Go to Thailand they said....it will be fun they said.... (Page 3 of 67)
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Originally Posted By GTLandser: The fuck? I was contemplating a trip because the crowds would be less, but all those restrictions sound WACK. What's walking on the beach or swimming in the ocean going to do to spread COVID? COVID's got to be like the 3rd or 4th worst public health concern for them, after their usual.  If you go to Thailand on holiday and all you catch is COVID, you've won. |
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Originally Posted By GIVEMEMYTOYS: If you get to Phuket say hello to my girlfriend Alisa. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/257492/404B0CA0-2CA9-4D18-9E4E-12DAD5580B39_png-1976640.JPG Yum! |
Saw this guy working on his boat on Koh Samui when I did my motorbike tour. BOAT BUILDER ON KOH SAMUI |
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Some of you mentioned that having to do a quarantine was a deal breaker. I understand. But for me I was origionally prepared to do two weeks so I booked the best hotel I could find with a corner suite with a jacuzzi balcony. Then later after my booking and because I was from the USA Thailand eased quarantine to 11 days. Then because I had proof of vaccination it was reduced to one week. I brought my laptop, a wireless keyboard and mouse and a HDMI cable to hook my laptop into the big TV at the foot of my bed. I could lay in bed all day and surf the internet or watch YouTube or hundreds of chanels on the TV if I wished. Attached File Attached File |
| That place looks good and 1 week quarantine is bearable if you have the time to spare. It's just that few people with 2 week vacations are going to risk a 1 week quarantine plus the risk of testing positive and going through god knows what after that. It's too unpredictable for most. They will have to wave the quarantine completely like the Phuket deal to have any chance at meaningful tourist numbers. |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: Some of you mentioned that having to do a quarantine was a deal breaker. I understand. But for me I was origionally prepared to do two weeks so I booked the best hotel I could find with a corner suite with a jacuzzi balcony. Then later after my booking and because I was from the USA Thailand eased quarantine to 11 days. Then because I had proof of vaccination it was reduced to one week. I brought my laptop, a wireless keyboard and mouse and a HDMI cable to hook my laptop into the big TV at the foot of my bed. I could lay in bed all day and surf the internet or watch YouTube or hundreds of chanels on the TV if I wished. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/My_quarantine_room_jpg-1978873.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/Jacuzzi_Balcony_jpg-1978875.JPG Damn man! You're living the dream right now. How much did that room cost per night? |
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Originally Posted By glockluv: Damn man! You're living the dream right now. How much did that room cost per night? Just to be clear this was the room I did my quarantine in in Bangkok and not a normal hotel. The whole Hotel is set up as an ASQ quarantine hotel now. The price includes pickup at the BKK airport shuttle to your room, 3 meals a day, covid test on day 5, daily room cleaning after covid test shows you are negative. Very expensive by Thai standards because of all the extra services that are included. It works out to about $175 USD a night. By comparison my beach front room on the island of Koh Samui was less than $48 a night. I will post more about my arrival into Thailand and the whole quarantine experience soon. |
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Looks awesome op, Be interesting to watch things open up while you are there. Keep updating Eta did you go thru Dubai Or Hong Kong? Or ? How was flight changing planes? |
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Originally Posted By JoeThompson: Serious question. If you're not looking for drugs and sex, why would you go there? Because it's cheap? Why would you go anywhere ? This guy has lived there awhile. Great life cool place. Inexpensive  Buying My 1st Motorbike in Thailand! |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: In the tourist areas English is very common. This would be the last place on earth I would suggest for looking for drugs unless you want to do life in one of the worst prisons ever. Just sight seeing here is amazing. Google James Bond island or Koh Phi Phi for examples. 
