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Have to give you a plus for that one!

Thanks guys. I think that Mr T tops the poll so far.

Just to throw some more petrol on the fire. I started a thread here last year asking about Oesteopaths. I have had no luck with chiropracters but have had a great load of relief from Oesteopaths hence I recommend them. There is apparently one guy out in Sukhumvit Road but I just didnt need him when I got there but perhaps someone else knows who he is.

There has not been any recent reviews on the taxi scene. What happening out there? Whilst I usually use Mr T, I have also used Go but if I recall rightly their web site was hi-jacked a while ago and this caused some disquiet. Who has used what of recent times, what did they pay and who are you currently recommending?

Have to say but that is pretty definative. Good, precise, focussed and thankfully brief review.

Whatever else check this one out. Whereas you can in most cases be granted a 30 day visa on arrival in Thailand I believe that you are rrequired in almost all cases to have a Viet visa before arrival. This can be a costly error. Other than that there are all sorts of options to fly, drive or sail into Vietnam!

THis is IMHO a good move in that these reviews are required reading both before and while you are in Payttaya. I also like the principal that one OP has started of doing a single go go review.

Thanks for that. He is new to me but I will be looking for some more.

I somehow think that if when travelling we knew all the local laws that we as tourist were supposed to adhere to that we would stay at home! Its all a lottery. I have mentioned on another thread about riding a motor bike in Cambodia without a license. This can get you arrested, jailed and fined a bomb but no one seems to bother. I believe in Myanama there are dreadful penalties for taking one of thos smelly Durain fruits into a hotel and some tourists have been hammered for replacing half the furniture and fitting for having broke that one. Common sense seems to dictate what we do rather than what we have to do.

I for one have always been a late starter. I go out tennish, eat and hit the streets at say 11pm. All that a crackdown will do for my nights out in Pattay is to get me on the streets earlier. This of course will get me into more happy hours and so my drinking becomes cheaper .Lets see the place as a half full glass because as sure as hell I can get into all sorts of shit in Pattaya wahtever the hours. I can start early in Ban Chang for that matter if thats what I have to do. If however I decide to start late as usual perhaps I will get better value from bar fines as I will be less pissed and into the sack a little earlier. This is not the end of the world, just the start of another phase.

Hardly the point. All the BM asked for was suggestions and at least I did just that. How am I to know (or care) what the situation was regarding a card in Brazil. One more point. For many the cost of a gold card is just a few dollars more than the annual cost of a standard credit card. If I travel say 3 times a year the savings to me are many hundreds of dollars and I at least do have some cover.

I rarely bother to watch the so called amazing stuff that people send me but this was worth the time and trouble. Its a real cracker so thatnks.

Good to hear. I was goinh to ask as I am due in Pattaaya this month. Yeah!

Sorry, wrong. I will copy for you direct from my policy. " ... applies for all travel of up to 90 days duration... This also goes on to say that..."...Extensions of cover can be arranged ...

Thanks Marc. You took the time to communicate with us so I will take the time later this month to check things out.

Just a suggestion. Why not look at the web sites of your banks in Brazil to see if any of them have insurance with their gold cards? This is all I use and at least some insurance is a lot better than none. The cost of upgrading to a GC is nominal compared to what you will pay in insurance.

Just to remind the boardies that this is the title of the thread. Anyone else noticed a drop in food quality at PBG lately? It was started in February 2011 and since then the kitchens and menu have been entirely renovated. Surely this is the time to draw a line under the thread before it become a discourse on medical problems that may or may not be caused wiith food issues.

Last time I ate there was September but when I am in Patts its about 5 times a week. I like the food, commend the service and enjoy the ambience and have never had a twinge of any sort from the food. Took Thais there last time and they all were fine with the food as well.

Thanks Joe. After that answer I would have to be pissed or mad to use a random machine on the street. I do after all have an in room safe in all the places I stay at so should be able to manage things.

Yet again, thanks for the suggestions and information. Its appreciated and I will look up the In the Clouds option as well.

What the foregoing does tell you is that even if you have to go back to your room and get your passport, at least you have a chance of getting your card back if its outside a bank whereas you might never track it down if its a random machine. Anyone staying at the North end of Patts might like to remember that there are fully operating banks with ATMs on the first floor of Big C on Second Road. As a matter of interest has anyone tried to withdraw cash using the in-branch facilities. I havent in LOS but if I need a reasonable amount of cash in my homeland I always take it to the counter and use the counter machine and advise them how I want the funds.

OK Ok guys. You have convinced me that I really dont need this programme. I appreciate all the feed back and help. As a matter of interest I was using Picasa on my PC and then I started getting the blue screen of death every time I used it and in the end had to un-install it. No more issues and I now use a programme called FastStone which I quite like. I will however contact the original owner of the laptop to see if he can supply me with a copy of the programme. Once again, thanks.

Yes, I dont know if its the same in Thailand as at home but if your card is swallowed at a random ATM the card is destroyed as the machines are serviced by contractors. This compares to using an ATM at a bank where they are stored for pick up.

Sorry but I am not very tech savvy and I realise that some of you guys out there are wizards and I wonder if I can get some advice. I have a laptop with some installed programmes but no discs. I would like to get rid of one to give me a bit more space and was wondering if its possible to place this on a DVD or an external hard drive? I would like to hang onto the programme for another day (or a new computer). As a matter of interest the programme is Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.

I am always of the opinion that its best to use an ATM at a branch outlet. At least if it gets swallowed there is some chance of getting it back.