cavanami Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Why take Jacks Golf bus? I am in the process to do a visa run next week and members here have alerted me to: Casino bus from Lumpini: 100 Baht Bus from Ekimai: 147 Baht Bus from Mo Chit to Mae Sot to Burma: ??? baht Still looking but I will post my findings and these may have no "hassles" at the bus station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomick Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hi Batty, Why not hire a taxi for the day? Take the hit in the cost, but faster and no worries about buses, public transport and police hanging around. There is a taxi service in Dynasty inn at the back, forgot the guys name but he has a green volvo 740. Real good guy and not a bad price for day rental about 1500baht last time I used him 6 months ago. He speaks good english. If I was at home I could have give you his number, shit. Maybe a opition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Yep, i noticed that thread and it struck me as very cheap. Jacks Golf is 2K (includes border fee) so far more expensive. Im not a great fan of winging it though. If i chose to bus it from Lumphini et al, I would more than likely wake up late and probably with a hangover, and then on arival at lumphini stumble around scratching my head asking random Thai's ''kor tud, bus beye cambodia utini? and recieve puzzled looks... then, if i do find the bus, after poping 3 zanex to ease the pain of sitting on a bus for 5 hours, would arive at the border zombie like and confused as hell. I would rather pay a couple grand and have someone take care right through to the end. Besides, there is a cracking little bird who works the bus, and if you sit infront of the hatch that takes you through to the driver cabin, you get a top view of her arse when she climbs in several times through the trip! Anyway, does anyone know if my worries are ill-founded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hi Mick Maybe an option? Are you kidding? I'm sold. With the visa fee at Cambodia, that works out about the same, but you have the luxury of crashing in the back of a Volvo, all to yourself. Plus, you don?t have to endure sitting next to the guy who won?t shut the hell up for 10 hours...hence the usual need for zanex! Just me and my I-pod. Sound as a pound. So, if I just mooch around the back of Dynasty Inn and ask a few questions, I should find the guy? I'll go the day before and sus it out. Result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomick Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Hope it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 The problem is not so much how you get to the border, the problem is getting to the border without getting stopped. And even if your mode of transportation is not stopped, you might get stopped as you walk to the border. If you go to Cambodia by yourself, the Cambodians like getting a little extra tea money from those who over stay. Best policy is not to overstay. I hate running the gauntlet and now adays, I would hate to do that stuff even more so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 If you go next week on the 19th, I could split the cost with you. I bring a book, talk little and sleep on the way there. PM me is interested. Maybe a 10AM departure from BKK? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Also might think about "losing" that passport and getting a new one w/o those OS stamps ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 when taking overstays I assume we're taking beyond the 'free' 1 day cases right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I don't know. Suadam was the one who started a thread about the cops grabbing guys on the way to the border to renew their expired visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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