wonderingtsar2

valid until 30 August, that's 90 days ...

They have big-boat tours. As above, you will get herded onto the boat with everyone else (about 40 ppl when I did it). ...

didn't you get a visa extension? ...

only option that time of year is Koh Tao (or next door Koh Phangnan)...

Not sure about regular transport from the airport. A taxi/tuk-tuk wouldn't cost that much. The hourly Satun-Trang bus goes along the main...

Its going to be quiet everywhere you go on the West. ...

I've looked at thaivisa.com but there is nothing recent on this....

I'd go for Trang. Pak Meng's a bit of a dive and the sleeps are mostly 2km from the pier, so you'd still need a minibus to get to the boat....

Underwater visibility isn't great here (2-5m) ...

I got one in Singapore a couple of months ago. It's next day there and pretty much everywhere in neigbouring countries.

Partly inspired by this thread, I came out to Mook this weekend. ...

Here's some list prices for Mook (from a Trang agent)...

hmm... if only there was some kind of website that covered this sort of thing. Oh wait : ...

transport is minibus - speedboat ferry combo from the travel agents opposite the train station or underneath Cathay Guesthouse. About 600B...

I refill a water bottle from reverse osmosis water dispensing machines on street corners. It's about 1 baht for a 1 litre refill. They...