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7 hours ago, topt said:

one way - plus you need to get transport at the other end into town.

Plus the B300 taxi on both sides. All up it is almost as quick taking the bus.

I have used both services and I still prefer the bus. Last Sunday travel time from Pattaya to Hua Hin was 4hrs 15mins.

23 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez sprung to mind.

A brilliant book. Just finished reading it.

On 5/7/2019 at 6:41 PM, DrTuner said:

I know! Bundle the non-performing loans into packages and sell them forward! Worked like a charm in the US .. 

Fannie Mae?

13 hours ago, bluejets said:

Brisbane flight cost is about $100 more than Sydney now.

Asked the Brisbane office about why, given the route length is shorter, but they had no comment except that's they way it is.

Also flights in and out of Brisbane now down to 4 per week.

Takes a bit of shuffling on departure/arrival days to get the full 30 days in Thailand.

As far as being expensive, 2008 cost me almost double. 

Also does not seem to be any other that comes close given direct flight.

Probably more competition SYD -BKK hence different fares.

On 5/7/2019 at 2:56 PM, Denim said:

 

Yep , I wood thinks so.....unless somebody twigs and gets to the root of it.

I think you are barking up the wrong tree.

I had some excellent treatment and implants at BIDC in 2009. With painkillers and antibiotics it was a surprisingly painless process over several months. Everything is still working fine and the full treatment was about 1/3 of the quote from my dentist in UK.

Fortunately, at the time the exchange rate was GBP= THB63.00.

11 hours ago, jonwilly said:

I have a will created by a reputable Thai Lawyer. The will names my assets, my moderator and who will inherit and the will is lodged and registered at the local Apher.

 

john

Ditto. Easy to set up with a good lawyer.

On 4/30/2019 at 10:29 AM, BigBadGeordie said:

Couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery!

 

No Joke!

He's gone.

2 hours ago, bomber said:

lots of brits are still terrified of turkey and many wont go because its muslim,i bumped into an old work mate at the airport when checking in to fly to turkey last month first thing he said was are you not worried about all the bombs going off,oh dear ???? needless to say he was going to tenerife and would probably sit in an english bar all day looking at football scarves of 92 teams that are faded with age,oh lets not forget a few jockoneese ones also 

And their Watney's Red Barrel.

On 4/23/2019 at 8:24 AM, yellowboat said:

Keep the story alive until the movie rights are sold.  

Did I see double pricing for foreigners to enter?

19 hours ago, legend49 said:

Viroj said Rewat Chaiyaphum, 43, deputy manager of the pub, was arrested on a charge of violating closing hour and allowing drugs to be abused inside the place.

 

Viroj said the pub is now facing a five-year closure for violating closing hours and allowing drug use.

 

The pub was formerly known as the Poseidon Pub and was closed three years ago on similar charges

 

 

Slow learners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Closed for five years three years ago - says it all.

On 4/23/2019 at 7:45 AM, watcharacters said:

 

 

Always a good idea to have more than one source of cash.

 

 

True. What happens if we end up with a cashless society?

On 4/21/2019 at 8:47 AM, cornishcarlos said:

Wow, a whinge about whingers !! 

I'm sure an even footpath is not done for political correctness ????

Especially for wheelchair bound.

The survey didn't say the most popular destination, only that the Japanese were the most prevalent in Phuket etc..

On 4/18/2019 at 6:14 PM, Mavideol said:

does it means HE was elected PM.... what about the other parties who got more seats, do they have the right to go also or this is one way street....,  me, myself and I

I wondered in what capacity he was attending.

Postumus R E S P E C T for the Queen of Soul.

21 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

what the hell are  they wearing?

Mamma Mia!

On 4/5/2019 at 7:22 AM, Pravda said:

My wife doesn't allow me any friends and if she sees me chatting with a woman she cuts my allowance.

Thankfully it's only your allowance.

On 4/6/2019 at 2:37 PM, welovesundaysatspace said:

I only believe what I read on red busses. 

Lyons Corner House teas.

On 3/24/2019 at 7:10 AM, Spidey said:

It can't be honoured. The promises of the Brexit campaign of an orderly, agreed exit that was beneficial to the UK has proved impossible to deliver. The various fractions in parliament and the EU are at a complete impasse. Let the people sort it out for them, as it was the people who got us into this mess in the first place.

 

Have a referendum to tell the government how to sort this mess out.

This could be academic by Friday.

On 3/7/2019 at 11:28 AM, jak2002003 said:

Shootings in Thailand more than in America?  Where did you get your figures.  Suggest you do research before making ignorant statements.  

 

Thailand's crime level is 36.46.....America 55.84.....which is 53 percent higher than Thailand!

 

America has...

4 X more rapes than Thailand....

21 X more Total crimes and 5 X more crimes per 1000.

4 X more violent crimes and murder rate than Thailand,

 

Check out this link if you want.  https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Thailand/United-States/Crime

 

 

 

 

 

 

But, sure you think is Thailand that is so bad and getting worse.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

But America has almost five times the population of Thailand

On 3/8/2019 at 11:15 AM, schweizer said:

excellent book that deals with the Latin American psyche told through a family tale, my mother in law who is central American introduced me to it, to me reminds me of "a house for Mr Biswas"

I just finished reading it last week. Very entertaining.

21 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Nothing unless your a Honda worker or one of the company's that supply it or an ex employee with vested interest in the manufacturing town ????

Honda were relocating to Japan anyway and have clearly stated that their decision was not based on the outcome of Brexit.

The falling sales of diesel engined cars that the plant at Swindon produced along with other European manufacturers was the key issue.

I feel sorry for the 70+ year olds who retired to Thailand with a 'frozen' pension 30 years ago.

When they arrived their pension would have been sufficient for their then lifestyle, however the vagaries of inflation and their currency weakness coupled with their frozen pensions has reduced but not stifled their spending capacity now.

Most of these retirees, with little by way of assets, cash or otherwise, just wish to see out their lives in peace and quiet.

The current amended immigration rules would mean that some of these pioneer retirees would not or not be able to qualify for for a retirement visa despite having Thai families and paid up properties.

If one's overheads i.e rent is covered, at the age of say 75 what more would you want?

On 2/20/2019 at 12:03 AM, stevenl said:

Since she apparently also is Bangladeshi, an understandable and imo correct decision. Appeals probably won't amount to much.

And the fact that her husband, and father of her child, is a Dutch citizen.