Richie23

Last time I took a taxi by meter was from 'downtown' Bangkok and it came to 1300bt, so one would think it would be less. However, I agree with wpcoe that 1500 seems to be what they will be looking for and indeed, many a taxi will not know exactly where to go once in Pattaya. In the past I've tried to get them to as close as possible and then get them to speak to the hotel to guide them in so to speak. All a bit hit and miss with these guys as I'm sure you know. All the best

Royal Thai pavilion is a nice hotel with great sea views...

@crazygregg44. Bangkok bank if I remember rightly. Might have been in 2 goes though, you're right. can't remember. As you say, the OP doesn't state a 'one time pull' as you put it.

As far as I know it's not the withdrawal bank, it's the daily limit set by the issuing bank. If they let you withdraw that amount then any ATM here would work. For example, my limit per day with HSBC was £300 (15,000bt ish) I rang them and had it increased and can now withdraw 3 times that in one go. Hope this makes sense and helps.

The fight was on true 6 at 11.30 this morning (ish). Now all over. Clearly not a big 'fan'. Want to know who won?

Is that all? Blimey, best I bite their hand off and get one. Oh and one for the missus whilst Im at it. I 'get it' but $135k is a large chunk of change..

Cant believe you didnt add a touch of coriander or Thai basil. Tut tut

If you show real results trading the SET then the enrollments will follow. If you don't then...I guess it is back to peddling loop hole visas...

Phronesis, update of Walen portfolio as of 9 Sep 2013. See the attachment. Enjoy. It is getting better and better.

Good work.. Nice to have over 80m baht to play with on 1 exchange. Out of interest how long has it taken to be up just over 4% ?

good luck.

I tried to come up with a constructive response... But...... nope, words fail me. Load of ol twaddle

What a load of old tosh...

High yield dividend stocks/ bonds spread across different sectors. Not an FA, but did a stint as an structured/risk arb trader for an inv bank for a few years. By all means p.m me if any cares. Good luck with whatever you decide.

Jail the dam_n Brit for a LONG time for killing our American Marine with intent.

Well done you for such an intelligent post. What difference does it make where people come from? It's a despicable act regardless.

Tap water for the kettle is alright isn't it? Once boiled and all that. I've always used it for a cuppa and not had a problem. Should I use bottled water?

Don't be silly it's been put back of course. Apparently the poor lad doesn't feel too well.

IMO I am an internet warrior and will sit behind my keyboard in the sweating safety of my house/apartment in Phuket/Bangkok/Issan playing the hard man, increasing my expanding waist line and giving it the big 'en but in reality if I was ever confronted about the things I say here I would siht myself.

That's a shame. Perhaps you should get out more, maybe a bit of exercise? Might even meet a friend or two, none of us would like to see you shit yourself. Good luck to ya

Are you qualified to give advice and teach about investing? If so how? And because you've played the markets over the years doesn't cut it. I was a structured/risk arbitrage equity trader for an investment bank for years and I'm not sure I'd want to start teaching about it. or maybe I could come and help you lol

Just check that you can do it legally. I.e in the u.k if you are not an FSA registered representative and you give advice that causes a loss, you and the company will be sued, fined, banned etc etc.. Maybe Thailand has something similar? If you 'teach' people and they lose money as a result I'm guessing they won't be too pleased...

Nice to read a thread with a happy ending for once

Bit late too but Chequers on Soi 4 will show for sure with sound tho not on big screen and Game Bar by Nana BTS will show on Big screen but tend to bow to the EPL fans if pushed hard enough.

+ 1 for chequers on soi 4

Where will you be staying and how old is the kid? A day trip to kanchanburi for bridge over the river kwae and tiger temple is a favourite day out. Then you've got the river trips as mentioned above and I guess the temples are a must. Chatachak weekend Market or MBK will take up a good few hours too. There are also many great restaurants or soi's where you can get half decent street food. Have fun!

We are out there, just keep looking

Avoid chaweng like the plague. Tourism has killed it IMO. Unless Starbucks, pizza hut, noise and bad smells appeals amongst other things.. Personally I gotta agree that it isn't the best time of year to go, but given the choice I would head to choeng mon beach. One of the best beaches on the island with some pretty decent restaurants. And its not far from chaweng for the odd shopping/nightclub trip. Just my 2 cents..