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Good advice, but it's not a 1. 5 hour effect like sildenifil (in case anyone was silly enough to think this).

It needs to be taken steadily over an extended period. I have been taking 1 capsule of...

I think it's been said a few times before but I would strongly advise not paying for any airline tickets until there is some pronouncements about resumption of visa issuance.

That goes for all...

I have done a simple price comparison on several so-called duty-free items in HK, Incheon and Guam in trips over the past 3 months, and I can state with certainty that I can buy the same items in the...

Book a place for 1 or maybe 2 nights and then visit places close by or even the place you're in and negotiate for a long-term stay.

I did this in Vientiane when I had a 6-week assignment. I booked...

Yes you're right. 3 hours is the minimum. The new rules regarding carriers not being prepared to cross-check bags to other airlines has made my current travels through 3 different airports with 3...

Yes ED but I stuck to the objective data set which is verifiable by using daily forex rates.

As soon as we get into liveability, food, traffic, prettiness, GFE, English-speaking, other attractions...

Interesting data here about the cost of mongering in BKK, especially with the recent Smooci thread about comparing SIN and BKK.

It reassures me that I chose to live in Manila instead.

FWIW,...

RJ.

All this pre-planning activity almost guarantees that something will go pear-shaped somewhere along the line.

I hope you are not so paranoid thinking about what can go wrong that you forget...

The best laid plans of mice and men. LOL.

It's a high risk adventure Rob. You have to assume nothing will go wrong too. I recall how a mate of mine on the same sort of trip stepped off a curb and...

News article on the Yahoo Philippines website.

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/thai-tourism-body-says-opposes-sex-tourism-041610140.html

You did say "short", but I can vouch for the Bkk to Vientiane (Lao PDR) trip.
Of course it stops on the Thai side of the border at Nong Khai and you need to bus to Vientiane after the border...

This is not directed at you specifically KStar but as someone who lives in SE Asia and has travelled extensively all over I think that if anyone is stressed by an extra 5 to 15 minutes waiting for...

I suggest you haven't spent much time with Asian families at all mate (particularly a filipino family), or you would know that the Philippines is probably the number 1 threat to pollution of the...

Maybe Syzygies should have his own thread assigned to him, as he completely dominates the Thailand one.

By my reckoning he must spend around 2 hours or more every day composing posts for ISG.
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This discussion is probably in the wrong thread but I will answer anyway.

Just because nobody at your guesthouse mentioned it doesn't mean it's not illegal.

If you stay in the 4 and 5-star...

I first noticed this 20 years ago with my Filipino driver on my first road trip.

He was doing it along the open highway and I thought WTF, so I discussed it with him.

It turns out that most...

Check the link.
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You need to get out more Syz.

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It's helpful to read some of Christopher G Moore's non-fiction writings on Thai culture and why it will probably continue to be "unstable" (a western descriptor) for a long time yet.

Read "The...

I have done the same LA G. I asked HSBC to flag my account as a frequent traveller overseas but. . . I live in the Philippines so if anything can go wrong it will, so I double up every time and...

I agree, but I would stress to everybody to ALWAYS tell your bank if you are travelling anywhere.

Any bank that is serious about protecting you and your money will see flags if there is suddenly a...

Be sure to read the detail.

I hve never heard of 1-year retirement visas.

For example, the SRRV for Philippines is not a one-year visa, but an extended period that does not require renewal.
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I should have said "It's a no-brainer" FOR ME as my multi-entry is needed for my work assignments that are broken up into several segments. I have never been asked for details of when I will return....

It's a no-brainer. Much more sensible to get a multiple-entry visa for almost any country that you visit if that option is available, especially if you plan to stay for an extended period. You can...

I am always curious about what data appears on the immigration website when they swipe in your passport number. I suspect they probably note that you have overstayed the visa, so if you become an...