Denim

That looks seriously crap . Who puts fruit and salad on an English breakfast plate ? Don't even mention the mushrooms. The plate is ok though

Sometimes short cuts come with issues.

All black pick up.......we'll 'ard. 🙄

One thing puzzles me. If next month I squirt a random stranger with a water pistol or throw water in their face , as experiences go , will it be more or less enjoyable for both parties ??? If it is hugely enjoyable during Songkran shouldn't it be even better if you take someone by surprise ? Another thing. Would it be improved if the sexes were seperated so that all the men were in one place throwing water at each other and all the women somewhere else doing it. Safer for the women but would it be as popular. Sometimes human beings mob behavior has hidden depths.

Dili , Timor Leste

Two words for the OP Bognor Regis. It's the new backpacker heaven. Remember where you heard it first.

People will steal anything these days.

The other day it was down and it wouldn't work at all for me either. Hence if you read my first post I finally got the Thai Airways American site up and it quoted in dollars around 60,000. The next morning I tried again and the Thai site worked fine and I was quoted 43,570. The day before I tried with 4 different browsers but there was a tech problem Proton must have checked around the same time.

We lived in a new moobahn in Nonthaburi during the Yingluk flood. Brilliant ! Open the windows in the morning and you could hear a pin drop. Zero background traffic or industrial noise. Only birds singing. Amazingly, even though our living room had a foot of water in it ( and little fish ) the power and water worked throughout. Couldn't use the toilet though and at the end of it had quite a collection of poop bags but overall , a nice experience. Bit like covid....another pleasant quiet time.

Oh the irony. Now they can feel happy to be as miserable as homeless natives.

Yes, I tried again this morning and also got a similar price 43,570 return ( quoted in Baht ) Yesterday I could not access the local Thai Airways website ( tech glitch ) and ended up at the Thai Airways American website which is probably why the price was quoted in dollars . When it comes to non stop flights there are now only 2 airlines offering this ....EVA and Thai. I have flown both and found them pretty similar with EVA slightly better. However , this year I was looking for more comfort in economy class and the middle eastern airlines use the Airbus 380 double decker which have better seats . The trade off is that you have 1 stop en route. But it is only about an hour so tolerable. Ethiad even offer 1-2 free nights hotel accomodation in Abu Dhabi so you can break the journey and have a rest half way. However , not much to do there so probably won't take that option. The term ' as an aside ' means that what follows is related to but not a direct response to the original question , which is why I started with it. Others might be contemplating a similar trip so I thought any additional information on available options might be useful.

As an aside I am planning my own 4 week trip to the UK from June 2 - 30th. I have checked most other popular options both direct and non stop ( Eva , Emirates , Qatar , Ethiad ) They are all quoting around the 35,000 mark , give or take a thou or two. Thai Airways , for the same thing is quoting 1819 dollars ( 60,000 baht for economy )

Looks like ' Panicans ' entered the lexicon in the nick of time.

Carrot and stick policies in Thailand. Lure with a carrot then beat with the stick.

Stopped there several times. A lot of good food if you are hungry.

Aesthetic pruning are two words that cannot be found in the Thai Lexicon. Instead they have : Hack to death until too tired or run out of space for debris.

My potatoes from Big C sprout no problem. Stored in a dark cupboard always sprout strongly. However, this is the hot season and probably not the best time to plant in the ground.l

Oh stop Gripen.

You can identify as a female but that does not make you one. Screamingly obvious you would think. The absurdity of imagining otherwise is perfectly illustrated by an Andy Huggins joke. ' I am 72 years old. Average life expectancy for a male is 75. Average life expectancy for a woman is 82. So ...I figure, if I become a transgender right now .........

But she remains undeturd.

I had a girl from Chiang Mai from Rosemary 1 and moved into her place on Sukhumvit 22. Further up Sukhumvit on opposite side of road was the Rich hotel. Next door was a big open air Isaan music venue where I was taken a few times by various homesick girls. A couple of songs on the juke box in Thermaes will always bring back memories. ' Last train to London ' and ' Midnight rider ' by Paul Davidson. On weekends used to go to the weekend market which was then all around Sanam Luang. On weekday evenings I sometimes rode my small motorcycle there as there was a lively freelancer scene . Picked up some nice company who got a buzz going with a ' farang ' on the back of his bike. On Sundays there used to be very little traffic and I would just ride and ride with no destination in mind. The Thonburi side was almost totally undeveloped and very rural. Happy memories

This month....living the life. Next month .....go fund me.

A solution would be to cut out the middle men and hire direct. Conduct examinations organised by the resident British Embassy. Exam to be based on the curriculum the applicant would have studied beforehand at local college. Those who pass the exam can apply direct without using agent. Only need to pay initial travel expenses etc. I had several Filipino nurse girlfriends in the UK when I was young and as far as I know they never used agents.

With a house ,MIL's house , garden , car , motorcycle , wife and 4 dogs to maintain not much free time and what little there is is spent just relaxing.

Good grief . It takes 6 rozzers to arrest two parents expressing their opinion. Can't or won't catch criminals but need to be seen to be doing something. Surprised they didn't send a fully armed SWAT team and have a helicopter hovering overhead.