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This is a nice daytime smoke for me

Skunk Haze

50baht per g

Same supplier as the Gorilla I recommended

https://www.facebook.com/ใบเขียวฟาร์ม-1355454881259024/

So after ordering from about 10 different suppliers from Facebook, this guys seems to be the best bang for buck:

https://www.facebook.com/ใบเขียวฟาร์ม-1355454881259024/

Gorilla 1 gram 180 baht

Gorilla glue Size popcorn 1 gram 120 baht

Sativa 50 indica 50 %

Thc about 24-26%

Cheaper when buying more (eg popcorn size 10g for 1000 baht)

Good for nighttime, been sleeping well ????

My photos:

Prices seem to be coming down, I have ordered all these from Facebook, waiting for delivery:

Blackberry Pie - 790baht for 10g

Thai Stick - 350baht for 20g

Cherry Wine - 650baht for 10g

Will let you know what they are like once they arrive and I test them

13 hours ago, DrPhibes said:

So, when I booked a place (for months) at the beach in north Lamai I Googled restaurants and such that were near the place and found a few closed but most showed open.  When I arrived, all of the open ones near me were closed. I'm near Manathai, realize now there is no food Grab (big in Chiang Mai) and the nearest restaurant open is a10 min walk and another 10 min after that to the next one.  Any locals familiar with this area and can recommend where to go?  Did find Benny's Place (20 min walk each way) and was good.  Thanks in advance.

Samui has 'Food Panda' & 'Hangover Samui' for food deliveries, lots of restaurants open in the centre of Lamai, and a few on the beach, Bamboo Restaurant (on the beach) is very popular. Also a bit closer to your hotel is a place called 'New Hut' which is open and serve good food (on the beach). If you like British food then head to 'Tropical Tonys'. 

As usual most of the people posting on this thread are clueless and dont know what is actually going on here.

Samui and most other tourists areas have changed dramatically,  sure lots of places have closed down but there are still loads of places open (the good places)  and LOT'S of NEW places that have opened that actually make an effort in looking after their customers unlike so many of the bars and restaurants that have just got complacent over the years.

Now we have new cool bars and restaurants opening with owners and staff that are really trying to please and make their spaces beautiful for those all important Instagram photos. 

Certain parts of Chaweng beach are busy and areas like Bophut, Bangrak, Ban Tai, Bang Po and Choengmon are doing well with domestic tourists and expats.

Anyway, here is Chaweng Beach from last Friday, I know where I would prefer to be.

29 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Samui and the southern islands have been devastated by the lack of tourists. The Thais have picked up some of the slack, due to the lack of foreigners and the low prices. They rarely ever set foot on Samui, in the past. That is helping a bit. But, the process of attrition is taking place, and more and more restaurants, hotels, shops and tourist related spots are closing every day. However, Samui had countless issues prior to Covid. The stunning lack of local pride, alot of rip offs, the exact same taxi mafia issues as Phuket, with zero ability on the part of any officials, much less the army, to address them (nobody likes paying 400 baht to go three or four km.), the Bangkok Air monopoly, etc. etc. None of those issues were being addressed, and the quality of tourist on Samui has been dropping for years now.

 

Shots from a recent trip to Samui. It is quite sad being there, and seeing what is happening, though many locals are correctly stating how much cleaner the island is now. Many of the massage shops have closed, most of the bars have closed, and hundreds and hundreds of restaurants and hotels have closed. I hear there are hundreds of hotels for sale, at 50% off. 

 

The longer they wait, the harder it will be to restore the industry. People have short memories. Thailand was already being forgotten by millions, before Covid, due to a dozen reasons. Now? Too many alternatives. This administration continues to see Thailand as the COTU (center of the universe). Say it ain't so! No humility seem to be getting learned as of now. The army needs to figure out a way to muster up some courage, and re-open the nation to tourism. There are many ways it can be done safely, and there will be some risk, but nothing like the risk of not opening, and remaining sealed off from the world, like early 19th century Japan. Not even close.
 

 

 

Those photos are over 6 months old, it's looking a bit better now, at least the road has been fixed.

Coco Tams which is one of the most expensive beach bars (250 baht + for a cocktail) was packed last weekend, they were turning people away at 18:30. 

20 hours ago, khunPer said:

Thong Nap Pan Beach on Pahangan might be a possibility, there are both a noi (small) and yai (big), and both bays are excellent. Mainly local food, but there is a many star hotel available. Probably few visitors now due to Covid-19, check with potential resorts if they are open...????

TNP beaches were dead a few weeks ago when I was there, there wasn't one restaurant open on TNP Yai Beach, even the 7/11 is closed. Haad Yao (west) and Haad Salad had a couple of places on the beach open, Zen beach had a few dozen people at Sunset. 

Sri Thanu, Thong Sala and Ban Tai areas had the most people. 

Coco Tams was packed this weekend, they were turning people away last night at 18.30

Chaweng Beach on a Friday afternoon in December 2020