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The Dukes at Central Airport satisfies my lust for quality burgers. @ 245 baht (no cheese coz I hate Kraft plastic product) one can choose between fries, salad or coleslaw - the latter is excellent! ^menu photo with cheese @ 275 baht

Trump the liar, warmonger, buffoon, fraudster and attention seeker will soon be gone from politics and THEN we get a true statesman and peacemaker in what's left of the White House. Adam Schiff or Jasmine Crockett would make an ideal team.

50 baht crikey mate, that's a rip-off. 30 baht in the wife's village 50 baht only buys crap at a BigC foodcourt I like quality, clean and tasty food which Kwan's Kitchen has been serving for over 8 years. I agree with others re Food Delivery, it's ruined many a good restaurant and there's often no knowing what quality and hygiene are like. Hopefully it will go the way of Airbnb and decline in popularity. Though knowing how lazy some ppl can be it will probably continue in Thailand at least.

There are simply too many restaurants. Attrition is inevitable if poorly located, badly managed and overpriced. Chiang Mai has one restaurant which always provides top service, quality western and thai dishes at realistic prices. Kwan's Kitchen also has adequate parking, air-conditioning and service with a smile. A large bowl of delicious Rardna gai with fresh vegetables will set you back 97 baht. Some former favourites closed during covid and never reopened. Ozark and Amataros are 2 great eateries where we enjoy farang food, slightly off the beaten track, but well worth the patronage.

Not only low season but also China is almost in recession with a fast collapsing economy. Nationals not only find it difficult to afford travel but have to jump through hoops to be allowed out. Vietnam gained a few tour groups as it's far cheaper to visit but even that market will decline.

MegaHome on the Superhighway just north of the Hafele showroom.

It's quite expensive, by Thai standards, as an overnighter. Prices are in keeping with 4* Sukhumvit properties though it does look very nice. When I am transiting, a comfortable bed, clean room and modern amenities are all I need. My aforementioned preference fulfills those requirements, and more, for half the price.

On the contrary, Sunflower oil is a healthy choice and imported Belgian-grown potato chips (as above) come out crunchy on outside and floury on the inside ... airfryer chips don't come close. As my only deep-fried menu item I can't justify an airfryer as we use our oven, multi-cooker or BBQ for other cooking. Having solar means the electric oven costs nothing to run.

Sunflower oil deep fried Farmhouse Country fries, from Makro, are as good as THE best UK chippies you've ever had. An air fryer can't come close Mind you, they have their uses

Nana bakery for all varieties or Chouqette for baguette 🥖 Best to phone thru an order, day before if possible, to your local Nana outlet as they do sell out fast.

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Power and communication outages have already caused massive problems, eg in Australia, but at least some folk still had cash to fall back on. A dual system suits me although cash is more manageable and far quicker to transact in most stores.

I wrote Makro, spell check on phone changed it ... twice!

Marko.