@Graeme *****

how efficient were they with the non o visa ,,how many days from application to verification

People akways spend more n their first few months ,,you budget will come down ,,enjoy

@Mike ******

I normally just travel with a small backpack ,so good to know air Asia Fly between the two ..last time outward flight from Thailand 3 kg return from Vietnam 7kg because of coffee …Penang has some high quality rare whisky shops ,so it’s on my radar agsin ….any hotels yoj would recommend

Thanks for your reply .,very informative..

Just checked the price of your man ,,,not much more than a flight ..hats his details please ..I’m not in a rush to go Penang or hat yai ,,big it’s on the horizon innthe next few years especially at high polution times in Chiang mai ,,thanks

@Mike ******

what the travelling time between hat yai and Peñang ..what transport options are there ,,thanks

@John ********

not sure but brickfields ( little India ) and China town are the two cheapest areas ..little India won it for me as the train stops there ,,like I said ,..space hotel KL SENTRAL

Beware you need to pay 55 ringlet each way on the train ..but like I said food is cheap and I wanted South Indian food for a few days

Plenty cheap accomodation in the brick fields area ,15-25 usd a night ..shuttle express train right into the brick fields …1 minute outside lots of hotels ..great Indian food ar around 30 - 50 baht ..space capsule hotel for a night is good be aware there is a tourist tax for everybody and it’s higher at the weekends

Yes correct

Same .had the DTAC printed out ,,she didnt want to see it ,though I had it in front of her stamped in ..checked passport ,,wrong stamp haha ,,back to immigration she said “ you should have shown me the Dtac “haha

All good

@Simon ********

deoends where you stay …if you’re near an immigration office…,maybe ok ,,,if not ,same pain in the ass as Thailand .

@Russell *******

it was a longer visa ..even though that was stated on the tdac and the officer confirmed that when I went back to correct the stamp ,,,still check your stamp is what I’m suggesting to people….wasnt such a big deal at Don Muang as there was very few people there when I arrived ,,might have been more stressful at bigger airports