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Thailand quality tourism: value for whom?

Thai TravelBy MindstreamJanuary 22, 20102 Comments

Practical advice and a fresh look at thailand quality tourism, with questions to ask and steps to consider.

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Thai week of disappointments

CorruptionBy MindstreamJanuary 21, 2010Leave a comment

In another pointless move from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) this week the NTC to hold the auction for the 3G telephone. You know the service that’s all Asian countries have except Thailand and Japan had since stone edge. Western countries are now looking for a 4G and will soon not invest in 3G anymore…

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Traveller with a backpack keeping hold of his suitcase beside a blue and white coach at a covered bus station in Pattaya, with passengers waiting further along the platform. AI-generated image.

Pattaya Bus Station Safety: Luggage, Baht Buses and Theft Prevention

Pattaya, Robbery, Travel WarningBy MindstreamJanuary 20, 20101 Comment

Arriving in Pattaya by bus? Keep luggage secure, plan onward transport, and learn sensible precautions for open-sided baht buses and late arrivals.

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Educations is everythingfor Thailand future

CorruptionBy MindstreamJanuary 19, 20102 Comments

Sometimes money is not everything but education is everything. Money is passed down by generations and sometimes people have no education that just does the same thing as their father or mother did. That might be good for their family but it will not lead them anywhere and the only way they can get more…

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Rider wearing a helmet on a scooter on a Pattaya road

Motorbike Driving in Pattaya: Practical Safety Guide

Expat GuideBy MindstreamJanuary 18, 20101 Comment

Before riding a motorbike in Pattaya, understand licence and insurance checks, helmet rules, scooter rentals and practical traffic-safety precautions.

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MICT Thailand censures big international websites

Blocked Sites, InternetBy MindstreamJanuary 17, 20103 Comments

How much privacy do you really have when you surf the internet in Thailand? After some website we checked went very slow we decided to check Yahoo, CNN, Facebook, YouTube and few other sites and all have the same thing you can see on the bottom of this video below. MICT is inside your internet…

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Thai Berry Pickers in Sweden: Contracts and 2026 Rules

Farang, MoneyBy MindstreamJanuary 16, 20101 Comment

Check Sweden’s changed berry-picking permit route, Finland’s separate rules, recruitment charges and the real net earnings before committing money.

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Middle Eastern restaurants along a busy lane in Bangkok at night

Soi Arab in Bangkok: Food, Culture and Visiting Sukhumvit 3/1

Bangkok, Culture, Food, Thai TravelBy MindstreamJanuary 15, 20101 Comment

Explore Bangkok’s Soi Arab near Nana: what Sukhumvit 3/1 is known for, how to visit respectfully and tips for Middle Eastern food and shopping.

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