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Ropey

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    Ropey got a reaction from lb_beginner in Short time hotels around Nana and further away- any update?   
    AFAIK only one that does is My Lady Fashion Hotel. It's only one I've ever been to that has requested passport. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from lb_beginner in Short time hotels around Nana and further away- any update?   
    AFAIK only one that does is My Lady Fashion Hotel. It's only one I've ever been to that has requested passport. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from ARI23 in Citadines soi 8 & 11 (updated 2014)   
    Excellent review, especially the tip on booking via the hotel website for a decent discount.
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    Ropey reacted to Jonard in Monkey Pox   
    9400 +Dengue cases this year in Thailand.
    9500 road deaths in 2021
    About 50 cases of Trichinosis a year
    Seems a bit silly to worry about the 4 cases of monkeypox of which 2 were foreign nationals when you accept the risks above.
    Context is everything. Only realistic preventure measure is to avoid contact with people who have blisters. I assume that goes without saying.
     
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    Ropey got a reaction from shemanlove2015 in New UK Airline coming soon   
    Yeah, it's written like it's a high school project 
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    Ropey got a reaction from shemanlove2015 in New UK Airline coming soon   
    Yeah, it's written like it's a high school project 
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    Ropey got a reaction from waterplay in Dynasty Grande   
    I drove past it 2 weeks back, it was closed. But that's as much as I know. Perhaps it's for good as many hotels are open again already for those that survived covid. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from oliver17 in Some Recommendations Please   
    I don't know much about these, but if you happen to be wanting to save money on glasses, Malaysia seems to be the best place, most people I know here who need glasses shop in Malaysia for them rather than Thailand. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from oliver17 in Some Recommendations Please   
    I don't know much about these, but if you happen to be wanting to save money on glasses, Malaysia seems to be the best place, most people I know here who need glasses shop in Malaysia for them rather than Thailand. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from lb_beginner in Chiang Rai   
    Yeah you can do that as you have described. Probably need only 30-45 minutes at the attraction itself, depends how photo trigger happy you are. Imo it's not worth it, from memory it's not even a working temple, just an art exhibit, at the time I went precovid it was a conveyer belt setup of tourist busses unloading and reloading tourists through it - the busiest place in CR by a long shot. The artist who made it has the whole top floor of MOCA in Bkk dedicated to his work, it is interesting and worth a visit too.
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    Ropey got a reaction from lb_beginner in Chiang Rai   
    Yeah you can do that as you have described. Probably need only 30-45 minutes at the attraction itself, depends how photo trigger happy you are. Imo it's not worth it, from memory it's not even a working temple, just an art exhibit, at the time I went precovid it was a conveyer belt setup of tourist busses unloading and reloading tourists through it - the busiest place in CR by a long shot. The artist who made it has the whole top floor of MOCA in Bkk dedicated to his work, it is interesting and worth a visit too.
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    Ropey reacted to george1515 in So far,so good,so what?   
    I might be in the minority here but I was never asked or told either at the airport or at my hotel when checking in for my Day 1 Test and Go to upload the Morchana app. 
    Regardless throughout my trip for my own safety and the safety of others I took a few self administered ATK tests. They are readily available at 7/11 and others Family Mart for 50-100 Bhts.
    Luckily for me and for my trip companions none of them came back positive.
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    Ropey got a reaction from sydney69er in I have a silly question about Bangkok Blue Line MRT   
    Yes, they go both directions. The mrt doesn't accept rabbit card however, they are owned by a different entity to the BTS. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from sydney69er in I have a silly question about Bangkok Blue Line MRT   
    Yes, they go both directions. The mrt doesn't accept rabbit card however, they are owned by a different entity to the BTS. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from sydney69er in I have a silly question about Bangkok Blue Line MRT   
    Yes, they go both directions. The mrt doesn't accept rabbit card however, they are owned by a different entity to the BTS. 
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    Ropey reacted to unsocialguybangkok in Bangkok Safe Clinic   
    Hey lads,
    Just landed in the LOS and wanted to get myself tested/hep vaxed/PReP ready. From what I read up on here Pulse seems to be the go to recommendation, but a lot of their prices seemed really high. I searched the local area and Bangkok Safe Clinic (https://www.bangkoksafeclinic.com/) popped up. Pretty easy reservation process on the website, but honestly I showed up almost an hour early and there was nearly 0 wait.
    Total bill out the door for PReP lab, Anti-HCV test, consult, Hep B vaccine 1 (it was 900 and you need 3 for the full course), and the premium PReP brand Descovy was 7,200. The Descovy was 2,800, but they had other brands for much cheaper (I think one was 1,000?). I'm not going to be out here for super long anyway, and from what I read the Descovy has a lower chance of bone/kidney side effects. Seemed worth it to be, but cheap mongers could def opt for less.
    Anyway, easy to recommend the place. Service was fast and friendly, appointment was easy, and outside of probably the Red Cross or a hospital I don't think you'll get the full service much cheaper anywhere else.
     
