How can I do a border run to Laos from Pattaya for a new DTV stamp, and are there trusted agencies in Bangkok?

You had a "wild flight"? Sounds like a turbulent flight? Just the way it is....it's rainy season and it will be bumpy. You might experience what I did a couple of years ago, while flying towards Bangkok out of Singapore on SIA - flying through a thunderstorm and dropping probably a couple of dozen feet. It is what it is. Can't be avoided. It's the reality of air travel.

If you're afraid of flying - wait until late October or later, which is when the air becomes calmer as the rainy season comes to an end, though anywhere south of Samui will experience a second monsoon.

Or just travel by land. Other than Cambodia and most of the Burmese borders, the rest of the region remains open. Laos and Malaysia are your best bets.

These are two companies that offer border run services, both are running this business for over 15years .

Just fly there yourself, have a good time and come back to LOS and get a new 6 mth stamp.

Go by yourself.