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I asked a Thai why she cut (docked) her cats tail. She told me Thais do this to stop cats wandering. Got the same answer from another Thai as well.

I believe there is a bus service direct from Hua Hin to Pattaya. I was in the bus station a couple of weeks ago (Hua Hin Soi 90 something) and saw it advertised.

Based on what they charge to get to the airport your probably looking at 500-600 Baht and about 6 hours travelling time but they are executive (VIP) coaches.

I wouldn't question the speed they drink at. Only the choice of beer !

I would suggest the Sirin Hotel. I have stayed there plenty of times myself before I moved to Hua Hin and the rooms are large, good air con and the staff are great. It's 5 minutes walk from the beach and the bars and restaurants are even closer.

Warm of course but they are forecasting cloudy skies with a chance of thunderstorms on Saturday

Don't let anyone put you of Hua Hin. It's a great place to retire. Maybe a bit more expensive than living in the North but from what I have read at least you can breath in Hua Hin 12 months a year, not like Chang Mai.

I visited Thailand around 40 times on both business and for holidays with my wife and we spent time in Bangkok, Phuket (only Patong), Pattaya and Hua Hin. When it came time to move here to stay there was only one choice for us - Hua Hin.

I have to admit that was only 8 months ago but we love it.

Does she peel your grapes as well ?

They changed the number a couple of months ago to 032 655 989.

My favorite course in Hua Hin.

Myself and the wife have been there quite a few times. Never been disappointed if Bill is around but on the couple of

occasions he has not been there the food was not the best. Have to say that we never had slow/bad service though.

We had Sunday lunch at El Murphys the other day and it was good. Both presentation and taste.

Find Soi 80 and go into the first bar on the left as you walk up the hill. It's called Bar 80 and you can pretty much

guarantee you will find Australians there at least in the evenings.

As per previous reply all the courses are getting a bit dry/bare except Black Mountain and Banyan.

I would suggest Imperial Lake View (C and D) instead of Majestic as it's not quite as dry Tel: 032 709 100.

Banyan. Baht 3600 + 300 + 750: Tel 032 616 200

Black Mountain. Baht 3600 + 300 + 600: Tel 032 618 666

Majestic Creek. Baht 2500 + 300 + 600: Tel 081 942 3619

Sea Pines. Baht 2500 + 300 + 600: Tel 032 655 989

Above are the current quoted prices but if you contact someone like Hua Hin Golf Tours you might get a bit better price and they can arrange local transportation if you need it.

I don't understand why they don't have much stricter immigration policies for Nigeria and Ghanaians. That would solve the issue rather rapidly. I hope that all of those rounded up are heavily fined and kicked out. We can do without their sort making Bangkok a worse place to live.

From my experience I would not put Nigerians and Ghanaians in the same bracket.

I think Phoenix Golf & Country Club is one of the nearest courses to Jomtien and you don't have to travel through Pattaya to get there.

Silly question but did she ever wear the first shirt ?

I would say Baht 2000 per day is plenty but not including rent. For Baht 2000 you can eat well, have a few drinks every day and still have a laugh or two with the girls in the bar beer. But going back to some dingy little room every night will be soul destroying so rent a decent place to stay even if it cuts into your daily allowance.

Plus if your staying in a decent place you might find yourself a nice girl and then the pair of you will still get by on your daily allowance because whatever we pay they pay less or get more for the same money.

I am considering buying a house here in Thailand ( I know that basically means buying the house and leasing the land on which it sits for 3 x 30 year periods) and the owner has asked if I can pay him part or even all of the money in the UK.

I have the cash there so can, but if I do am I breaking the law or helping the seller break the law ? And when I get round to selling the house which I am sure I eventually will, would I still be allowed to transfer the money back to the UK if I wished.

Thanks for any advise.

We have also recently moved from SA to Thailand (Hua Hin) with two cats that have been raised on Hills and Royal Canin but we could not find the flavors they liked.

We found though that if you can find a pet store that sells at least the brand your cats like they will order their

favorite flavor for you.

We went to three different stores and ordered the food and all three eventually phoned to say that it had arrived but over a period of two weeks.

We went and paid for all of the orders and now the stores know we are serious we don't have a problem.

Air France have flights (booked through Expedia) from UK to Bangkok for GBP 411.00 return in October.

We came into Thailand from SA at the beginning of last December with two cats.

Basil B has given you the right info and if you can follow Craig3365' advice your friend must try and get the cat onboard

as cabin baggage.

If the cat is sent cargo then things get more complicated and expensive.

If it comes cargo then it will not be delivered into the baggage hall. Instead your friend will have to come out of the airport and go to the cargo area.

There you have two choices. You can wait around for hours waiting for the cat to appear. Or when the first person

approaches you asking if you need help tell them yes and ask how much. Your friend will have to pay if he wants to get the cat cleared and away inside a couple of hours.

Expect to pay maybe Baht5000.00. We ended up paying Baht7000.00 to get our cats cleared and we had a Thai friend with us

helping. I saw another guy pay Baht10,000.00

It's a rip-off but if you don't pay your friend will hang around for hours waiting.

If you think Hua Hin doesn't have a "seedy go go whorebar" scene you're walking around with your eyes closed!

I live in Hua Hin and if there is a go go bar I have yet to find it. Guess I better try opening my eyes !

You knew they were men so unless you were enjoying the attention just smack one or both of them and then run.

I live here in Thailand and have spent time in three of the other cities on the list (excluding Bangkok) but the worst traffic I have ever seen was in Tehran. Five lanes of traffic crammed onto a three lane highway and when you see a car joining the 'flow' of traffic from the left better watch out because they are not going to look what's coming.

It could be an ex who's bothering her ?

Just ask.

Did you actually speak to any residents in the 5 weeks while you were here ?

If you did then you would have had answers to your questions already without posting anything on TV.

I'm not sure if you get paid a salary/expenses for what you do, or just a commission on what is printed, but either way asking other people to give you info now, when you were supposed to be here in Hua Hin collecting the info yourself, is wrong.

Hope your boss, if you have one, sees what your doing then you will be out on your ear.