     
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    Ropey reacted to sjsharks in Centre Point Sukhumvit soi 10   
    So I walked down there and the bad news is there is no access to soi 10 or Benjakitti Park from Soi 12. You have to go to Soi 10.
    I also asked 2 condo security guards, 2 street vendors and the lady with shop right at the far end of soi 12 (You can just see it in the last picture). All said no shortcut have to go around.
     
     






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    Ropey reacted to rayjade in Unable to post direct images in direct messages   
    Scratch that....download an older version or try one of the others.......
    I stopped using firefox a long time ago (too unstable and it crashes like crazy) . Just found out their new versions don't support java which is what you will need to post pictures
     
      Quote "Due to security issues, current versions of Firefox do not support Java, nor will future versions. To enable Java content, you'll have to install an old, 32-bit version of Firefox and then manually add the Java plugin. This is possible on Windows computers,"
     
     
     
     
     
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    Ropey got a reaction from MMMGGG in Room for hours at Soi Cowboi. Does it sound good?   
    Generally short time hotels don't require ID, if you're worried about being spotted heading in together, you can always just go get the room and have her meet you once youre in by sending her the room number. I've never been to that one, so cant comment about it specifically though. 
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    Ropey got a reaction from MMMGGG in Room for hours at Soi Cowboi. Does it sound good?   
    Generally short time hotels don't require ID, if you're worried about being spotted heading in together, you can always just go get the room and have her meet you once youre in by sending her the room number. I've never been to that one, so cant comment about it specifically though. 
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    Ropey reacted to fuckoff1 in Room for hours at Soi Cowboi. Does it sound good?   
    There's a short time hotel attached to Penny Black (at least that's what it used to be called). If that's what she's talking about, it's a decent for ST. Bigger than most. I'd be surprised if it's still running with Soi Cowboy being shutdown. Can't imagine they are getting much if any business.
     
    Cleanliness is so/so and hit and miss at just about ever ST hotel. I don't remember that one being particularly bad though.
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    Ropey reacted to bazza60 in Flight Credit. Anybody got a refund?   
    Well my experience was very positive because I booked direct with Emirates last year paid £430 for a June return flight had options to get money back or re book within 2 years of my original booking. I decided to hold out so I called them early this month because I wanted to fly this month to find out how much the flight would be because have been following prices and the dates I wanted were around £1200 so was expecting to pay extra but I did not have to pay another penny !!!! So all I can say is I am more than happy with Emirates and will be my airline of choice in the future
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    Ropey reacted to Knobby in Testosterone tablets   
    Another diet myth is being debunked.
    The low fat or fat-free range of foods. I have seen reports that some of the fat-free foods in the shops are really not that good for you. (yes even more food that's bad for you ) 
    Now and then do I a sort of homemade semi keto diet with higher fat and protein and lower carbs. So not a strict "clean" keto but I find the extra fat makes me feel better and sex drive improves.
     
     
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    Ropey got a reaction from Thanks in Thai Style Nightlife Areas in Bangkok: Cocowalk, Udom Suk and Srinakarin   
    Drove past the other day, the gas station and buildings surrounding it including the ladyboy restaurant have been demolished.
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    Ropey got a reaction from Thanks in Thai Style Nightlife Areas in Bangkok: Cocowalk, Udom Suk and Srinakarin   
    Drove past the other day, the gas station and buildings surrounding it including the ladyboy restaurant have been demolished.
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