Burma Bill

Photo shoot - say "cheese"

In Pattaya - NEVER!????

I had the same experience when I lived in Thailand. What I did was to put them in a small pot and when I had collected 20 bahts worth, put them in a small poly bag and took them back to the Tesco-Lotus where I had originally received them. The Customer Service desk exchanged them for a 20 baht note and re-circulated them back in the tills.

As a "spin off" maybe this product will become available in the Thai supermarkets?

Sweet and sour pork with mixed vegetables and steamed rice - prepared and cooked by myself. To drink - tomato juice with Worcester Sauce.

Thanks, Khao Soi was my favourite regular dish when I lived in Lanna. I will be enjoying it again during a return trip to Chiang Mai this coming November - delicious!

Do these security checks also include the safety of its vehicles???

What a load of rubbish, some offensive IMO, is being posted. If the OP wants to leave Thailand so as not to be involved with grumpy old men and Thai bureaucracy then that is his democratic choice and I would support him and wish good luck wherever he chooses. Fortunately, I no longer have to put up with whinging grumpy ex-pat old farts stuck to their favourite bar stool - none seen by me here in Siem Reap thank God!!

Illegal pork imports???

RIP young lass - enjoy your music in Paradise.

Very appropriate - breakfast tea money??

With respect and IMO, not the most boring town in Thailand - there are many more likely candidates! The town is situated on the south bank of the Mekong River with picturesque views across to Laos on the north side. I must admit it was rather quiet when I visited out of season but this is a resort that becomes swamped with tourists (mainly Thai) during high seson and Thai Festivals. A relaxing walk along the promenade is a must. This is not a beer/go-go bar resort like Pattaya. Photos of Walking Street and the Promenade:-

With respect, I find your comment rather offensive. I studied Appled Biology at University then joined an Animal Pharmacology Company where I gained a lot of field work experience before working with the UK Police Service. I am certainly not a psychological fetish for crime scenes - attending such scenes was "part and parcel" of my job description. I can assure you such attendences could be horrendous, harrowing and very sad, ocassionally in atrocious weather conditions. No further comment from me.

So, he could have been legless?

Well I never! I thought both countries (who control most/all of their media outlets) used fake news to support policies and/or save face!

Interesting - very much so and the money was good!! 34 years in UK Police Service as a civilian Forensic Scientist and a Crime & Criminal Intelligence Analyst. My pension (Civil Service) was non-contributary and index linked on final salary. I still receive it today as I approach 80, having retired at the age of 56.

First: Visiting Chiang Mai from Siem Reap to attend the Remembrance Day Service and meeting up again with friends who I knew from the days when I lived in Lanna. Second: Reaching 2 years full residency in Cambodia and qualifying for my free annual pass to Angor Wat and the Archaeological Park which I can visit any time and as many times I want for free. It is renewable each year.

From update: a Norwegian friend of hers intervened to try to calm the man down as he had been shouting and behaving erratically. However, during the confrontation he was stabbed in the stomach. 8.30pm on the same day, a man from The Netherlands was also reportedly stabbed

Thai greed yet again!!

First, you are correct. There is a public holiday until the 16th October - Pchum Ben. Banks will be closed but there are many ATMs. Some Money Exchange agencies will be open for tourists. A visa on arrival at airport will cost 30US$ for 30 days (ATMs in arrival hall near Immigration in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh). May I suggest you keep a pen in your pocket to complete the Visa Application Form and Customs Declaration Form during flight before arrival, this saves a lot of time. The visa will fill a full page in your passport. PLEASE NOTE if you decide on Siem Reap, the old airport (REP) will be active until the 15th October 2023 when ALL air traffic will then be diverted from midnight on the 16th October to the new airport (SAI). Unfortunately the new airport SAI is almost 50kms from Siem Reap City compared to the old's 5 kms. Chinese Belt & Road initiative!!!!! I shall be "flying thru" from SAI on the 9th November 2023 to Chiang Mai so I cannot comment on new transportation arrangements into Siem Reap until then.

Foggy, Clegg and Compo with their entry (UK comedy series)

My three: Vera (UK) Mastermind (UK) Last of the Summer Wine - repeats(UK)

Naughty boys - give them a big smack!

Interesting and may explain this in today's Khmer media. No mention of Chinese tourists BUT: "This proposal was made during a meeting between Sok Soken, Minister of Tourism, and Mr. Patrick Muphy, US Ambassador to Cambodia, on October 10, 2023, to discuss how to improve as a Cambodia-US partner, especially to promote tourism and examine opportunities to strengthen tourism cooperation. The Minister pointed out that US tourists are Cambodia’s main target market, being among the top 10 markets both before and after the COVID-19 crisis" https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374880/minister-of-tourism-asks-the-us-side-to-help-attract-tourists-and-investors-to-cambodia/ Moderators please remove if considered irrelevent.

From photo - it looks as if he wailing against a wall!