Updated 17 October 2026. The trip between Bangkok and Pattaya is familiar to regular Thailand visitors, but the booking details can still cause confusion. A shared coach, an airport bus, a private car and a hotel-to-hotel transfer are not necessarily the same service. Bell Travel Service has long been associated with travel between the capital,…
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Updated 17 October 2026. This guide replaces older material with practical information and sourced references. Rules, services and contact details can change. An early PersonalThailand article described a frightening incident involving a necklace while riding a motorbike taxi in Pattaya. The original first-person account is historical and has not been independently verified. Rather than use…
DetailsPeople with dollar in the retirement plan should really look out if Thailand is the best place to stay. The THB has overnight reach an all time high and many suspect that it has something to do with the return of the former PM. The new government does not want to restrict the THB to…
DetailsMy experience over the last few weeks has made it even clearer to me that doing business in Thailand is nothing for me. Sure if you have lots of money and do not really care what you buy then there is no problem but otherwise, no thank you. Last week hired a maid for some…
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Buying a car in Thailand? Learn the difference between compulsory and voluntary insurance, how to compare coverage and what to check before driving.
DetailsThe Thai government is allowing all of the major telecom players in Thailand to start testing WIFI or 3G broadband for 6 month. Most other countries have already a well developed broadband service trough wife and it would fit Thailand very well to offer hi -speed internet to remotes areas of Thailand were you can…
DetailsA Canadian is in the hospital after been shoot in the back while riding a Tuk Tuk in Chiang Mai. The Thai Police have no suspects who shoot him only that it was not the Tuk Tuk driver for once. The couple wife and husband just checked out from the hotel to go elephant trekking…
DetailsWe have a new PM in Thailand Mr Samak and he does not know anything about Thai history even if he was alive when it happened. Most people in Thailand at his age know well that about 300 people died and many thousands were put in prison during the student uprising. But when our new…
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