floridarob

This is @reader job, posting all the bad news and death stories 🥺

Qdenga 1st one in Brasil, 2nd in Bali Not available in USA or Mexico....

Still at the top of my list when it's $50usd or less..... Location, a/c, black out drapes, super quiet rooms, windows, comfortable bed, clean sheets/towels, breakfast now until 2pm, decent wifi, friendly staff- I know them all....feels like my home in Thailand. Paid $48 a night these 2 night with b'fast... last week $38 a night, what a bargain. I used to be in the hotel business and can get rates somewhere around this at Hilton Millennium or a little more at the Conrad... both excellent hotels where I'd also get Diamond benefits and very nice room upgrades, I know the operations manager at Conrad..... but I prefer the Tarntawan for all the listed reasons, but mostly location.

When I got my Dengue vaccine in Bali, that was one of the services they offered....just rehydrates you is what the dr said...between drinking and sweating in the heat, people don't stay hydrated enough.

🤷‍♂️ What a day of rest will do for you 🍆

Once again we will pass like ships in the night, perhaps a good thing....😝 I'm heading to Pattaya tomorrow. For a trip that I hadn't planned on staying much in Thailand, I'll be the next 2 weeks in Pattaya because India and Sri Lanka won't issue a eVisa/Visa to an Emergency passport... I'd go back to Bali in a second, but they also don't allow Emergency Passports 🙄 I don't understand why, although Labeled Emergency Passport, it has a 1 year validity, beyond the 6 month's countries require and has 6 empty pages for stamps/visas... Thailand didn't bat an eye or question anything when I arrived last night and gave 60 days to stay. The Visa guy at the Indian Embassy in Laos said that emergency documents are given to go directly back to my country.... I showed him the empty visa pages inside and he said he's not familiar with that. This "Emergency Passport" is what's given to US citizens if your passport is ever lost/stolen. SO be aware that if you're in the middle of your travel plans or a worldwide trip, it could be interrupted and you're expected to go home by some places.... Also, very little information available to know which countries accept this passport or not, just a couple of stories on the internet of people telling of their denied entry situations... or you might risk not being allowed on your flight because not even the airlines know either.

I'm having one tonight...Just got in from Laos, BKK had no problem with my Emergency passport, not a word coming in from immigration. Laos questioned where I was going, I told them back to the US, they were weird and India won't issue any type of Visa for this passport and Sri Lanka doesn't respond to emails and no one answers the phones. SO I'm just hanging in the Tarntawan tonight, catching up on some TV shows..... no drinking or sex.

Happened under Reagan.... I see a big flaw in all the arguments..... you all mention Trump's plans, decisions, etc.... You give him way too much credit.... he's just the Bully sending the message the real puppet masters are making.

Or, left hand doesn't know there IS a right hand 😏

I think this board is proof positive that it's true, I'm speaking from my geriatric perspective lol

I already received messages from friends in Jakarta that work in HIV outreach and said they've lost all funding....he's making Trump a hated name worldwide....

Yet millions still crossing jungles and desserts to get there 🤷‍♂️

There are people in the USA working 3 jobs.... to pay rent and never dreams of visiting exotic places like Thailand....

No.... I'm not German 😝

It looks like I'll be in Thailand on those dates, not planned that way and I always have planned not to be there during Songkran, not into watersports 😉.... the Universe doesn't always align with my wishes/plans

You guys are too forgiving, lol Probably with another guy/girl fucking or up all day/night playing games on his phone.....I never met a steady go-go boy that holds down a daytime construction job... not even the ones that say they go work on the farm and have smoother hands than me 😝

I was just there, with my regular passport....the stamps are not a problem for them, it's the type of passport... is why I put the link.

Imagine my disappointment when that happens to me, lol Hate when someone tells me they are top only to find out in the room they want me to fuck them, and they can't get hard to fuck 🤬

drunk, horny and broke...best combination.

I thought so, going thru LHR....now not sure My understanding is if only transiting, not required? Not for Bali....there's an article from someone that had to spend a night in Bali immigration waiting for next flight out.... https://bali.com/bali/travel-guide/practical-tips-must-know/passport-requirements/

As if their viewers would have a clue to where either is 😝

I've been accused a few times of taking someone's post off topic.... and some one, not to mention any names, @vinapu came in beeping to point it out 😉

Is what I thought, and the emergency passport has that...but some countries won't accept it and no one has a list, just some are "known" not to accept it and a lot of the times the airlines make the decision to let you board or not....no chip in the temp passport.

How's that for a click bait title? But is true... I had a feeling my passport was getting a little too full. But with many eVisas, no stamps are required. They didn't want to let me in, hindsight is 20/20...I should've gone back to BKK instead maybe. They were SUPER nice and explained after they put their visa and stamps, there is really no more place to stamp (Mexico has stamped and would stamp on the "endorsements" page). They were afraid that if they filled up the passport, upon my return to BKK, they might not accept a full passport and return me to Laos and then they'd have to deport me to the US from here..... I should've asked who pays for the flight 😁 While they were deciding what to do, I called the US Embassy here and they said I could stop in the next day and they'd issue me an emergency passport on the same day. The Laos immigration guys accepted that, let me in but had me sign a paper saying they had explained what could happen of I didn't get a new passport. Checked into my hotel and went to the Embassy the next day, Taxi driver from the airport came the next day to take me there, wait and back to the hotel...nice guy. Awake next morning early, very difficult for me, taxi driver was early, went to the embassy, they let me in early and everyone was so nice. But the guy I spoke to misunderstood what I needed and then the girl in charge came out to explain that emergency passports aren't issued for tourism reasons to continue traveling, they are for lost/damaged or last minute medical/funeral travel, stuff like that. She said I could apply for a regular passport on Tuesday and wait 2-3 weeks for it to arrive.... Just from the short ride from the airport, I could tell that Laos isn't somewhere I want to be for up to 3 weeks.... Then I tried to reason with her, I tried to play the geriatric card but she wasn't blind so that didn't work....in the end I convinced her to feel bad for me and she agreed to issue an emergency passport. The night before I'd read online that India doesn't accept eVisa with emergency passports so after the US embassy we went to the Indian embassy. The guy in the Visa section said he's never come across this issue before, didn't think it'd be possible but would send a message to India to find out. That was Friday, they're closed the weekend and Monday is some holiday and I leave to BKK Tues.... so I've given up on going to India this trip, some 19 yr old I met last trip was looking forward to my arrival because we were going to Pune and Mumbai together......So I cxl'd all those flights and all got reunds with small service charges, so not too bad....oh, I did invest another $30usd to try and apply for an eVisa using the emergency passport number, but it got rejected....Everything I could find online indicates if the guy in the embassy issued a paper visa in the emergency passport, it would've worked. I'm waiting to hear from Sri Lanka if they'll allow me to come, I'm not hopeful so I used miles to hold flights back to USA from BKK via LHR. I haven't been in ages, does someone know if in transit in LHR you go thru passport control, I don't think so but not 100% sure. BKK seems to allow emergency passports, I HOPE....I'll be back in BKK for 2 nights, as originally planned...but then I'll stay 2 weeks in Pattaya splitting my time in Ambiance and probably the Venue ..... @bkkmfj2648 Looks like we might meet after all and I can try the Mexican place, gotta look at the bright side of things, no 😉

Colombia is great too, different though.... Colombians are all over the web cams, that would give you the impression that there are a lot more there 🤷‍♂️