Stayed there for a week in October. Didn't get to meet Steve as he was back in England but Mali and staff were great fun and i really look forward to visiting them again sometime. Rooms were great, beer was cold, food was delicious and don't believe i could of wished for anything more. I walked up a...

Although i've never been a resident in Thailand so i can't really comment on what living in any particular place is like, i can say that from what i have seen, Nong Khai would be one of my top picks when and if i make the move. I spent a few weeks up Issan way in October/November last year and spent...

beer monkey wrote:

seesibet wrote: i keep seeing that guy in his old avatar with the perfectly fried eggs on his face.

yeah the 'old' favourite av of mine.



and you are all tooo kind. =D>

Love it =D>
It also makes me hungry! I just love a well cooked bum nut.

I don't know about others, but i have a habbit of conjuring up in my own mind what someone looks like if i have never actually seen them. For some reason regards BM, i keep seeing that guy in his old avatar with the perfectly fried eggs on his face. :lol: Mind you, i've never been close with any of ...

For your sake wokka, i hope it doesn't. But i will arrive on the 20th October so if it's going to happen it will be sometime between now and then for sure. Cash up when you get there because i'm sure to jynx it.

That's good news! I'll be there in 3 weeks so hopefully the trend continues.

The Oz dollar has reached record highs today against the US dollar and i was wondering if this would also equate to a better exchange rate with the baht. A mate sent a few thousand Oz dollars to Thailand on Wednesday and he told me he got 30.2 baht to the dollar. I have just looked on the internatio...

I asume your friend doesn't know how long, but i think his duration of stay in LOS would have a major bearing on any possible advice. A 1 year stay would warrant completely different advice to a 10 year stay. Maybe the best advice you could give him in the first instance would be to try and commit t...

I take your point Ray, I just guess that it will be my vacational habbits that will categorise me in the eyes of the locals and there is not much i can do about that. As you said, it's my time and it should be enjoyed how i want it to be.

It might only be your opinion banpaeng, but it's a mighty fine one at that. Your real life experiences echo my novice suspicions, and that is, that words will never explain it fully. I appreciate your input. I guess it is our actions in the initial stages of meeting a Thai that will go some way towa...

Appologies if this is off topic, but Prenders touched on an issue that has always fascinated me. Trying to explain that all farangs are not rich, is somethying that i really don't think i have had a lot of success with. I have had long discussions with Thais and used all sorts of relative examples t...

Sorry to hear that rickpuah. I am travelling from SIN to Udon with Tiger on 20th October and i haven't had any cancellation notification from them so i must have just scraped in. I don't want to sound like the pessimist, but i don't think you will have a lot of luck with Tiger. When you book on line...

Thanks lee, that sounds good to me.

Thanks for the feedback. I will be arriving in Udon direct from Singapore so i won't have to do the Bangkok shuffle which suits me fine as that is a pain in the a$$. I'm staying at the Irish Clock but i don't think they have a pick up service so from what has been said, i will take a Tuk Tuk or the ...

It will be my first trip to Udon in October. What is the process for getting from the airport to my accomodation with out being scammed? Is there taxi meters?

Thanks Papaguido, that is the technicality i was worried about.

The duration of my next trip will be for 35 days, arriving in Udon and departing from BKK. Will it be ok to just arrive and get a 30 day visa on arrival and do a border crossing into Laos (which i intend to do anyway) and get another 30 day VOA when i cross back into Thailand? Or, do i need to get a...

Gozzo, I've booked on Nok quite a few times from OZ with no problems. They have been known to have internet booking issues from time to time (with accepting credit card payment) with international bookings which happened to a friend of mine. All as she did was ring them and sorted it all out over th...

Thanks guys, i'll check it out and thanks for the email Ray, i will follow up on it.

Can someone tell me where i could purchase a decent quality motor cycle helmet in Udon? Preferably a full face job with visor. Any idea of approximate cost? Last year on the flight back home my hemet got pretty knocked about so this time i thought i would just buy one over there and give it away bef...