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I have an old iphone 4 I think it is. Will these work in an old iphone? I have my current iphone 6 but need that for work however a work around could be swapping sims - would that also work. I would rather the latter.

Thanks guys and Billy. This is exactly the sort of recommendation I wanted. I know there are hundreds of repair shops but I got to work while away and if the laptop comes back not working then I am in deep dog poo. So I will sort it near end of my trip just in case.

I had a cocktail there and it was expensive. Not sure how much but eye watering. Lots of rich Russians up there when I went and you must all know what they are like.

Thanks guys. I am hoping the screen repair is just a loose cable as that is what the symptons suggest. Its an IPS screen and HD so as you said hope not. Computer cost of £1k and has served me well. I do try and upgrade every 3 years so just coming up to that. Its from PC Specialist.

I need when I am in Bangkok in a few weeks to get my laptop repaired. It has a screen fault where it turns itself off if I move the screen to much or put the power supply when the screen is at the right angle - it goes back on pressing the power supply but my heart misses a beat each time. Also need a hard disk imaged and a higher capicity disk put in. Now I know there are hundreds of shops and there is pantip plaza etc but this is my workhorse which I use every hour of the day. I am self employed and need it for work. So even if it costs more if you have a recommendation where they can do this with care then please let me know.

Well I think I will have to revisit and in case I am missing out on luxury due to one bad experience. Will ask for the softly softly approach and will try your recommendation Lev123

So what is the crack. I was once some time back, by some water falls I think in Chang Mai and there were a few people offering massage so I decided on having my very first foot massage. I like the feeling of soft squeezing of the foot etc. Well what took place by whom I believe was a very inexperienced young lad amounted to torture. It was just rubbing of the bone for a long time and poking and prodding which was very painful and not very comfortable, so much in fact I had to ask him to stop. He looked a bit upset and I managed to get a shoulder which was also painful but I carried that through. Now I have read so many times about a wonderful foot massage and we all know it got a man thrown out of a window in a classic movie, so what I am missing out on? Did I just get a bit of a dud and should I go back for a revisit?

Booked two days at Majestic so hopefully will be a nice spot. I needed to upgrade to deluxe room as I really fancy walk in shower as that is one of the things I like to do with my girl and those bath tub stand over showers are no good.

Thanks - I am usually supper to many mosquito's. Did not realise that deet only needed up to 30% as i usually try and get best. When I was there with friends many years ago myself and a friend got bit but other 3 got off lightly. We were the only ones drinking jack daniels and coke.!!

I did a tour from Khao San Road which is the only time I ever been there - in order to meet our guide. It was fab as we used very well looked after and good quality mountain bikes. Crossed the river on the boat with our bike a few times and ended up biking in the out skirts where 99% of tourists have never been. We were biking past villages and very poor areas but all the kids came out to wave and we spoke to a few. Its an excellent experience to see areas you never would. It was quite some time back so don't know details but tripadvisor would be a good place to start.

Were staying in Karon which is not to far from Patong. So quiet beach life for the day time and off to party town at night if wanted - I think its 15 mins away. Last time stayed in Kata which is another stop away and again not to far.

Will try the anti glide stuff. Did try and buy talc in bkk last time. However the girls behind the counter of boots the chemist thought it was hillarious that I tried buying the tester bottle instead of the huge normal size bottle. I really didn't want to be carrying around a kilo of talc with me.

No not what you think or as one member described 600 reps per minute and things soon get sore. No I always suffer and its probably as I am too fat (well I am not that bad) but chafing at the top of my thighs. This only happens in warm weather so when I get to Thailand and I walk a lot I start to get sore. Anyone else experience it. I know its the same as runners nipple etc and you can buy cream but I tried cream and it just seemed to make things worse. So what I need is proper boxer shorts etc to wear which will stop skin on skin down there. So any recommendations bar wearing cycling shorts.

Thanks all. Mr Freeze 15th to 19th Dec - booked for 500 english pounds exactly and that is family room with breakfast. Re other suggestions yes wife and daughter are with me but I might have a wander around on my own when I can - wink wink.

Well despite the room being cheaper with Hotel.com. Marriott will not accept the claim as for some reason they think £500.00 is more expensive than £637.00. They seem to be comparing their rate before tax with the hotels.com rate after tax. We have gone back and forth and now they are insistant that when I get to the hotel I will pay much more than £500.00 despite hotels.com guaranteeing this is the final price. I accept if we have extras yes but Marriott don't seem to accept this. I have cancelled the direct Marriott booking and if at the end of the day it is cheaper with receipts I will escalate to a complaint. My friend who deals with hotels a lot said they often refuse to match.

