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23 hours ago, mok199 said:

Build another mall

They want Thailand to look like Singapore:  food stalls and tons of malls.

I've been spending more time in Malaysia and Indonesia in the last year.

9 hours ago, Snuller21 said:

And a way to strong Baht. Thailand used to be an affordable country for holidays. Not anymore as the Baht is way too strong. And that is also for the Export. Just look at the price for rice, and the declining of that as export as well. And Toyota making an assembly factory for HiLux in Myanmar, as they lose money on every assembled car in Thailand. Just saying.

I just got back from Bali.  Restaurants, hotels and tour operators all complaining about things being slow.

So Phuket isn't alone.  But for sure prices have risen.  The strong baht makes Thailand more like Singapore:  expensive shopping mall!

5 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

The Baht floats against a basket of currencies, principally the USD. There is a limit to the effect any intervention by the BoT can have without impinging on reserves. In addition, in Thai terms, a strong Baht is not necessarily a bad thing.

It will help keep out us undesirable farangs.

Ever notice when something like this happens, alcohol is most usually involved.

Monsoon is good for breakfast and dinner.

6 hours ago, Deli said:

Feed the dog to the sake and it will be happy again

Make sure the snake is dead before attempting to feed it to the dog or the dog will be a likely meal for the python!

9 hours ago, kkerry said:

Petronas Towers in KL once free is also pretty expensive now. This is higher and arguably a better view. It should be popular despite the high price.

The Petronis Towers observation floor at level 88 is 375 meters high, well above the 314 meters of Mahanakhon.  You are probably thinking of the bridge level at Petronis.

It would take some doing to take him out.  What device could penetrate all that blubber?

8 hours ago, MaxYakov said:

I hate it when this happens at a "drinks party". It spoils the whole ambiance of the venue. R.I.P., the victims.

Booze and guns are not a good mix....

Just the kind of "quality" tourist TAT is looking for!

1 hour ago, khunano said:

Was there Tuesday night, not busy at all, few punters, plenty of hookers though....

Went in there a few days ago.  Looked like the geriatric bus had stopped by and dropped off it's cargo.

A larger than usual number of 'girls' in their 40's and a well-represented number of ladyboys.

Better if I had come close to the end of the month when the place is full of chamber maids and office working girls needing to supplement their rent.

On 4/2/2017 at 8:34 AM, JHolmesJr said:

Opalred, go for it.

 

When you kick the bucket, there will be no score sheet in heaven reminding you of your infidelities.

 

A good orgasm is worth its weight in gold….especially when experienced with a new woman.

 

Get cracking'…time is running out.

When Sir Edmund Hillary got to the top of Mt Everest he didn't say, let's go down and climb back up, he looked around and spotted K-2 and said let's go climb that one!

Variety is the spice of life!

13 hours ago, Thian said:

“Such an incident is rare. Normally it takes each passenger no longer than five minutes” to pass the immigration process at the airport, Prayut said.

 

55555555

5 minutes... sure!  What a crock of crap.

9 hours ago, Credo said:

I have encountered Chinese tourists in numerous countries, from Asia to the US and other Western countries.   They are among those most difficult and disrespectful tourists I have ever seen.   

 

National parks in the US have much of signage written in Chinese, but to no avail.   

Agreed totally!

4 hours ago, 1337markus said:

He thinks a piece of paper will change the lack of customer service and prices????

I just flew to KL and back on Thai for less than 4900 baht..  Got my air miles, lounge privileges (I'm a frequent flyer) and extra baggage.  No complaints about the service.  Food was decent.   Nearly an Air Asia price but with a lot more bang for the baht.

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Well its a plan and better regulations and safety and more space for pedestrians are welcome.

If the government is so concerned about safety for pedestrians, the should begin by focusing on repairing broken sidewalks and the removal of impediments from them,  keeping motorbikes off sidewalks altogether, ( I don't know how many near-misses I've had with bikes over the years), and replacing the many missing access covers on sidewalks.  Street vendors are the least of my problems.

The government is trying to get Bangkok look like Singapore, which is pretty charmless.  Part of the appeal for tourists was the street food and all that goes with it.  Guess we'll see fewer European and American backpackers dining in the streets and more Chinese and Korean tourists dining in the malls.  Sad day IMHO.

No more than normal,it's just becoming more visible due to an increased use of social media and the like.

Agreed, in the US on the other hand there's a definite increase

Not sure where you get your info on crime increasing in the US, but from what I read online is been going down for years. Check your facts before posting something you don't know anything about.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2015/05/28/whats-behind-the-decline-in-crime/#7f4751e77733

Every week it seems some foreigner is "falling" from some building in Thailand, mostly Bangkok or Pattaya. One would think the balcony railings must be 18" high with unsteady people tripping over them to their deaths! Maybe the Thai ghosts don't like farangs...

they should emulare incheon airport if they want to be world class. even taipei airport hotel offers a comfortable normal room for labout 1500 baht equiv

incheon has free showers, free luxury recliners lounge and logical english speaking people available. narita airport 30 minutes in nice shower room about 150 baht

Incheon also has free tours ranging from a couple of hours to all day. Not crowded with English speaking guides. Free!

Why would you even want to go to HCMC (I assume you mean Saigon)? It's an even bigger, dirtier, smellier hole than BKK and that's really saying something. If BKK is the third world, then I guess Saigon must be the fourth...

You think BKK is 3rd world? Try Manila! Manila makes BKK seem like Singapore!

I think it is fair to say that geography is not normally a strong point!

No sense of direction either: north/south, east/west. No clue.

These must represent the "high class" tourists TAT is hoping to draw to Thailand.

Oh yeah, it was a terrible accident. Of course it was consensual sex... is there any other way to have sex? Isn't strangulation by ligature always accidental? Must of got her neck in the way when she was tying her shoelaces.

String the feral animal up.... right after he has a "fair" trial!