http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ Sign up for our forum today to discuss, share and learn about all things Thailand tourism related. en-US Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:01:23 +0000 bbpress 1.0-alpha-6 q http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/search.php http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/planning-to-migrate-in-the-us#post-136 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:33:26 +0000 aimhigh 136@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Planning to migrate in the U.S.? Start the immigration process by applying an immigrant or non-immigrant visa. The Non-immigrant visas are for temporary visits to the U.S. for tourism, study, business or work. Immigrant visas allow for Permanent Residence to stay in the U.S. <a href="http://www.immigrationdirect.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.immigrationdirect.com/</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/discover-ha-long-bay-with-oriental-sails#post-88 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:44:46 +0000 tam0s 88@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Nowadays, traveling becomes a trend of modern life. Traveling to relax, to widen knowledge, to visit their relatives… are some common reasons for travelers. However we – the Oriental Sails, a famous trade-mark of tourist boat in Ha Long bay, see that there is a new important trend of traveling appeared some recent years. That is traveling combine with organizing some special events. So that the tours are not only for relax but also for remind, remark their memories. Catch this trend early Oriental Sails renew ourselves by caring and holding special events on tours to help tourists find their own style and their differences such as: wedding parties, wedding anniversaries, birthday parties, gala dinners, etc… Travel to Ha Long bay with Oriental Sails is a new chance for tourists to find their own styles and make the tour become an unforgettable memory.<br /> 21 Luong Ngoc Quyen Str., Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi, Vietnam<br /> Tel: 84-4-39264009 - Fax: 84-4-39264010<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:info@orientalsails.com">info@orientalsails.com</a><br /> Website: orientalsails.com </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/travel-to-asia-thailand-vietnam-laos-cambodia#post-76 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:12:34 +0000 vietours3 76@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Hello everybody,<br /> After traveling in Thailand, if you still have more days, please travel to Vietnam for your vacation.<br /> This is a good travel company in vietnam<br /> Best wishes...<br /> <a href="http://www.travelasia.com.vn" rel="nofollow">http://www.travelasia.com.vn</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/bangkok-is-the-best-place-to-spend-your-holiday-season#post-83 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:22:53 +0000 aimhigh 83@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>If one wants to enjoy Bangkok Travel, long lists of options are available for every mode of communication. What’s most interesting is it takes you to a new journey of discovering information. To make it happen the <a href="http://www.thebangkokpages.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebangkokpages.com/</a> gives an excellent online Bangkok Information guide. Which provide a large list of Bangkok hotels directories and the like. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/vietnam-visa-exemption#post-119 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:49:58 +0000 Simon 119@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>30 days exemption</p> <p>1. Thailand</p> <p>Citizens of Thailand are Vietnam visa exempted within 30 days as maximum. If you stay in Vietnam more than 30 days, you are required to apply a Vietnam visa as usual.</p> <p>21 days exemption</p> <p>1. Cambodia<br /> 2. Indonesia<br /> 3. Laos<br /> 4. Malaysia<br /> 5. Philippines<br /> 6. Singapore<br /> 7. Brunei</p> <p>Citizens of these countries are Vietnam visa exempted within 21 days as maximum. If you stay in Vietnam more than 30 days, you are required to apply a Vietnam visa as usual.</p> <p>15 days exemption</p> <p>1. Japan<br /> 2. South Korea<br /> 3. Sweden<br /> 4. Norway<br /> 5. Denmark<br /> 6. Finland<br /> 7. Russia</p> <p>Citizens of these countries are Vietnam visa exempted within 15 days as maximum. If you stay in Vietnam more than 15 days, you are required to apply a Vietnam visa as usual.</p> <p>Countries which can not be issued Vietnam visa</p> <p>1. Iran<br /> 2. Iraq<br /> 3. Nigeria<br /> 4. Saudi Arabia<br /> 5. Pakistan<br /> 6. Lebanon<br /> 7. Bangladesh<br /> 8. Sri Lanka<br /> 9. Malawi<br /> 10. Palestine<br /> 11. Tunisia<br /> 12. Turkey<br /> 13. Guinea-Bissau<br /> 14. Qatar<br /> 15. Ghana<br /> 16. Omar<br /> 17. Kenya<br /> 18. Algeria<br /> 19. Libya<br /> 20. Angola<br /> 21. Morocco<br /> 22. Tanzania<br /> 23. Kuwat<br /> 24. Afghanistan<br /> 25. Cameroon<br /> 26. Dominica<br /> 27. Haiti<br /> 28. Jamaica<br /> 29. Lithuania<br /> 30. 