I can never get my head around hotels and their wi-fi policies especially in this day and age. You would have thought Wi-fi was a given but some charge for using it where as some don't but this 1 device policy is just a nightmare. I have wife and daughter and myself all wanting to use our devices and we usually have more than one such as an ipad and iphone so this just does not work. Then you have the free wi fi which is restricted so speeds seen 10 years back and you got to pay to use it. A lot of people now factor wi-fi into there hotel choices so hotels must lose out to those offering than those that don't

So with Mr Freeze advice I booked onMarriott rewards site and got a price of £637.00 for 4 nights - ouch. Hotel.com are showing same room at £500.00 (also booked) but both can be cancelled a day before arrival. Now I am going to see if Marriott will honour their pledge of cheapest price and if we find it cheaper they will match and give 25% discount so waiting to see if they will do it at around £400.00. I got a feeling that they have a clause that will get out of it but in any case I can cancel so worth a try. Will let you know if it works.

First visit was 2003 and we got just over 70 baht to the £. Since then its gone to around 40 so a big drop which means things cost a lot more. Plus prices have generally gone up such as hotels, drinks and girls. So i could be sad but just take it that I was just lucky to be there once when it was high and maybe that was the anomoly and not now. Sometimes you can have it too good.

When the mrs lived in On Nut we would always go to massage shops around this area. In fact its quite good to know mostly nothing will happen as you can just enjoy the massage. We always go to the same one which is right at the end of the street before I think its the Big C? Also quite how I am not been knocked over by a bike here is just more luck than anything. Anyway shop is always busy and you mostly have to wait and full of Thai's finishing work etc. Now just like people have said and even though you don't want anything to happen here you would still pick the cutey or better looking massauer but on two occassions I got a middle aged bloke and once a very old bloke - I would say he was in his late 60's - well without doubt the best massage ever - actually put me to sleep. I was not to worried about old guy but was pretty wary of middle aged guy but he turned out to be good too. So if you are in that neck of the woods and know its just a normal massage you are better getting it from someone other than the cute girl.

Ok thanks and all good stuff. Did not realise the Hilton was a bit further away but no probs. Mind you reading a lot of tripadvisor reports you do wonder if the people actually stay in these places with so many contradictions in there reviews. So we are going Dec hence higher rates. Any good tips on when to book - now, a month before etc. I know it's virtually impossible to second guess but rates seem up and down all the time. We also stayed renaissance and that was always by far the cheapest on all sites but now it's one of the highest.

Ah thanks - I did not realise the Marriott was not a JW. Tempted for the Hilton only due to a slightly lower price. Its actually unbelievable the amount room rates go up when there is an extra such as a kid and usually they are only putting in an extra put up bed. Trivago linking to Expedia have the cheapest rates. Was liking the Sofatel but too expensive. Also these 5 star hotels seem to have gone up a lot since I first started going - exchange rate and more tourists I guess.

Looking at both of these options for a family of 3 - wife, daughter and myself. 4 days when we arrive and we come back to Bangkok later. The marriott I am talking about is the one with the roof top bar. This is quite an attraction to me but the wife would not be interested as she likes to stay in. Daughter would come up with me if allowed. The pool however which is another factor is quite small at the Marriott. Hilton is also same location and is very new. Rooftop swimming pool which is bigger than Marriott and this comes in over 4 days at £50.00 cheaper. Anyone recommend either?

Had an excellent time in 2016 with wife and step daughter. We however experienced a huge thunder storm just before hand with the rain as pouring as hard as anything and they would not go out in that however they were keen on getting soaked in even colder water during the festival. So after the rain stopped we went out not far from our hotel and all got soaked. Not many westerners as it was first day and not fully in swing so a lot of people thought it good to get me. I put my phone in one of the water proof plastic holders and managed to film quite a few long sessions.

So guys I think I am in need of an MOT and have been checking out various hospitals in Bkk. A few stomach problems and a funny feeling with the ticker (both very intermittant) has made me think I need to do the full body check. So checked out a few of the main hospitals and they very in price and in what is offered so looking for a very good hosptial with facilties but consious of cost. Has anyone done this sort of thing and any recommedations? This is the sort of thing I am talking about https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/health-check-up-bangkok-thailand/check-up-packages Thanks

Genesis bar was a great laugh. Spent a lot of time in the old one. Think it got knocked down and they moved but not seen it in the photos