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Boat Lagoon might suit.   Direct access into central Phuket Town (no-one really calls it Phuket City), and good access to all other parts of Phuket.   Good selection of on-site facilities, shops, restaurants and banks, as well as a Villa Market western supermarket.

https://propertyboatlagoon.com/phuket-boat-lagoon-property-for-rent/

It will be held on the 11th November (always on the 11th in Kanchanaburi, regardless of which day it falls on) which this year is a Saturday.   Service at Don Rak cemetery in the centre of Kanchanaburi normally starts at 10.30 a.m.    Everything normally finished by 11.30 a.m., then there's a second service at Chung Kai cemetery which is about 5 km out of town on the other side of the river. These services are organised by the Royal British Legion Thailand.   Best source of information is the RBL Thailand Facebook group page:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/rblthailand and their web site:   https://thailandrbl.org.uk/

To co-incide with the UK, there will be a Remembrance Day service held at the British Club in Bangkok, which will be on Sunday 12th November.   This is organised by the British Embassy.

Yes, 7th January Russian orthodox Christmas.   In Spain, called 'Three Kings'.

Maybe look at the Triumph showroom in Chalong.    Typically they'll have quality clothing and protection equipment available.

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7 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Actually might be good to buy phone/plan from True/AIS/DTAC as often get a good discount tied to phone plan (which will be needed in any case).  

Indeed, though the OP is buying as a gift for someone, and may not want to get involved in operator phone plans etc.

Reasonable selection from Samsung direct:   https://www.samsung.com/th/smartphones/galaxy-a/?10000

For clarity, Giant are the world's largest manufacturer of bicycles.   Most of the brands that you recognise are actually made by Giant under licence in Taiwan.   This includes Trek.   Giant build to the respective brand's specification, and it's not until you get to the very high end models of different manufacturers (again Trek as an example, whose top of the range and project frames are made in the US).   I have two fairly high end Trek's, both made in Taiwan by Giant.

Did he serve in the US military?   There may be a route to support via that if he was.

Just do it when your current retirement extension expires.   The criteria for the marriage extension will apply for your new application, however, it wouldn't do any harm to season the 400K for 3 months rather than the required 2 months.

October seems to be the usual month for Toyota model changes, with the Fortuner typically having a 8 year lifespan (with a minor cosmetic upgrade after 5 years).

On 12/29/2022 at 3:54 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

PulseTV has worked well for me for 5 years now.

 

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Concur with Pulse, my seventh year now, not the cheapest (10,000/year) but quality service, great choice of channels, and an on-line chat support facility if there are problems.   Programme catch up for every channel for a minimum 24 hours.

13 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I understand that discos, I think they are called clubs these days, want to stay open until 4am or even longer. When do they open? 10pm, and maybe after midnight guests start to fill up the place?

 

But i.e. with gogo-bars that is a different story. Girls start dancing maybe 7pm or 8pm. And by 2am they are tired - if they are still there. They wouldn't be able to dance until 4am. So what would happen if bars would open until 4am? They would start and hour or two hours later. But the amount of open hours would be the same.

So what is the point of pushing everything 2 hours into the night?

 

Doesn't make a great deal of sense given the 'tourist area' play.   Genuine tourists have a finite amount of money to spend on entertainment during their vacation, so the reality is there isn't any extra revenue to be gained from actual tourists, they will spend what they have and no more.   Local Thais (and some expats of course) in other places, that's a different matter.

Here in Phuket, a couple of years ago I was a regular cyclist and weekends would see me doing 100km plus rides for which I would start very early, circa 5/6 a.m.  I was always amazed (not really) when going through Thalang whilst it was still dark, and outside one particular Thai pub, people were just leaving.

Of course the other factor is that it is the seller, not Lazada, who is at fault.    I take it that your order description is specific to what you thought you were ordering, and not what was actually received?   Two pieces of advice, always specify 'Local' for a seller location when searching for an item, and secondly use the 'Cash on Delivery' facility.

5 minutes ago, ChasingTheSun said:

Food for foreigners shop still around?

Yes, has a lot of XMas related stock in at the moment.

On 12/12/2022 at 4:20 PM, Peterphuket said:

Well, it depends, last week I visit Villamarket in Hua-Hin to buy mushrooms of the type of champignons.

