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Little Trouble Girl............... Sonic Youth

I just walked past the customs, smiling.Learnt that from Miss Perfect.

The only rude Thai woman I have met in the 30 years I have lived here was at my Embassy

You need to take your own food & drinks on the boat. U can resupply at Pak Beng.

Don't order a bread roll from the hotel there tho - get it from the independent vendors in the morning, at the dock area.

Take a cushion

Thanks for the advice. I only ride around town - more than about 3 miles & the hills get too steep

There aren't any bars in our town.

Strange Brew..................Creem

Ain't no fun.........AC/DC

I read a report a few years ago about a Japanese store that had Santa on a cross.

Muse Bar only has interesting evenings occasionally.

I'm after one of those "stretch" models. A guy in the next village has had 1 for a year. Looks like new. He got it in BKK for 7,500 BT.

Seat pitch is advertised as 72.5cm, or 28.5 inches.

You can pay an extra Sing$25 when you are booking to upgrade to a seat with extra legroom ie 97.5cm, or 38 inches.

Interestingly the seat upgrade cost for flying in Oz on Tiger's new service is A$25, or Sing$32 - Australians must be richer!

These r for exit row seats. Even if u have booked & paid u will not b allowed to sit there unless u meet the selection criteria; able to understand hostesses instructions, strong, not caring for kids,etc

Both these countries are great.

Costa Rica has the option of living in the cool hills but still close to the beach. Friendly people, good food. A lot of north americans have moved there in the last 20 years.

Some great places to live in Argentina. Bariloche area or north towards Bolivia. Argentine spanish is a bit different, possibly the Italian influence.

Politics can be a very sensitive area - the nicest person you could meet may not be all they seem.

Never go to a soccer game in Uruguay

"So it's off to Tesco tomorrow evening to stock up."

They've got a marketing opportunity to sell hip flasks, too, I guess.

I was at Tesco yesterday - full of guys with trolleys full of Chang

Born in the USA....Bruce

American singer famous for River Deep Mountain High has passed away today

Did you look in the Southern Thailand forum, at the top it has some "pinned' fotos & maps

Thanx for that. I did look them up on the net but only got BKK info

To find the White Temple, drive south on the highway towards Payao. About 10 miles you will see signposts to the right. You can see the temple from the highway

The town is Rong Khun & I think the side road is number 1208.

Ladies of the Canyon........Joni Mitchell thanx to Jsb on the song title game thread

Mrs Brown you've got a lovely daughter..............Herman Hermits

Ain't it heavy...........Melissa Etheridge

When u come in at Sadao, u will be on highway 4. That will take u just about all the way to Phuket. There are plenty of signs & the roads are good. Take care between Phattalung & Trang - windy road.

Had yai has a good tourist bureau with free maps and good info to suit your interests.

Does anyone know of a bike shop with LA Bicycle brand bikes?.thanks

Subterranean homesick alien...............Radiohead

Walk away Renee........Left Bank