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So, if you go by air, the easiest and most simple way is to apply for visa on arrival (visa to be picked up at the arrival airport in Vietnam)! </p> <p>What you need to do is very simple as follows:</p> <p>-You apply online at <a href="http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net</a><br /> -Settle the payment (visa service fee) as per instructions<br /> - Receive your visa approval letter after 1working day (urgent service), and 2 or 3 working days (normal service) via email<br /> - You print the letter out and bring it together with your photos + passport +some dollars pay the Vietnam Immigration Officer to get your visa stamped in arrival airport in Vietnam and pick up your visa there.</p> <p>And now, you are ready to enter Vietnam! </p> <p>There are two kinds of fees: service fee and stamping fee.</p> <p>- Service fee: the fee is paid ONLINE to proceed the visa for you.<br /> - Stamping fee: For getting your visa stamped at VIETNAM airport, pay directly at the Vietnam airports for the Immigration officers by cash (in USD) at immigration Desk.<br /> -NORMAL PROCESSING service fee: 2-3 working days<br /> -URGENT PROCESSING service fee: 1 working day (plus 10 USD).<br /> Legally issued by Vietnam Immigration Department, it has been online for almost 7 years and increasingly becomes the most convenient way to get a visa to Vietnam. </p> <p>The Vietnamese government officially announced that Vietnamprovided visa-on-arrivals at international airports and border crossing pointsfor all international travelers. Vu The Binh, head of the travel department ofthe Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), officially gave theinformation to reporters. The implementation took a few months to give time forthe Customs Department to adapt its information technology system to accommodate the new system. VNAT and <a href="http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net</a> then looked at the new visa procedures. </p> <p>The advantage of on arrival visa is that you will not have to spend your valuable time and your transportation cost to go to the Vietnam Embassy in your country to apply for the visa code.</p> <p>Vietnam visa - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa online - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa-online.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa-online.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa fees - <a href="http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-fees.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-fees.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa on arrival - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-on-arrival.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-on-arrival.html</a><br /> Vietnam entry visa - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-entry-visa.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-entry-visa.html</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/villas-or-hotels#post-125 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:39:10 +0000 Suksan 125@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Now I do get asked in other forums about what hotels to visit and what budget people have and where they should stay. My answer is generally the same.</p> <p>It all depends on your budget and what you want to do.</p> <p>Hotels offer some great advantages if you really are on a tight budget, but those of you who have a bit of money to spend should always think about Villas or Condos.</p> <p>Villas and condo's offer a home away from home. You can do what you want, when you want without other people snooping around and looking at you. You generally have your own private pool and so you can relax a lot easier.</p> <p>Because it is a home from home, you get all your proper home comforts. For starters you are in a house, which means you have rooms. Bedrooms of course, bathrooms are a given, but you also have a lounge, a dining area and of course a kitchen. So you can do everything and anything you want. If you are tired after a long day swimming in your pool, make yourself a snack. Go to Tesco's and buy yourself your favourite food and cook it yourself.</p> <p>If you want pure luxury, you could always hire a cook or a live in maid as well to cater to your every need while on holiday. Budget is the only thing that stops you being totally pampered.</p> <p>Then of course, the cost. People think its very expensive to have one of these idyllic villas or condo's but you will find its the same price as any quality hotel. You can get nice 2 bedroom condos from about 3000 baht a night. I think is very reasonable. When you start to include children in your holiday or friends &amp; family you can all share the fun of a condo or villa.</p> <p>I have visited many over the island of Phuket and I can not understand why people always want to stay in a Hotel. I guess it is because people think condos and villas are way out there in prices.