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Many Thai Girls use MSN, Yahoo and ICQ Instant Messengers. Just get yourself an account if you don't have already and start looking through the member profiles, plenty around. Or got o http://www.bangkokchat.org - beware, many of the girls there are P4P but not all cheers cyber

This rumour started last year again, actually I have not heard of anybody being refused a 30 day stamp at the border. But if they ever chose to do, up to them. cheers cyber

The validity depends on the Network Provider, they all offer different stuff. DO a search here as questions about SIMS have been asked and answered hundreds of times. There used to be a shop that sells SIM cards (so called starter packages) - i think it was a small Jay Mart Branch. Don't know if still there or not. If your friends sends you the SIM - that would probably the easiest way for you as you just turn on the phone when you arrive in Bangkok and can use it. When he buys the SIM - just let him tell the shop to top it up withenough credit that it is valid until after you arrive - very easy. cheers cyber

OK, you need a Pick up that is Wheel Chair ready. I think that most of the big Hotels can arrange this. Forget the Amari - the price is insane. Try to contact the bigger Hotels in Bangkok Just some: http://www.sheraton.com/bangkok http://www.sheratongrandesukhumvit.com http://bangkok.grand.hyatt.com/ http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/BKKDT http://bangkok.intercontinental.com/ contact them and ask if they can arrange wheel chair ready pick up from the airport. if you find one that can - go to one of the hotel discount sites (do a search on this site - there are several mentioned) and book the hotel as that, at least in most cases, will be a lot cheaper. See here for example: http://www.asiahotels.com/hl/Thailand.asp http://www.hotels2thailand.com/ but there are others mentioned on the board - can't remember them though. I know for a fact that the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit offered wheel chair ready vans for pick up to a friend of mine and it worked just fine - but that was about 2 years ago. You will have to ask them to be sure. Really don't let yourself be scared by the prices on the websites, you will get it for much cheaper at the discount sites. You will find what you need without having to stay at the Aiprort, unless that's what you want. In that case there are other Hotels then the Amarii near the Airport. http://www.asiahotel.co.th/asia_airport.htm http://www.pinnaclehotels.com/comfort/ cheers cyber

You won't have to worry about any accomodation at the new airport until late next year because it will not be open for operations before October to December 2006 at the best. But there are several Projects of Hotels around the Airport including one directly in the center of the Airport Area (600 rooms). The offical site is nice but still states September 29th 2005 as opening date which of course is not possible. Another nice site with good (and more up to date) info is: http://bangkokairport.info/ cheers cyber

Not necessarly - I'd think that most Hotels that have in room safes still have saftey deposit boxes in the reception area as well. cheers cyber

Let me assure you that these rooms look better then rooms I have seen for 600 Baht a day. cheers cyber

But I liked a few of his songs anyway...

Didn't know that he was still alive? Last thing I heard was he was doing a reality show for some german TV station (for Pro 7 in 2004 i think it was called something like "Comeback" and there were also people like "The weather girls", Haddaway, Limahl and so on). He must have been pretty desperate to do such a show Check out some pics - must have been the low point in hus career http://www.music-cut.de/neu/Bilder/comeback/ cheers cyber

It's all good and nice but for 2000 Baht you get much better rooms in the same area, that's a fact too. I guess you can ask 100 people about the Nana and will get 100 different opinions. It may be better now then it was a few years back when I got my one and only look at a room where a friend was staying. Back then it was a dump. Just my opinion though. cheers cyber

Now you forgot to say "after the new aiprot is in operation" cheers cyber

Dreamworld is on the Rangsit Nakonnayok Road at Klong 3 - about 8 km from Futurepark Rangsit. It's nice for kids, all kind of rollercoasters and other stuff. It's pretty busy on teh weekends or public hollidays so avoid these if possible. As you drive from Futurepark Rangsit into the direction to Nakon Nayok it is on the right side, the signs are big enough so you can't miss it anyway. You have to drive past it and make a u-turn about 500 meters after you passed it. http://www.dreamworld-th.com cheers cyber

Stealing Ideas from other people maybe? And later when he was wealthy already, buying applications from other companies and make them very expensive? cheers cyber

