Thanks for the info! quickest i would think from SR head to Osmach border with Thailand (less than 3 hours by taxi) , than bus to Surin, less than an hour spend the night an bus to Udon and than bus to Nong Khai an across to Vientiane for dinner I am sure you're right that it's quicker, but I'm in n...

Thai vs Farangs? the Farangs have no standing in anything that goes on here and each year there presence ( beside "real" tourists) is less and less desired. Exactly. So, if a state of anarchy breaks out, do you think farangs and their property will be safe from harm? How many farangs were...

Royalist faction 1 vs Royalist faction 2

Army vs Police

Reds vs Yellows

Elites vs Peasants

North vs South

Buddhists vs Muslims

Thai vs Farang

Looks like not many people are using them. People prefer Cambodia and Thailand for more fun, comfort and relaxation. Who's going to travel all that way to sit in an open-air "restaurant" seen in this article? Where have all the tourists gone? Vietnam's tourist numbers remain low as critici...

What the heck! This is totally outrageous! Releasing this menace to society is completely irresponsible! I would guess that the authorities were offered a fair bit of "tea money" to make this happen.

Who's next? Charlie Manson?

I've recently read that the road from Siem Reap to the border with Laos was newly paved/surfaced about a year ago and that minivans ply this route, making the trip in about 7 hours. Has anyone done this trip or heard anything about it? Would be interested to hear personal experiences if this is real...

what about a scenario that when the big event occurs those in power fail to make it public immediately ( maybe for months ) because it didn't suit them to do so? I mean how would anybody know otherwise? Well, it's certainly possible and there may be rumors to that effect, but the main point is that...

That's a pot calling a kettle black.

The problem with this extremely well-worn cliche is that these days virtually all pots and kettles are made of stainless steel and are thus basically silver-coloured.

Also, one has to wonder why the Thais can't follow the example of King Sihanouk and arrange for the succession to take place before the passing.

a lot of unhappy expats now in Thailand regarding this issue Well, it should be obvious by now that, other than trying to keep up appearances and prevent the economy from completely collapsing, everything the junta is doing, has been doing and will be doing is focused on one thing and one thing onl...