</p> <p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.suksanvillas.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.suksanvillas.com</a> for some prices. You will be pleasantly surprised.</p> <p>Remember Hotels are not the be all and end all of a good holiday. Doing exactly what you want when you want on your own terms, is. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/vietnam-luxury-travel#post-122 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:34:15 +0000 1travel1 122@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Departure: From Saigon<br /> Duration: 12 Days / 11 Nights<br /> Price: Please contact us for update quotation<br /> Tour Code: DH - VLT01<br /> Highlights: Saigon, Tay Ninh, Cu Chi, Cantho, Vinh Long, Danang, Hoian, Hue, Hanoi, Halong, Ninh Binh.<br /> Vietnam luxury travel<br /> Experience the dynamic atmosphere of Ho Chi Minh City, the tranquil backwaters of the Mekong Delta, the history of Hoi An, the majesty of Hue, the faded colonial elegance of Hanoi and the sheer wonder of Halong Bay. 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During the usage, if the automobile is damaged, the user is permitted to import another automobile after liquidation.</p> <p>- Equipments and appliances in service of work: tools, equipments used in the laboratory, professional tools, technique and science documents, concerning office items.</p> <p>- Personal articles: music audio phones, televisions, fridges, washing machines, personal computers, etc. one piece for each kind stated above for usage during their stay in Vietnam.</p> <p>- Other luggage and goods: are entitled to enjoy the duty-free quota and go through customs procedures like luggage of the travelers on entry and exit.</p> <p>After finishing working duration in Vietnam, the automobile, equipments and appliances may be re-exported or transferred (but must pay taxes). If these things are kept to serve for the following mission, it must be submitted the certification of the Vietnamese State body to permit him to leave them back.</p> <p>Arriving in Vietnam, all visitors must fill in Declaration Forms and show their luggage to Customs Officials upon request. There are no limited amounts of foreign currency, objects made of gold, silver, precious metals and gemstones or plated with silver or gold but visitors must declare these in detail on the customs forms.</p> <p>Entry: Tourists are authorized to bring in the following items duty-free:</p> <p>Cigarettes: 400 pieces; Cigars: 50-100; Tobacco: 500 gram; Liquor: 1.5l. Small gift items valued at less than US$ 500.</p> <p>Note: There is no limit to the amounts of cash, precious metals and gems tourists can bring in, yet, amounts of over US$ 7,000 must be declared.</p> <p>It is prohibited for any visitor to bring into Vietnam the followings:</p> <p>- Weapons, explosives and inflammable objects.<br /> - Opium and other narcotics.<br /> - Cultural materials unsuitable to Vietnamese society.</p> <p>Exit: Goods of commercial nature and articles of high value require export permits issued by the Customs Office. Antiques, some precious stones and animals listed in Vietnam's Red-book may not be brought out of the country.</p> <p>Vietnam visa - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa online - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa-online.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-visa-online.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa fees - <a href="http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-fees.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-fees.html</a><br /> Vietnam visa on arrival - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-on-arrival.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/Vietnam-visa-on-arrival.html</a><br /> Vietnam entry visa - <a href="http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-entry-visa.html" rel="nofollow">http://vietnamvisaonline.net/vietnam-entry-visa.html</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/places-to-visit#post-115 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:55:44 +0000 debbin01 115@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Silent Valley National Park: A dense rain forest and the habitat of rare species 80 km from <a href="http://www.keralaholidays.com/Destinations/Palakkad.htm">Palakkad India</a> . It is popularly known as the evergreen forest and noted for its eerie silence because of the lack of cicadas. It is an important biosphere reserve in the Western Ghats and home of the tribal people. The valley is known for the rare Lion-Tailed Macaque. This National Park is a protected area for tigers also. </p> <p>Heap of rice straw, usually seen in front of houses in Palakkad district. Nelliyampathi Known as the Ooty of Kerala, Nelliampathy, about 80 km from Palakkad, is a hill station in the Nelliampathy forest ranges. This forest range constitutes a series of ridges cut off from one another by valleys of dark evergreen