Look to the East (through the lens of my new Nikon)

**racefan** · 23-06-2008, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by chitown

Million Stones Park is a touristy spot you can go to for 300 baht if you are a farang and 120 baht if you are Thai. I know that 300 baht is not much, but the double pricing in Thailand gets old as I live here. This bird would not accept my Thai married Visa in my passport as proof that I reside here so I snapped a picture of her "stealing" 300 baht from me!

Surely you have a Thai drivers licence?

I have been to the park several times when various friends and relatives come over for hoilday and have always been charged Thai price on production of Thai licence.

Also works at Nong Nuch tropical gardens.

**chitown** · 23-06-2008, 11:46 AM

I have an international license that I continually doctor to keep it up to date.

**cimboc** · 23-06-2008, 11:28 PM

Some nice pic's mate... as per usual

**flash** · 24-06-2008, 12:05 AM

I have a Nikon D40x as well, I love it. works well and the battery life is great, i can take over 1000 pictures on one charge

**Skydisc** · 24-06-2008, 05:59 PM

[quote=chitown;659634]Million Stones Park is a touristy spot you can go to for 300 baht if you are a farang and 120 baht if you are Thai. I know that 300 baht is not much, but the double pricing in Thailand gets old as I live here. This bird would not accept my Thai married Visa in my passport as proof that I reside here so I snapped a picture of her "stealing" 300 baht from me!

I don't know if you know it but we are extremely rich compared to the Thai people. That's why others have to pay more. When they charge less for our tickets, the price for the 'not realy rich' Thai people has to be more expensive and that's what they don't want.
So let it be and pay this higher price and think about this reason.
Have a nice time in this beautiful and polite country.

**jandajoy** · 24-06-2008, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by Skydisc

I don't know if you know it but we are extremely rich compared to the Thai people. That's why others have to pay more. When they charge less for our tickets, the price for the 'not realy rich' Thai people has to be more expensive and that's what they don't want. So let it be and pay this higher price and think about this reason. Have a nice time in this beautiful and polite country.

You have got to be taking the piss.

**chitown** · 24-06-2008, 06:09 PM

[quote=Skydisc;668953]

Originally Posted by chitown

Million Stones Park is a touristy spot you can go to for 300 baht if you are a farang and 120 baht if you are Thai. I know that 300 baht is not much, but the double pricing in Thailand gets old as I live here. This bird would not accept my Thai married Visa in my passport as proof that I reside here so I snapped a picture of her "stealing" 300 baht from me!

I don't know if you know it but we are extremely rich compared to the Thai people. That's why others have to pay more. When they charge less for our tickets, the price for the 'not realy rich' Thai people has to be more expensive and that's what they don't want.
So let it be and pay this higher price and think about this reason.
Have a nice time in this beautiful and polite country.

I don't know if you know this or not, but there are more Mercedes owned per capita in Thailand than anywhere in Asia.

So the rich Thais that come to America and go to say Disney Land or Six Flags should pay 5 to 10 times the price that I pay. Or maybe they want to buy a meal at a nice steak house and they are given the Thai price and the the steak is $80 instead of $25.

I think not. Where I come from it is discrimination.

Like a basket I went to buy to fill with fruit for my buddies wife that was in the hospital. The guy tells me 180 baht. My wife goes to the shop about an hour later and buys it for 45 baht.

If that is what you like, I suggest you bend over, sprinkle some prickly heat powder on your bum and let some guy dry hump you in this "polite" country.

I have spent more time shuffling through immigration at Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi than you have spent in the whole country.

So after you get ripped off and cheated a few times, then you will understand. or maybe you it will turn you on, not sure.......

**lamangaharry** · 24-06-2008, 06:52 PM

[quote=Skydisc;668953]

Originally Posted by chitown

Million Stones Park is a touristy spot you can go to for 300 baht if you are a farang and 120 baht if you are Thai. I know that 300 baht is not much, but the double pricing in Thailand gets old as I live here. This bird would not accept my Thai married Visa in my passport as proof that I reside here so I snapped a picture of her "stealing" 300 baht from me!