I was shocked by the price of a normal box, more than 500 thb.

After I went to the Makro and paid 55 thb for the same box.

Sounds like you were looking at some imported mushrooms at VM.   I regularly order on-line from their Chalong branch, great service.   Co-incidentally, just now had delivered an order I made this morning, which includes some mushrooms.   Very large ones, 200g, 79 baht.

3 hours ago, London Lowf said:

Why do so many people come onto the Phuket forums when they are not interested in the place and just want to bad-mouth it?

 

I ride a scooter - no need for taxis - and taking everything into consideration, Phuket is as close to perfect as any place that I've ever been (and can afford!).

Indeed, for a tourist virtually every type of vacation available, from the hedonistic to being a hermit.   Yes, if you want to get around the island, your own transport is preferable.   As regards actually living here, I've not found anywhere in Thailand that ticks as many boxes in terms of facilities, restaurants, shopping, airport, beaches etc.   Even those who say it's expensive.   I find my shopping the same cost as anywhere else in Thailand, and the range of goods available equalled only by Bangkok.   Sure, go to the west coast tourist centres and prices are going to be high for F&B, that due to the rents businesses have to pay.   Elsewhere on the island, not so.   Here's the price list for beers of a beach bar in a pleasant beach area of southern Phuket.

Getting things in perspective, this afternoon I made a journey to take a friend to the airport.   I left my home in Chalong at 3 p.m., picking her up in Cape Panwa at 3.30 p.m. (I was early but some time loading the car).   Left Cape Panwa at 3.30 p.m. through Wichit to Chaofa West and the underpasses on the Bypass, the inevitable tail back of traffic with the Koh Kaeow junctions on Thepkassatri and Heroines, but still got to the International Departures terminal by 16.30.  Some goodbyes and a chat at the airport, and a small shopping stop on the way home, and I was still back in my house in Chalong by 6 p.m.   All this in what is 'peak' travelling time for schools and work.   No big deal.

Food For Foreigners in Phuket have cod loin which I've enjoyed on several occasions.   Speaking of which, I have a couple to defrost tomorrow for a Bacalhau Com Natas, a Portugese dish of cod and potatoes in cream.   Pangasius (or Dory fish) is a no-no.   Yes, cheap, but bears no relation to a western and UK in particular, white fish.   That said, I have had it under the guise of 'fish and chips' a few times, and if it's dried and seasoned well, and cooked in decent batter, it's OK.

25 minutes ago, Phnom Penh Trader said:

The roofs in Thailand are steel like factory units in the west,seriously?

What next do they use the corrugated asbestos sheeting also,like a commercial unit I honestly never knew how poor building standards were over there just laughable?

Mostly galvanised steel framing with concrete tiles.   Again, in this environment, wood isn't practical being prone to infestation of termites and high humidity levels.   Galvanised steel sheeting if used in place of concrete tiles, is typically to Australian manufacturing standard (common roof material there).

38 minutes ago, Phnom Penh Trader said:

I have some bad news for you that is closed cell sprayfoam which shouldn’t be applied to residential properties with timber roofs as it is not breathable,it will destroy your roof the beams will eventually turn to dust and you will be shelling out for a new roof structure at an eye-watering cost.

The only sprayfoam that should be applied to houses is open cell and the best is Icynene from Canada,it should also be sprayed onto membrane preferably breathable membrane to validate the 25-year guarantee directly from the Canadian manufacturer.

Spraying directly onto the tiles or slate is problematic as if you get a cracked tile or slate in a storm when you replace it you will pull a plug of sprayfoam out with it and it will need to be resprayed.

Maybe calling your knowledge of Thai roof constructions into question.   With the exception of Lanna type houses, you would struggle to find any that haven't been constructed with steel and concrete tile or metal sheeting.   The only wood in most houses are the decorative board pieces used on the underside of roof overhangs (see photo), and even then smart board is commonly used.

Reading again the original post, and taking into account all of the posters requirements, I think I would go towards Cape Panwa.   There is still reasonably priced properties there, both for sale and rent, a few good quality restaurants with Thai rather than tourist prices, a couple of uncrowded pleasant beaches, and even closer to the main shopping and facilities of Phuket Town than Rawai/Nai Harn.