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    Election 2024: Trump Now +10 Over Biden

    in Politics

    Posted

    The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that, in a three-way contest between Biden, Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 46% of Likely U.S. Voters would choose Trump, 36% would vote for Biden and nine percent (9%) would vote for Kennedy. In April, Trump led by 6 points, 44% to 38% for Biden, with RFK Jr. at 10%. Four percent (4%) now say they’d vote for some other candidate, and another four percent (4%) are undecided. 

    https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/election_2024_trump_now_10_over_biden

    Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)

    in Gay Thailand

    Posted

    On 4/19/2024 at 10:01 AM, Londoner said:

    Thai names are temporary, or so it seems. They can change first names very easily and , when it comes to nicknames, at will.  I know a guy who operates with two;  a "stage" name and home one.

    Every Thai has at least three names.

    1. The sacred name they receive from the monk immediately after birth during the first blessing. Only the parents and the person himself know this name. Thais believe that knowledge of this name can give control over a person, call evil spirits to him, etc.

    2. Official first and last name used in documents and identification cards. That's right - any Thai can change his name whenever he wants. One of my Thai friends has done this 3 times already “for good luck”. The process is very simple - visit the state office and submit an application. I don’t remember the exact cost, but it is affordable - something around 1000-3000 baht, takes 3-7 days.

    3. Short names for everyday use. It is not a "nickname" because a nickname may be given by the community or friends and the name is chosen by them themselves, usually after consulting an astrologer or monk, and very often they visit the temple and ask the monks for blessings to use it. Parents also use this name to call their children, so it's definitely not a nickname. Parents of small children choose their first short name themselves.

    Well, besides this, naturally many Thais have nicknames from friends or community.

    Fewer British tourists and expats are coming to Thailand

    in The Beer Bar

    Posted

    10 minutes ago, reader said:

    It's simply doesn't contain all the historical data you'd like to see incorporated.

    “I would like to see incorporated” the fact that in 2011, at the peak of visits from the UK with an “exaggerated” number of 900K, there were more than 1.1 million visits by Russians without visas. So the words that “a visa is no longer required” in relation to Russian citizens are simply profanity.

    I may do a side trip

    in Gay Thailand

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, gerefan said:

    As regards the taxi. The fare should have been about $1. 50 each time. He was charged about $15. (whatever that is in ding dong money). Came back and said taxis are expensive here…almost the same cost as the UK.

    Just install Bolt or Grab and you will be on safe side of taxi in VN

    I may do a side trip

    in Gay Thailand

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

    Vietnam,never been ,  best Gay area? Hanoi?? Ho chi minh?

    Price similar to Thailand?

    HCMC (Saigon). Lower.

    21 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

    Cambodia - Siem Reap , best gay area? 

    Bar Code bar + around Pub street + sauna in Mens

    21 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

    Poipet? Anything there ?

    Nothing besides some activity in apps

    21 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

    Myanmar, went once in 2014 , probably not safe 

    Safe within Yangon border, with caution it is possible to visit Bagan, but nothing to do in meanings of gay activity.

    Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com

    in Gay Vietnam

    Posted

    New review on Pete's tours in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)
    Pete's profile and more photos are here: https://siamroads.com/pete-tour-guide-saigon-ho-chi-minh/
     

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    I used Pete's tour guide in Ho Chi Minh City.

    On that day, he was a very good guide, very knowledgeable about the places and tourist attractions. His English skills were very good and he took care of me by asking if I was tired. Including him offering various options. In touring this city It is an impression that few tour guides have in their lives.

    He had an optimistic attitude that really resonates with me. He introduces every place in what is a historical fact. We exchanged cultural knowledge about Vietnam and Thailand very well.

    If I come to Ho Chi Minh City again, I will definitely choose to use his tour service and your travel agency.

    Thank you for your impression of coming to Vietnam.
    KLA (PONLAPAT)

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    Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion

    in Gay Phuket

    Posted

    4 hours ago, vinapu said:

    Perhaps they had option of travelling visa free to Thailand  for long time but their arrival en masse is fairly recent occurrence,

    On 4/13/2024 at 1:17 PM, reader said:

    Last year, Russians ranked top for tourist arrivals in Thailand from outside of Asia with 1.4 million visitors.

    First time arrival more than 1.4 per year was in 2009. So Thai already 15 years know how it works and got used to this amount for a long time, moreover they are happy to serve such amount. 

    On 4/13/2024 at 1:17 PM, reader said:

    Cyrillic signage proliferates; and Russian-speaking touts dispense flyers for pole-dancing clubs exclusively featuring women from former Soviet republics.

    And article itself is just one more attempt to make buzz about presence of Russian citizens in Thailand, which is clearly lower than 10 years ago. Yet.

    Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion

    in Gay Phuket

    Posted

    8 hours ago, vinapu said:

    no ?

    No. Historical ties since Rama V times. 

    On January 15, 1896, British Foreign Secretary Lord Salisbury and French Ambassador de Courcelles signed a special declaration on Siam in London, in which the country was divided into French and British zones of influence; France then tried to expand the colonized territory from Vietnam and Cambodia and include Thailand. Rama V then visited both countries to prevent this actual colonization, but did not find understanding, the French government even refused to meet with him. (here we can discuss historical similarity with Ribbentrop, do you want?)

    After this, he visited Russia and managed to convince the emperor to intervene, because when 15 years early future emperor of Russia was with visit in Thailand he found there a very warm welcome from the king - the father of Rama V. Russian influence prevented the colonization of Thailand by France. On June 27, 1897, the Russian Foreign Ministry received a telegram from the French Foreign Ministry with the consent of the French government to accept the Siamese monarch. The fact of Chulalongkorn's solemn meeting in Paris and his negotiations with French Foreign Minister Ganoto brought Franco-Siamese relations out of a state of crisis.

    After this, relations between the Thailand and Russia developed very rapidly; one of the king’s sons became the ambassador of Thailand to Russia, and another prince had a Russian wife.

    In our time, Thailand has become the first country outside the territory of the former USSR, with which the current Russian state signed an agreement on visa-free visits. Russians do not need a visa to Thailand, Thais do not need a visa to Russia. This happened even before Thailand began to develop tourism and citizens of many countries received the opportunity for visa-free entry for their tourists.

    Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion

    in Gay Phuket

    Posted

    20 hours ago, reader said:

    While many Western nations have shut out Russian air travel in response to Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

    This part is inaccurate.

    Russian citizens are able to travel to any country and do so. Russia and the EU have mutually banned direct airline flights to/from Russia. Many EU countries, including Germany, Italy, and France continue to issue visas to Russian citizens. Germany, for example, has 5 visa centers in the Russian Federation. The only difference in travel is that now flights take place with transfers in Istanbul, Belgrade, Dubai, Doha and other airports in countries where governments are not subject to anti-Russian hysteria.

    Well, the article itself is also an example of anti-Russian hysteria, describing the “horrors of the Russian invasion of Thailand”: 1.4 million in 2023 still does not reach the 2.5 million visits of Russian citizens to Thailand in 2019. Now the season has already ended, but an agreement has already been signed for 30% more flights to Thailand from Russian airports for the fall.

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