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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in When you've got to go...   
    Unless changes are recent, it is wrong map: "Beach road and 2nd road loop" (red) is included to "From Jomtien and Pattaya" route (blue) and to "Naklua route" (purple).
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    Moses got a reaction from reader in PM stresses importance of protecting Phuket   
    https://www.gallup.com/analytics/355787/gallup-rating-world-leaders-report.aspx
    For to get full report you should fill form. Basic numbers are on that page, including number about Russia (of course).
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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in Line Booking is more challenging and more comical than I expected...   
    Guys, OP just spoke with AI. There are few AI for Line platform, most known are Neru, Susi and Rev. When AI isn't trained enough, then such "chats" appears.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in PM stresses importance of protecting Phuket   
    You should check Gallup report published today: disapproval of Russia and Russians lowered 4% in world in 2023 despite all Western propaganda, while disapproval of US and Americans raised on 3%.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in PM stresses importance of protecting Phuket   
    Oh, now I know why Thai govt just extended initial visa-free time for Russians from 30 days to 60 days from May 1st. They just do not like VP hospital.
    P.S. Novosti Phuketa is just a Russian translation of Phuket News leading by AU men, who moved to Phuket in 2000. 
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    Moses got a reaction from splinter1949 in Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com   
    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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    Moses got a reaction from unicorn in I'd never seen this statue/fountain in Prague   
    It is on Kampa, installed more than 20 years ago. It for sure already was there in 2007. The sculptures' penises move up and down.
    https://www.museumkampa.cz/
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    Moses got a reaction from KeepItReal in Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)   
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from BL8gPt in Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)   
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in Fewer British tourists and expats are coming to Thailand   
    Are you still following me around the forum and counting commas? Good luck to you in your difficult task.
    You must be terribly angry that I speak your language much better than you speak mine?
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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)   
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in I may do a side trip   
    HCMC (Saigon). Lower.
    Bar Code bar + around Pub street + sauna in Mens
    Nothing besides some activity in apps
    Safe within Yangon border, with caution it is possible to visit Bagan, but nothing to do in meanings of gay activity.
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    Moses got a reaction from floridarob in Food stand outside BBB Pattaya   
    I avoid to buy meat from such stalls, but easy buy pancakes and fruits.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Fewer British tourists and expats are coming to Thailand   
    “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.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Fewer British tourists and expats are coming to Thailand   
    "No longer"? Does author knows words "fact checking"? Bilateral agreement btw Russia and Thailand has been signed in 2005...
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    Moses got a reaction from reader in I may do a side trip   
    Just install Bolt or Grab and you will be on safe side of taxi in VN
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    Moses got a reaction from traveller123 in Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com   
    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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    Moses got a reaction from unicorn in Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com   
    Please welcome new guide in Hanoi - Leo (Minh).
    Leo is 22 yo professional licensed guide with 3 years of experience in guiding groups. Leo is able to make tours in Hanoi and whole North of Vietnam. 
    Languages: English (fluent), Chinese (basic), Vietnamese.
    Full profile and more pictures are here: https://siamroads.com/leo-guide-in-hanoi-vietnam/
     

     

     

     

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    Moses got a reaction from unicorn in Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com   
    Siamroads will announce new guide in Hanoi, Vietnam soon
     

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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Tour guides for gays in Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Hanoi. Siamroads.com   
    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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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion   
    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. 
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion   
    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. 
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from vinapu in Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion   
    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.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion   
    You just compared the Thai government to Hitler's.
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    Moses got a reaction from Marc in Calif in Thailand’s Tourist Towns Deal With Their Own Russian Invasion   
    policy may be only in govt... unfortunately for you, Thai govt is more than loyal to Russia, and mutual state visits confirm it.
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