Hua Hin Forum

It does look fantastic, shame the visa is such a ballache for certain passport holders.

No, its for my son who is studying in Bangkok. I'll get him to ask, but very unlikely it'll beat that DTAC deal - the equivalent net SIM from AIS is now around 2,700 (80% more than we paid.)

Likewise, I also get the calls that, thankfully, the phone now identifies as a scam allowing me to block them. Once they have your number, there's no escape!

Nation hit by surge in scams, financial fraud Thailand was one of the top three countries in the Asia-Pacific region to suffer a significant surge in financial fraud scams last year, according to Google's 2023 Bad Apps Report. "In 2023, we saw a significant rise in scams and financial fraud. N...

I've been researching these, and it looks like DTAC (which is now True anyway) has the best deals at the moment (1,490 for 15Mb/100GB/mo 12 months). Does anyone use them for mobile data, and what is the signal/service like? Both AIS and True have hiked their prices significantly while slashing the s...

I can only suggest Bangkok, which is where I take Nikons that need attention. There are no camera specialists in HH as far as I know, just shiny shops in malls that want to sell you more stuff. Lens faults are usually too expensive to bother fixing also unless its under warranty and can go back to t...

We know Agoda listings can be dodgy at times, but Booking.com may be just as bad ... Man left £7,000 in debt after arriving in Thailand to find hotel didn't exist A British holidaymaker found himself £7,000 in debt after arriving in Thailand to discover the hotel he had booked didn't exist. Glen Par...

Yep, the Thai authorities and nationalists, who claim sole rights to these marvels of modern fashion, flapped when cheaper elephant pants from China started flooding the markets.

This won't help those living in Hua Hin or south who have to battle with Highway 4, then the dreaded 323. Had a few days up there recently and went on back roads for the entire trip not touching either of these roads once. The 3510 is a fantastic stretch of road running parallel to Petchkasem from K...

VAT on imports sent via post starts in May The Customs Department is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) for imported goods sent through postal services, regardless of the value of the goods, starting in May. According to finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit, impor...

Fantastic trip report and photos, the place looks truly otherworldly.

I think there is some confusion about traffic police and highway police ... Different departments in the Thai police. Neither of which do any active patrolling or dangerous driving prevention to make the roads safer, so not sure what your point is, there is no confusion. Irrespective of what depart...

Dannie Boy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:49 am I’m not sure I’d agree that it’s not their job, but like so many things out here, there’s no accountability

Well of course, but that's probably how they see it, not how it *should* be.

The traffic cops here do not patrol or police the roads to make them safer as they do in most countries; they lurk under trees at roadblocks, nabbing passers-by for easy money. This is why they'll ignore obvious traffic violations as it isn't their job to give a shit about dangerous driving; they're...

Like the comments about the cameras ..."The cameras always work when they have to prosecute the 3-finger salute or the establishment protestors, but when it comes to prosecuting those breaking the law every day, these cameras don’t work."