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Same size condo at The Edge is 3.5 million baht--and up. So, an extra 3 million baht for a more gilded box . Some want the gild, others can do without. Obviously, small condos are not for everyone but for some they are just the ticket. That's one of the things I like about Pattaya, the very wide variety of housing in all types and at all price points, both to rent or buy.

Some good comments already. I would check to see if foreign quota is available as that is a big plus if it is. If it isn't, you have to set up a company to buy in company name and there is paperwork, with expenses, that needs to be filed every year. People go through the hassle of company ownership so they can buy houses and nice condos in desirable projects, such as Northshore, where foreign quota is full. I don't think this condo would be worth the hassle of company ownership, at least not for me. If it is available in foreign quota, it looks to be a good buy for what it is--a basic roof over your head. I agree that you could make something of it as it looks to be a clean, blank canvas in good shape. It appears to not have a kitchen; you could have a basic one installed pretty cheaply. My partner and I always buy because we like to be able to make changes to a place and make it our own--and we like knowing we will always have a roof over our head come what may. You mention that you usually rent condos for 18 to 20,000 baht a month. If that is the case, you have been staying in projects far nicer than this one, with likely far more amenities. My big question is whether you will be happy in this project, compared to what you have been staying at in the past. Only you can answer that. If the answer is yes, I would check the projects financials and check out the project itself to see how it is being maintained. If they pass muster, I say go for it.

From the article, her Amex card did not have travel insurance, which she thought it did, and her other insurance was 'invalid'--it's unclear what the invalidity was. If her boyfriend was driving illegally with no motorcycle license, it may have invalidated her insurance. My health insurance has an exclusion for 'illegal acts'. In any case, it's more about the safety of everyone, not just the unqualified, unlicensed tourists killing or injuring themselves on unfamiliar motorcycles driving unfamiliar roads and conditions. A friend of mine was nearly killed by a woman tourist with no experience with motorcycles, no motorcycle license, and no insurance who should never have been allowed to illegally rent a motorcycle in the first place.

Well, this is one potential tourist not going and I doubt I am the only one.

We had Chinese buyers all through covid so they never really dried up but we'll definitely be seeing more of them.

Yes, likely the same inexperience as her and the same bad outcome.

So her likely equally inexperienced and probably unlicensed in motorcycles boyfriend was driving, with no experience or familiarity with the road conditions here. Same bad outcome and doesn't change my view.

Sorry, no sympathy. She had no business driving a motorcycle. Likely she had no motorcycle license or training. I've said it before, tourists should not be allowed to rent motorcycles. At the very least, rentals should be limited to those who can produce a valid motorcycle license from their home country, as well as insurance.

Yes, all so predictable. Somebody dies from negligence by the city and soon after out parades the deputy mayor and assorted flunkies to 'inspect'. Followed by a useless statement for relevant parties to make sure everything is hunky dory. And, that's that.

You, and the 'shady Indian guy', were breaking the law renting a condo for less than a month. Next time book a hotel for NYE--that's what they're there for.

Of course the cartoon was deeply racist--and not a bit funny. This is a good example of what H&M were, and are, dealing with. No wonder they fled. There are many glaring examples of how Megan was treated in the Press compared to Kate--I think 25 examples or more. Kate would do one thing--like cradling her baby bump--and it would be praised, while Megan doing the same thing was ridiculed. Many examples of the relentless and often racist coverage, most of it untrue or distorted. And, when called out, the response is always similar to yours--well, it 'wasn't done as an act of racism'. Whether intentional or not, there it is--H&M's child depicted as a monkey. Pity the Palace did as poorly with H&M as they did with Princess Diana, allowing the death of H&M's reputations by a thousand cuts, many by the Press, many by the Palace, itself.

As most have said, terrible idea. Basically, a small, cheap band-aid proposed for a large, gaping gunshot wound. Does nothing to improve the traffic bottlenecks at many of the major intersections, such as Sukumvit-North Pattaya Road. The two remaining not constructed underpasses of the three originally proposed for Sukumvit need to be done--they should be priority 1, starting with the one under Sukumvit-North Pattaya. Old, decrepit, City Hall needs to be bulldozed and a large parking garage constructed there, with the main station for a surface trolley car system. City Hall does not need to be in that prime location. Park your car there and hop on the trolley if you are going to the beach or other areas in central Pattaya. Parking needs to be eliminated entirely on Beach Road and Second Road, freeing up space for the trolley to run, and to add traffic lanes and tour bus drop-off lanes. Other parking garages in other areas, also linked to the trolley, need to be constructed, as well. Where the trolley runs, street parking needs to be eliminated. With its huge and continuing growth, the city needs to be thinking long-range, years into the future rather than coming up with these pitiful, little, short-term, unworkable ideas that are doomed to fail and do nothing to address the severe traffic problems Pattaya is already experiencing--and, with Thailand only at around one-fourth of 2019's international tourist numbers.

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As others have pointed out, Trump has never received 50% of the vote. Only 46.1% of the voters in 2016 voted for Trump and were 'sooo du*b'. Clinton received more than 2 million more votes than Trump, so more Americans wanted Clinton to be their president. The majority of the voters rejected Trump to be their president. It's important to remember that the majority of the voters did not want him. Unfortunately, with the Electoral College, Trump is what we got in 2016. In 2020, Trump lost the popular vote even more badly, by over 7 million votes. Again, the majority of the voters did not want him.

When in reality he did more for only himself. He gets nuttier every day.

Yaa! Restores a tiny bit of respect for the voters but, as others have said, it should not have been this close. A big shout out to Trump for making the win possible. Thanks, Donald, for being the idiot you are.

Plenty to keep me busy, along with my partner. Usually swim at least once and sometimes twice a day in our pool. Several times a week we go to the gym. We enjoy movies and travel. Usually go to Bangkok once a month for a week. I also like to read and we both enjoy home renovation projects. Looking forward to doing more international travel now that things are opening up.

Hope their international tourism drops to zero.

It seems to be hit or miss with masks now. Partner and I are on a trip to Spain. First flight--Emirates--masks not mentioned at all. Second flight--also Emirates--we were told to wear masks during the flight and they were given to us when we boarded the plane.

No, mocking imaginary 'bone spurs' to cowardly get out of military service; military service being for 'suckers' and 'losers', per Trump.

So, if we have a newspaper printing Trump's 'false story' that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and then 'four other newspapers also printed the same false story, they wouldn't make the original false story true.' Good to know 2 plus 2 still equals 4 no matter how many times 5 is falsely given as the answer. Unfortunately, when you have the news outlets endlessly repeating the 'false story', you will have an ignorant and/or gullible percentage of the population believing the 'false story' to be true. And, as shown with Trump's election lie, it seems that the bigger the lie the bigger the percentage believing the lie. Sad state of affairs.

Yes, that's about all he accomplished while he was president--a big fat tax cut for himself. Everything else was just basically routine housekeeping--filling Supreme Court vacancies, the budget, etc. Although bragged about and promised numerous times, he never got around to that 'beautiful' health care plan he insisted would be much better than Obamacare.

Centara , already mentioned, is a terrific family resort. Amari would be another possibility for a hotel. The new addition they built is oriented towards families. Centre Point Space looks fun and very family-oriented. Plenty of family activities for a weekend in Pattaya. Nong Nooch Gardens is excellent, with several shows in addition to the extensive gardens. There are two new water parks to try, plus Underwater World and the Dolphinarium. Pattaya Floating Market. Harbor Land has opened at Terminal 21. Pattaya Beach and Jomtien Beach have both been widened. Have fun.

So, why was it only used once? Why tear it down?

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