My children are coming into Swampy on the 27th at about 2230. I want to take a van from the airport to Udon after they get through immigration. Does anyone know costs and contact info. I plan to meet them there so I'll likely fly down.
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Ed

I had a really good meal at the Bookhouse & Coffee Shop this evening. I like breakfast type meals and eat them at all times of day not just in the morning. Unfortunately breakfast is not served all day long in most places, but the Bookhouse & Coffee Shop has breakfast meals available all day long. S...

I'm looking for a good noodle shop that has white chicken meat. Any such thing in Udorn?
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Thanks for all the helpful info.
Ed

Would appreciate any info relating to buying a new car here in Udon Thani. I was told that there is NO negotiation on the sticker price. Does any one know if that is true or if true only for certain makes and models? I have compared prices that I saw online in Bangkok to what I was told here and Ban...

Got some good black licorice at Carrefour recently - but have not seen Sherbet unfortunately

I look forward to a possible subway and NY style pizza - they get those and i am there for life. It would be great if they also throw in an Au Bon Pain.

Is there any thing like the certified pre-owned vehicle program here in Thailand? Seems that most auto companies in the USA had some kind of certified program. I have been told b y my wife and relatives that used cars here are no good and the only way to go is to get a new car. But, I don't really h...

How do I hook up with one of these CAT phone cards to use for calling the USA? Can they be used from my home phone here in Udon Thani or from a cell phone? From what I understand any calls I make from my home phone are charged by minute to me and also calls made from my cell phone here are charged t...

Found deeters and will make it a regular stop for me whenever I need breads or some of the other products there.

Sourdough bread was great and the apple turnovers were excellant!

Thanks a lot for the help finding it.

Ed

Any retirees out there that have had any experience with flying space A around Asia? Since 911 it is much more difficult to get specific space A info and to even log into military base sites to get lodging info. I wonder if anyone here has some experience with visiting some of the other Asian countr...

Wow! The possiblity of getting bogus meds is scary. The points of how will I get the scripts written are excellant ones and I will have to find a way to overcome that hurdle somehow if I can get the meds from the USA. Also, I think TRICARE may not fill scripts written in a foreign country. I am also...

Wow! looks like there is no real rulebook covering this as I have noticed with just about every other thing that I have been required to do here. Luckily my wife is a beautician and has tons of customers that are willing to help her out. I recently signed a direct deposit form on the 2nd floor in th...

Thanks for the info - guess I should have thought of using the wife's name. I do remember sending here an electronic english translator via mail that she had to pay 1000 baht customs for, but maybe that is for express shipments. I imagine stuff by ship comes in to the port in such bulk that they don...

Hello Thanks for the inputs - I'm still trying to find the Deiter Rauch place - anyone have a phone number or address? BTW - how does one find places in Udon if the address in not known? Actually I have had trouble finding places even with directions - usually have to get close and then ask again fo...

Just moved here late November 2008 and want to send some small personal items here. I have checked into several methods and all seem extremely expensive. My son checked with UPS and they said it cost about $90 per 20 pound box - also said that was the cheapest method. I also read info that if I ship...

I just moved here in late November from the States and am USAF retired. Since I'm 61 I do have quite a few maintenance meds that I have to take - Plavix, 3 blood pressure meds, stomach/gerd meds, allergy pills , etc. I procured my first refills here through AEK hospital and think I mat get paid back...

Appreciate all the info. I also, do NOT like Starbucks coffee, but I really like the scones and muffins so I should have asked where can I get good scones and muffins in Udon Thani.
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Ed

I opened a Bangkok bank account locally, but could not seem to make those folks understand that I wanted to direct deposit my funds from USA into the Bangkok Bank in NY and then have the money electronically sent to my account here. I don't really speak Thai and my Thai wife doesn't understand much ...

I would like to find pumpernickle, dark (black) wheat or dark rye bread. Even a light rye would be fine. Also, looking for bagels here. Anyone know where I can look????

Thanks,
Ed