Want to bet that since it is a MILITARY serviced airfield, there isn't much gone?
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Want to bet that since it is a MILITARY serviced airfield, there isn't much gone?
Hopefully I'm not breaking any rule by posting this:
I have a SIM card for my phone that I use when I'm in Cambodia. Unfortunately I forgot to take it with me on my last trip and Cambodian SIM cards have the strange feature that they expire if you do not use them.
I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me in getting some credit added to the card though, being new here, I'm not sure what options we have for making contact.
Can anyone help?
Hello Fellow mongers, traverlers and alike in need for a break from PP.
Anyone interested in riding bikes in the jungle, parks or wherever, away from PP, during Chinese new year festival (week of feb 18th)?
If interested pls PM me.
BBB
[QUOTE=BangBangBang]Hello Fellow mongers, traverlers and alike in need for a break from PP.
Anyone interested in riding bikes in the jungle, parks or wherever, away from PP, during Chinese new year festival (week of feb 18th)?
If interested pls PM me.
BBB[/QUOTE]
Dont know what area you intend to ride into the jungles but do some research and always ask around (local ex-pats) as many landmines still exist in the woods (offroads).
Also inform your hotel or some friends where you will be going as I once chatted with a bloke had a friend who rode off in the woods on a trail and motocycle chain broke riding thru a pit after a rain storm. Took them 3 days to find him --dehydrated and totally mosquito/ant bitten all over body.
PT
[QUOTE=NanaHawk]Hopefully I'm not breaking any rule by posting this:
I have a SIM card for my phone that I use when I'm in Cambodia. Unfortunately I forgot to take it with me on my last trip and Cambodian SIM cards have the strange feature that they expire if you do not use them.
I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me in getting some credit added to the card though, being new here, I'm not sure what options we have for making contact.
Can anyone help?[/QUOTE]I am living in PP and I can help you.What do you want me to do,just buy another card and acativate it or what?
I am writing this as I look athe little phone card shop across the road from the hotel.
[QUOTE=BangBangBang]
Anyone interested in riding bikes in the jungle, parks or wherever, away from PP, during Chinese new year festival (week of feb 18th)?
BBB[/QUOTE]
BBB,
I can personally recommend Paeng at Dancing Roads. Look him up and organise a trip. I went from PP to Siem Reap in October. If I hadn't broken my wrist on the second day I'd have enjoyed it a lot more. Great experience though. Interesting temples. An alternative to Dancing Roads is Hidden Cambodia. They also run bike tours around the country.
I echo PhantomTiger 2 though, there are still many land mines around. Saw the signs. Apparently, 100 metres either side of the road are cleared, then you're on your own.
Other alternative, check out the proprietor of California 2 on the riverfront in PP. He's American and has a great deal of knowledge about biking in Cambodia. He's ridden most, if not all of the trails himself. He may be able to put you in touch with like minded bikers. If you go with a tour, you're more likely to have spares and someone who speaks the language. Very useful in remote areas.
Had a good time in Siem Reap, stayed in The Villa, in Siem Reap. Just round the corner from Bar Street. Nice Guest house, don't think it was that expensive, but had reasonable restaurant. Totally GF when I brought back Linda from the Temple Bar in Bar St. I think I paid her $20 for LT.
Good luck and gook biking.
Expatcat
[QUOTE=Expatcat]BBB,
I can personally recommend Paeng at Dancing Roads. Look him up and organise a trip. I went from PP to Siem Reap in October. If I hadn't broken my wrist on the second day I'd have enjoyed it a lot more.
I echo PhantomTiger 2 though, there are still many land mines around. Saw the signs. Apparently, 100 metres either side of the road are cleared, then you're on your own.
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Expatcat[/QUOTE]
Bummer breaking a wrist on vacation.
Areas around PP should be fine, but some of the out of the way temples I came across well outside of SR still had warning signs near those areas so best be careful.
I would agree that using a knowledgeable guide with a support team is best for motocycle or dirt bike riding in Cambo. But for me, Cambo is not my 1st choice for this activity-----IMO
PT
i have reposted info from the los thread:
aviation officials reluctant to renew certificate due to multiple concerns. this friday was supposed to be the day suvarnabhumi airport would have received a permanent aerodrome certificate for meeting safety requirements of the international civil aviation organisation (icao) - but that is not going to happen.
the interim certificate issued six months ago by the department of civilian aviation (dca) in response to the former government's rush to open the airport for domestic flights on july 29, will expire tomorrow and officials feel uneasy about extending it.
dca director-general chaisak angsuwan said the lack of certification was likely to affect international confidence in thailand's brand new airport, but it was impossible for his agency to issue a permanent certificate amid looming problems such as major cracks on the runway, taxiway and tarmac.
"the best we could do is issue another six-month interim certificate to suvarnabhumi, but i'm not certain if we can do it by this friday because there are a long list of questions for which we are still awaiting answers from the airports of thailand," he said.
chaisak said his agency needed to see a comprehensive plan of how the cracks - reportedly rep001tered around some 100,000 square metres of the airport - would be addressed, as well as other unresolved safety issues such as inadequate lighting and airfield signs.
the thaksin shinawatra government rushed to officially open suvarnabhumi in late september amid criticism from both local and international aviation industry that the airport was not ready. the council for national security, which ousted thaksin 10 days before the opening, said it was too late to change the schedule.
these developments potentially set the stage for the airport to be left in a certification "no-man's land" as thai credibility in regard to ensuring airport safety up to icao standards has suffered a major blow.
