WinnieTheKhwai

What does any of this have to do with Thailand?

Foxy. Oh wait.. Wherever you float your boat, don't float in the Mae Kha canal.

and is foxy a place for small kids?

Nah, they're all over the hill.

There is a Bangkok forum for Bangkok related stuff.

Foxy. Oh wait.. Wherever you float your boat, don't float in the Mae Kha canal.

yes. Though he's not being doing it for a couple years/releases already.

It's called the dry season for a reason. No major rain scheduled until late April or May next year or so.

> "It is indeed not only an economic problem; but a public health and a consumer problem,"

Yes, because the original Ferrari P4 from 1967 was such a safe vehicle.

Yes, including Friday.

So I would suggest to do your shopping in time, hire a strimmer and make yourself useful in the garden.

Excellent question, and not an easy one to answer.

First of all, I just don't know if Huay Tueng Thao is an option (never mind if it's a good one); normally it's only open during daylight hours. Perhaps someone can weigh in.

Second, the moat is NEVER an option; water doesn't flow and its hard to get to; nobody floats in the moat except lost tourists from Bangkok.

Third, near the main bridges in town is not suitable for small kids. Crowds too big and firecrackers being thrown all over the F'ing place including where you're walking. It's insane.

So that leaves you with four reasonable options:

1. On the river but either North or South of town. South of town the Pa Daed area is reasonable, that's near the bridge with Aom Muang Rd (road from Airport Plaza to the Superhighway)

2. At a restaurant on the river. You need to book these. I called Sergio yesterday (Buonissimo) and he's doing a buffet, 650 baht pp and he was all but sold out!!

3. Find a small stream somewhere in the surrounding villages.. A lot of villages (parts of Chiang Mai now I guess) would have a scaffolding/pier made to float from. Your mileage may vary here; it can be perfect, or it can be annoying drunk guys being a pest.

4. Resorts and stuff... Oriental Dhara Dhevi for example is organizing something that looked magical. It wasn't even THAT expensive. (Note: Even though it's super high-end as a hotel/resort, there's a lot of stuff around there that's priced at a distinctly sub-stratospheric level. )

Lol I read it a 'Where Do I Hire a Stripper'

And here I was hoping it'd be a combination of a stripper and a rr...

> i Googled strimmer and found out it is a weedwhacker or trimmer.

Oh. Too bad.

Obviously if your just shagging your way through a succession of shallow women then you're off track.

Says who?

Oh oh.. Transliteration Police coming through...

I don't drink, and I don't like most farangs

Fair f*cks to you, Ajarn. Get out the wrong side of bed or what?

Not drinking makes grumpy. The answer was already in there.

BTW, I stopped drinking alcohol too but that doesn't stop me from going out or attending parties. Just not this party.

I've noted the phone number.. planning to hire the same gang for an upcoming party. They're around Chiang Mai right?

What sort of quantities? I've been thinking of things to grow myself, and came to the conclusion that most common local vegetables are so cheap that it's hardly worth the effort. (Other than being able to control pesticide use of course, but then you can get pesticide controlled vegetables commercially as well, for example from the Doi Kham stores)

So I'm now looking to grow things that aren't commonly available, or at least not for 5 baht and less. I'm open to suggestions actually on what people grow around Chiang Mai; we're coming up to the cool season, so that's sort of prime time for some non-Thai veggies I suppose.

The Doi Kham vegetables and fruits tend to be Open Pollinated as well (not hybrids or otherwise engineered), so you can just plant the seeds of whatever you buy. Works just fine with the Japapenos for example, just let the things mature until red and then collect the seed.

If the order is big enough I'm sure Sergio will put it on the bus (as cargo) for you.. Call/mail and ask.

> Transpertation shouldn't be to bad, I believe my wife will find a way for us to get around as cheap as possible. She just starts

> yelling in Thai and then we pay less. Even places that have two different prices; one for Thais and one for farangs.

In that case don't let her look at the side of the building with the big banner hanging down from it, or you'll never hear the end of her yelling at the reception staff.

However, I can show you where others have been less than civil with me, calling me ad hominems galore, slippery slope slurs, and so on (simply because I expressed an opinion that Mrs. Obama, who is not a forum member, doesn't sit well with me).

I think Michelle is the hottest first lady in the history of the United States.

I'd vote for her in 2016.

I find 90 day reporting to be a bore. No entertainment there.

Do a trip across a border instead then, more entertainment that way and no need to report.

Drove past it this morning.. still kind of hazy/smoky in the area. the building is completely gone, just the front facade is there and part of the back wall, the rest is just gone.

I think it's a typical case of 'it is what we make it'.. Most people in that area I guess DO go into town, however there's no shortage of bars of any type in that area, along the Canal Road and ring roads. (Middle Ring especially). And it's truly all types, including bar-restaurants with music as well as bars with the cute girls outside and probably a karaoke machine..

Any of those places could easily turn into a place for the South-Of-Town-Farangs to hang out, all it takes is some planning.

That said, I'm not opposed to doing a meet up at Pit Stop..

Wait a minute.

Bob, let me weigh in.

1. Yes you won't be walking to any sights from there. (Possibly Wat Umong Temple you could hike to.. Do visit that place) However think about the horror of staying in a mass tourism area like the Night Bazar area.. Personally if I had to choose between those two I'd be at the Best Western as well!

2. It's a new hotel and looks like a great deal for the price. I checked the price on agoda.com and it's an awesome price for the standard of the rooms etc.

3. RENT A CAR !!!!!! Seriously. When you do, ALL the negatives of this location melt away. Please, rent a car. If you don't want to drive, find a deal with a driver, either from a rental company (northwheels.com , etc.) or make a deal with one of the local 'Red Bus' (converted pick up share taxis) to rent one out by the day or half-day.

4. Insist on a room facing the mountains. The other side would be noisier both because of the road in front, and you'd probably have a pretty direct line to the airport as well.

5. Please REPORT BACK HERE after your stay and let us know how you liked it. I'm seriously considering booking it for a visiting friend of mine because it's such good value and because he will rent a moped anyway.

6. You're on the side of town where the University is, and a ton of restaurants and trendy pubs. (Nimmanhaemin Area). Very local, no package tourists.

Overall, I think you will have a great experience, but GET WHEELS.

I'm sure something will be organized as part of the ceremony, possibly at Thapae Gate or at the Three Kings Monument area. That would provide something to do and participate in in case anyone's biggest concern is not having something to do.

I also respectfully disagree with 'this hurthing tourism again'... Personally as a tourist I would value the opportunity to witness a very important part of Thai life and culture. Why do so many people equate tourism with drinking booze and partying?

Look at the tourism demographic, it's shifting and it's NOT shifting towards more people who are here for the party. There's a lot more people with kids or othewise more 'mature' tourists here, i.e. NOT the traditional market of xxx tourists getting boozed up or backpackers smoking opium in the hills.

For Ulysses, this is not necessarily a bad thing; xxx tourists aren't here to buy books are they.

Yes, the restaurant that's also at Buonissimo. Order both the cheese platter and something with assorted cold cuts, they have both on the appetizer menu.

Oh, and then there's the wine 'cellar'. (Ok not a cellar, they're on the river so they'd hit water 2 feet into the ground, but they have a permanently airconditioned room with a LOT of wines..)

Oh heck, now that I've exposed myself as a Buonissimo fanboy anyway, the fact that they're on the river, have good wines and cheeses and food and things AND that Loy Krathong is coming up, makes for a pretty promising Loy Krathong night that does involve wine and cheese, but does not involve getting blown to bits by fireworks.