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Originally Posted By 4thbreak: That place looks good and 1 week quarantine is bearable if you have the time to spare. It's just that few people with 2 week vacations are going to risk a 1 week quarantine plus the risk of testing positive and going through god knows what after that. It's too unpredictable for most. They will have to wave the quarantine completely like the Phuket deal to have any chance at meaningful tourist numbers. Concur. I have never been in a hotel nice enough that I cared to be locked in the room for 7 days straight. |
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Originally Posted By glockluv: Damn man! You're living the dream right now. How much did that room cost per night? If OP is a Road Warrior (possibly? ) then certain types of jobs spend a lot of time traveling to client sites or on long duration projects, resulting in a LOT of hotel and credit card loyalty points. It's one of the few things that make those kind of jobs bearable. |
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Originally Posted By DubyaB: Looks awesome op, Be interesting to watch things open up while you are there. Keep updating Eta did you go thru Dubai Or Hong Kong? Or ? How was flight changing planes? First of all I planned my flights and gave myself a 4 hour layover at each stop. While this might seem excessive, if for any reason a plane was delayed and I missed a connecting flight I would have been royally fucked. It all has to do with the covid free paper work needed to travel being only good for 72 hours, and my ASQ hotel reservation being for a certain date. Now the only requirement was to wear a mask on flights or when walking around the airports. The airports were almost empty. First I flew to Chicago Just hung out people watching. Then a 13.5 hour flight to Tokoyo and I spent the layover time in the Presidents lounge drinking free beer and eating free noodle dishes. Then a 7 hour flight to Bangkok where immigration took about one hour. Then the ASQ hotel man picked me up in a private shuttle for a ride to my Now 13.5 hours is a terrible amount of time to fly so I had a business first seat. The seat would go flat and extend to the blue shelf infront where your legs would go. It was very comfortable.Attached File Attached File |
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Originally Posted By JoeThompson: Serious question. If you're not looking for drugs and sex, why would you go there? Because it's cheap? The country is beautiful. The islands are awesome, like I said before Google James Bond Island or Cheow Lan Lake for a few examples. Also I want to do it before the rush of tourists get back. The people are extremely friendly , crime is almost nonexistent. My cousin asked me "why are you going way over there, when there is plenty of things to see here in the USA". I said yes but while I still have my health and can do international travel I want to do that now. When I get too old to fly then maybe here in the US I can take some bus tours and see sights. I bet in 20 years the Grand Canyon will probably still look the same as it does now. 
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Originally Posted By GTLandser: Concur. I have never been in a hotel nice enough that I cared to be locked in the room for 7 days straight. When covid first came out I stayed "locked" in my home for over 7 days because I , like everyone else, didn't know how serious it was going to be. Time goes fast when you have internet access. Also I didn't enjoy being locked in the quarantine hotel, I tolerated it for the reward that I would have when I got out of unlimited travel around this country without thousands of stupid tourists. |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: First of all I planned my flights and gave myself a 4 hour layover at each stop. While this might seem excessive, if for any reason a plane was delayed and I missed a connecting flight I would have been royally fucked. It all has to do with the covid free paper work needed to travel being only good for 72 hours, and my ASQ hotel reservation being for a certain date. Now the only requirement was to wear a mask on flights or when walking around the airports. The airports were almost empty. First I flew to Chicago Just hung out people watching. Then a 13.5 hour flight to Tokoyo and I spent the layover time in the Presidents lounge drinking free beer and eating free noodle dishes. Then a 7 hour flight to Bangkok where immigration took about one hour. Then the ASQ hotel man picked me up in a private shuttle for a ride to my Now 13.5 hours is a terrible amount of time to fly so I had a business first seat. The seat would go flat and extend to the blue shelf infront where your legs would go. It was very comfortable.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/MY_SEAT_STORAGE__2__jpg-1979161.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/MY_SEAT_STORAGE__1__jpg-1979162.JPG |
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Originally Posted By fingas: Al Nippon? Flew their business class on the way to Nagasaki before Covid. Great service. Yes ORD to NRT then NRT to BKK were both Al Nippon There were only 3 of us in all of business class so all the stewardess were catering to us very well. They were very cute Japanese stewardesses, so friendly, awesome experience, great inflight food etc. |
