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Jakarta banks - credit card cash advances?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Apr 13, 2013
Hi all,

Long story short I'm down to one credit card and about $100 US. I was hoping Western U...

Linda's Lake Toba
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Apr 1, 2013
So I've had one of my more interesting guesthouse experience at Lake Toba, Indonesia.

I was a...

RE: Photographer needed - Lake Toba region
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Mar 30, 2013
Klemencja--Miss Diani might be more of a illustrator? Anyway really cool work, I will be sure to ...

RE: Photographer needed - Lake Toba region
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Mar 30, 2013
Thanks so much Paul, I'll run with that.

And Pamela thanks.

Sounds like I'll be able to a...

Photographer needed - Lake Toba region
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Mar 21, 2013
I am in need of a photographer (amateur or professional, just depends on your skills) for an upco...

Re: foreigners selling at the chatuchak market, bangkok
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 16, 2013
Just want to note to some here there is no need for trying to tear someone down, it's just brains...

Re: Getting from Hanoi to chiang mai
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 13, 2013
Bob is right.. and I was wrong to say it can't be beat as I actually got a RT ticket $90 BKK-Hano...

RE: solo traveller to thailand may 2013
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 13, 2013
I'm terrible at meeting fellow travelers but I found scuba diving a good social activity every ti...

Re: Getting from Hanoi to chiang mai
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 13, 2013
Buy the Air Asia ticket. Now. They are the best way of getting around SE Asia but they seem to un...

RE: accessible mountains/hills not far from BGK?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 12, 2013
Are you going to be in town for Songkhran? Make sure you're in the right place for that. I unfort...

RE: accessible mountains/hills not far from BGK?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 12, 2013
Really into the mountain/hills eh? Khao Yai will give you your fill for a couple days, and would ...

RE: Where to rent a kos for a month? (Bali?)
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Mar 12, 2013
Thank you both. I do appreciate specific recommendations but being that I'm really not very famil...

RE: Place to live in Bangkok near Silom or Sam Yah Station in June
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 11, 2013
In my experience, a 1000-1200 baht/night hotel will negotiate a 10,000 baht/month rental. Room wi...

RE: Suvarnabhumi Airport - Rail link
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 11, 2013
It starts at 6am, the first one is the slow train which they advise you to take because it's quic...

Where to rent a kos for a month? (Bali?)
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Mar 11, 2013
Hi all,

I'm going to be landing in Jakarta at the end of the month. Basic plan was to take a w...

RE: Urgent money situation - please advise
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 3, 2013
Yea, BECU for what its worth. When I was 18 I got a bogus overdraft charge from Bank of America (...

RE: Urgent money situation - please advise
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 3, 2013
I use a credit union, no cash advance fees. The interest rate is the same as purchases. They have...

RE: Urgent money situation - please advise
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 3, 2013
The bank will send me a new card, $100 in fees to get it Fedexed here.

My credit card worked f...

RE: Urgent money situation - please advise
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 2, 2013
Sounds like the surest thing is to get my passport to do a cash advance at the bank with one of m...

RE: Urgent money situation - please advise
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Thailand, Mar 2, 2013
But then again, the hotel is holding my passport. Haha.. so maybe I'll pay for the nights I've st...