Moses

This digits can't represent real situation in Thailand just coz Thai from rural areas sometimes even have no possibility to use banks for to deposit money as well top-level of holders don't use Thai banks for deposits and prefer banks in another countries... More representative and adequate is Gini index... it reflects unequal income... than lower it is then more equal is income in society... For example Gini index as per CIA is: Namibia 70.7 (the world's highest) Argentina 45.7 USA 45.0 Thailand 43.0 Russia 42.6 Israel 39.2 Japan 38.1 New Zealand 36.2 UK 34.0 Spain 32.0 Australia 30.5 Germany 27.0 Norway 25.0 Sweden 23.0 (the world's lowest)

I'm wondering why this tread is inside of "Gay Thailand" section but not in "The Beer Bar". Here is nothing about "gay" and nothing about "Thailand". By the way: there are no Buddha, Roosevelt, Hitler, Pope, Lincoln in list.. Ppl who have interest in youngsters can check also Mario Maurer name (it's safy - he is 21 yo already)

There are 2 "cost" in poll

Friend of mine told in web-chat about tonight heavy rains in Pattaya till early morning. As I know peak of wet season is at different months for different places in Thailand (As per wiki: BKK - Sept., Samui - Nov., PTT - Oct.) How hard is to live in thus places at time of peak of rainy season? Is it necessary to migrate btw cities in Thailand to avoid peak of rains for comfort living?

Who care about exchange rate? To rent room for boy is still the same 4000-5000 Baht, food at stall have the same price... Why they should care if Pound is going down? They pay for renting and for food in Bahts...

Now Ef shows his certificates at website.

Yesterday I had short conversation with Ef. He wants to tell to you all "thank you" for visiting his website He got more than 200 visits to his website from this topic, as well he got new customers

For next competition it will be great to make button "Thank you" near each post (like Tui's told not so many days ago). And count in qualified posts for competition only posts with 2 (or even 3) "Thank you" clicks... Then here will be less "Post_About_Nothing"

Have you even try Bell? They drop off you directly to your hotel or to place which you will tell them: when bus come to Pattaya station there will wan already waiting for you... They will ask you to change bus to wan and and in 10-15 min you will found yourself near the doors of your hotel... This service is included in price of 200 Bath... for example: travel from airport to Bondi takes about 1h50m (I had it twice - in March and in June) but for future: give me please info where I can order taxi for just 1000 Bath from airport to Jomtien, 1000 Bt sounds good.

as per me it is in this area:

Once the bottle with Genie is opened - it is very hard to get Genie back to the bottle...

Ok, we will see... But for now I still continue to think if it was just case of some NGO's blackmailing in hopes to catch some Pletnev's money...

Pletnev's case isn't the same... Police or NGO don't have any proofs if Pletnev is involved in criminal. That why he 4 times already came back to Thailand to visit court without fear to be arrested.

My source for cheap rates is Matrix from ITA - it is direct terminal which is connected to many airline's servers... so I can see fares and purchase tickets which aren't published on websites. As well it can search for cheapest price in 30 day from "first possible day of travel" - you need just mark how long you need to stay in point of destination... one only limit using of this system - you should to know how to deal with results like this: XXX EK X/DXB EK BKK 257.84QE1MPRU1 EK X/DXB EK XXX 257.84QE1MPRU1 NUC 515.68 END ROE 0.833831 FARE EUR 430.00 EQU USD 545.00 XT 16.80RI 6.30UH 22.20TS

Only me is tired to watch this "$500-marathon"? P.S. To forum's owners: thank you for "Mark Board As Read" button!

this is just "bla-bla-bla"... after May in BKK they don't expect now even 40KK It is easy to found answer: parking at tarmac + buses are CHEAPER than parking with airbrige... rest is the same - about money... peak time slots and late night slots have difference in prices about 2 times... airport will rise difference even more and airlines by themself will move some flights to more cheaper slots...

then you should to use booking.com - they show prices in total... but I found if in Thailand direct deal with guesthauses and middle-ranged hotels will bring more adorable prices than any global booking operator can offer to you...

The quality of banners can compromise idea... They are "nothing" about "nothing". Besides they flash, they have almost no info on. What it is? Where it is? What in the "message" of banner? They will not "sell" venues to visitors of GT. But in one month advertisers will come to you and ask: why I didn't get any deal from banner? I think it will be good idea to be more selective in quality of banners: I saw many cases when owners of business don't understand what must be on their banner and how it must looks to be working banner.

very few tips: - "extract" points of "user's menu" in row - it is hard to find settings and other stuff... - rename some points of menu: " view new content" to "read new content only", put close "marк all as read" and place out RSS icon - it confuse ppl - many should think if RSS is about to view new content via RSS... - "Message Center Policies" should be renamed to "Forum's policies" - terms(!) = why in one place it is named "Forum" and in another "Message Centre"?

$350-$450 two-way ticket (9 hours, direct flight, charter, "last minute offer"), $15-$25 per day for accommodation, about $25 per day for rest expenses... all is per person, we travel with BF... that why we have been in Thailand/Cambodia 5 times already for 2 weeks each in 2010 and I can't remember how much in prev. years...

Yes. At my first visit to Cambodia was like this: I had no e-visa and in Cambodian visa office they ask me first for 1000 Bath per visa, after my "no, only 20$" they lost interest to me and after 10 min officer come and told "only for you 100 Bath extra"... then I had pay 100 Bath coz otherwise I should wait even more... That why I use e-visa every time - when I cross border i leave Cambodian visa office aside: my way is directly from Thai immigration office to Cambodian immigration office. Another tip is - to be at border before noon: after midday buses with backpackers from BKK start to arrive and queue in immigration offices grow dramatically. But before noon there are just 3-5 person in queue so I cross border with all formalities just at 10 min... After midday it can take up to 1-1.5 hours...

That why every my stay I ask for room at 1-st floor there Anyway in my opinion it is best place to stay if count all "pro" and "contra" - located in center, just 100 meters from SkyTrain's station, very friendly, nice staff, very good thai food, big and clean rooms, prices (!!!), just 10 min by walk to Silom gay area (or $1 - 1.5 by taxi, or 1 stop by SkyTrain) and it is gay hotel (guests are free to join). In "contra" - they haven't elevator and nice boy Yaya from night shift don't work there anymore

Oh, I forgot - here is map of all Cambodian border check point:

Roads in Cambodia become much more better in past few years. Usually I travel to Cambodia by ground from Bangkok to Aranyapraphet (border) by taxi (2200-2500 Bath) 350 km, then use taxi service in Poi Pet from http://www.angkorcars.com/ - they have good price 45$ per car to Siem Reap and pickup me directly form Cambodian immigration office. I travel not alone, so cost per person is OK, travel takes about 5 - 5,5 hours in total: a little bit more than with airplane (time of travel to airport in BKK + time in airport + flight + time at Cambodian border + way to hotel in Siem Reap is about 4 hours). But it is more comfortable and quickly than travel by buses. For to make border crossing even shorter I use Cambodian e-visa from website on Cambodian Ministry of FA http://www.mfaic.gov.kh/evisa/ - excellent service: at working time usually I got visa in 2-3 hours to my e-mail after submitting of request. As I know there are some taxi services to Sihanukville from Aranyapraphet (Poi Pet at Cambodian side of border), but I haven't use them yet.