Asianrider

There's also a locksmith along Soi 17, somewhere in the vicinity of Eden Hotel but can't remember the exact location but it's on the same side as Eden.

Scandi firm Timo's used them a couple of times 038 301025

Yawn !! new police chief likes his attention grabbing headlines !!

last Saturday morning sent my passport and completed application form off to Hull by Special Delivery.

Tuesday morning returned to me by Special Delivery with a 1 year Non Immigrant multiple O Visa. All in all £108 pound well spent. Very efficient speedy service.

my two pence Naklua is more user friendly than Jomtien, and access to Pattaya a lot easier. Jomtien can be busy at weekends with the Thai crowd, different events that are organised, and of course the influx of visitors in high season !! There has been a lot of development in Naklua recently, but mostly high end condo's. The quieter sub-soi's tend to be devoid of bars etc.....

When you rent these bikes they insist on seeing / holding your passport, why not a motorbike licence as well !

I eat there once, the chicken tikka was awful, had a lot of bones it ! Cheap cut of meat !!

Spanish Condominium has been around for a long time, I am surprised this problem is just coming to light ...

The English Embassy's advice sounds sensible to me - it's not saying don't go to Thailand, just avoid demonstrations !!

In Pattaya its a numbers game, people are drunk or unfamiliar with the currency, every 100 customers get the wrong bill or are short changed they get a lot of successful hits. You rarely hear people complain about items being left off the bill -

Met a friend for breakfast today in Robin's Nestuarant in Soi Bukhaeow, near Kasikorn Bank. Only my friend struggled to find it as it had changed name to Jolly's ! Similar menu, same staff, prices up a little bit.....

anybody know why it is no longer part of the Robin's Nestuarant Empire now ?

( by the way my brekkie was quite nice ! )

Avoid renting the jetski's, stick to the banana boats !

The abscence of any rebutttals, or forthright comments from REBA-ES agents is very telling. Presumably the only sanctions REBA-ES can inflict on another ( rogue ) agent is expulsion from their scheme ? The scheme might be good at marketing and self-promoting their members, but actually enforcing any standards, it has little teeth.

Please one of the agents, come forward and explain.

useful addition

I like the Sky News app too.

a lot of Franchise shops around town advertise a free coffee or whatever, if you get served and the staff member doesn't provide a receipt, ie to stop them pocketing the cash......

Thank you all for your prompt replies - that makes sense now !!

Hi if you apply for new passport through the UK Embassy in Bangkok does your 1 yr thai visa stay in the old passport, and you have to take both passports with when you travel, or is it automatically transferred to the new passport ?

Thanks for info

Many people will be sitting on their losses. Unless they sell their property this loss will not crystalise. Properties like most investments do go and down.

For me the more disappointing property aspect in Pattaya given the huge supply of units recently, is the weak rental return.

Thailand very PC except about H&S !!

Caddy Shack, Tropical Berts both get my vote !!

Bed race kicks off at 4pm. Leaves Avenue, heads down soi 12 to Beach Rd, and loops round back to Avenue again. Looks a lot of fun !!

You can normally tell at the outset when they turn up to do a job, if they have the right equipment, ladders, dust-sheets etc if they are going to do a good job !!

Sounds more like this guy was drunk and being an arsehol_e. It's when the bouncers keep knocking down someone who is trying to walk away from trouble, that they step out of line.

think your stuck on the concept that is a Computer replacement. It is not. Thats not the target market for his device.

It is a device that anyone can pick up turn on browse the net check their email watch some video, play some music.

You need to think of the ipad as an appliance rather than a computer. Like a TV - it's something you turn on and use for specific tasks then turn it off again without even thinking about it.

I think Namoo is spot on with his comments here, a lot of people are misunderstanding that maybe having an Ipad, is not a either or thing.

Condolences to the family, early 50's is relatively young.

I hope the circumstances of his death are fully investigated.

try Laminated windows, they keep the sound out better than Double Glazed ones !!