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Laundry lady washed ironed folded and put in this plastic bag. 3 shirts, 3 socks, 3 underwear, 1 shorts 120 baht, less than $4 USD I always tip her 100 baht or $3 Attached File ETA yesterday I had a pair of shorts that lost the waist button. Seamstress lady took them to repair. When I came back in a couple hours she said she didn't have that large of a button come back at 5PM. I came back she showed me 2 buttons one smaller than mine one larger I said maybe the larger one would work She said no no and showed me my shorts. She had replaced the button and was just offering me the other 2 buttons. I asked how much? 30 baht, about one dollar. She had to actually go shopping somewhere to find the buttons fixed my shorts and gave me the extra buttons for $1. I gave her 100 baht, about $3 she was very happy. These people work so hard for so little. |
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Attached File So the massage parlors were allowed to open up this week. There literally are thousands of them here in Pattaya. I had to try the Thai massage. Now I'm not talking about the "happy ending" type of massages you bunch of degenerates but a legit massage. Those of you that don't know what a Thai massage is the lady will literally get on your back and use her forearms, shins, elbows, and knees. She cracked my back six times, even better than a chiropractor.  One hour for $6. |
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One of my best friends is half Thai and bounced back and forth between here and there for a long time. He says he’s never met or even heard of a Westerner going there and not indulging in the sex trade. A couple years ago he decided to never move back to Thailand since he has kids and HIV has gone insane there. When I asked him about the ladyboy thing he said children are the bigger focus for most westerners. |
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Originally Posted By olds442tyguy: One of my best friends is half Thai and bounced back and forth between here and there for a long time. He says he’s never met or even heard of a Westerner going there and not indulging in the sex trade. A couple years ago he decided to never move back to Thailand since he has kids and HIV has gone insane there. When I asked him about the ladyboy thing he said children are the bigger focus for most westerners. Did you have that conversation with him during the late 90's? |
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There are a lot of new buildings being built here in Pattaya. On this one the workers are removing some of the protective construction paper on the buildings veneer. Not quite OSHA standards being followed.  Linky  Removing building veneer paper |
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Originally Posted By Meadowmuffin: Does anyone go there for anything other than sex? I went for work. We had a technical conference in Bangkok. That being said, my wife was smart enough to not let me go by myself. |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: I don't want to support the use of elephants in the tourist trade so no. I flew here on Bangkok Airways from BKK for $150 USD while expensive by Thailand standards, it was the fastest way to get here. Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: Originally Posted By Kodan: Ride an elephant yet? How much is the ferry now for Farangs? I don't want to support the use of elephants in the tourist trade so no. I flew here on Bangkok Airways from BKK for $150 USD while expensive by Thailand standards, it was the fastest way to get here. I am not the biggest elephant fan, my friend loves them. But it was an incredible experience. Would do it again. Also, no fucking Chinese tourists, because they all want to ride the elephants. Chinese tourists were by far the worst fucking part of Thailand.    |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: There are a lot of new buildings being built here in Pattaya. On this one the workers are removing some of the protective construction paper on the buildings veneer. Not quite OSHA standards being followed. Linky  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nXlCjpR6MRo?feature=shareHoly shit. Nope |
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Originally Posted By David_ESM: Friend and I had a great time on a day trip to the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary from Chiang Mai. No riding, it's an elephant reserve, funded by the visits, helps some local tribes as well. Feed the elephants bananas, sugar cane, make them some digestive medicine, walk around to all the "camps" to see different elephants, take a mud bath with them, then down to a waterfall pool to "swim" with them. I am not the biggest elephant fan, my friend loves them. But it was an incredible experience. Would do it again. Also, no fucking Chinese tourists, because they all want to ride the elephants. Chinese tourists were by far the worst fucking part of Thailand. https://i.imgur.com/qwjiNoS.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/92iQJAQ.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/c4UPjk6.jpg?1 Aw, that's sweet (I don't even mean that in a condescending way). So yes, you can visit without making a Roman Emperor blush. I won't judge you too much if you do, but there's other things to see and do. 
