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Quick Update

It's just after midnight past Wednesday, and I'm back from my visa run in Penang. (All went well.)I've got a weekend of photos and stories from Petchabun, and 36 hours of photos and stories from Penang, plus a Tuesday Thai Tutorial that need to be put... ...full story at Jil in Pattaya

from Jil in Pattaya on Wed, May 09 2007

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16 Oct 07 visit Penang Explorer - Visa Run  »  YouTube videoPenang is not only a popular destination for transit travelers to and fro South East Asian nations, but it is also a frequent destination for foreign employees working in Thailand aiming to extend their visas. In the same way, tourists wishing to extend...
09 Jul 07 visit Penang Visa Offerings Improving  »  Jil in Pattaya In comparison with the general visa situation in Thailand, it is nice to see a bit of news that flows in the opposite direction.The Thai consulate in Penang, Malaysia is now issuing multiple-entry non-immigrant visas. (I was told on the flight back to...
03 Nov 07 visit Daily Report: Rhythm Restored  »  Jil in Pattaya Up at 6:00, blogged for a couple of hours, and then put in a solid performance at work this morning.For lunch, it was out to Bob's BBQ for lunch, with a quick visit to Key Visa to let them know that Penang is now limiting people to just two 60-day visas,...
08 Aug 09 visit A Trip to Penang, Malaysia  »  Thai Blogs Well, just a short while back I decided on the spur of the moment to pack our bags and get a short flight to somewhere…… and that somewhere was to be Penang Island in Malaysia. The wife, Su, and I went to Hong Kong over the Songkran holidays in April,...
07 May 07 visit Daily Report: A 10-Hour Day  »  Jil in Pattaya I got off the bus from Petchabun at 5:30 this morning, having managed to sleep about 6 hours out of the 6½ hour bus ride. (Photos of the trip are going to be added below on their corresponding dates as I get the free time to post them... check back fo...
26 Apr 07 visit Seri Thai Park: A Couple More Photos  »  DooDee I was rather disappointed with the quality of the photos that I showed you yesterday in the item A Most Delightful Park. So, I rummaged through my shoebox full of photos to see if I could find a few better photos of Seri Thai Park for you. I found two. ...

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