forests. Pothundy Dam Around 35 km from Palakkad town, Pothundy Dam is situated on the way to Nelliyampathi hills. The hill area to Nelliyampathy hills starts from Pothundy Dam. People visiting Nelliyampathi use to stop here to enjoy the beauty of the Dam as well to relax during their long journey to Nelliyampathi hills. Anamudi The highest peak in the district. The area has coffee and tea plantations. </p> <p>A typical fence made of bamboo usually seen in villages of the Palakkad district. Attappady Attappady is an extensive mountain valley above the crest of the Ghat ranges, with several rivulets of the river Bhavani. The area is dominated by tribal people. Punarjani Guha The Punarjani Guha is a natural tunnel 15 meters long in the rocky cliff. It is 2 km from the Thiruvilwamala Temple and the chief presiding deity is Sri Rama. The idol is believed to be ‘swayambhoo’, i.e. born on its own. It is believed that performing ‘noozhal’ -- crawling through the tunnel from one end to the other -- will wash away all of one’s sins and thus bring about rebirth. Only men are allowed to do the ‘noozhal’: women may only visit the cave. This ritual is practised on only one day per year, on Guruvayur Ekadashi. </p> <p>Killikkurussimangalam This small village is the birthplace of the famous Malayalam satire poet and founder of the Ottamthullal art form, Kunchan Nambiar. The home of the greatest Koodiyattam maestro and authority of abhinaya Natyacharya Vidushakaratnam, Padma Shri Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar, is also here. Kanhirapuzha Dam This dam feeds almost half the agricultural land of the district. It supplies water to such places as Mannarkkad, Ottappalam and Shoranur, and is the biggest dam built with soil in Kerala. There is a garden in front of the dam. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/best-place-for-kids#post-110 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:26:30 +0000 lanna.kub 110@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>We are planning on heading to Koh Samui in August 2010 with our six-year old son. Would like to be near the beach/restaurants/shopping and it looks like Chewang might be the place to be? Would the Centara Grand be the best hotel to stay in? </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/an-introduction-to-a-different-story#post-109 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:49 +0000 seagull 109@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Tourism has for some time qualified as the world’s largest industry. With an increase in both leisure time and disposable incomes, and with travel becoming easier and faster, more and more people are taking the opportunity to visit other countries. Between 1972 and 1992, the tourist trade expanded by 300% (Hanneberg, 1994). Today, this industry has a turnover corresponding to 6% of the global Gross National Product (GNP). As we approach the end of this decade, there is every indication that the worldwide tourist trade will continue to grow and expand.</p> <p>With the decline in the primary economic sectors over the past few years, tourism has become a central part of the development activities in the highlands and even the isolated islands. The highland region in the country alone currently attracts over 2.6 million tourist visitors each year. One of the places in Kerala that has benefited much is the popular hill station, Munnar. The wide range of industries that benefit from this annual influx of visitors, include<br /> • Retailing<br /> • Arts and crafts<br /> • Transport</p> <p>However, since the late 1980s, the tourism industry in the highlands and the islands has stood still in terms of growth. Between 1989 and 1992 the number of trips by UK tourists to these areas fell by 28% (although there was an increase in the number of visitors). The present problems include,<br /> • Continuing recession,<br /> • Problem of poor accessibility and<br /> • Increased competition from foreign markets</p> <p>Even though the above factors are all contributing to make this a testing time for the tourism industry in the state of Kerala, the travel industry is expecting major changes. In places like <a href="//www.keralatravelcompany.com&quot;">munnar tour packages</a> have many takers even during times of recession because they offer more choices at affordable costs. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/an-exception-to-the-general-rule#post-94 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:06:16 +0000 bethel 94@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Certain events have exerted certain effects upon tourism patterns at a range of geographic scales and led to the broad conclusion that tourism is often an unstable industry around which to base economic growth. They are,<br /> • The oil crisis of 1974<br /> • The recession of the early 1980s<br /> • Civil unrest in Northern Ireland<br /> • Attacks on tourists in places as different as Cairo or Miami<br /> • War in the Persian Gulf and in the former Yugoslavia and<br /> • The increasingly poor image of cheap Spanish resorts </p> <p>Secondly, in the Third World nations and especially in countries like India in particular, tourism development may increase the level of economic dependence upon foreign companies and investors. Ideally, foreign investment provides a catalyst to growth that will foster the subsequent formation of local enterprises. Yet in many emerging nations foreign ownership continues to dominate tourism industries, prompting extensive leakage of revenue that is seen to minimize the local economic gains.