LivinginKata

19 minutes ago, HampiK said:

 

 

I heard something today, that his business visa (extension) will be canceled.

 

Yes, Thai social media talking about being cancelled

Pleased to say I have not even been in Patong for almost 6 weeks. As for the Bistrot, you talking about that place just about all bike rentals. As I recall open about 5 years ago, never had any customers. Lot of dark skinned young 'French' guys hang out there.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Another hill, (another curve?), another narrow road, another unfamiliar road, another useless Thai Driver. 

Slight down slope, wide main 4 lane road, past the bends.  Not sure how he crashed ?

57 minutes ago, Highlandman said:

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In this particular case, the German woman should have taken a proper taxi not a motorcycle taxi. My guess is she is a cheap Charlie backpacker who would rather save 100 Baht by taking a motorcycle instead of a proper taxi, but this decision cost her some dignity. 

 

Better pay more and be safe than be stingy and regret it.

Plenty cases with taxis where driver goes to a quiet spot and rapes. The woman is contained in the vehicle.

Just search google maps. Patong branch on road going out of Royal Paradise off Rat-u-Tit/Song Roi Pee. One of the 2 high building in Patong. 

Yes. I have picked up my docs from a local DHL office.

My wife talk to the owner. He was apologising to all the neighbours. Seems 10 lads staying. Damage 200,000 baht. They paid in cash after all visit ATMs.

Yes Yes .... I can see traffic jams everywhere. Every day.

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Looks like they trashed the place also, wonder where the owner is? Personally I would never had rented it to 5 guys asking for trouble, 

Owner (not Thai) has a number of Kata properties for rent. With a 5 bedroom he can only get large groups paying premium day rate. I would guess there is a huge deposit. 

5 minutes after arrival. Fight start.

All look friendly when they arrived

CCTV our communal car park. Karon police were  given this video  after the event

31 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Time to move the governor on to pastures new, and advise the incoming one of his first task.

 We get a new governor about every year. This problem has been there for as long as I remember. 20+ years. Only got worse with hotel/condo development at the north side of Karon.  

7 hours ago, a3tsw said:

Firstly , apologies if this has been asked before , did check , but found nothing..

 

I will be arriving at Phuket International Airport from Kuala Lumpur in April and would like to know if there is a fast track lane through passport control for the over 70's.

I have found , through this site , that they have such a thing at BKK.

Last time I arrived on this flight a few Months ago , I had a wait of over an hour and don't think I could go through that again at my age.

Did a lot of searching for this information , but all I could find were some kind of dodgy looking sites charging a steep fee , for so called priority service.

I am an over 70 and usually at Phuket Airport if you contact the airline rep at the arrival gate then the airport authority should expedite your arrival procedures. Personally i never play the elder card, but often the airline staff will offer when seeing the elderly (me).

53 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Kicking myself in the nuts would be my choice.

This sort post and all the other similar style display why previous attempts at 'get-togethers' fail. As an original mod of the very old phuket.com I was asked to arrange a get together of members who were mostly tourist visitor. I found that while folks back then chatty on the forum, but get togethers where stale and with much silence.

A never attended the early annual Thai Visa gatherings in Phuket due to location and driving considerations. First I attended was when a Kata venue was selected so I attended. It was well attended but with little inter mingling. Just a lot of cliques old chums having free drinks. As a newbie I was just happy to go home. I believe that was  the last Phuket meeting 2006 I would guess. After that Phuket members could not agree on a location for the next year and that was the end of it.

About then all the other regional gathering just fizzled away.

VietJet 9th March 2024 - PKT to BKK return 2 Pax -6,682 Baht

I booked on 20 January

3 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

But how do the cops find out which people are on overstay, surely they don't just stop random folks and check their passports?

Do the check in staff have a hand in this?

Immigration control ....