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  1. On 8/20/2020 at 3:43 PM, mikel said:

    Stayed one night in Sept 2019. Drove up late morning (try and get a lb out the door early!) and had an uneventful and pretty easy run. Booked through Agoda for a little over $100aud. Room was a deluxe 32sqm and had everything you need except a view. Our balcony faced a wall so natural light wasn't great. Bathroom was good - plenty of constant hot water & - a rarity on this trip - the bed was not as hard as concrete.

    There's a pool but we didn't use it. 

    We headed out soon after arrival and spent the afternoon wandering the temples. Had dinner at an open air market by the river. 

    Breakfast was standard fare and ok but nothing special. Did its' job. (Hotel pics from internet ).

    Overall a perfectly ok overnight stop. If you need an 'I go for the culture' story for the cynics back home I'd recommend a short side trip to Ayutthaya. The temples etc are worth seeing  - it wasn't crowded - and it's beautifully kept.

     

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    I stayed in Kameo many times. That (along with Kantary on the other side of the road) was really great for happy ending massages in the night. Dialling the lobby and asking for a 2 hours oil massage and find a skilled "therapist" called from outside at your door was a matter of minutes. Then (I don't remember when, think about 2016) they opened their own in house SPA and since then you had only their old and ugly staff doing a standard no happy ending massage. What a waste :( 


  2. 555 really? Where did u get that info?
    Chula Besaj is the major drug supplier for any surrounding clinic and hospital (Bangkok Christian, BNH Hospital just to name a few). It's not a common pharmacy, they are gross dealers though they sell to individuals as well. It's not uncommon to go there and wait over an hour because of guys getting orders of, say, 20 kilos medicine packs.

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  3. It's all up to who you find at the immigration. You may pass in a few seconds or being questioned for 20 minutes. Some alpha might require you to show 20000 baht in cash as well. If you are on a 30 days visa exempt, you might be. Coming on a 60 days SE Tourist Visa or a 6 months ME Tourist Visa, you shouldn't need to produce any proof of accomodation as you have already showed upon Visa applying at your local Thai embassy or consulate. I repeat, all up to the immigration officer.


  4. 9 hours ago, mangatanga said:

    Yes I agree on all your points and yes I do regular tests back home. And yes, I may just go into pulse or the Red Cross this week to get some more tests done as it never hurts.

    Here’s my reasoning for getting Prep in LOS:

    My concern is the cost of Truvada back home is upwards of a few thousand USD per month. Thus requiring the use of medical insurance and thereby piercing the veil of anonymity.

    Hence why I prefer getting some Prep/truvada/it’s equivalent from LOS seeing that I will only use it for a short period of time. Starting a few days prior to my trip to wherever I am mongering, during the trip and for several days after the trip.

    It's hard to find Truvada in LOS but you can easily find its generic equivalent Teno-Em. Chula Besaj Pharmacy in Silom sells for 660 baht. And Aluvia (Kaletra) as a further layer of protection comes at 2500 baht. Obviously, you shouldn't DIY in any way, see a doctor first.


  5. 20 hours ago, Knobby said:

    Also,

     

    is there an immigration office/place at the airport ? 

    can I extend the standard 30 days as soon as I enter Thailand or is it best to wait till the 30 days are nearly up?

    Immigration office in BKK is at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chaeng Watthana, building B)
    What you need:

    You better be there as early as possible (before 7am, even better if before 6.30 tho. The sooner, the smoother), to get the queue number - after you got the number you can walk town to underground floor to have breakfast, also note that there are copy, print and photo shops available (in case if you don't have pictures or copies).
    About 8am it's time to come back to office front door as they will start to call those who have a queue number. Office open at 8.30am. After that the process is quite straightforward. 

    About one week before your 30 days end should be fine to go.
    As an alternative you can obtain a single entry 60 days Tourist Visa prior to travel but in this case you may want to check with your local Thai embassy/consulate as the rules might not be the same for every nationality.
    I hope I was helpful enough here :) 


  6. The owner, a really nice guy from Texas in his early 60s, said they broke even the first year already. Highlighted the quality of the food and the food ingredients and that there weren't any other authentic tex-mex restaurants around.
    They must have lots of fixed / overhead costs but seemingly they are still profitable even at way less than 50% capacity utilization rate, even on weekends. Said that regular / returning guests would make up lion share of his business, compensating for not so many "typical" soi 4 tourists. The US embassy isn't that far away either (don't know if they are also doing deliveries there) and they are surrounded by 10 hotels. The Hilton DoubleTree Ploenchit (ex Majestic Grande) down the alley looks almost finished and should open in Q2 / 2019. Also, the Marriott, where many Americans stay, is also basically just around the corner. Americans just love Tex-Mex!
    They have pool billiard tables at the Mexican, always popular in Bangkok.
    Staff is nice and look after their guests.
    The ambiance in general and the Mexican themed furnishings are also good IMO.
    Didn't see (m)any Thai guests and not a single Thai lb anyway. Tex-mex is probably really not such a popular food with Thais - as mardhi already pointed out.
    Didn't try much food there but the bar is well stocked and their spirits I think are the real deal and they don't cheat with quantity either. As Youngone already said, it ain't cheap though...
    Anyway, I would give it a shot when you're craving for something authentic US style in Texmexkok.
    Mmmh well, anything not strictly related to Thai is never really popular witg Thais. Usually if you go to a non Thai restaurant and you see Thais is because that place also serves Thai food. There's an Italian restaurant in Isaan where they had to hire a somtan cooker. Thainess ;)

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  7. As an alternative you could try freegate (google freegate). Doesn't need a VPN and can be ran from HD or a USB stick. You can surf anonimously and access blocked sites from anywhere. The only cons are that it's Windows only. The pros are that it's completely free of charge.
    Otherwise, if a VPN and different platforms is what you require, try witopia. I use it since 2010 when I could not access facebook from China. Costs about USD40/yr and has connection gateways all over the world.

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