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I believe I encountered the following scam when I was departing at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday (March 1, 2011):

    Shortly after I entered the depature area around 5:40a.m., a Chinese woman around age 55 wearing good make-up asked me if I was Chinese and if I had some time and  I answered yes.   She asked if I could help her.  She said she was trying to change her flight schedule with Kenya Airlines, but the Airlines required a few hundred Baht, which she didn't have.  She asked if I could provide her the small amount of money.  Then another Chinese woman around age 75 appeared and showed me her People's Republic of China passport.

     I asked the younger woman to show me her air ticket and she showed me an E ticket.  I was willing to help, but I had to verify her story and a way to do this is to go to the Airlines' counter to talk to a staff.  So I asked her where the Airlines' counter was and she said it wouldn't open until about 1:00p.m.  I sensed something shady and I told her I wouldn't be able to help.  Then she became angry and said it was a waste of time talking to me and it is at this point that I realized she was probably trying to scam money (otherwise, she would still be thankful for my listening).

     If you think of the time of the day, it looks even more probable that it is a scam (airport monitoring is less intense during the early morning hours).

I'll be visiting Rayong, Chantaburi, and Trat.

Can someone suggest good accommodations in those places?  Price in the range 500-1200B would be ideal.

I was a guest at Lek Hotel (Pattaya 2nd).  I try to contact it, but its email address that worked no longer works.  I also use the email address of of Lek Villa (I think it is part of the Lek group), but that email also doesn't work.

Does anyone know if Lek Hotel (Pattaya 2nd) is still in business?  If yes, can you provide the email address and website address (I remember it has a website, but I can't find it now)?

Someone recommended Loei to me for my next Thailand visit, saying that it is beautiful.

Does anyone know a good Loei accommodation for a visit of a week or two (a clean, conveniently-located guest house will do)?

Also, what is the temperature there in Jan/Feb?