</p> <p>For example, among some of the Pacific micro-states that are popular with Australian and New Zealand tourists, local ownership is minimal. In the Cook Islands, tourism businesses belonging to the local people receive only 17 percent of the tourist expenditure whilst in Vanuatu over 90 percent of the expenditure is gathered by the foreign owned companies. However there are significant exceptions in countries like India. For the national <a href="//www.keralatravelcompany.com&quot;">travel agents kerala</a> state is an unavoidable tourism destination and they are not much influenced by the developments elsewhere. These agents pocket a lion’s share of their income and are able to market the prominent tourism destinations within the country and also abroad. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/chiangmai-trip-in-apr-10-15#post-105 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:40:08 +0000 howdy 105@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Hi all<br /> i will be traveling to Chiangmai for my vacation during April 10 - 15 2010. I would like to know what program should i included to make my trip more adventurous. Im visiting there with my 2 friends and staying in Royal Princess Chiangmai. Also where shall i find delicious Thai spicy food around there. Looking forward for the help in this matter.</p> <p>Howdy!!!! </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/planning-for-honeymoon-trip-during-april#post-99 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:56:23 +0000 Hopie 99@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>I and my wife are planning for honeymoon trip to Thailand during April 2010. I've got the information that during April is also Thailand's New Year Festival. I would like to know where most of them are celebrating this Festival if i have plan coming to Bangkok will they also celebrating this ??? </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/singha-global-carnival#post-97 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:39:15 +0000 howdy 97@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Just Wanted to pass this event out<br /> don't know if you heard about it yet<br /> maybe if someone want's to drop by<br /> (it might sound a little childish)</p> <p>Singha Global Carnival.<br /> Fun and games plus a great photo competition.<br /> From Feb 10 to Mar 14,<br /> enjoy the ride next to Central Chidlom</p> <p>Chilom BTS Station </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/apply-a-visitor-visa-application-today#post-89 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:40:43 +0000 aimhigh 89@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Are you planning to have a vacation in the US or you have a family to visit? Apply your visa today. <a href="http://www.immigrationdirect.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.immigrationdirect.com/</a> will gladly help you process your papers. For more information kindly visit this page: <a href="http://www.immigrationdirect.com/visas/visitor/Get-a-US-Tourist-Business-Visa-Visitors-Visa-B1-B2-Visa.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.immigrationdirect.com/visas/visitor/Get-a-US-Tourist-Business-Visa-Visitors-Visa-B1-B2-Visa.jsp</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/thailand-canoeing-amp-kayaking-at-krabi#post-93 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:54:28 +0000 howdy 93@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>I've had experience in Canoeing and Kayaking at Krabi last year which cost only THB 1400 for whole day appox.8 hours tour. I'm planning to visit for the canoeing again this summer in Thailand. Can anyone suggest where else the canoeing activity is there as I really felt in love with this with my own experience. I would also like to let you all try to this activity and you will not regret the great pleasure you get from it. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/ko-samui-waterfall-nah-muang#post-92 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:55:08 +0000 Thailand Tourism Update 92@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>On Ko Samui the waterfalls Hu Nam [Nam Tok Hu Nam] and Nah Muang [ Nam Tok Nah Muang] are promoted as tourist attractions. Use good shoes to walk up to the waterfalls. Walking up to the Na Muang waterfall will take about one hour. