Higgins

Seems fair. My Wife got a discount and my kids ... for some reason

I paid full tourist price cos I didnt get a discount

All had a nice time there cos it;s a nice place to take kids.... no drama

An accident probably

Sailing is the most boring spectator sport known to man .... apart from rowing

You watch a boat leave.... and then some time later you might (if you are really keen) watch it return

Personally i would rather spend a day eating razor blades than watching this tedious guff

As an aside - How ironic this thread sits on top of this forum at the moment

What is this 'insurance' that you speak of?

Do whatever you want with the bike. They got your passport, if you lose the bike then you pay for it...

I will put it another way... I have a house number and never had post arrive safely when sent from outside of Thailand when written in English. Maybe i am unlucky

Or maybe I gave up sending after a few lost mails. I might experiment

Convenience stores they are defined as... and they are certainly that

Q bar was 300 bht a beer last time I went.... Cheaper to buy yer own firework display

Generally i find if writing on envelope is Thai then it arrives. If writing is Falang then it does not

Spuds and sprouts and gravy don't travel well surely

Having said that i've never had a decent mass produced Xmas lunch eat-in either. They are garbage normally compared to home cooked

What I used to like about this place is this kind of guff didn't matter. Why make a problem when there is not one

Now it matters more cos there are more dorks and bores here complaining about stuff that does not really matter

I very nearly got a Thump! driving very slowly over the hill from Chaweng to the airport from a Japenese couple on a m/bike on the wrong side of the road around that blind bend at the top. Words failed me but gestures did not.

To clarify ... There was no sign of Russians in this scenario

Drive slowly people. If i drove fast i would have had that Thump! Jay walking is fine if everyone drives slow

Falang can walk to beach no problem but Thai cannot

20 yrs ago the locals just had to worry about cocunuts falling on their heads when they went to the beach areas.... now they have to worry about a total lack of face by being told they do not have right of entry

I think they would prefer a coconut on the head

Progress eh?

Complaining about 20bht? Don't be such a wuss. Accept where you are and get on with it. This aint no democracy... if you want that then go back from whence you came and take your sense of superiority with you

I hate being negative... but ... Despite the two posters above pledging to go along I think the whole idea is moronic unless you enjoy burning cash... and I imagine quite a bit of cash burning has gone on already to construct the building and facilities and get the license… and then find that once opened and given the location and tourism demographic … you might just get a couple of punters per day to pontificate about how wonderfully nutty the beer is

…. If you are lucky

In my experience, it’s not as though real ale drinkers have a lot of charisma to pull in the crowds

Had quite a few hours of this in bangrak today. All I wanted was butter from the shop to go on my toast.... (no have... electric close) .... but i survived, despite the odds, and reminded myself that life is not so bad really

Took a siesta after lunch (eggs on dry toast (bread... no electric)) on the very cool tiled floor.... just like the old days. Very nice.

Just been looking through my old CDs and found one called "The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need".

How right they were

#87

Choeng Mon?

To quote my wife... "Why you want to repair when you can just buy new" ......

I got given it once... it gets you a bit up

And the next day... you get a bit down

Do Russians have 2 heads or something? Why the moronic and racist posts? Driving fast too fast is an individual flaw... lets not get plural

People that quite obviously travel should be better than this

HomePro no have

Rest easy people...

I hear that they are not dead... only sleeping for a while

They will be back new and improved with a more eastern focus... cos demographics in Samui have shifted to an easterly breeze

Drive slowly people.

Don't get all superior about western driving standards

Keep an eye in the rear mirror for Taxi, Concrete and Water truck, Minibus & Jungle Tour 4x4 (with cocky good looking types with sharp sunglasses in the back... wanting a thrill)

In the foreground keep an eye out for the dithering tourists on motorbikes.... cos they do dither and cause issues. If you drive slow it aint a problem... so drive slowly people. Not everyone has been here for 20 years... so give a bit of slack to those that have been here for 20 hours