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: The country is beautiful. The islands are awesome, like I said before Google James Bond Island or Cheow Lan Lake for a few examples. Also I want to do it before the rush of tourists get back. The people are extremely friendly , crime is almost nonexistent. My cousin asked me "why are you going way over there, when there is plenty of things to see here in the USA". I said yes but while I still have my health and can do international travel I want to do that now. When I get too old to fly then maybe here in the US I can take some bus tours and see sights. I bet in 20 years the Grand Canyon will probably still look the same as it does now. Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: Originally Posted By JoeThompson: Serious question. If you're not looking for drugs and sex, why would you go there? Because it's cheap? The country is beautiful. The islands are awesome, like I said before Google James Bond Island or Cheow Lan Lake for a few examples. Also I want to do it before the rush of tourists get back. The people are extremely friendly , crime is almost nonexistent. My cousin asked me "why are you going way over there, when there is plenty of things to see here in the USA". I said yes but while I still have my health and can do international travel I want to do that now. When I get too old to fly then maybe here in the US I can take some bus tours and see sights. I bet in 20 years the Grand Canyon will probably still look the same as it does now. Lol Wut? I love Thailand, but you're seriously delusional if you think crime is almost nonexistent there. |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: Some of you mentioned that having to do a quarantine was a deal breaker. I understand. But for me I was origionally prepared to do two weeks so I booked the best hotel I could find with a corner suite with a jacuzzi balcony. Then later after my booking and because I was from the USA Thailand eased quarantine to 11 days. Then because I had proof of vaccination it was reduced to one week. I brought my laptop, a wireless keyboard and mouse and a HDMI cable to hook my laptop into the big TV at the foot of my bed. I could lay in bed all day and surf the internet or watch YouTube or hundreds of chanels on the TV if I wished. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/My_quarantine_room_jpg-1978873.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/522423/Jacuzzi_Balcony_jpg-1978875.JPG That room looks nothing like the ones on asianstreetmeat.com. |
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Originally Posted By HDLS: "crime is almost nonexistent" Lol Wut? I love Thailand, but you're seriously delusional if you think crime is almost nonexistent there. I know it's odd, but outside of Bangkok people leave their keys in their scooters. Crime is very low there. You can look it up online. |
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Originally Posted By glockluv: I know it's odd, but outside of Bangkok people leave their keys in their scooters. Crime is very low there. You can look it up online. Even here in Pattaya some of the bars have flat screen TVs mounted under their roofs but outside their bars area. At night after closing they "lock" the bar by just stacking bar stools all along the open front area. But you can walk up to and touch.the TVs as they are outside this area. No one even thinks about stealing them. Now this bar has been shut down for almost a year just like this. Normal nightly shutdown involves just a few barstools not at all to this extent. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By axl: If you get to Bangkok look up my old girlfriend. She worked out of the lobby at the American Hotel. Her name was "Number Eight". Since this was in 1970 I pretty sure she's moved to another career field. I shouldn't have laughed as hard as I did at that. |
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"Crime" by itself doesn't tell the story, The types of crimes and where directed are what affects quality of life. Thailand has plenty of crime. Heck, prostitution is a crime in Thailand, one conducted with ear impunity. This only touches in larger issues with corruption and trafficking. Lots of scams targeting tourists, plenty of drug trafficking. But, the kind of violent crime and property crime that most people think of when it comes to crime that affects them? Not really so much. Stay away from scammers and drugs and you really have very little to worry about. |
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Originally Posted By SeanC: That room looks nothing like the ones on asianstreetmeat.com. Attached File
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Originally Posted By usmcdean: MADMAXXX, That pic of Billabong bar is a sad sight. Almost brings a tear to my eyes. I've had some nights there......... The good news is they and many other bars are starting to plan on opening sometime soon. There is a lady that lives in the tent set up in the bar and during the day she can be seen cleaning etc inside. Many other bars in the LK metro area are completely being gutted and rebuilt during this shutdown. I took this picture an hour ago on my way to irovers bar for breakfast. Pink tent is where she is sleeping, blue blanket is her entrance. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By MADMAXXX: Yes I came here alone. Most of my friends took weekends off work or didn't suck up the daily OT that I did and they have a couple years before they can afford to retire. Lots of expats live here if it's American company you want. Traveling alone means I can do what I want when I want also. That's code for ladyboys |
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Originally Posted By JoeThompson: Serious question. If you're not looking for drugs and sex, why would you go there? Because it's cheap? Here are some valid reasons that I can see: - Interesting buddhist temples, Chinese temples, ancient Khmer ruins - Silk industry and related handicrafts to buy - longtail boat rides through the canals of Bangkok - peaceful rural homestays amongst rice paddies - totally authentic regional Thai cuisine - delicious street food (world recognized) - cheap first world quality dental care (cash treatments cheaper than insurance copays in US) - 5-star luxury hotels much cheaper than in US - Luxury shopping malls - Enjoying a culture that is really friendly and gracious to visitors - Nice beaches with very inexpensive beachfront cottages - Generally doesn't have all the woke baloney in the US |
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Originally Posted By DeathMetalMedic: No ladyboy, no care Yeah we know you're gay. |
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