Homburg

I wish that the Thai Government was as committed to road safety as they claim to be committed to "maintaining a safe, clean and healthy atmosphere for all".

I'll always have fond memories of my many trips in 747's.  For some reason I always felt safer in those than I do in more modern aircraft. Farewell to a great aircraft.  

Totally pointless.  No-one born in this century reads books.

32 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Pattaya is crowded right now and the Chinese tour groups are just getting started. More Russians are also likely to arrive. Anyone thinking it's going to drop off are probably delusional.

Anyone thinking it's going to drop off would probably not visit Pattaya! ????????????

No sense of humour.

Despite the heat I'd go for FF for safety - a FF saved my face once, and that was from travelling at only around 20kph, and I'd choose white as that should absorb less heat from the sun than darker shades.

RIP those poor people.  It's not the first and it won't be the last. Very, very sad.

Cannabis Bill:  Is he the guy with the stall outside Nana BTS?

Isn't this a re-run of last year's story?  And the year before's, and the year before's, and the year before's, etc.  Such good news though, and we can all sleep soundly in our beds without any illegal prostitutes to keep us up all night....

7 minutes ago, papa al said:

Re-incarnation.

A Buddhist thang.

Perhaps re-inboatnation in this case?  Even if salvaged, I can't see HTMS 442 Sukhothai ever being a popular posting if returned to service!

22 minutes ago, nglodnig said:

There used to be an exit fee (paid in cash and you had to use a special machine) that had to be attached to EVERY boarding-pass (Thai/non-Thai) before you could leave the country. The logic (?) being tourists can afford it and Thais who fly abroad can also.

That exit fee still exists.  It is now incorporated into the cost of the ticket.  So Thailand gets you on the way in and on the way out.  Plus everything else in between!

The writer of "Spare" doesn't seem to understand, Harry has not got the "booby prize", he has hit the jackpot.  Being monarch in the UK is just a chore.  The Monarch has to commit all his/her time but has no power.  Harry on the other hand has the title, has the prestige, the money & the lifestyle and only a very small risk of having to become monarch.  What's not to like? The book shows that the writer does not understand the UK Monarchy.  Harry should certainly understand it, so that suggests someone else really wrote the book.  I wonder who?

Flip-flop-flip-flop-flip-flop-flip......