terryofcrete

OAPs are Old Age Pensioners in Ireland ...

Maybe it was the wrong time ...or maybe Chong Nonsi was bad ?

Too many health issues as one gets older and these are treated free at home. The older you get the the more you pay for insurance, or are refused. It doesn't take me long to get tired of the heat, the food, the ladies and the broken or non existent footpaths, not in any particular order. Once I start losing tolerance on any given day it's time for me to go home , usually a month at a time is good but now with the expensive flights it's looking like less time in LOS .

Soi 6 , Pattaya .... I counted them ....one by one ...slowly .

They own the gaff ... play by their rules if you are visiting ... they don't , but that's none of your business ....lol... Dangerous driving ...? National Pastime..... but you better not join in.

So a few weeks ago we were suddenly told that the entry rules were being changed and all arrivals had to produce a vaccination certificate..people were refused boarding by multiple airlines ! Then almost overnight , that was revoked and it was all systems go again. We know it was solely to appease China so that they were not alone in being refused entry without a vaccination certificate ... but the impression given was that covid was an escalating danger again ... Now it's gonna all but disappear by year end ... The Daily Duh !

Not strangely unnamed , it would be more strange to name any business in Thailand when criticising them in print .

Read what I said again, you left an important part out.. Last week in Pattaya I was asked to pay cash for an electronics purchase at a well known outlet. Last month I was asked for a surcharge using my CC in Chiang checking in to a guest house. also the "machine is not working" is another familiar tactic.

Never bought anything over €50 WITHOUT having to punch in a pin number

So many outlets in Thailand don't accept cards , or try to charge a fee to cover their fees. Now , if I use my card for any substantial purchase ir service I get a text from my bank ... was this you Y ot N .... pain at times cos might now gave phone or switched off ...

I have a non tourist interest. i have stayed in all classes of hotels in Thailand over many years . There are problems at all levels , but yes, if you pay more you are less likely to encounter difficulties, but I have only once had to have antibiotics intravenously administered in a clinic from food poisoning and that was contracted at a 4 star hotel in Pattaya. It's not "disgusting and abhorrent", those are your words . I love it and spend at least 4 months a year in Thailand , but I recognise and identify its shortcomings and drawbacks. I didn't even mention dangerous or non existent pathways or crossing roads ....

And that's just getting in ..... Leaving is a nightmare too on many days and nights .

Well most tourists areas are already wafting in sewage drain smells and last week I could smell sewage from the SINK in my hotel bathroom ! Not to mention the state of the toilets in crowded bars and the proximity of the ONE mixed gender mini cubicle toilet located slap bang beside the kitchen in many restaurants.

As i said the ONLY reason for the mess was not enough staff on duty... Im sure there are more than enough staff , but where are they ?

That means you are paying a lot of money because they wont do their jobs. Send them a bill !

If all the girls in Pattaya go on a diet there's a chance that might attract an extra 100 million or so... "if you build it ... they will "come"."

Just arrived back "home" from Thailand for a little while and judging by what I see every time I do I would think it's more a case of "no thanks... I'll go to Thailand for my sins .... or sinning "

Go Go dancing by nude women .... and temples.... of course !

Just left BKK last night and the departure passport control queue was horrendous , due simply to the fact that there were only a few booths manned , while other immigration staff walked up and down watching and chatting to the few that were actually manning a booth . now add anther 300 bath on to the flight cost to line someone's pockets but certainly won't improve the service to tourism as is alleged.

Gotta be a massive gain for someone very high up the chain to keep the tobacco companies happy.... either have shares in them or get massive "political" donations ..

Pattaya today according to Accuweather ... but looking out the balcony it's "bleedin' obvious" to quote Basil Fawlty.

Or better still manage the UK...lol

Especially if you think you might be killed, Lord Rest Him. Obviously the finger printing that now happens on arrival is only used for criminals or overstayers...not for identification of deceased foreign nationals.

You tell us ... you seem to be the detective...lol

This piece should be circulated widely to Tourist Organisations worldwide together with the original news stories regarding the Taiwanese Actress./Celeb. CC to TAT of course ! the Dept. Of Foreign Affairs in every decent country would already know about most scams that are common in most popular tourist destinations around the globe , but it's no harm to update them . For my part a relative has a senior position within the diplomatic service and I have already passed copies of the relevant news items to him.