JustSumGai

I am 70 you bum :P I travel in and haul around a big 50 lb rolling suitcase, with a 15+ backpack on and a small tech bag big enough to do 3 or more day trips. Next time I'll probably deal with TWO 23 kilo suitcases as I have acquired a Khmer gf/wife as well at the Thai one and they do like lil treats. I also need to pack provisions. She's in the boonies south east of PP with fuck all for stores around. as to people over reacting to bombastic reporting? fuck em if they can't take a joke. Let em stay home.

Opera? is that still around? I stopped using it years ago when it started failing to display many sites properly. The originator of Speed Dial. I loved it. Wen to Pale Moon which then did the same thing, could not FB on it for sure. I LIKE Vivaldi, but it's Chrome based. ODDLY I have viewed this site on it for a few years no problems. I blame the Updates. Thanks for the heads up Pig

Shamma Lamma Ding Dong, I Wanna Be Sedated, Les Brers In A Minor, High Tides and Green Grass, Ionized...you know, the classics. That above list made me nauseous, I think I need some Iggy Pop to counteract it.

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if you have to teach someone what good sex is they are a lost cause.

just proves what I've been saying for years, kids these days are empty headed lemmings that follow STUPID fads. They have no brains. I would not bother to befriend anyone under 40 at this point. Gen X almost looks sensible and normal at this point. side note? what's up with no autofill? JESUS if I have to keep a list of sites/passwords next to the puter to go on any I am DONE with those sites. My Google shoulda picked this one up. I think tech and the internet for sane humans has hit the wall. not secure? wtf, I'm not putting bank details or home freakin address OR my real name.

no problem on the one way...apparently the airline checks in with Thai Imm and they say not needed. The only problem I had was LAX where being mis-directed by staff and SHIT design caused me to walk about 4 miles. They should level that thing and start over. Thanks to those who gave input about their experience...y'all were correct.

thanks for the input, gonna wing it and cross my fingers. This trip has so far been a catastrophe in that the 2 places I stayed with friends and family for weeks even months are BOTH off the table and a third possibilty for long stay with a ladyboy friend in Cambodia ALSO fell thru so plans for a possible longer stay this time are dead and it's kind of like the first time I ever went not knowing what I was in for, except that was 2007 and things were cheap and inflation had not hit food, hotels, companions and the Thais egos (and I was 57, not 69). For me, Bangkok has become one big luxuray mall and condo/hotel zone with upscale restaurants covering areas I used to love...like Soi 38's famous and long time food street. I'll base in Khon Kaen and make forays up to Udon to git me some now and then, and see what happens. Let the adventure begin.

"Thailand’s tourism promotion executives plan to target the long-haul market in 2024. They are particularly seeking more the US and Canadian travellers." "It comes as figures show that 39% of foreign tourists in 2023 were long-haul travellers. They spent an average of ฿74,000 per trip, nearly twice as much as short-haul Asian visitors." I've been saying stuff like this for ages now, and I'm an idiot...so what does this make those making this statement look like? Sadly I can't say this kind of thing really surprises me. TIT.

well, unless they do it before next FRIDAY, I am as I predicted in some thread, left out of this new 90 Visa exempt situation.

I mean a 30 day extension on the on arrival visa exempt. When I do this I hit Cambodia for some time and return to LOS for another 30 day visa exempt and maybe another extension, but then that's IT for the year. Unless I went for a Tourist Visa the next time but only 2 visa exempt entries in a year last I heard. one way they used to do it was booking a train into Butterworth I think it was, which was a refundable ticket back then, not sure about now. They've NEVER said a word about my departure flights being three months in the future from arrival. MOST of my concern is over Starlux as airlines HAVE been known to deny boarding with no onward ticket, don't want to get stuck flying you back home on their dime. Like I said, I'll have 7 hours sitting and waiting at LAX so if they DO get pissy I can book a flight to Cambodia I would hope. I suppose I could book a flight, get the e ticket for it then cancel it a few days later and show that e ticket to Imm...not like they are gonna contact that airline. thanks for the input :) when are you going to LOS? I'd like to meet you, we're like minded on many things I notice from your posts.

not sure I've done one in all the years but in any event things are different in many ways now so I'm asking if anyone has done this lately and what was the outcome. In the past I'd book round trip with the return a few months away from arrival. No problem usually I'd do a month in LOS or get an extension and do 2 then boogie over to Cambodia for a bit before returning to LOS. BUT THIS TIME not sure what the airline i LA will do. It's Starlux, new player so who knows. I really object to the gov trying to force me to a set itinerary as who knows how it will go until you get there. Might be nothing goes right and I WANT to leave at the end of a month, OR THINGS MIGHT GO RIGHT and I'll want to extend before heading to Cambodia. The 15 pound limit short haul airlines give you is shit for anything over a week and I'll be staying a posible 3 week or more, who knows (again). To demand set departure date when they OFFER AN EXTENSION is a bit daft. I've got a 7 hour layover in LA before Starlux departs so I figure if THEY are pissy I'll be forced to book the cheapest flight into Cambo and maybe eat it. I'd prefer to go in by bus actually, can take a load of stuff that way.

seems this should be binge worthy NETFLIX shows.

I'm sorry, is this not a thread on Cindy's Secrets???? THAT CINDY