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I am planning an extended stay in BKK the end of May from New York City, and have about 80lbs of clothing in 3 cartons I want to ship Surface Parcel Post which usually takes 4-6 weeks to arrive. Problem is I will be in Phuket and several of the other beach regions for the 1st 4 weeks, and have no long term address in Bangkok as of yet to label the cartons for shipping.

I know the GPO in BKK does hold letters and small parcels addressed to General Delivery 'Poste Restante' for up to 90 days, but I was wondering if anyone knows if they also hold cartons of that weight. Otherwise any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[QUOTE=Worldtravlr]I am planning an extended stay in BKK the end of May from New York City, and have about 80lbs of clothing in 3 cartons I want to ship Surface Parcel Post which usually takes 4-6 weeks to arrive. Problem is I will be in Phuket and several of the other beach regions for the 1st 4 weeks, and have no long term address in Bangkok as of yet to label the cartons for shipping.

I know the GPO in BKK does hold letters and small parcels addressed to General Delivery 'Poste Restante' for up to 90 days, but I was wondering if anyone knows if they also hold cartons of that weight. Otherwise any other suggestions would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]
I know you are a newcomer, but this is a sex forum. Try the UPS/Fedex/DHL chat rooms.

[QUOTE=The Kman]OK, I'm embarrassed to ask this question on this forum, but I am going to anyway.TKM.[/QUOTE]
You should be shot for asking this in a sex forum. But then leather is an integral part of sex (Eden comes to mind). However, Thailand is not known for leather goods. Try Indonesia.

[QUOTE=Worldtravlr]I am planning an extended stay in BKK the end of May from New York City, and have about 80lbs of clothing in 3 cartons I want to ship Surface Parcel Post which usually takes 4-6 weeks to arrive. Problem is I will be in Phuket and several of the other beach regions for the 1st 4 weeks, and have no long term address in Bangkok as of yet to label the cartons for shipping.

I know the GPO in BKK does hold letters and small parcels addressed to General Delivery 'Poste Restante' for up to 90 days, but I was wondering if anyone knows if they also hold cartons of that weight. Otherwise any other suggestions would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]



To Worldtrav - suggest you post your query on flyertalk.com > forum > travel and dining thread - which is one of the best travel sites. You'll get a very quick answer from some of the resident experts there.


Duni - i can tell you're getting horny by your replies....time to visit LOS again! I'll be there end of this month and staying hopefully at Giotto's. LOL

Hi,

Friday 5th May is Buddha's Birthday & a national holiday in Hong Kong. I'm heading to Bangkok for a(nother) short break. Is it a holiday in LOS & will everywhere be closed ?

Kens.

Traveler1234

Yup, you are right. I will be there May 18-20 staying at Giotto's. Looks like he has a fun place and convinced me to try it. Beers on me and any other ISG members who can show up (18th & 19th only).

That goes for you too Poster wherever you are.

[QUOTE=Duniawala]Traveler1234

Yup, you are right. I will be there May 18-20 staying at Giotto's. Looks like he has a fun place and convinced me to try it. Beers on me and any other ISG members who can show up (18th & 19th only).

That goes for you too Poster wherever you are.[/QUOTE]

We'll miss each other. But 1Ball and/or Piper1 might be around at giotto's

Can any of you fellow members really help me out. I will be passing transit from Bangkok and I have decided to stay for a couple of days. Unfortunatelly I am arriving on Visakha Bucha Day

I have posted the same quetion also yesterday, but I have been more confused.

Eventually, what is the case on Visakha Bucha Day. Will we get some action in Bangkok or do we have to postpone our arrival for a couple of days.

[QUOTE=DuffyDuck]Can any of you fellow members really help me out. I will be passing transit from Bangkok and I have decided to stay for a couple of days. Unfortunatelly I am arriving on Visakha Bucha Day

I have posted the same quetion also yesterday, but I have been more confused.

Eventually, what is the case on Visakha Bucha Day. Will we get some action in Bangkok or do we have to postpone our arrival for a couple of days.[/QUOTE]

DuffiDuck,

you can never be sure, but normally the gogo's are closed on Buddha days, most of the bars too (if they not sell food), English Pubs are open and selling alcohol (since years), 50 % of the massage places are closed, because the ladies show respect to Buddha.

This year it seams to be taken a bit easier than normal: we got the advice from our friends on brown not to show bottles on the tables (if you understand what I mean, otherwise PM me).


Giotto

[QUOTE=Kens14]Hi,

Friday 5th May is Buddha's Birthday & a national holiday in Hong Kong. I'm heading to Bangkok for a(nother) short break. Is it a holiday in LOS & will everywhere be closed ?

Kens.[/QUOTE]

We just checked it. It is a "small" holiday, banks etc. are closed, but bars are open and alcohol is sold. We did not get any information from the police up to now, and this normally happens, if we cannot sell alcohol.


Giotto

Thank you Giotto!

Hi,

I'm planning on bringing my laptop to Thailand with me. On it there are some videos, etc (nothing illegal in the UK, btw). However just want to double check I will should be OK entering Thailand with it. For example if they do decide to check the contents of my laptop, will there be trouble in store for me?

Thanks

I am a photgrapher and went through customs with a camera bag and laptop, no one asked to see my bags. In fact, he just wanted to see my passport and asked how long I was planning to stay. The whole process took less than 5 minutes.

[QUOTE=The World]Hi,

I'm planning on bringing my laptop to Thailand with me. On it there are some videos, etc (nothing illegal in the UK, btw). However just want to double check I will should be OK entering Thailand with it. For example if they do decide to check the contents of my laptop, will there be trouble in store for me?

Thanks[/QUOTE]

Thanks to information gleaned on this forum, before leaving Oz I arranged for some dental treatment whilst I am in BKK.

Well today I trotted off to the Dental Hospital (run by the King's dentist apparently) at Soi 49 and was extremely pleasantly surprised.

[url]http://www.dentalhospitalbangkok.com[/url]

Without going into the gory details the treatment was better than anything else I have experienced in the world. That includes the US, UK, Australia, NZ, China and India.

Hygienic, efficient, thorough, timely, farang friendly, very bloody cheap, professional and fast are all words that more than adequately describe my experience. In short, what I had done cost a total of 3600 Baht. I got a quote for the same treatment in Australia before I left and was quoted A$1500. Get your currency converters out to work out the difference!

The staff there even dealt effectively with a very rude American (I assume expat) who demanded to be treated today even though she didn't make an appointment and there was no emergency. Her winning line was "Well what have you got on today that is more important than providing me with good service!". She was a real winner that one. Some people should have their passport revoked on the grounds that they are idiots, and they should NEVER be allowed out of their own country.

If I do have one beef, it is with the map they send you when you make a booking. It doesn't adequately represent where the dental hospital is located. My driver (a Thai local) couldn't even find it. In the end we were just lucky enough to stumble across it. I pointed that out at reception and they agreed, so I assume it will be changed.

All in all, thanks to board members who provided the initial advice. My mouth and bank balance are most appreciative.

TKM

[QUOTE=Duniawala]Traveler1234

Yup, you are right. I will be there May 18-20 staying at Giotto's. Looks like he has a fun place and convinced me to try it. Beers on me and any other ISG members who can show up (18th & 19th only).

That goes for you too Poster wherever you are.[/QUOTE]
Hey Duniawala,

I return May 16 (am in Bucharest of all places now), and actually plan to hang around for a while. Have been reading about Giotto's but haven't been down there yet. See you on the 18th/19th.

-Y