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5 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

A lot of people I might list would be a drain to even kill an hour with: Kafka, Picasso, Muddy Waters.

 

That's why I picked cheery, blissed out Alice Coltrane.

Why not John?   I had a conversation with Elvin Jones as a teenager.

10 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Backpackers with a 500 baht daily budget love Songkran. 

Yes but this is not the target market, they want higher spenders.

I’m not religious but I like it.  Reminds me of good times when I was a kid, and it’s pretty amazing you can walk into a store in Thailand and hear music about a guy that died over 2000 years ago.  It’s mostly Santa and jingle bells of course, but I’ve heard Silent Night.

‘At home I’ll put on Mariah Carey and Bing Crosby, and the Jimi Hendrix version of Little Drummer Boy.

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

no life isn't fair, that's one of the oldest quotes

Not fair?  Better than the alternative.

2 hours ago, advancebooking said:

Mr Sharky still has his penthouse 2 br condo at the top of View Talay 6. 

 

I saw him at the lift one morning. Scared the crap out of me. Was too scared to talk to him. 

Not at the top, in the middle.  I lived in View Talay 6 couple years, never wanted to talk to him, but I saw him in Bangkok a few years ago.  He lost all his hair from steroid abuse and didn’t look ‘scary’ anymore. 😂 

1 hour ago, Alotoftravel said:

I am also looking at hotels to stay at koh Chang in October . Appreciate any recommendations ? Thanks 

I recommend the Santhiya Tree Resort. I always book a Garden Villa. Biggest problem is it's fairly remote and a 15 minute walk to the main road but they operate a free shuttle.  Nice pool and also a good beach. 

2 hours ago, Don Chance said:

It was suppose to be a national park protected island was how it was billed 25 years ago. Just another tourist trap now with a massive ferry carrying cars back and forth to the island.

It’s only touristy if you stay at White Sands

FYI: KC Grand had the worst pizza I’ve ever had in my life.  Otherwise, the resort was OK.

The best breakfast on the island IMHO, is at The Chill, but it’s quite expensive for walk-ins.  Not a buffet but ala carte.  You order as much as you want and it’s served fresh.  

Crazy Horse is expensive, Crazy House much better price.  I’ve seen both shows.

Synthetic Vitamin B-12 (cyanocobalamin) contains traces of potassium cyanide, not enough to be toxic so don’t sweat it.  I need to inject a vial of this twice a month.  Believe me, it’s not a problem.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanocobalamin

I stayed at Sylvan once and wouldn’t book there again, better places for the money.  Have also stayed at Santhiya Tree resort (shuttle is 4 times per day, or it’s a 20 minute walk to the main road), Dewa, Aana (which is up the river), Gajapuri, Chill (expensive, but have rooms with direct pool access), Awa, KC Grande, Emerald Cove, Mercury, Katcha, Chang Buri Resort, among others.