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I’m not biting on this British/Indian bickering! This crash survival scenario reminds me of the Bruce Willis/Samuel L Jackson film “Unbreakable”

Definitely would be a step in the right direction - but alas - I fear this is just more hot air. BTW - how is the mandatory child seats in cars going? I have not seen a single child restraint seat in a vehicle in the Kanchanaburi area . The reluctance to wear seat belts is another issue here....

Tinnies Pies in Jomtien make decent Aussie style beef, lamb or pork sausages.

There is almost NO police presence on the roads. Until that changes - nothing will change here. In my area , the police drive 10-15 year old decrepit Isuzu utes, so they cannot apprehend wrong doers anyway! The only ‘law enforcement’ I have seen, has been from speed or red-light cameras. (-and it appears that many people ignore these too)

Wow! where did that come from? Are you feeling okay?

last month I sent a small package from Kanchanaburi to Germany. it was tracked all the way, taking 2 days to get to Suvarnabhumi Airport - then no data for 9 days, until it arrived in Germany, followed by detailed tracking until it was delivered 2 days later. I assumed it had a short Euro holiday stopover - lol

Unless you follow Chinese (and Thai) social media, it is very unlikely to have known about it! They couldn't give a hoot about your response - it is the millions of Chinese reading his posts on social media that concern Immigration .

The cattle in Thailand are Bos indicus species - ie Brahman type cattle. These breeds are better adapted to hot tropical conditions. The good cattle (I am very biased here - like hereford and angus) are Bos taurus species. They are suited to more temperate climates and cannot cope with tropical conditions. Dairy cattle require great nutrition to produce milk - so are found in areas of more guaranteed food supply - eg Chiang Mai or Prachuap Kiri Khan.

Come on now Bob , surely it's not that bad?

I live in rural Kanchanaburi. Driving into the city on Wednesday this week, I was amazed to see that at least 3/4 of riders WERE WEARING helmets. Maybe the message is getting through? Most of the riders not wearing lids were school kids (who don't have a licence ....(and probably no insurance either) ). Out in the sticks, where I am, nothing changes.

darker coloured tiles/pool lining will also make the pool water hotter - making the pool a less pleasant place to be!

It was 20 years ago when I went.... Air France had regular flights from Paris Orly airport to Cayenne. There were flights from Cayenne to Surinam & Georgetown in (British) Guyana.

Just now - rural Kanchanaburi

so, you used to be Bear Grylls?

French Guyana is easily accessible from Paris.