Jane Dough

This calls for a prison sentence, nothing less. And a hefty financial settlement to the lady. 

These entitled individuals need taking down several pegs and I am quite sure that the very great majority of Thailand happens to agree with me.

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2 hours ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

Huh?  He has to spend more than $8,000 every week.  What is he running?  London Zoo and feeding caviar to his animals?  I'd like to hear more details about how many animals he cares for, how many staff etc.

 

His sanctuary is very extensive and has many animals like monkeys, bears...a few years ago even a tiger. Going there is akin to being in a jungle with all the animal noises. I took school trips there with secondary children for the best part of a decade. So much better than a zoo, it helped the children (most of them Thai) to understand the ignorance and cruelty of keeping wild animals in cages. Unfortunately many of abused animals could never go back in the wild but they are very well cared for by a dedicated staff. The care does not come cheap. 

I would encourage anyone who can to help Edwin who is an extraordinary character doing great work in Thailand sometimes at considerable risk to his personal safety and liberty. 

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4 hours ago, johng said:

Some "Cowpat" mushrooms   เห็ดขี้ควาย  ( Het kee Kwai )

 

https://www.matichonweekly.com/column/article_153570

They look tasty. It's high time I tried some again.

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Mmm...Siam Weed. 

Never heard of it.

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2 hours ago, steven100 said:

i see .... is that an American term  ?  in Australia it's just a gambler .. 

British, or maybe London more like. 

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5 hours ago, ianezy0 said:

There is a second hand bookstall a few doors up from the Triangle bar in Soi Pothole. Can’t remember the name of it but it is an English name like Shakespear or something similar. They would be grateful for anything you give them.

Good luck

 

Just found out, it’s called Canterbury Tales.

But wouldn't giving books to Canterbury Tales be a bit of a chore,sir? ????

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5 hours ago, boonrawdcnx said:

 

 

I so agree with you! When I arrived first on Koh Samui in 1986 they picked you up in a samlor taxi and drove from beach to beach and stopped at various bungalow resorts. The driver made sure everybody got their fair share of visitors. We opted to ride to the very last resort on Chaweng beach. I think the name was Matlang Resort - owned by a local family the bungalows where made from coconut tree wood and there was no electricity. At Dawn you could sit at the lovely beach side restaurant and they switched on the generator which was enough to brighten up the restaurant and run 1 fan and 2 light bulbs in your bungalow. The island was lovely back then but funnily we felt like it had already been spoiled hahaha - because we arrived from Tioman Island where we shared a stretch of 3 different beaches with maybe 15 other people for a month! No electricity at all there just open fires and oil lamps. What a wonderful vibe when we sat together in the evenings -travelers and the few locals - and exchanged travel and other stories. The food menu was usually a single choice (fish, seafood  alternated sometimes with chicken) prepared by the local family. Reading some of the comments here about Koh Samui I think I did the right thing and never returned and kept it like it was in my memories.

Chaweng was my first stop in Thailand during the Falklands conflict in 1982. We too have travelled up the peninsula from Tioman. Tioman was extraordinary but I preferred Samui as it was just a bit more developed. What a paradise it was then but even then with the road built and the seeds of mass tourism on the horizon its days we re numbered. By the turn of the century it completely and utterly ruined for me. No planning, rampant greed, mafia. And the nail in the coffin...the airport.The three dozen or so who died on one of the first flights could stand as a metaphor for a wider demise.

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Only places where Thai domestic tourism may flourish are going to have any chance over the next year. Places need to be accessible to Bangkok in particular for weekends/ day trips. Pattaya can survive and Hua Hin/Cha-Am. Koh Chang, just. Samui, no chance.

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7 minutes ago, Dialemco said:

This article is just the tip of the woes that will hit Thailand hard. The expectation that Europeans who according Bangkok Airways twenty five per cent of their revenue last year will want to return in droves is a pipe dream. Tourism in Thailand was already in the decline last year which was not helped when government officials at the border who have attitude problems and do their very best to be unwelcoming and think that foreigners who have already gone to the trouble and expense of obtaining  a 60 day tourist  visa are only to be allowed in provided they can show evidence again that they have bank accounts with at least equivalent of Bht 200000 during last three months plus confirmed paid accommodation for duration of their stay as a favour to a country which is no longer a land of smiles but the contrary. It is a land selling off its assets at knock down prices to a nearby super power fast taking control. Denque Fever is likely to go out of control as not enough preventative measures  being taken during the rainy season owing Covid which will kill far more people and further discourage visitors.

I find people who are negative are treated negatively, people who are positive gain the upper hand.

Try it. 

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