GlassWayOverHalfFull

The taxi mafia make it impossible to enjoy Phuket. Ridiculous prices mean you are confined to 1 area

4 hours ago, ThreeEyedRaven said:

It's hysterical. It took 12 officers to arrest one guy, who they then villainise as much as possible. Hate to point out their incompetence, but the fact he had been in broad daylight, even appearing on the TV shows all 12 probably watched at some point, for years before they caught up with him, kind of proves the point.

He is a villain. He's been illegally milking the system for years. He should have been jailed first

4 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

Keep up the good work Richard.

 

Good work? Good riddance. Crying like a baby on social media trying to force the authorities hands... Like the kid who tells tails in the playground

Once again an interviewees comments taken out of context for a dramatic headline. He clearly states "Most" won't open. Why is that word left out of the headline?

Residents here don't require all the bars open. Tourists (when they can come) don't require all the bars opening. The fact that they are opening is a GOOD thing. 

The two landlords of my favourite bars have already confirmed that they will be opening, contrary to the title of this article. 

Please note this article is targeted at patrons of bars rather than employees and employers, hence the reason for the comment. 

31 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Where does one even begin to comment on a post like this? First of all a Thai ecologist somehow seems like an oxymoronic job. Second if he has written over 100 books, who has read them?

 

And third, if you want pristine, and clean beaches, try these locales. I somehow do not think the world class description he uses for Pattaya's beaches, can quite match up to the environmental pride shown in some of these areas.

 

Tikehau Island, French Polynesia. Can't decide whether you want white- or pink-sand beaches? ... 

Dreamland Beach, Bali. ... 

 Fulhadhoo, Goidhoo, Maldives

Ypao Beach, Guam

Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji

Matira Beach, Bora Bora

Ipil Beach, El Nido, Palawan Island, Philippines

Bathsheba Beach, Barbados. ... 

Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. ... 

Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda. ... 

Harbour Island, Bahamas. ... 

Tropic of Cancer Beach, Little Exuma, Bahamas

Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos

Lindquist Beach, St. Thomas

Palm Beach, Aruba

Santa Maria Beach, Los Cabos

Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico. ... 

Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI.

Devil's Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

Maipio Valley Beach, Big Island, Hawaii

Honopu Beach Kauai, Hawaii

 

Any mention of any beach on the Gulf Coast of Thailand, within the same sentence as paradise, is mere hyperbole, and an outright lie. In my opinion the best beaches on the Gulf lie between Pranburi and Ban Saphan Noi. There are a few nice beaches on Koh Phangan too. But in Pattaya? A total fabrication. Pure fiction. Political and tourist related nonsense. Let's get real. Who are these people anyway? 

 

 

 

 

Wow. You must have a lot of time on your hands. But not really enough to actually read the article?

I'm am looking for the part where you say the author refers to a world class beach? Could you point it out?

He's saying it looks better than he's seen it. The beach has been extended. The sea and sand are cleaner. There are less hawkers and traffic.. 

I can't find the word Paradise either. Maybe you google searching for best beaches blinded you? 

33 minutes ago, seancbk said:

On Saturday, a friend and I drove down from Bangkok to Pattaya for a bit of sightseeing and to have lunch. 

Got some great drone shots.  Would be nice if the place could stay this way.

 

Stunning photo's. Great work. Unfortunately your work will not be appreciated here. You made the mistake of not complaining or using infantile humour like the ThaiVisa know-it-alls who take great pleasure in using their keyboards to vocalise their negativity towards life . 

34 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Someones company got a good earner doing fantasy drawings ! So many mistakes. The sea is never going to be a nice blue, and will never see Ferraris cruising. only old motorbikes with sidecars ! Who would pay money to go on a Ferris wheel just to look at the sea ?

Hmm - 3 doors down from me on Cosy Beach there is a nice new lambourghini parked in the drive. In the garage of my condo a Porsche Cayenne Turbo and Merc 63 AMG. 

No idea where in Pattaya you live I'm guessing Nirun condo, that's if you even live here at all?

You could offer the members of thai visa free gold and they'd still find a way to moan. I have no idea how they go through life with such a cynical attitude. People often ask me what I don't like about Pattaya and it's generally just the people moaning about how things are changing, how the bar fines have gone up and they are being ignored by bar girls looking at their phones.  

If you drive around Bali hai in the evening there are some spectacular sunsets, and great views across to Wongamat. With the right planning fingers crossed it brings in high end tourists and prices out the two bit retirees whose sole aim in life is to find beer 5 baht cheaper, moaning in their stupid vests. 

Some of the most horrible, self-defeatist, negative people in the world hide in this forum. Many with thousands of posts. Trying to mask the misery of their lives with poisonous jibes and pathetic attempts at humour.

I'd love to watch him do a 3 round exhibition. Add to the card some Asian professional fighters making their way up the respective ladders, maybe even the odd top-tier Muay Thai fight. It would be a fantastic evening of pugilistic action that we don't get regularly in Thailand. 

2 hours ago, sapson said:

Absolute disgraceful bar stewards!

 

80 years old should have been sent on his way with a warning for standing near the beach with friends.

 

Ripped for 50k by a bail guy, a future court date and and passport retained.

 

Ripped by the escort home just extortion at its finest.

 

Have they no common sense or shame? ..... guess the redundant jet ski scam is leaving empty coffers that need replenishing!

 

One for the international press I think to see Thailands finest at work!!

The warning is on the sign. The warnings were in the press on a daily basis. He's not a child. He shouldn't have been there.