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schmitty,

thanks for the great detail. after i read it over again later maybe i will think of a couple other questions on that.

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Am I going to be throwing up and [censored] ing for a few days when I get there? I heard most people do when traveling to different countries. Is this true?

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Am I going to be throwing up and [censored] ing for a few days when I get there? I heard most people do when traveling to different countries. Is this true?

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I think that diarrhea is often a problem, but that was the only medication I brought. Didn't need to use it the whole time I was there though.

Some people bring malaria pills.

And one more thing. I think a lot of the fun of it is not knowing exactly what you're gonna get into, so I don't like posting super specific information. I make an exception for the treks though because I really think that Pooh's has the right philosophy.

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Am I going to be throwing up and [censored] ing for a few days when I get there? I heard most people do when traveling to different countries. Is this true?

[/ QUOTE ] NewTeaBag and I had no problems the first month we were there, then both had digestive problems throughout the second month. It's more a problem of moderate diarrhea rather than a "I couldn't leave my hotel room for five days" nightmare. Just go to the nearest pharmacy, describe your symptoms (they all speak English), and take whatever pills they give you. You'll feel better within a few hours.

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I gotta leave the country for a visa run...anyone got any suggestions for places to go? Is cambodia worth going to?

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I gotta leave the country for a visa run...anyone got any suggestions for places to go? Is cambodia worth going to?

[/ QUOTE ] Do you just need to cross the border or do you need to go to a Thai consulate? If you're just crossing the border, you're spending maybe 20 minutes in the other country so it doesn't really matter where you go.

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i should have said "forced vacation" instead of visa run...i want to go visit somewhere

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i should have said "forced vacation" instead of visa run...i want to go visit somewhere

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So the cops are after you...

Vientiane is 5-6k baht round-trip flight from Bangkok and is awesome. There's also a sleeper train but the flight is only about an hour.

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I heard Myanmar has good nightlife right now [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

no suggestions, but http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm is good to plan your train travel.

u been here 3month already [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] or your getting a work visa [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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I heard Myanmar has good nightlife right now [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

no suggestions, but http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm is good to plan your train travel.

u been here 3month already [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] or your getting a work visa [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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been here 1 month