Hua Hin Forum

me & my friend drove for 3 weeks from bkk to ubon, udon, phitsanulok, chang rai, chang mai,kanchanaburi back to bkk then hua hin. we encountered numerous police road blocks & were stopped about 5 times. usually a polite nod & a smile was enough to get waved through & on the times we ...

its always sad when innocent people lose their lives in this tragic way. unfortunately it seems to become less & less surprising these days especially in the states where guns are far to easily accessible. it has to be said that no amount of legislation could have prevented what happened in virg...

i agree with supertonic. it is a problem in the uk too & probably worldwide. the world is so small now & technically advanced that the majority of young people are not interested in manual, hands on work anymore. the skills & trade shortage of the 80's & 90's is getting ever wider. i...

i think if he gets ten years, he deserves what he gets. he should know better after being in thai for 10 years. he has shown total disrespect to the nation as a whole.some people may pass off what he did as a drunken prank but it was unacceptable. i have only spent a short time in thailand but i did...

i take your point too dawn. i dont find the element of danger involved & the possibilities of accidents amusing. i suppose the amusing thing is that its all just matter of fact to them, everyday you can see the dangers of thai living being a westerner but the thais don't even acknowledge there i...

i agree that the safety levels of thai life in general is a bit haphazard to say the least! after travelling around thailand for 6 weeks i was quite amazed at the general lack of safety awareness. general building site safety is practically non existant, the site of whole families (4or 5) on a moped...

hi all, thanks for your replys & comments. i know it will be a difficult process but i must admit i find it hard to understand why. yes, there are a lot of not so genuine cases & immigration is becoming a bit of a serious problem in the uk at present. i would like to add that my situation is...

hi, can anyone give me any help & advice as to getting a visa for my girlfriend to come to the uk for a holiday. i met her at xmas & will be returning in may to see her for a month & will be back in thailand again in december/january. in between i am hoping for her to come to the uk for ...

hi everybody,
had my first trip to thailand in dec 06 for 6 weeks. loved it, nothing but good memories.
loved travelling around the north & east but equally loved bangkok & hua hin.
looking forward to going back soon.