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/emergency-numbers-must-have-in-thailand#post-91 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:49:28 +0000 Suksan 91@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>I have compiled a list of Emergency Numbers for people in Thailand who may need their help. The list contains Emergency Numbers, Embassies, and contact numbers for people in Phuket, such as Consulates and Tourist Police.</p> <p>This is printable as a wallet-sized card</p> <p><a href="http://guides.suksanvillas.com/general/emergency-numbers" rel="nofollow">http://guides.suksanvillas.com/general/emergency-numbers</a></p> <p>I hope this helps</p> <p>Suksan </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/do-you-wish-to-have-a-vacation-in-the-us#post-90 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:46:08 +0000 aimhigh 90@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Are you planning to come to the U.S. for pleasure, or attending a business. Apply your visa application online today at <a href="http://www.immigrationdirect.com/visas/visitorr/Get-a-US-Tourist-Business-Visa-Visitors-Visa-B1-B2-Visa.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.immigrationdirect.com/visas/visitorr/Get-a-US-Tourist-Business-Visa-Visitors-Visa-B1-B2-Visa.jsp</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-yakiniku-restaurant-review#post-85 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:40:08 +0000 Suksan 85@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Please see the pictures of the following article on my website:<br /> <a href="http://guides.suksanvillas.com/phuket-town/yakiniku-restaurant" rel="nofollow">http://guides.suksanvillas.com/phuket-town/yakiniku-restaurant</a></p> <p>One of the most popular restaurant concepts in Phuket is the “cook-it-yourself” venue. There are slight variations on the basic setup, but all of them have a hot grill sitting in the middle of the table and either you go and pick out your own raw scraps of meat or the raw scrapes are brought to the table.<br /> As a rule, I hate these restaurants. If I could cook worth a damn, I wouldn’t be going to a restaurant in the first place. Then there’s the price that they charge you for this raw food. When a restaurant cooks and brings out a finished dish of food, you can somehow pretend that they put some sort of secret restaurant sauce into the food to make the normally 100 Baht chicken worth 500 Baht. However, when the same chicken that you saw out there in the market a minute before is brought out to you in the same condition you last saw it in, the difference in price is tough to swallow! I mean, all they’ve added is a bit of sauce, a hot plate, and some wooden chopsticks. How can that possibly double or triple the price?<br /> Even worse is when you go to some of the local all you can eat and cook for yourself places and they really do charge you what the meat costs out in the street. They don’t tart it up much either. It’s just sitting there in a big vat of meat and you pull it out and cook it—cook it very, very well—and then try to get as much of it down as you can because they actually charge you extra for every gram of uneaten food on the table when you ask for the bill!<br /> Against this background of meat vats and price gouging, I was hesitant to try out Yakiniku. The experience was actually very pleasant though for several reasons: the food, though raw, was presented well, the décor was nice, and there were several cooked sides available if you didn’t want to do everything yourself.</p> <p>The food itself was brought out in nice cuts on separate trays with little bits of vegetable, garnishing, and sauce sprinkled around them. I mean, it looked like the dish had been prepared even though it still needed to be cooked. The meat was also sliced regularly and to a fairly uniform thickness so you didn’t need to run your own mini-butchery at the table. I’m no great connoisseur of raw meats, but everything seemed to be of a good quality. In any event it looked and even tasted good, and given my cooking skills, that’s something.</p> <p>The surroundings were done nicely. It’s important that the tables are pretty big, first because you’ve got a hot stove sitting in the middle and secondly because you need to get back from the heat before your face gets a light grilling. The smoke usually bothers me in these places, but at Yakiniku, the stoves have a nice ventilation system that sucks most of the smoke back down into the stove, which keeps your table and the air-conditioned restaurant smoke free.</p> <p>The menu was also broad enough that you just didn’t have several varieties of meat for dinner. I like meat as much as the next man, but one tray of grilled meat after the other wears on even me. So it’s nice when you can turn to a nice side of kimchi, sushi, or a salad to break things up a bit.