bojo

From my understanding, BKK bank is the main clearing bank into the country......................that might explain why they are linked with any transaction as all international transactions are 'in transit' through them?.......................................

In my experience, specialist Cow man gai restaurants across the kingdom are open fairly early morning and sell out around 3pm, with lunchtime being by far their busiest time....................I'm sure there are some exceptions of course..................................regarding Chiang Mai, sorry, I'm not familiar with Pattaya, (I know, I know, just couldn't help myself!) but the side street next to 3 Kings monument is where the best specialist cow man gai restaurants are located IMO............................................................

I guess noone wanted to pick a fight..................................

...not forgetting 13 Thai smiles 'n all...................

and there probably won't be.....................and then one day, suddenly..............................free at last.........

In my opinion, there is only one agent worth his salt on Samui and that's Khun Suthep..................................

No doubt the rascals are/were cutting corners.....!!.....................and I gotta say, as an experienced f&b operator.............., many customers like to point the finger when the actual issue is invariably a third party or other cause......................................I had one customer who admitted to me finally that it was his viagra that had caused his upset and not his sandwich......................you couldn't make it up!!

JT mentioned Malaysia prior....does anyone know if Char Kwaytiaow is sold anywhere?......................it is particularly delicious at hawker stalls in Penang.............................gotta be my favourite noodle dish of all time........................

The only food poisoning I have ever had in the Kingdom was in a well known foreign owned Western style restaurant in Samui..............street food vendors buy in the morning at market, prepare, cook and sell all in same day...........perfect.......................many inexperienced restaurant owners with poorly trained staff get their stock rotation in a muddle...................................................................................this topic certainly does deserves legs.......................................................

I think Vauxhall UK even commissioned a tongue in cheek advert featuring women in such attire for the new Mokka a few years back.................................

............whilst maintaining impeccably an expression of complete nonchalence should there glare catch your eye........!

absolutely, he's the man.....................................

a Rod Stewart in the making..........hopefully....................

So, that's what it's become in America?................................ Divisiveness gets one elected..?.............................

I've followed this thread and admired the way you have unassumingly held it together and encouraged the best out of posters....................if not for that, I would have thought you were being disingenuous in quote above!!.................................................................

open arms in New york..................................worlds apart................................... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/04/dont-say-gay-florida-new-york-eric-adams

open arms in New york..................................worlds apart................................... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/04/dont-say-gay-florida-new-york-eric-adams

That's some service.....was that long ago? What would the cost be today I wonder?

Pretty sure I'd struggle and just 'gatecrash'...............................

You say that.......................... but some might say that it just sounds like a rant in disguise from someone (who isn't shy to state they are a professional and experienced traveller) that deliberately sets their bar too high and by someone who is annoyed at themself for not sticking to their original airline and enjoyed all the associated Gold card benefits ......................... If tourists like the unfortunate German girls mentioned were to have read the OP's opening statement, then they and the whole world might not travel to Thailand......................................But i would imagine most expect travel to be pretty topsy turvy and wouldn't blink when hotels 'failed to comply'.......................................................... Quite frankly, some members poked typical TV fun at the OP and they were abrubtly shut down, almost as if the OP was literally just waiting to pounce..........................hardly condusive to what could have been an engaging thread....................................................

I also bought 2 very good wind up ones in Homepro, albeit a few years ago...lasted 7 years so far, bit faded of course........................

I guess it was the last straw following a mere couple of weeks ago; Rebel had a dig at the BAFTAs ..................... Wilson said she thought his “best performance in the past year was being OK with all his wife’s boyfriends”. When the crown groaned, she said: “Come on, he never showed up!”

as in Prince right................what an embarrassment, surely he could have masterminded another angle to swerve regal duty...................................

Plant might not have been on Phi phi, but he was on another very recently........................................... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00159xd

I, and perhaps others would be very interested to hear how your move to Greece goes, it's certainly a place I've had my eye on recently. Which part are you moving to if you don't mind me asking?....................Are you still gonna be on TV and might you consider some regular updates on your new life there? Or are you gonna be too busy with the souvlaki and retsina..!