I don't know if you know it but we are extremely rich compared to the Thai people. That's why others have to pay more. When they charge less for our tickets, the price for the 'not realy rich' Thai people has to be more expensive and that's what they don't want.
So let it be and pay this higher price and think about this reason.
Have a nice time in this beautiful and polite country.

Hope you are a fast learner, you have a lot to learn. Are you visiting/working in Thailand or living some where else.

**Chong Boy** · 24-06-2008, 10:46 PM

^^^'skydisc' , foking 'head in the sky' disc more like!

What a pile of shite!

I don't mind paying a little extra than the average Thai but last year on a drive from Udon to Chiang Rai we stopped in nearly every national park to go to a waterfall or view point and the budget was spent way early when I had to pay 400 baht 3-4 times a day for a 2 hour visit.

Glad to see now they are capping it at 200 but we'll see if that happens!

**sgoldieje** · 01-08-2008, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by chitown

The next day we went to Khao Chee Jun. This is a golden Buddha in the side of a mountain just outside of Pattaya. I have heard two stories. One that is the etching is made entirely of real gold and the second story is that just the nipples are made of gold. Either way the place is guarded by the Navy, so don't think of going and stealing the nipples.

There's only one nipple.

haha, anyways what nikon were you using?

**johngal** · 01-08-2008, 05:58 PM

really clear pictures show her your thai driving license if you have 1 if she wont accept that get your money back and walk

**dirtydog** · 01-08-2008, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by sgoldieje

haha, anyways what nikon were you using?

Originally Posted by chitown

D40X with Nikkor VR lens.

You don't read the threads do you.

**Texpat** · 01-08-2008, 06:14 PM

There's a nice drop zone about 1 km from that mountain face.

Called: what else, Buddah DZ.

**Woodentop** · 12-06-2009, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by sabang

Incidentally- are they selling wine from this silver lake vineyard yet?

They used to sell just grape juice, but now they sell wine at Silverlake.

**MAG** · 21-07-2009, 07:50 PM

Hi. As Peter P said. I also get waived of by the military in Sattahip when try to enter the beach.
It is very annoying not to find these beaches. Can some one who knows pleas go to Google Earth and post the coordinates.

PLEAS I´m drying out in Sattahip.

Mattias

**Phuketrichard** · 28-07-2009, 12:59 PM

i love my 18-200 VR lense. YOu know they did a few polls on a camera forum and that lense came out as the one most recomended to take with ya when u dont want any hassles.

**lovethai** · 23-08-2009, 12:20 AM

yes Nikkor 18-200 is one of the best if u want 1 lens solution to all your needs. and Nikon just released new version of it which has a button to stop the lens zooming out and in by itself (lens creep).

**078489** · 23-08-2009, 02:39 PM

The water is not so clean and beautiful here.

**Phuketrichard** · 23-08-2009, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by lovethai

yes Nikkor 18-200 is one of the best if u want 1 lens solution to all your needs. and Nikon just released new version of it which has a button to stop the lens zooming out and in by itself (lens creep).

GREAT!!! my old 28-200 had this and it it something that has pissed me off about the 18-200 vr lense

**bobbysan124** · 24-08-2009, 10:30 PM

Enjoyed the pics.

**chitown** · 27-12-2010, 10:19 AM

Haha I still laugh when I think of them sinking in shallow water!!

Originally Posted by chitown

It was fun to see the Chinese tourists capsize in 2 inches of water!!

**Bower** · 05-01-2011, 11:26 PM

Another good informative thread, thanks

**Takeovers** · 06-01-2011, 12:15 AM

Thanks for the pics.

I too would like to know which lens. VR means only it has an anti-shake built in. There are lots of Nikon lenses with that system.

**chitown** · 06-01-2011, 08:12 AM

AF-5 Nikkor 18 -55mm DX

**Cujo** · 06-01-2011, 08:22 AM

Nice pics Chi, looks like a good camera.

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