<br /> Yakiniku is an interesting take on a genre of dinning that I had completely written off. While a bit pricier than your normal place, the experience is well worth it, and I think that if you’re going to pay anything above the market rate for raw meat, then you want something a little extra in the way of presentation and surroundings. Yakiniku has that. </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/what-to-do-in-phuket#post-84 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:32:44 +0000 Suksan 84@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>I have been trying to contact the owners of this website, but their email gets bounced back, so I have decided to take matters into my own hands and promote Phuket.</p> <p>I write articles that are jovial in manner but also serious so they can be taken with a pinch of salt.</p> <p>For my first article I would encourage you to have a look at - The Top 10 Signs you are Driving in Phuket<br /> <a href="http://guides.suksanvillas.com/general/top-10-signs-driving-phuket" rel="nofollow">http://guides.suksanvillas.com/general/top-10-signs-driving-phuket</a> </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/baiyoke-suite-hotel-threatened-to-hit-us#post-80 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:14:27 +0000 valeriekoh 80@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>never go to baiyoke suite hotel the staff threatened to hit us scolded us vulgarities and scold us stupid even using the fxxx word like fxxx u ,fxxx your mother,go to hell,kiss my ass!!!!the hotel f/o senior manager just sit there and do nothing!!!!i hate the hotel!!!the staff!!!!i would never go there again!!!!i have never seen such service in my life!!!! </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/baiyoke-suite-hotel#post-78 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:25:14 +0000 valeriekoh 78@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>me and my 6 other friends were actually on our way back to singapore but there was a very heavy traffic in bangkok that jam cost us about 1 and a half hour thus we missed our flight.so we decided to go to baiyoke suite hotel to stay overnight.we booked 2 rooms the other of my frens continue their stay at amari watergate where we stayed previously.the front desk senior manager was so rude saying other people who are not hotel guests are not allowed to go up even to help us put our bags?!!!their attitude was so bad that when my frens wanted to leave the hotel the guards followed my friends as if they did something wrong!they even scolded my friends stupid!!!!when my friends heard that they were so pissed off and scolded back too!!!after putting our bags our friends complained to us we went back to the senior manager and said we wanted to check out and to void our payments.my friends confronted the other staff saying why are they so rude then one of the staff came walking put of the counter real fast as if he wanted to beat my friend up they stared at eachother for a few sec then my firend said why u want to beat me?come la if u dare then the staff repeated saying the same thing?!!!!can u imagine how rude thay are?he even scolded us the fxxx word like fxxx u fxxx your mother and stupid so on...we were really very pissed off the hotel staff is a hooligan!!!!and u know what the senior manager did?he just do nothing!!!!!i would never go to baiyoke suite hotel again!!!!i here by warn all the people please do not go to BAIYOKE SUITE hotel!!!!!the service sucks!!!!attitude problem!!!who know what will happen when u stay overnight there?i have never seen anything like this in service line ever in my life!!!!!i used to stay there 3 years ago it wasn't so bad but now?!!!u pay me to stay there i also won't!!!people used to say it used to die alot of people before as there was a fire break out...i stayed there last time its really scary...hair keep standing...worst of all is the service there!!people pls be careful the staff there will scold u vulgarities!!!!even the senoir manager would just sit there and do nothing!!!!i even had it recorded in my hp video!!!! </p> http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-the-largest-island-of-thailand-is-a-world-class-destination#post- Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 Anonymous @http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-the-largest-island-of-thailand-is-a-world-class-destination#post- Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 Anonymous @http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-the-largest-island-of-thailand-is-a-world-class-destination#post- Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 Anonymous @http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-the-largest-island-of-thailand-is-a-world-class-destination#post- Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 Anonymous @http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/topic/phuket-the-largest-island-of-thailand-is-a-world-class-destination#post-69 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:51:03 +0000 thailandhotels 69@http://thailandtourismupdate.com/forums/ <p>Phuket The largest island of Thailand is a world-class destination. Full of well-appointed accom, choices of entertainment and great food.</p> <p><a href="http://ido24.com/thaidatingforum.com/phuket" rel="nofollow">http://ido24.com/thaidatingforum.com/phuket</a> </p>