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How about the French restaurant/bar/ beach called SUSADAY , across from the beach , left side as you go down to Ocheatal beach ?? Great food, Bruno’s a real cook, great fun hangout, hope it hasn’t gone, but don’t think so as I would have heard on the grapevine.The Chinese are ruining everything everywhere.

From what I understand in this thread, it’s easier to enter Thailand with a second/ third  SETV  though a land border rather than an airport ?Am I understanding right ? And if so, which border is easiest ? Thanks. 

If a person has to pay rent in his home country, then obviously life will be quite expensive, and no way you can get by on 40 to 50 thousand baht a month and still enjoy yourself. Luckily, in Thailand, even if you rent a nice condo with pool ( I pay 18000B)  go out often for a meal in the local restaurants , have a drink etc, you can easily get by on another 20.000 B . ( excluding paying the ladies and men supporting families ) .Even if I wanted to spend more, I don’t see what on. What I do spend more on is holidays to Bangkok , a week on Koh  Chang , and  neighbouring  countries . The one thing that is not negligible, is health insurance, which I believe everyone should have, or a nest egg to cover surprises. 

Unfortunately, there are more and ore chain restaurants , everywhere. It’s hard to find proper individually owned restaurants, especially with a clean kitchen and staff. The lack of hygiene is often obvious and puts me right off. Also, many restaurants fail because they lack qualified staff/ cooks, it’s a here today , gone tomorrow attitude that can sink a good restaurant. Jomtien has a few “ good” restaurants, they are quite expensive too, considering , ok for now and again. One Indian restaurant there is very good, but the prices have rocketed, so there’s  lot less customers. 

Many I ask why cheese in Thailand has a very short sell by date ?

Once the wonder of working in Thailand has worn off, and reality sets in, I can’t see for the life for me why any person would work in Thailand for such small wages. 

No way  I would  ever take a mini van again !

Hi all, I will need to get an SETV in Vientiane between the 25 th (Tuesday) and 28 th ( Friday) of December. Is the embassy open ? I would prefer to apply on the 27 th ( Thursday) pick up Friday 28 th.  Also, when will they close for this coming New Year ? Thank you. 

Most restaurant workers earn small wages, yes, I always leave a tip for good service. Also, when taking a car or taxi longer distances, I also leave a tip for safe driving, I also mention this to the company when reserving a car. I also leave a tip to the lady who runs my condo rental perfectly and gets my papers done ( immigration needs) in a jiffy. 

I’m thinking of buying a Huawei Nova with the double’camera. I’ve been told it’s very good. Around 10 000B  . I have an iPhone at the’ moment , find the whole Apple ID system and passwords complicated and most generally fed up’with It.  Any   views? I’ll use it more as a camera for my travelling than as a telephone. And I like uncomplicated !

In France you can buy a small black box(3 by3 inch) with batteries. It makes a very high sound that keeps the pigeons away, I’ve used them and they work. Cheap, clean, and small. Try one of the home stores.

Metro France sells them. 

Can i ask what the symptoms are , and if you can catch this’ disease by  only staying  a few days in a hotel with this problem ? How’about  when  you rent a condo ? Should you automatically get someone in to check the aircon system out ? 

Surely, they can invent ATM machines that are impossible to scam? 

DO you have to stay in Thailand ( work?) or can you move to another city ? If you could’ then you could pay the school fees directly to the school, and give a respectable amount of money for her and’ the kids. 

You would have to explain all this to your children . After a few months I think she would agree to divorce. Other than that, get a good lawyer.

Phuket 35 years ago , I fell in love with the people and the island. Boracay, the best beaches , sand like flour , also 30 yrs back. Being one of the first tourists arriving in Burma, Bagan , the Schwedagon, and the lovely people. Jungle trekking in Borneo and staying in the remote village long houses. Machu Pichu lately, Titicaca, Borobudur, climbing to the top and a magnificent view, colourful Bali and all it’s  mysterious customs, I could go on and on, there’s so many beautiful places in the world, in Europe too. My heads full of memories.

It looks like they emptied bin bags all over the place before leaving. Charge a big deposit, returned when the room is checked, as they do’ in hotels.

Can a retired person with pension apply for a METV ?

Naiharn, Prom Thep Cape view point.Phuket town old town.

JUst one look at that guy getting out of the car, and I would never  get in a taxi he  was driving !

balo, please send me his number, as I need a good hair stylist. Thaïs can cut Thai hair, but have no technique to cut European hair. 33 years of experience in searching a good stylist and never found one yet !! Even in Europe, a good stylist is like gold !

So, by 2038 there will be millions more tourists. By then, what will thailand look like ? Any guesses ?

THIS is what happens when thailand does not educate its children.

The Deerhunter, how  much is the new nova 11 Huawei  please ?