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mosquito2002
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Anyone in Vientiene?
Planning another visa run and wanted to know if things have changed (where the talent is hanging out currently).
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:16 pm on Jan. 17, 2009
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mosquito2002
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Will try this again, anyone been to Vientiene recently??
Making another visa run next week, planning to stay at the Anou Hotel. Picked the Anou as it's an easy pick-up hotel/girlfriendly and I'm not to concerned about the room conditions, only want a bath tub)
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Posted on: 12:27 am on Mar. 3, 2009
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billgreen678
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I'm going to Vientiane after Piimai... what do you recommend Mosquito2002? ??? Field report :P ???
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Posted on: 10:24 pm on April 8, 2009
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LocalYokul
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this was posted on Pattaya-Live by Kolobos :
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[quote name='Kolobos' date='Mar 26 2009, 12:57 PM' post='386861']
I have just done a visa run and I though I would go through an itinerary that would suit most and which is maybe not the cheapest but probably one of the easiest.
Depart Pattaya for Nong Khai 8.50pm (get 5 mins before but book your ticket in person earlier in the day), on the 407 Pattana bus (50 metres left from Pattaya Klang, sukhumvit based in the Petronas petrol station).
10 different departure times, though the 8.50pm works perfect!
08.10am
17.40pm
19.00pm
19.35pm
20.10pm
20.40pm
20.50pm
21.00pm
21.30pm
22.00pm
A VIP seat will cost, 787 baht, you get extra room, massaging seats and with any luck no children...Try and book the front row of the VIP seats, as these fully recline...If you travel single, book the front single left seat, as you can put your feet up too (Only 7 seats in VIP). Being low down in VIP (first deck of the double decker), there is very little sway and list, and very quiet too...They'll play a movie (in Thai of course) and serve you up with a couple of cakes and some water and orange juice about and hour or so into the journey. At around 10.30-11 pm, it'll be lights out, electric off and time to try and get some shut eye...I got a little shut eye but by 2am, we had stopped in Khon Kaen...You get 20 mins to take a dump, grab something to eat which they give you a 25 baht voucher towards your food. This is where I drop a Xanax and within 30 mins I am fast asleep.
Next I know it is 8am and I am in Nong Khai (Final destination) !
Feeling seriously refreshed and seemingly hardly travelled, we jump on a tuk tuk (loads of them pandering for your business) paid 60 baht to get to the Nong Khai border. Only need to get stamped out of the boarder and buy a bus ticket over the friendship bridge to Vientiane (20 baht each), so no fuss for me or the wench.
So, the Vientiane boarder...It's a simple process but a few little tricks of the trade, which will come in handy and save you some time (maybe).
You will see 3 immigration (police boxes), between 2 & 3 on a table will be a cardboard box, you can pick up the form to re-enter into Thailand for when you're coming back (fill at your hotel, saves you queuing when you re-enter).
On the left of the three (immigration boxes) are an office with two windows, go and collect the forms to be filled in at window number 2, complete forms and left of the office building is a portacabin that changes currency. Go and buy some dollars, if you pay by baht it will be 1500 baht, pay buy the dollar $30 bucks...Also if anyone is queuing to get change, ask if they want to share a minibus, they'll most probably say yes and it means sharing a 300 baht bus ride to the embassy.
The go and hand your completed forms along with your dollars at window number 1. Walk past window 2 and just around the corner is another window, wait there and within a few minutes a hand will hold out your passport. Do not re-queue at any of the 3 immigration offices as you are already now stamped in...You will then come across another 'Immigration Box' where you have to pay 20 baht, just ignore them, don't even look at them and just walk past!.
By the time you have gotten through immigration, chances are someone would have done a deal with you for the 300 baht taxi ride to the Thai consulate, if not, it'll be a nano-second before they do. BTW, the 300 baht deal will take you to the consulate, wait for you whilst you do the paper work and take you to your hotel. He will also pick you up and do the reverse the following day for the same fee. So if you are luckily enough to get a taxi share it's a 300 baht round trip.
When you arrive at the Thai consulate, you will see an office with two windows right of the main building, go to the right window for your forms, if you not have already got them, then go left of the left window, where there is a machine to get a ticket number, press for visa application and then get filling your paperwork in as quick as you can but DO NOT forget to fill in where it asks for what type of visa..."Tourist X2" is what you should write as they are free until 4th June...In fact, make sure you tell them when your number is called. You will also need two photos and on the table you will see some white containers, which is glue to glue you mug shots on the paperwork.
You will be given a receipt...DO NOT LOSE IT...You need it to collect your visa the following day. I was out of there by 10-15am. (Don't forget you must arrive before 12pm).
So, off to a hotel...I was recommended one and it did the job just fine...Ask your driver to take you to the night market and directly across from the Bank Ayudha (Yellow Thai bank) is a chinese looking gaff...700 baht for the night, have aircon, minibar, a free breakfast...Nothing special but comfortable enough. Also, remind your driver to pick you up at 1.15pm (get his card).
Then for the rest of the day and night do as you please but beware,tuk tuk are robbing b'stards! Haggle,haggle and then some!
