Are Travelling expenses rising?

[mastaloopz]

Just thought I'd ask this, gas prices have skyrocketed in the US the past couple weeks....

 

Last time I was in Thailand they were about the same in the US as they were in LOS. I just wonder, is it going to be more expensive to hire a taxi around LOS since gas has jumped up so high?

 

I'm not leaving for awhile, just wondering if anyone over there now can see any major changes.

 

Thanks

 

~Loopz

[ting_tong]

its not going to be more expensive to get a taxi, if it does get there, its just going to be a few baht more (pennies)

 

Pattaya is still 10 baht for falangs for a baht bus, 5 for thais

[wombat]

MELBOURNE motorists are paying record petrol prices, with some stations charging up to $1.16 a litre.

Victoria's peak motoring body today warned motorists there was no relief in sight.

 

RACV government and corporate relations manager David Cumming said increased demand in Asia and a hike in the price of crude oil was to blame for the rise.

 

Some petrol stations were charging $1.16 a litre for petrol yesterday while the average price today in Melbourne was $1.13, he said.

 

 

"The reason why we knew it was going to happen is that last Friday the ... wholesale price hit an all-time record," he said.

 

"Clearly the retail price had to hit an all-time high at some stage during this week.

 

"In metropolitan Melbourne, $1.16 is the highest price we've ever hit."

 

Mr Cumming warned prices could remain at that level for a year.

 

"Supply is roughly equalling demand so there is no reason why the price of crude should drop off dramatically," he said.

 

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12811261-29277,00.html

Edited April 10, 2005 by wombat

[windynoi]

Just thought I'd ask this, gas prices have skyrocketed in the US the past couple weeks....

 

Last time I was in Thailand they were about the same in the US as they were in LOS.  I just wonder, is it going to be more expensive to hire a taxi around LOS since gas has jumped up so high?

 

I'm not leaving for awhile, just wondering if anyone over there now can see any major changes.

 

Thanks

 

~Loopz

Baht Bus/Taxi's use Petrol not Gas and you guys in the US get it very cheap anyway

[sinbinjack]

in the usa they call petrol gas, just an other americanisation

[dbric36]

taxes are less on our fuel