Burma Bill

Re-opening PAI airport?

Reminder - never accept a drink(s) from a stranger especially at festivals, beer bars and go go bars!

So, how many light years away before it is completed to Vientiane?

Pattaya being a prominent resort, but into the sea, not a lake.

what's a MAGA hat? For "Mad Americans Going Awol" ?

Good advice. Go and visit your local diabetic clinic in the Government Hospital. I have been an insulin dependent Type 2 diabetic for 31 years and during my 20 years in Thailand I visited my local Government hospital in Chumphae every month for checks, tests and medication (including insulin). The Diabetic Clinic also did the comprehensive annual blood test which included kidney and liver function. It was an excellent service, apart from the time taken queuing to see the doctor. I now live in Cambodia but no problems, as there are many private clinics that deal with diabetes. My local pharmacist provides all my medication, including over the counter insulin (no prescription). Another local blood testing clinic performs my annual comprehensive blood test.

Booking Air Asia with Airpaz commenced post Covid. It is NOT the official Air Asia booking site despite looking very similar in eye catching red! I was almost fooled once when trying to book a "Fly-thru" ticket from Siem Reap to Chiang Mai. There were complications and I realised I was not in the official Air Asia website. Scroll down until you see the correct site. Airpaz is a travel agency booking flights, hotels, tours etc. throughout South East Asia. For reference:- https://www.airpaz.com/en/about

She climbs to where man-goes!

For reference October 11th 2021 Yesterday (October 9th), the Bali Hai Construction Company on behalf of the Bali Hai Company Limited, which has previously claimed to be bankrupt due to all the lawsuits surrounding the building, has officially filed a request for re-construction permission from the Pattaya City despite the demolition order, https://thailand-construction.com/owners-of-the-controversial-waterfront-condo-on-pattayas-bali-hai-pier-ask-for-an-opportunity-to-resume-construction-vs-demolish-the-building/ October 9th 2023 Itthipol disembarked his flight from Phnom Penh at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 10am and was immediately taken into custody by immigration police. The former minister is wanted for corruption in construction of the Waterfront Suites and Residences in Pattaya in September 2008........... Itthipol was culture minister in the second cabinet of former prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and is also the younger brother of former Pattaya mayor Sonthaya Khunpluem. Itthipol, 50, was Pattaya’s mayor when he helped grant permission to Bali Hai Co Ltd for the construction of the Waterfront condo project in September 2008. https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40031744

Looks like this company needs a good "shake up"!

Oh really!! A safe arrival in China, maybe, but what happened then - back into Uyghur Concentration camps in Xinjiang?

Send her to PAI!

Should it be renamed "Jurassic Park"?

This would create enormous problems as many tour and interprovincial buses are double deckers. Imagine the cost for starters. When building such buses, stringent structural and loading tests must be performed and considered. In London, the familiar red double deckers had to undergo controlled "tilt" tests. I wonder how many Thai double deckers would pass this test?

In reply to a useless post, here is today's useless bit of information (for reference). When I lived in northern Lanna and Isaan, during my 20 years living in retirement, the word "falang" was used because the local Thais could not pronounce the letter "r". when I attended a Thai conversation course at Chiang Mai University, the lady teacher from Bangkok kept trying to correct me by using "Bangkok" Thai. Another example - nueng roi baht (one hundred baht), in my case "nueng loi baht".

No I do not IMO they look hideous, especially when worn with similarly patterned shorts, straw hat and flip flops!

Simple solution (in Thailand) - SACK HIM!

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A very poignant and interesting site. Definitely worth a visit, but please bear in mind, for those with mobility problems it is a steep descent down steps into the Pass from the Visitor Centre. For the return climb, "golf buggies" are available for the disabled which use a longer road to the Visitor Centre. Ask any of the staff on duty.

SHAME on you Thailand!! You should now be thrown out of the UN Human Rights Council. If any of your embassies around the World face protests and possible damage, you have only got yourselves to blame. 11 years ago (2014) was when Prayut and his Junta cronies took control in a coup. So the military arrested and locked them up.

With respect, are you referring to doss house residents throughout Thailand or just in Pai? This circular route is popular with biker and car clubs within Thailand, for example (reference) https://www.bigbiketours.com/tours/mae-hong-son-loop/

Foreigners Give Monks a High-Speed Lift in Pattaya Will they be "fast tracked" to heaven (sorry, paradise)?

Here we go again - no doubt much comment from the mask and anti-mask brigade.

Yes indeed, but not with Israelis. Back in earlier days there were "hippies" of many nationalities. Even then there were bars with loud music and drugs galore and you could fly into Pai from Chiang Mai (CNX). I hated the place, but do not be put off because Pai is a convenient rest stop on the famous scenic circular drive from Chiang Mai back to Chiang Mai via Mae Hong Son. Route 108 takes you south from Chiang Mai passing Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand's highest mountain) to enter Mae Hong Son. Route 1095 takes you north from MHS via Pai to enter Chiang Mai from the north. If you like mountain scenery and adventurous driving (especially on a powerful motorcycle) I recommend this 600 km circular drive which can be completed in either direction.

Yes I do - just a question on my part. Fortunately no such ridiculous 90 day reports here in Cambodia where I now live.