amandanism 0 Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 i know for alot of countries in the region, specifically heard of malaysia and indo, if you are canadian (due to the sars business) you might have a bit of trouble getting in. i know you need to get a visa now to go to malaysia for sure. you never used to, so if you are heading in this direction just check out embassy websites for the low down. Link to post Share on other sites
sexy-northerner 0 Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Another place I want to check out. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Hey amandanism are you still going to thailand? We are kinda having another think because of the recent terror threats and a warning not to go there for non-essential travel. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 I went to Thailand last month, between the 7th and the 23rd. I picked up an eye infection about a week before I went and was worried that I'd have a hard time getting into Thailand because my eye was all red. In the end, it was no problem at all. There was no inspection or anything. Coming back to Japan, we just got the normal "Have you been ill?" piece of paper. The only thing I noticed were sniffer dogs, which they never used to have. As for the trip, we spent almost the whole time on Koh Tao. We did a load of dives and had a great time. We stayed at Sairee beach, which is quite pretty and has a good selection of restaurants and bars without being too developed. The sea there is quite shallow though, so if you try to swim out at low tide you'll probably cut yourself on some coral. Thanks to the 1500m "wall" to the west, we never see the sunset in Hakuba, so it was great to watch the sun go down from the beach. On some days it was quite spectacular. Link to post Share on other sites
sam_casper 0 Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Its Sad... we had to postpone... were going in december now instead of july... the terrorist stuff buggered up the trip... SO SAD,... but on the other hand.... were going to Jindy (PERISHER BLUE... do do do what u wanna do do do what u wanna at perisher blue...) for the mth instead! kick aSS! Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 just got back from 10 days in koh samui. it was really good. i didnt even hear about the terrorist threats, dont think it would've stopped me anyway! we mostly stuck to chaweng & lamai beach, met tonnes of cool people, and there was brilliant weather (didnt rain once). only down side was coming from singapore we had to go to the hospital every 3 days for a SARS check - not enough to spoil the trip though! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Glad to hear that you had a good time! Bit of a bugger about the SARS check ups. But heck better safe than sorry! Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Excellent -what was the weather like this time of year there? Oops think you mentioned that , but was it crazy hot/humid or not? Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 the first few days it was really sunny so pretty hot. but the last few days it was pretty overcast but still fairly humid. it sure beat singapore weather though! you dont notice the heat as much because you are doing different activities (mainly on the beach), wearing different clothes etc. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I stay 4days in Bankok next week. Not enough time for island, so I'd like to explore Thai modern art. Anyone know interesting place there?? I'm looking forward to it so much! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Be sure to check out Patpong (sp?) markets and the "shows" in the bars there. They are, well, interesting! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Good advice to a lady... Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by snowboard_freak: Be sure to check out Patpong (sp?) markets and the "shows" in the bars there. They are, well, interesting! eurgh. *shudder* and apparently gender isnt an issue, because our group of 4 girls were continuosly asked if we wanted a "peek peek" or we had the disgusting "menu" shoved in our faces. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 Ahh the good old menus! The little diagrams crack me up. You just have to make sure that you don't end up in one of the "guys dressed as girls" places. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Thanks for nice?? advice! Anyway, I'll have a great time there. See ya! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Take care now y'hear? See what funny omiage you can bring back for your colleagues. I brought some biscuits back from Bali that were labelled 'chocolate cum'. They tasted great! Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 Next stop Thailand! Link to post Share on other sites
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