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oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

I'm off to thailand for christmas.

(1) Money Belt
Is there is a shop/s in Seoul that sells travel "money belts'. This is a normal leather or webbing belt that has a zip (or pocket) on the INSIDE (bodyside) of it. You just put some cash in the belt and wear it in your jeans like a normal belt. Invaluable for travelling. (I was robbed 9 times in 8 years and they never got ALL my money because I had a belt). (I don't mean the normal traveller's belt pouch).

(2) Is there a shop selling Lonely Planet guides for Thailand/China in Seoul?

(3) Who is a good travel agent in Korea?
How much is a cheap return ticket from seoul to bankok for 1 adult (economy fare). Including taxes.

(4) What is the cost of a taxi from bankok airport to kho san road?

(5) What is the cost of a room on Kho san road these days?

(6) How much money do I need for 5 days in thailand??

(7) Where can I get a fake TESL /CELTA in Bankok??

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How much does it cost to get a fake teaching certificate in Bankok?

Any info would be appreciated. I'm coming up to Seoul in 2 weeks so hope to buy my belt and books then.

BigBlackEquus · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:06 pm Post subject:

This one won't be up for long, but....................

If you want to go the fake celta/degree route, you might want to factor in jail time and korean fines as well. As a hint, it might be intelligent to count in lost work $$ also. You do know they check on these things now, right?

If you are a Korean person, however, feel free to have your name signed to other peoples' research papers, etc. Korean degrees are virtually toilet paper internationally, and this is one reason why.

deessell · Joined: 08 Jun 2005

The Celta would be a very difficult certificate to fake and therefore easy to spot. It is also wrong to fake something that some people have paid a lot of money and worked hard to achieve. If you must get a fake one, don't get an easily recognizable one.

Keepongoing · Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Location: Korea

how is it that you have been robbed so much? Seriously there might be a bigger issue than a money belt.

Fake documents? I think the only one who will help you out with this one is someone who also has a fake document, and I doubt that they will step forward.

chiaa · Joined: 23 Aug 2003

Check out What the Book? hehe

China Lonely Planet is currently in stock, the new edition of Thailand will be here within two weeks. Cheapest in Seoul too!

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

My lady and I travelled the world for 8 years -. Hitch hiking mostly. Great fun and very exciting. Here's today's top travel tip - don't hitch through Africa (we were robbed 3 times in one day in Tanzania). When a 14 year old Ugandan boy holds a gun at you "you start to know the meaning of life".

While most professional thieves know about money belts I always managed to keep mine (and it's emergency money).,

But I've lost it now, does any one know where I can buy a money belt in seoul?

On the subject of the fake CELTA. I keep meeting teachers in Korea who are teaching illegally. Is it only me that has bona fide quals??? I feel underqualified for uni jobs without a CELTA> Why not just buy one. I have enough experience teaching TESL now to do the job anyway.
My Director sais that "the acadamies lie to parents about teachers quals anyway. Also, my friends working for a large chain school were all told to tell the parents that they had TESL quals. What's going on here?

Keepongoing · Joined: 13 Feb 2003 Location: Korea

yes, traveling as you have expalins the incidences.

Well, once you are in Thailand you can find those belts. I am not sure where to buy them in Seoul.

oldfatfarang · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: On the road to somewhere.

Thanks for the tips. I tried www.whatthebook.com but the computer came back "Page unavailable".