[Immonnaornach]

I agree about the passport. A visa card with picture should do.. I don't know why it's required with a passport, but could it be that some places want to restrict the amount of farangs.. A lot of thai places have this sort of policy I have noticed. I think that it is quite understandable when you consider that they may not want old fat drunk hairy farangs in singlets, shorts and slippers bothering young thai students.