I will be traveling to Vientiane shortly to get a 60 day visa for my Pinay girlfriend. Any advice on a decent and reasonable hotel close to the embassy would be appreciated, as well as travel costs from the bridge to the hotel. I haven't been to Lao for a while.

Namwasa is well know for being a expat hotbed, and full of ladies that are on the farang breadwagon. I have have a friend that has lived there for about 18 years and was one of the first farangs there. He is trying to sell his house because he is surrounded by wats and people that have nothing bette...

I would like to find a shop that sells Automobile CD players and acessories such as speakers, wire, etc, one that has a good inventory of different brands.
I would rather install it myself, not because I don't trust the installers, but because it will give me something to do.

Sitting at a friends house out near the army base last week and saw someone fly by in a papraproter, or a powered parachute.
Does anyone have any information on this? I s there a club, group or individual that does this in Udon or around here?
I'm seriously interested in getting information on this.

I took my Thai GF to the US for about 6 weeks a few months ago. Because my home is close to the Mexican Border there were certain places (checkpoints) where she had to carry her passport to show to "La Migra", Customs, Homeland security, Border patrol or whatever they have morphed themselves into. O...

Its your fault Farang, get ready to pay for a new roof.

Talenoi, Sounds like you may have been targeted, for what I have no idea, I do not know you. But while cats can go anywhere and get food dogs can usually be limited by a fence. If someone had an idea to clean out the neighborhood more animals probably would have died. When I owned my own property an...

Muscle, after flying in those C130' s for year I'm surprised you can hear anything at all. And yes those dog collars do work, I had a mastiff once that was as dumb as a box of rocks, and the collar would give him two barks before it gave him a jolt. After awhile he was as quiet as a church mouse. I ...

I can't say that I have ever gottten into an argument, I agree with the logic that it is a lose - lose situation. But I have disagreed without raising my voice. A case in point. I bought a fax machine at Makro, it didn't work so I brought it back. I explained to the clerk that it failed to work, the...

Raided by a COMPANY? This does sound weird. They don't seem to have the authority to take anything out of a private business. Sounds weird, but this is Thailand.

Well Ms. xxxxx, good for you. If your relationship is what you want then you have all your stuff in one sock. Come to think of it, you have the best of all worlds. You are married to a man in farangland, where legally everything you have is jointly owned, even if you are a foreigner there you have p...

I have encountered a fair number of teachers that insisit on teaching their students perfect, gramatically correct English. I had the occasion to follow in the footsteps of a anal English teacher that was teaching past intensive verbs when I came on board. The kids, college level, had had about 8 or...

Bud, I have never heard of an Australian Shepherd dog and I have spent a few of my 62 years on farms in Australia. Maybe you are talking about Border Collies (sheep dogs), but apart from the border collies I do not know of any long haired working dogs in Australia. My Thai landlord (ex- Sakon Nakho...

To Bubbagoes! In my personal point of view I am not going to say that it right or wrong with the way you treated ur gf or wife! like Paul said but it just showing me that what kind of attitude you've got with us. from what u wrote as I am a Thai women I think you totally disrespect all Thai women. ...

When I was in my 20's and 30's, I was invincible. Heck, I didn't need insurance. Then l I got married, had children, and had to get a real job and had to think about my future. Luckily, I got a job with a mandatory retirement plan. I have counseled young people, and friends, without cash resources t...

That was a ------ joke. Messing with a guys ride, tools, or woman (maybe not so much the woman) is intensely personal. I hope this person is "sum na na'ed".
Don't let the old girl die.

I am disappointed at some of the responses. Thailand is a man's world. It seems some people are just ------ whipped. Now this just be someones personality, but we tote the load, pay the bills and take care of business. Women are here to take care of us, and we take care of them for it. Treat a lady ...

Hell no!

I'm sure that it takes adjustment on both sides. But as a friend of mine says "My fantasy is her business".
I've already been down the farang highway, I want it my way, and mostly thats what happens.
Just don't do something that makes then lose face and generally things are ok.

As a retired builder thats comes from a hot climate, I'm going to disagree with some of the advice. Putting insulation directly under the roof is of little or no value. You need to heavily insulation directly above the ceiling, on top of the drywall or whatever, and make sure that your attic space i...