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Nice, trash talk from Mexicans who hasn't even been to Hua Hin (big fan of Mexico by the way).

Time to unfollow this thread.

Thanks to everyone who submitted helpful feedback

Tezzainthailand - bang, you just hit the jackpot. Exactly what we went through being on the other side of Phetkasem and having to cross towards the beach. You can easily wait 5 minutes trying to cross that highway and it can be pretty scary!

Yikes, so many comments don't know where to start.

Like so many said, everything is comparative and whether or not you like a place depends on many factors. When we were in Bangkok we met people who loved living there. We gave it 3 weeks and were happy to leave. We liked Hua Hin much more but, for us, wouldn't be a place we would want to live in long term. Chiang Mai - mom's lived there 10 years and over the last few she complains endlessly of traffic and pollution. We've been in Nong Khai for a month now and actually really enjoy it - beautiful location, just enough of a tourist infrastructure, and the cleanest Thai town we've come across yet. We could easily settle here for a while. A lot of people wouldn't agree but (for us) really perfect as far as Thailand goes.

A lot of people getting upset but really was just an opinion piece (no boss by the way, no one paying for this). Appreciate the people who took the time to write the good about the town, I'll edit the post down the line and include some of the more helpful extracts as a counter-argument.

Mikosan - Angela and Chris were there 3 days. So if I get criticism for not getting a feel of the place after 5 weeks...

Jagfx - that was our goal as well, to find a base while travelling around SE Asia.
Nielsk - Thanks, appreciate it. Lots of the usual suspects on forums and not worth getting into it. I previously wrote about them in this post: (DELETED). Best to just let them vent and wish them a happy new year.

Ukrules - appreciate your perspective
Soibiker - Came on a recommendation and were locked in our rental.

darrendsd - Have been in Nong Khai for a month and some pretty nice sidewalks here. But yes, I know..

A couple of pics taken in November 2014

Thank you for all your answers - I suspected as much but erred on the side of being a polite Canadian. I'll know better next time.

Hi! New to Hua Hin.

We had our first walk around town today and were approached by an elderly monk next to the train station. He asked if we'd like to make a donation for a blessing. He showed us a few envelopes showing donations from others.

We don't really know if it was legitimate - but I said I'd give a donation in exchange for a photo. Gave him 100 Baht, he gave us his blessings, I had a photo taken with him and we chatted a bit.

He then started talking about a piece of property that he had for sale about 25km south of Hua Hin. I said innocently enough that I though foreigners couldn't buy property in Thailand. He said we could be partners. I laughed it off...but it reinforced my feeling that it was all a hoax.

My first experience of this kind in Thailand. I'd be interested in what people with more experience here have to say about that.

a question; Can anyone recommend a good place to copy/scan documents around soi 68 area?

Thanks in advance!