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RE: Mae Sot and Friendship Bridge

by 6Tango 01 May 2012

I assume your friends are Myanmar nationals wanting to enter Thailand at Mae Sot? If so, then Myanmar nationals can get day passes in…
RE: North to South Thailand, but I can't decide what to cut out

by Captain_Bob 20 April 2012

All those places in 3 weeks is of course pretty silly, but which to include/exclude is totally subjective. I'd probably go with Chiang…
RE: North to South Thailand, but I can't decide what to cut out

by dreamsignals86 19 April 2012

You might want to go from Chiang Mai to Tak, then from Tak to Sukhothai. When you leave Sukhothai, you can go over to Pistanulok and hop…
North to South Thailand, but I can't decide what to cut out

by WanderlustWritten 19 April 2012

I have been repeating it, daily. This mantra which is supposed to calm and relax, yet yields only sighs of exasperation. "I can't do…
RE: Chiang Mai in late May/early June?

by Captain_Bob 17 April 2012

Starting to touch the low-40s in some parts of north Thailand now (41 in Tak and Lampang yesterday). Welcome to "hot as hell" season.…
RE: 19-year old traveling/volunteering this summer?

by Off_The_Path_Travel 31 March 2012

The Border Green Energy team is a wonderful company started by an American and Thai couple that works with Garieng Refugees on the Burmese…
RE: Smoke status North Thailand?

by Captain_Bob 31 March 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/9175667/Thailand-pollution-puts-Chiang-Mai-off-the-tourist-trail.html Still pretty bad.…
RE: Traveling while embassy has my visa and visa overstay

by dreamsignals86 29 March 2012

#3. I had a student who lost his passport with Indian visa in it in Bangkok. He got a temp passport from the US Embassy and needed it…
RE: Heavy Smog/Haze in North-Thailand

by manyrivers 21 March 2012

thanks wanderingstraycat. just saw this per The Nation: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Air-in-Mae-Sai-thick-with-dust-30178421.htm…
RE: do you suggest Chiang Mai for Thai new year?

by Captain_Bob 15 March 2012

CM is THE place to be for Songkran, that is if you want the full experience. Find a room to retreat to when you get tired of constant…
RE: Sangkhlaburi to Mae Sot

by callippo 25 January 2012

despite it's proximity to the border, Sangklaburi is one of the worst places in Thailand to be to do a visa run.While I'm conscious I…
Security situation along Burmese border

by taraleigh 16 January 2012

Hello, At the beginning of February I am planning to cycle Chiang Mai to Mae Sot..a route that follows the Burmese border in Thailand…
Cycling Chiang Mai to Mae Sot - is it safe?

by taraleigh 15 January 2012

Hello all, I am very keen on cycling from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot in Thailand (Tak province?) along the Burmese border. I am heading toward…
RE: Sangkhlaburi to Mae Sot

by hokichikka 25 December 2011

Thanks Captain Bob, yes looks like I should be able to get to Tak from the mainland bus station east of the island. Fingers crossed re…
RE: Sangkhlaburi to Mae Sot

by Captain_Bob 20 December 2011

^Kanchanburi to Ayutthaya yes for sure, then Ayutthaya is a good transport hub should at least get you to Tak or hopefully Mae Sot. Worst…
Sukhothai- Loi Krathong

by tqe 04 October 2011

I will be heading from Bangkok to the central plains on Nov 5 or 6 and wanting to hit Sukhothai and Kamphaeng Phet. Trying to decide…
RE: Tourist types that come to Bangkok

by dreamsignals86 31 August 2011

+Isn't that usually carried by porters and guides on those 3 day treks done by the majority of people and agencies throughout Asia?+ …
RE: flooding in north

by Captain_Bob 28 June 2011

Seems to be worst in Nan province to the east of Chiang Mai and some flooding in Tak and Mae Hong Son province to the west but this sort…
RE: In between Bangkok and Chang Mai

by Captain_Bob 28 May 2011

The in-between places most folks give a day or two each are ancient ruins at Ayutthaya (a couple hours north of Bangkok by bus or train)…
mae sot border

by stephenread 21 April 2011

info for anyone planning to get a visa stamp by crossing into burma at mae sot. ( Tak province) it is currently closed and has been for…
RE: Best experience you had in thailand?

by Script404 09 February 2011

There been a few moments in really not sure what ones are best. Visiting the grandma of a Thai friend in Tak, only to find out that what…
Re: Journey to the "Green Corridor" of North Virachey NP

by rectravel 04 February 2011

+2 hours up from voeng sai??+ You must be looking at this picture from his blog [http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/5827208|http://www.t…
RE: Mae Sot to Nan

by Mike_N 30 January 2011

^ And you certainly are not funny ..bordering on obnoxious would be a better description. you don't have to be rude to somebody just because…
RE: how times change

by Script404 25 January 2011

Umm I stayed in Tak a few years back, reasonably away from all the tourists I'd say. In a Thai holiday area, at a Thai orientated guesthouse…
RE: 3-4 days 4x4 trip from Chiang Mai ?

by Khunwilko 21 November 2010

I took my truck from Tak, Mae Sot Mae Sariang up to Mae Hong Son Pai etc. I think you might regret not having a 4WD - I found the 4WD…