songhklasid

If I happen to go bareback, shower straight after the event whilst urinating ( ship captains medical guide)

Regards songhklasid.

Yeh give it a try ,I wouldn't go back to thai ( no offence) or long grain rice again.

rgds S.S.

It was coles brand, & yes the missus cooked it , maybe she put too much water, I don't know, but hasn't happened before with basmati , to krisb try basmati, its better.

regards songhklasid

I live in Australia with thai wife & son, we eat a lot of thai meals, the last few years we have taken a preference to basmati rice, not as heavy, low G.I. & tastes better than the average long grain rice,recently due to busy work schedules by all we run out of basmati rice, so my wife purcased some large supermarket brand thai jasmine rice, & cooked some in rice cooker to go with curry dish that nite, It was obviously not "hom mali" genuine thai jasmine rice, It turned gluggy straight after being cooked, stuck together in lumps, & tasteless. I wonder if the marketer's & agents in thailand are substituting cheap padi rice for "jasmine" fragrant rice, due to the glut of rice overflowing in storage due to yingluck's rice payment scheme. I'll be complaining to supermarket chain today, it's doing thailands reputation harm.

comments please

regards songhklasid

THanks for your help guys, I'll book @ the riverview place hotel, & try the above restaurant .

regards songhklasid

If coming from BKK, ekamai (eastern bus terminal) buses leave every 20-30 min, used to be around 250 baht,

rgds songhklasid.

I heard on local news our regional airport is to be upgraded to accomodate international flights, I sure do hope that's an opening for Air Asia direct flights Williamtown (newcastle AUST) to kuala lumpar from there anywhere in asia.

regards songhklasid.

O K is archers walking distance from night bazaar?

songhklasid

What about the 7/11 shops, ther's a shitload of them, might hav origin in U.S. but thailand has certainly run with it.

Yes, I like the sound of a sunday roast after a few days in the village, I can find the downunder, but where is archers?

Does the downunder have a sunday roast?

regards songhklasid.

This will be my 1st stay in C.Mai without the sanity of the olde belle to chat, enjoy the latest sports on big screen, enjoy that sunday combination roast,where is the alternative around loi kroi rd, /night bazaar area,thanking you for any ideas,I heard the riverside restaurant is good, thats over the bridge isn't it.

songhklasid. ( be in C.Mai later next month)

I booked thru agoda months ahead for 6 nites @ vietnam village resort, Hoi Ann vietnam, about $55 Aus a nite, when I checked in the resort had a big banner out the front LOW SEASON 50% OFF, surely a company like agoda would know season times for different areas. I will take advice and compare with hotel direct in future.

songhklasid

Agoda and the others get their pricing information from the hotels.

Inform Agoda about this, this probably is a breach of contract between the hotel and Agoda.

I e-mail them several times, & threatened to go to their office in BKK, no reply, and as usual, once in BKK, got sidetracked with social events, last chance shopping etc, but now I do more comparing, even with hotel direct.

songhklasid

Well what's the airfare, $600-700 return would be reasonable, what size plane ?

songhklasid.

That looks fantastic,I'll do it 1 day, is there longtails that do 1 way ayutthaya-bangkok, that would be a good expierience also, thanks for the tips guys.

songhklasid

I booked thru agoda months ahead for 6 nites @ vietnam village resort, Hoi Ann vietnam, about $55 Aus a nite, when I checked in the resort had a big banner out the front LOW SEASON 50% OFF, surely a company like agoda would know season times for different areas. I will take advice and compare with hotel direct in future.

songhklasid

G'day, was thinking of spending 3nites, 2 full days in ayutthaya, bike riding around temples,I think there are sunset dinner cruises, anyway sounds o k , anybody previously visited, all comments welcomed, was thinking of riverside hotel, any hotel suggestions?

regards songhklasid.

Sunday roats @ n'joy bar, I'll have to try that one next in ubon.

rgds songhklasid

I did this trip about 4 years ago,left from surin bus station, there's minibuses to the border leaving every 30 minutes or so , same returning to surin from border, from there I was met by taxi on cambodian side ( arranged beforehand with 3 dragons guesthouse siem riep)about $50 U.S. border to siem riep, booked him for return journey,I think you can get taxi on arrival into camb.but beware rip offs, you're @ their mercy.

regards songhklasid.

T. C. bar & kitchen,cheap COLD beer, friendly expat locals, western & thai meals, near laitong hotel.

regards songhklasid.

Yes visit several, I can recommend paradise ubon, (T C bar) for a cold beer with friendly expats, then bus north to mukdahan, seafood restaurants by riverside, riverside markets, nong khai, another mekong river gem, beer bars,Nakon phranom, again another riverside gem, 5 min boat ride to laos (tha kaek)

happy travelling

songhklasid.

Yes I have to admit I have a small teaspoon collection, thai, emarites, brunei, in my chaing-mai house,the best souveniring I came across was british airways, If you order scotch or bourbon they hand you a small genorous shot bottle, If you order a double they give you 2 bottles, therefore you pocket 1, drink 1, you end up with a few free spirits to enjoy or give away, thais appreciate them as gifts.

regards songhklasid.

I remember flying with 1-2 go (orient thai) from chiang-mai to chaing-rai in a DC 10 or 12, 35 min flight for $30 australian, early nineties if I recall.

songhklasid.

Use either nok or A.A. but if you want to change dates or flights, the ticket could end up costing more than thai, but comparing budget airlines nok is my preference, much easier to navigate website.

regards songhklasid.

I have a 24 speed mountain bike I ride around the village, 1 lap is 2 kilometres, 3 before breakfast when it's cool, then beer 'o clock time, 3 more laps, on the final lap, a few pittstops @ the local shops for a cleansing ale, thats my mon-fri routine, then the weekend in Chiang- Mai city to swim in the hotel pool, laps & aerobic exercises.

cheers songhklasid.

What I do is take a large amount of aussie cash, go to the money changers, ( there's a good one in soi3 sukumvit) near the intersection, then go directly to the bangkok bank & deposit the lot in my thai bank account, thus avoiding the ATM fees when you withdraw, this can save you 130 baht each time, + the money changer will give you a better rate than the banks.

cheers songhklasid.