So, your taxi is coming at 1.15pm, no point going earlier as you'll only be stuck in the soaring heat or rain, queuing up outside the consulate till they open at 1pm...By the time you get there, they would have processed nearly 100 visa already and you'll be in and out in about 5 minutes...Otherwise get in the queue and be sat there 20-30 minutes, upto you.
Your chauffeur will then take you to the Lao boarder, where you can buy duty free (on the right) if you so choose. Or continue to walk in the centre strip to get stamped out...You'll walk passed another 20 baht immigration box, ignore it! Don't think twice about taking any dodgy shit as they have x-ray machines for all hand luggage.!
Once scanned, you'll see 'another' box on your left where you need to buy a bus ticket back to the Thai boarder...20 baht or 4000 kip (242 kip to the baht). Hop on the bus which will be directly in front of you and off to Thailand you go.
This is where that form you picked up (out of the box), the one between cabins 2 & 3, would have come in handy...As you would have filled that in already at your hotel and all you need to complete it is your Thai tourist visa number...So whilst everyone is fighting for forms, squabbling for pens and tables to complete them, you've just gone sailing through.
How you come home from Nong Khai is your choice...Personally, my next visit I will get the 5.40pm airasia flight (2000) baht to swampy, as I was back in Nong Khai for 2.30pm but you have to book Airasia tickets on the day at the airport and they were quoting 3800 baht each!!!
Could have taken the bus at 500+ baht or 787 for the VIP but would have meant getting back to Pattaya at 4-5am.
So I opted for the Thai air flight from Udon, to muang 8.35pm at 1600baht per person...Jumped on a shuttle from Nong Khai 150 baht per person (one hour drive).
Got to the airport at 4pm, but decided to take a cab to the Irish Clock Paddy Pub in Udon (150 baht taxi), had some scran, met Dale who own Hot Tuna bar on walking street and then it was back off to the airport.
Landed and was out by 10pm, jumped in a taxi share with some Thai burd, 600 baht each, round the fookin houses taxi as he didn't take the toll roads, drove like a maniac and was back at my bar at 12.15 am.
All is good.
Cost rounded to the nearest 100 baht (not including the wench)
VIP Bus 800 baht
Taxis, Tuk Tuks and Buses 1300 baht
Lao Immigration 1500 baht
Thai Immigration FREE till 4th June (but should have been 2000 baht)
Hotel 700 baht
Flight 1600 baht
Total = 5900 baht not taking into account expenses (which 1000 baht would be more that enough)
Could have saved easily 2200 baht just on not having the VIP bus and takinf the plane
Realistically 5k baht, would see you get a double entry visa, all your travel, beer lao and fodder, sleep on a bus, a overnighter in a new country...With the opportunity of a trip down to Jomtien for another 30 day extention (1900 baht or is it free till June 4th as you are extending a tourist visa) ????
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Posted on: 12:48 am on April 9, 2009
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mosquito2002
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Another visa run completed, got a 60 day X2 visa for free at the Thai Embassy in Laos.
Simple Field Report:
Easy exit from Thailand, painful entry into Laos. Took almost 1 1/2 hours to get my passport back from the Lao immigration, after submitting my paperwork and paying my 35.00 dollars.
300 baht Taxi with working A/C from border to embassy and then to my hotel.
Large crowd at the embassy, but overall things went fairly smooth (do hate those people who cut in line).
Anou Hotel, 890 baht a night. Rooms are old, but ok.
American Breakfast was also ok (free).
Anou Cabaret, about 15 ladies with 2 lookers. Quoted, 1000 shorttime and 2000-2500 longtime.
Mekong, about 40 ladies. Showed up late and didn't like the remaining selection.
Tuk-Tuk drivers all trying to get you to hop on to find ladies. Starting price (asked) 1500 baht, got one down to 1000 baht (didn't take the ride, only wanted to see how low he'd go).
Same taxi driver (another 300 baht), hotel pick-up ride to embassy w/ follow-on ride to the border.
Anou Hotel
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:30 am on July 5, 2009
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DrLove
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Be aware that offers might get you in serious trouble. You won't be the first getting to pay big money to get your out of jail card.
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Posted on: 12:21 pm on July 5, 2009
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LocalYokul
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the happening night place is Bpoh Pben Yung = Mai Bpen Rai
it's a club on the top floor a pool hall on the riverfront
I got my "date" from there & she stayed with me two days
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:18 pm on July 5, 2009
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Aqua05
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I was there last October and went to the Mekong Hotel (not to be confused with the Beau Rivage Mekong Hotel), near Novotel Hotel, across the road about 50metres.
There is Nightclub and also a KTV.
If you go to the nightclub you can go to a room and view about 40 to 50 girls for takeout or use the hotel rooms above.
About 2000baht overnight. Great selection.
There is also the Lane Xiang Hotel Bar which has a smaller selection of girls.
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Posted on: 12:50 am on July 12, 2009
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vox
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Quote: from Aqua05 on 12:50 pm on July 12, 2009
There is also the Lane Xiang Hotel Bar which has a smaller selection of girls.
Note that many of the girls at the Laan Xang do NOT go with customers.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:40 pm on Sep. 17, 2009
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