LivinginKata

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

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.

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).

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

Immigration control ....

I read about all the trashing of Karon/Kata area. I have to say the construction is not all that bad. There is only a limited amount of building land and it is mostly all regulated, much more regulated than Patong. I have done more than my fair share of building pollution in Patong and Kata. But my Soi in Kata is a well balanced and stable community. Developed with no more building possible. No land available. I enjoy the panoramic sea view from my balcony each morning over Kata Bay. I sigh, marvel, and think how lucky we are.

Seen it plenty times on flights from Spain. Straight from beach. Already checked out hotel. So change at airport.

Chinese Temple there. Honk to say hello to the spirits that live there.

True but real quality imported beef. Australian.

Villa Market. Branches throughout Phuket Island. Google it

The each paid a small 3,000 baht fine immediately. They did have permits but the 'agent' made a small error in the paper work. Fine should have been the end if but they were whisked up to Bangkok for processing. All very suspect ....

Think search more common now. Looking for drugs and guns. I would say that is all docs in order then no money to be made. Try a bit of searching .... Be straight to police station. If can pay 'fine ++)' then police cell will be limited. No money then off to the big jail.

I was think the same

Last DL renewal I did not bother get a MC DL. Stopped driving MC over 10 ago. Too dangerous for an old timer.

Been a long time since I have posted about Patong. I rarely travel over there from Kata. We are well into the process of selling our 2 home rental businesses. One bought and gone the other in negotiation. Rolled into Patong 1996, built apartments, made money, moved over Kata in 2006 when bult a little condo building over there. Witnessed a lot of changes along Nanai Road. Jungceylon was built. Interesting to witness. Happy to not be there any more. Bare able drive along Nani during Covid but not now. Bye Patong.

There is quite a steep curve in the underpass. Caused other folks to crash over the years.

Thanks for that stevenl. Clearly he should have not been driving in tunnel. As a 'local' he should have known that.

Not individuals. But there are a number of legal ways to buy/own land by company or proxy. A Thai lawyer easy make it happen.

Sadly I expect you walk away after you are bled dry with legal fees and promises promises to make all good for just a few dollars more.

Not the apps it's the drivers that are illegal "illegal taxi app drivers"

I have nothing good to say about Thai Lawyers. And I speak with bitter personal experience.

Another car moving at speed appears to have jumped the light. Then the taxi came along. The mbike must have seen that first car and should have be more careful. He was lucky the taxi did not tbone him. Likely would have been fatal.

Here I look right then left then right. Approaching traffic comes in left side lane. So that's the immediate risk. Then look traffic left in far side of road way.

Pickup travel left to right at high speed. Struck the bike (I suspect bike middle road signal right turn). Pick up hits bike and slews clockwise across road facing wrong way on right side side walkway.