hello to all from LOS newbie

[slickmcrick]

hi.... i would just like to say hello to all board members

as u guessed i have yet to experience the dream of LOS but will be arrriving in bout 3 weeks time and staying for 30 days. will be staying in phuket for about 2 weeks ish so a visit to nicke's bar is definately in order ! that way i hope to pick up some tips from the pro's @ MTB !! lol

i been researching/planning this trip for a year so pretty clued up on most stuff but still got a few quick questions at the mo.........

1. how many cig's are you allowed to bring back to the uk?
2. are u allowed to bring back viagra/kamaga etc... if so how much?
3. i got a budget of £50 (GBP) a day, will this be enough?

many thanks guys n gals

Slickmcrick

[steve w]

another bloody welsher,your in good company on here boy there are at least another 5.
1 200
2 yes....not sure
3 depends what you do ,but as long as you don't go proper mad ,yes(watch out for them bells though)

where in wales you from?

[faultytowers]

Hi and welcome to the board ,

Normal allowance for ciggy's , don't know how customs would be about (unlicenced/non-generic) medicines , probably depends on how many , cash wise , depends on whether you are a "party animal" but sounds O.K.

PS. UK customs are doing spot checks if you have been in any country with a "threat" of bird flu , so may go through your luggage very closely.

[slickmcrick]

cheers stevew,

nice to know there are some fellow taffs about

ive heard about them bells, and im gonna stay well clear of em!

im from Tenby by the way

[bigalsouth]

1. yes, 200 but the wife and I brought back about 2000 last time (Falling Rain menthol), but if you do get grabbed it ain't so good. All other limits are as ex-EC countries (ie same as USA etc).

2. Take care here - customs will expect to see a doctor's note/prescription etc for any stuff you bring back which is available only on prescription in the UK. Again, only if they check your bags.

3. Have you paid for all your travel and hotels already or will internal flights/accommodation be coming out of your £50 per day? If yes, then this will not be enough and even if the answer is no then you might find it limits the amount of 'horizontal entertainment' that you can afford (if this is part of your plans, of course). Also, this will not cover things like elephant trekking, white water rafting Simon Cabaret etc etc. Depends on your plans/expectations.


Above all - have fun and enjoy your first trip to LOS (and don't be too surprised if your final spend is 2x your original budget).

[slickmcrick]

Originally Posted by faultytowers

PS. UK customs are doing spot checks if you have been in any country with a "threat" of bird flu , so may go through your luggage very closely.

thanks for the tip.... coz apparently they can check your digi cam an memory cards etc for 'unappropreate material' or something?

i'll have to email em back home b4 i leave then

[slickmcrick]

[quote=bigalsouth]
Have you paid for all your travel and hotels already or will internal flights/accommodation be coming out of your £50 per day? If yes, then this will not be enough and even if the answer is no then you might find it limits the amount of 'horizontal entertainment' that you can afford (if this is part of your plans, of course). Also, this will not cover things like elephant trekking, white water rafting Simon Cabaret etc etc. Depends on your plans/expectations.

QUOTE]

£50 a day after acommadation, but not including internal flights. internal flights will be put on the plastic till i get back home, but the rest of the holiday will have around £50 a day, probably more. ( £1500 for 30 days after accomadation paid for)

i cant see me doing loadsa internal flights maybe to an from bkk but not sure how im getting to ko pha ngan for the full moon party yet

i had to choose between doing a mad hol for 2 weeks or a sort of 'reserved' holiday for a month, so i choose the later

[bigalsouth]

Internal flights are pretty cheap (avoid Nok Air/Phuket Air, their planes are knacked - Thai are a bit more expensive but more frequent and reliable flights).
I'm sure you will have a great time - probably won't want to come home!

[bigalsouth]

Oh, just one more thing - I don't know if you have any intentions of indulging in 'recreational drugs' - I don't touch them with a barge-pole myself (have enough bother with booze and fags) - but the Thai police can be v.tough on this and it's no good appealing to the GB embassy for help, they will only do the bare minimum. The Thai govnt version of The Bangkok Hilton doesn't have 5 stars!

[IRISH JONNY]

HELLO AND WELCOE
I.........200
2....YES.LOTS
3..JUST ABOUT DOABLE
4....USE THE SEARCH ENGINE
http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/ge...ghlight=BUDGET

http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/pa...ghlight=BUDGET

[slickmcrick]

Originally Posted by bigalsouth

Oh, just one more thing - I don't know if you have any intentions of indulging in 'recreational drugs' - I don't touch them with a barge-pole myself (have enough bother with booze and fags) - but the Thai police can be v.tough on this and it's no good appealing to the GB embassy for help, they will only do the bare minimum. The Thai govnt version of The Bangkok Hilton doesn't have 5 stars!

hell no, no drugs for me ive got enough scews loose with beer as it is

ive heard there are loada thai's who sell stuff to you, then grass u up to the police for a nice commision, plus im not really up for being sentanced to death for a gram a charlie

[Crustasian]

Welcome to the board.

You can get by of 50 quid a day.If you have a few big days then just compensate with a few quiet ones.Daily living is cheap - it's just when the demon drink gets you and you overspend.

[Crunch]

Im guestimating £50 playdoh/day will do me over there, but being a complete and utter beer fairy helps