"the icao will soon release a list of uncertified airports in the world and it remains to be seen if suvarnabhumi will be on the list," a dca safety official, who asked not to be named, said.
runway and tarmac cracks, which began appearing at the time of the official opening, seemed to be getting worse, said the safety official, and that made it impossible to certify that suvarnabhumi met icao standards.
don't say i never told you so:
pt
As promised, I will keep you guys informed as alot of you transit thru BBK airport to Cambodia.
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Jan 30, 2007
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.
Bangkok's sleek and modern Suvarnabhumi Airport, which opened to great fanfare in September, was supposed to transform the Thai capital into Southeast Asia's leading air hub. To say it has had a rocky start would be an understatement.
Critics at home have derided the new airport as a national embarrassment and a monument to the alleged corruption of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Thaksin, whose administration handed out most of the airport's building contracts, was ousted in a coup just days before Suvarnabhumi opened on September 28.
"There is so much bad news about this airport -- and so much that needs to be fixed," said Yodiam Teptaranon, a board member of Airports of Thailand, or AOT, the national airport authority. "Everything seems to be happening all at once. It makes everyone concerned."
Transport Minister Thira Haocharoen recommended on Monday that Bangkok's old and now shuttered Don Muang airport be reopened for domestic flights that do not connect to international routes. The reopening, which is expected to get Cabinet approval next week, would help ease congestion while repairs are made at Suvarnabhumi and could be permanent, he said.
The most urgent problem is cracks on the tarmac. Early last week, airport authorities said that more than 100 cracks were detected in taxiways leading to Suvarnabhumi's two runways. The cracks first emerged about two weeks after the airport opened and have spread to 25 separate locations, said Somchai Sawasdeepon, the airport's general manager.
As a result, planes are unable to use 11 out of 51 air bridges for boarding aircraft, causing inconvenience to passengers who are shuttled by bus to and from their planes.
Thira, the transport minister, admitted last week that "some airlines have concerns" about the airport's safety.
Thailand's Department of Civil Aviation decided on Friday to hold off on renewing the airport's international safety certificate, known as its Aerodrome Certificate, because needed repairs to taxiways were not yet finished. The airport can continue to operate without the license.
"You're beginning to see the evidence of Thaksin's wrongdoing in this -- our mother of all airports," he told a gathering of foreign journalists on Monday.
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So as I warned you guys last year,
Be prepared to use the old Don Muang airport again in the near future.(so far for domestic flights only but who knows as the old airport may remain open permanently.)
Cheers.
PT
AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
The board of Airports of Thailand Plc yesterday approved the use of Don Muang for domestic flights with no international connections and set March 15 as the possible date for the relaunch of services at the old airport.
It targeted March 15 for the resumption of regular services for Don Muang, which was closed on Sept 28, when the country's main airport moved to Suvarnabhumi.
The March 15 date was set to allow sufficient time to prepare for an expected surge in air travel to the provinces during the Songkran holiday.
Sources in the Airports of Thailand (AoT) board said its president Chotisak Asapaviriya told the meeting that the March 15 move was possible. However, he told reporters afterwards that he could not guarantee complete success.
Airlines with domestic services _THAI, Nok Air, Thai AirAsia and One-Two-Go have supported yesterday's decision.
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Will try to keep you guys informed of any more news or changes.
Suggest you check ahead and plan travel accordingly.
Cheers
PT
Ok, I just want to know the rough price to fly from BKK to PP round trip.
And if there are any websites that I can book flights from. Or if its even worth it, I mean or should I just land and book a flight over the counter?
Any info will be greatly apperciated.
This is my first time planning a hobbiest trip, I know its not for another 8months but I already have jitters thiking about it.
Cheers,
Domonic
Check both Bangkok Air and Air Asia online for the best price. It should be about 4000 bt- roundtrip
Air Asia flies in the morning. BKK Air in the evening.
Dude, you have know idea how much that helped, I kept getting the same time, but now I'll land at 10:50pm and hope on the 7am flight....YAY! I get a few hours to get stuck into some Bangkok poon! YAY! That makes me really happy.
Cheers
[QUOTE=Etard]Dude, you have know idea how much that helped, I kept getting the same time, but now I'll land at 10:50pm and hope on the 7am flight....YAY! I get a few hours to get stuck into some Bangkok poon! YAY! That makes me really happy.
Cheers[/QUOTE]Once you have your bags and catch a cab to the city it will be midnight.
This will give you about 4-5 hours to find a girl, get a ST room, fuck her and then get back to the airport to make your flight.
Achieving this after a flight from canada then flying to PP on no sleep?
Not forgetting how much $$ you will blow.
Good luck.
Arriving around the same time in Oct. but, plan on staying a couple of days at a guesthouse near the airport. 10 bucks a night. Not sure about the entertainment around Bangpli, but figgured I'd chill out before heading to Phnom Penh.
Later,
SB