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The famous Black Dog, it must be getting a little grey now as it has been around to my knowledge since the sixties. The inevitable cause of any single vehicle accident in my youth was " swerved to avoid a big black Dog" and that was in the UK. 

Having worked in the Exhibition game for years promotional items were a noticeable sum in the client’s budget, however looking at the items offered and their prices I can easily see a markup of at least 90+%. So very obvious why they are in the current situation.

Good idea but I will miss the Ferry ride, it was always pleasant to have the short sea trip. 

Maybe three helicopters this morning  flying from Krabi region towards Phuket means roads can always be bypassed . ????????????

Got my Visa card from Queensland today, posted registered mail from my Australia address on 8 October.

Anyone for Kendal Mint Cake ? pure sugar with a calorific value high enough for instant energy boost. The things we remember reading a thread like this, much more pleasant than most , thanks O P...

8 minutes ago, polpott said:

I've tried both, several times. I don't mind Vegimite but it's definitely much milder. I have to put half a jar on to flavour a slice of toast.

I would hate to see the results about eight hours later, half a jar will grease the complete suspension on a LandRover.

Marmite was the original, Vegemite just a copy. Bovril for cold days and with Oxo also good for making Pabs, anyone from Lancashire will know what Pabs is. Another soft drink is sarsaparilla, haven't seen it since the seventies

So many variations between Immigration Offices, seems this complaint comes up every month so I’ll add my usual compliment for Krabi. Takes about five minutes, costs nothing and as a bonus a smile and a wai  from the young Lady, couldn’t be easier.????????????

A couple of years ago I bought a 2006 Ford Focus 1.8 for less than 200K with 96,000km on the clock .in two years I have done a couple of trips to Issan from Krabi and it has never let me down. Outlay over two years has been full service and report by Ford costing approximately 4000 baht, full set brake pads and four new tyres 8000, only replaced as they were old. 
Currently valued for insurance at 150K but have seen them for less, parts easy and cheap and nothing very complicated, all in all well worth looking for. 

Anyone heard of Marlow on the Thames river in UK ?. Fifteen million pounds will buy you a nice riverside property, it also floods...

Try sending it to Australia, receiver would be subject to hefty fine and goods destroyed.

Bio security is taken very seriously by most of the world and so it should be by Thailand.

Let’s all jump to conclusions as usual, we should add another one, maybe it was his decision, R I P old fellow...

Talking of strange things to eat I was happily devouring a very tasty ,meaty stew and I made the mistake of asking what the meat was. After a bit of discussion in Thai I was told long tail, totally confused I asked, live in sea thinking they caught it from boat, no, long tail run up tree. The penny dropped and I realised that was my first taste of monitor lizard and also my last.

I sometimes do a trip advisor or Agoda review and then read the negative reviews after I have submitted mine. I often wonder if I have stopped at the same place, the comments can be exceptionally harsh and if you follow the poster tend to have a common theme, self importance.

One of my favourite restaurants in Krabi received two scathing reviews in a couple of days from so called Tourists so I checked their previous reviews, dozens of exotic locations ranging from South America, Seychelles, Mediterranean resorts and Asia all within twelve months, I think their reviews should be reviewed by the publishers.

If you have to complain do it direct, not in print, remember, if you can’t say anything nice, say nothing.

Legalise all so called recreational drugs, BUT refuse treatment for overdoses, all rehabilitation at user’s expense, accept the death rate and classify it as suicide, 
Result will be drying up of supply, decreasing profits for distributors, reduction of burglaries by addicts, less Police time wasted on taking addicts and suppliers to Court where they receive laughable sentences.

Looking at the results of the survey I seem to be in the minority with these  views...

Krabi again, walk in with medical certificate, old license, Passport, do reaction and visual tests, sign forms. Pay fee, have photo taken, get five year license, say thank you and leave. All done in fifteen minutes, I like Krabi...

I am very surprised at the resurrection of this case, surely the people who have no doubt been greatly enriched would have been able to close it down. The family influence and the money that they have no doubt distributed should have closed it ages ago, unless,.... others have taken an interest.