thecyclist

Instead of my usual (twice yearly) overland biking to PP, had to, due to the land border closure, fly to PP. I normally take Thai Baht with me (except for a small amount of USD) as the exchange rate for the Thai currency is excellent in PP (and a couple of other big Cambodian cities) On the off chance that the current hatred for Thailand extends to its currency, I purchased a larger amount of dollars at SuperRich Suvarnabhumi. Today I went to Ly Hours exchange, they always have excellent exchange rates, and put 5000 Baht on the counter to purchase Riel. They refused. Later on I passed another branch of Ly Hours, thought I give it another shot, and to my surprise, they did accept them. Not sure how widespread the non-acceptance of Baht is at the moment, but if you are planning to visit Cambodia in the near future, it might be a good idea to bring $ too.

Requirement for that is being squared faced and belonging to a certain clan. Not everyone qualifies.

For the mafia/drug trafficking gang you are a snitch For the authorities you are an informant. It all depends on perspective. Snitching on the mafia often means" death penalty ".

And this is coming from the son (or is it the grandson) of one of the most pathetic prime ministers Thailand has ever had, and they have had a lot of total failures over the decades.

Let's not forget the puppetmaster, Buriram's own Newin Chitchop.

There has only ever been one real Thailand old hand, the deceased night owl, the legendary Bernard Trink. There have been many pretenders over the decades, exposed by the legend as fakes in his weekly column. He maintened the most stringent criteria for admission to the exclusive club of genuine old hands.

I almost got mad. I just bought a ticket to PP. Would have preferred to travel overland.

Unease in the condo certainly.

Who pays for a woman in her sixties? There are very few Thai women over 40 that are still physically appealing. The only explanation I have is a tiny majority of men who have a fetish for geriatrics. That would explain the geriatric category on pornsites .

Thai food is great, one of the best cuisines in the world. Nevertheless even the best food in the world can get a little boring after years /decades of eating it every day. Variety is the spice of life, and Asia has a lot of other great cuisines, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese...

Everything is expensive at Central Festival.

I tried it yesterday. Fairly decent, big portion. The nan bread was a bit hard to chew.

How did you manage to evade the authorities for 11 years? Lie low and avoid hotels?

Money laundering, maybe?

It has always been a love affair with money, not with the people that bring the money.