 there were 300 trillion to a US$1 so the largest bill was worth 33 cents.

OK each of the blue Iranian banknotes are 10,000 rial (IRR) worth THB28 each. Not THB28,000 each. 28. You need more than 10,000 IRR for a US dollar. The purple headed ones with green stripes are 50,000 rial so those are THB140 Looking at the photo there are 8 blues and 12 purples so the total "haul" was THB 1,904 nearly 65 bucks. A far cry from having THB770,000 which would require: Iranian Blues 27,500 of these, a mere 275 bundles of 100 or a stack that was 11 feet tall. Iranian Purples only 5,500 of these.

If Singapore and Air Asia have an Interline Agreement they will move bags and handle reservations on each other without necessarily codesharing. Many airlines have interline agreements for this sort of thing. You show them your reservation HKG BKK and they check the bags through. They may issue a boarding pass though the transfer desks at HKG will of course do that. From LAX there are non stops on Thai so the fare or service would have to be terrible to justify flying with a connection anywhere vs. nonstop.

Live bacteria yogurt (or pills) will help keep intestinal flora intact, most often a problem from taking antibiotics and killing off beneficial bacteria that aid in digestion, and so it cannot hurt and it probably pretty good for you. I travel with Acidopholus tablets, same idea. Bacteria of one kind however does not kill other bacteria, or make you immune to pathogens so don't expect to prevent salmonella or E.Coli infection from tainted food with yogurt. If you get ill with a pathogenic bacteria you will need either a lot of time and fluids and electrolytes are more wisely an antibiotic

It is 100mbps but s stands for several months.

Over 10% fee for a bank deposit and 30% for a SIM card refill seems dear. Does a Moneygram or wire transfer of $1000 cost $100?

According to Stickman they (the Pattaya department of face saving transportation planning) changed the price to not MORE than THB10 for anyone, thus justifiying falangs paying THB10, then the drivers merely discount THB5 of that to Thais. http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/reader/reader427.html Here are some tips for dealing with Pattaya's Songthaews (Baht Busses): 1) A few years ago, red and white stickers were placed in the back of all the baht busses by the Department of Land Transport informing Farang passengers (in English) that the fare for a trip along the regular route was 5 B

IIRC Queen Victoria offers this as an option. Also anyone can use Wi-Fi with a simple device called a travel router (D-Link makes mine). In bridge mode it works like Wi-Fi in reverse. The little antenna part receives Wi-Fi and there is an ethernet cable that then delivers the signal over standard CAT5 cable to the computer. The computer doesn't know it started as Wi-Fi, so this allows your friend to use Wi-Fi anywhere for about $40. NB for CC (..Charlies) it is a good device as it acts as a router and shares one signal among multiple PC's if only one person is paying for the internet.

Are you kidding with this question? We don't need a visa for most countries, and those we do it is a formality or a way for them to earn money, example India, Brasil, China, Russia. We allow USA, EU (except Czech Rep), Commonwealth and that is about it with no visa. We just started requiring Mexico to obtain visas. Example last recent figures Canada had about 1 million tourists TO the Dominican Republic and we allowed 254 FROM there to visit Canada and most of those were likely rich or business people. A ratio of 1 to 4000 "them" to "us". Here's the bottom line besides being a te

I think Canada Immigration will settle this for you as they are about as likely to grant a tourist visa as they are to give a passport to a Sasquatch.

I have used Skype from the shittiest internet locations in the world and voice without video is satisfactory. Get a number and have someone call the phone with Skype or a LD reseller. From here it is cheaper to call Thaliand than my daughter in Vancouver 2 cents vs. 2.9 cents.

Anyone or Mr. T if he's reading this, know how much for something local? If I wanted to go to Ban Chang and there wasn't a BC bar crawl planned what it would cost to go for two or three hours, maybe come back with a LT.

I know the BB route from there is pretty straightforward onto 2nd street and then get off at a Soi and walk to the beach road but from say FLB how DO you get back to RG?

Having spent years in Central America with two GF's over 7 years while having ( at least) two girls on the side I know these places well - they are called autohotels since you drive in front of the door and they shut a curtain behind the car. I used them because my hotel there frowned upon a flock of side poontang and you never knew who would blab to my girlfriend (think maids). Autohotels were around $20 US for three hours. And overnight after 12 midnight other than weekends. I am not opposed to the idea but twice in a day I could have a room for 24 hours. And no worry about valuables

This will be read the way that you don't want it to read by many. Unless you mean to say it is at best tolerable and often, not so good.

I found a few others, more than I thought there would be. Short time rooms or love hotels would likely cost as much or more depending on the number of times used. I shall research more. Stefan Guest House or Ice Inn or New Star. I know some might be pretty utilitarian but location might be worth it. I don't have to worry about security since there won't be anything to steal, maybe soap if they include it.

I am staying at RG for my two weeks, and I don't mind where it is as I do like peace and quiet and I figure LT can help me get there the first few times, baht bus, etc. and the staff can help get me out the first time. But for daytime or ST I am thinking a in town hotel might not be a terrible idea. Has anyone tried this and if so has the management ever wondered why there is no sign of life, e.g. clothes etc., while the bed looks slept in? My first trip to the Dominican Republic was at an all inclusive and not guest friendly so I got a room in town (cheap, IIRC) for dalliances and bec