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If it is only a go-away-come-back visa run, I reckon the suggestion to hire a car is the way to go.
Do the Ranong run, really nice easy drive over the mountains from Surat.
Ranong is a great place I think, take you mum to the hot spas there, they are excellent.
You can get a very comfy ferry over to a Casino on the Myanmar side, all paperwork is taken care of for you, only have to stay an hour if you wish, or do an overnight at the Casino hotel and back next day.
I hear if you buy 20,000 Baht of gambling chips you get a free room, food and drinks, even if you do not use the chips at all and get full money back next day. Or go blow it on tables and pokies and stuff.
But for your mum, for sure, the flight to Malaysia if it is to get a new visa, or drive to Ranong if it is just border running.
Good luck either way mate.
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In Topic: The Bangkok Airways Rant Thread
2011-12-19 13:19:56
Just my five bahts worth.
I recently flew Bangkok Airways to Bangkok and later back to Samui again.
I was impressed with their service, attention to detail and the great care they paid to me, due to a missing leg.
The waiting lounges both on Samui and in Bangkok allowed me to have as much fresh coffee, cakes, sandwiches and Thai snacks as I could possibly eat and I ate a lot, all free and part of the service.
The flight crew were great, helpful and friendly. The in-flight food was OK, it was what it was - in-flight food on economy class.
The waiting lounge in Bangkok is great, even economy passengers get to hang in there, fresh food and tea and coffee. I do not remember getting that on economy for any other airline - ever.
I note that their airfares are a tad expensive, but even for me on very limited budget it did not kill me and I made up for it with gallons of coffee, tons of cakes and so many sandwiches I cannot count.
Samui airport is really nice if you ask me, Bkk Air has made it so.
They could do better, everybody could do better, but for what you pay them I think it is not such a bad deal.
Sure beats a trip on the ferry to Surat to get on some other airline and save a thousand baht or so, what saving is that really when you count in time and effort, eh?
Just my five bahts worth is all.
I recently flew Bangkok Airways to Bangkok and later back to Samui again.
I was impressed with their service, attention to detail and the great care they paid to me, due to a missing leg.
The waiting lounges both on Samui and in Bangkok allowed me to have as much fresh coffee, cakes, sandwiches and Thai snacks as I could possibly eat and I ate a lot, all free and part of the service.
The flight crew were great, helpful and friendly. The in-flight food was OK, it was what it was - in-flight food on economy class.
The waiting lounge in Bangkok is great, even economy passengers get to hang in there, fresh food and tea and coffee. I do not remember getting that on economy for any other airline - ever.
I note that their airfares are a tad expensive, but even for me on very limited budget it did not kill me and I made up for it with gallons of coffee, tons of cakes and so many sandwiches I cannot count.
Samui airport is really nice if you ask me, Bkk Air has made it so.
They could do better, everybody could do better, but for what you pay them I think it is not such a bad deal.
Sure beats a trip on the ferry to Surat to get on some other airline and save a thousand baht or so, what saving is that really when you count in time and effort, eh?
Just my five bahts worth is all.