Phuket Airlines will be banned from EU Airspace EU to blacklist unsafe airlines Leo Cendrowicz in Brussels and agencies Friday August 19, 2005 The Guardian The European Commission yesterday announced that it intends to name and shame airlines that fail to meet basic safety requirements. The proposal comes as investigators scrutinise the safety records of Cyprus's Helios Airways, following a crash near Athens on Sunday that killed all 121 passengers. The Colombian government has also halted operations of West Caribbean Airways after the deaths of all 160 people aboard a plane which crashed in Venezuela on Tuesday . Article continues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The EU transport commissioner, Jacques Barrot, yesterday promised a proposal by October for a public website for passengers and for more information sharing by European air safety authorities. Mr Barrot told France Inter radio that the "terrible catastrophe" in Venezuela showed that an airlines blacklist was now vital . The list will be modelled on the blacklists used in the United States by the Federal Aviation Authority. The French transport minister, Dominique Perben, added that he was working with Britain, Germany, and Italy on the European blacklist. The internet blacklist will include airlines or aircrafts that have been either banned or restricted in any of the EU's 25 countries. The French government is also pushing for "blue label" awards for safer carriers starting early next year. "The European Commission will watch over the full application of existing measures and those under preparation to ensure the security of all European flights, including from third countries at departure or to destinations in member states," Mr Barrot said. The commission had already learnt key lessons from Boeing 737 crash last year in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, Mr Barrot said. It later emerged that the company involved, Flash Airlines, had been banned from Swiss air space, but neither passengers nor the travel agency knew this. The commission's proposal, which would affect both standard and charter flights, is expected to say that passengers need to be told when one airline is switched for another for any reason between travellers booking and flying. If there is a safety problem, passengers may benefit from a cut-off date - probably seven days - to cancel their reservation, at no additional cost. The commission proposal is also likely to grant passengers the right to demand an alternative flight operated by a carrier considered safe if the airline changes after the journey has already begun, for example, for the return leg. If that is not possible, passengers may be paid compensation. Mr Barrot wants the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to take responsibility for overseeing much of the safety certification, which is currently split between national and European bodies. "Although the standards of aviation safety are very high in Europe, the responsibility for oversight is still divided," said Daniel Höltgen, a spokesman for the EASA. Problems of EU co-ordination emerged in May when the Dutch, German and French authorities banned Turkish airline Onur Air from their airspace, after problems occurred during ramp safety checks. But other EU governments failed to follow suit - even accepting Onur Air flights which had been turned away from France, Germany and the Netherlands. In Britain, the Department of Transport publishes on its website counties and airlines whose aviation standards fail to meet those set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, a UN agency. The countries denied permits to operate in the UK are: Tajikistan, Swaziland, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The website also says that permits have been refused to Air Mauritanie and Thailand's Phuket Airlines because of safety concerns. http://www.guardian.co.uk/airlines/story/0...1552292,00.html List of banned airlines: http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_...ion_026674.hcsp cheers cyber

Bangkok residents have seen the partly finished building for years after it was abandoned in 1997. It will probably open this December. It was taken over by the Thai Asset Management Company and has been sold to a Sinpapore - US Joint Venture for a billion baht a few years ago. Location: Thonburi (on the River) http://www.hoteldesigns.co.uk/industrynews/news_411.html http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.j...ctyhocn=BKKHITW cheers cyber

A friend just yesterday told me about this place: http://www.lekatai.com/ I don't know if it is any good, somebody on the board might already know it though? cheers cyber

The current rate of Thai Airways for its limousine service to Pattaya is 3250 Baht for a Mercedes. They used to have other cars (mostly Toyotas) for lower rates, don't know if they still have them. See here for details: http://www.thaiair.com/About_Thai/Limousine/default.htm Nowadays, all drivers know Pattaya and they probably all know the Lek Hotel. If not, they stop at the Thai Airways office in Pattaya and get directions there. BUT - it is not worth the money IMO - there are cheaper alternatives as mentioned above. cheers cyber

government experts say that it will be ready for operations in july 2006 - that means that it will really be ready by january to april 2007 (friendly guess). I drive to the site from time to time now as one of our customers is there - it is not anywhere near finished. cheers cyber

Experts expect the situation to get worse over the next 150 days - that would include January I am afraid cheers cyber

http://www.lekhotel.com/ there is not much content though - but it give the email address: info@lekhotel.com cheers cyber

Open to Everyone Forum. (No bar or bargirl discussion here please) If you wanna get infos like this - sign up for the members board http://www.pattayatalk.com/joinmembers.html As for the Sheraton - a search will bring up some results - http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...heraton+pattaya cheers cyber

hmmm - a short search for "Residence Garden" produced 24 pages full of topics - you may want to try a bit harder when searching for something http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...esidence+garden cheers cyber

maybe i just send them an offer to make a nice website for them it looks nice enough on the outside and i will have a look at it, might be a good choice as my wife doesn't know about it - most other decent places are known to her and so i don't dare to use them when i sneak away. cheers cyber

The Vault has only an Internet Cafe downstairs and no in room access... stevescottcfi, About the LM Metropol, check out this site, at least some pics and prices on here: http://www.rongraem-pattaya.com/lkmetropole/ cheers cyber

You forgot to tell in which of their properties you are cheers cyber