smokie36

Aah some good news at last!

mostly it's an issue of good manners and regrettably, the prime days of such things are largely in the past.

It most definitely says a lot about a member but hopefully this common courtesy has not died out completely.

I'm sure many of us have posted frivolous nonsense but on simple request posts most OP reply in kind.

Just my experience.

I rarely touch spirits nowadays but occasionally I bring over a bottle of Islay malt from duty free at Heathrow.

Don't rate any of the imported stuff in Thailand way overpriced rubbish imo.

However I guess Tesco or maybe Wine Connection would be a decent place to look close to Chaweng.

Probably the UK can't afford it due to the tax rates being much lower than in Thailand.

http://kohphangan.sawadee.com/kohphangan-transfer.htm

If you decide to fly to Surat Thani there is a bus service from the airport to Donsak taking a little over an hour.

No, reserved for the penniless in farang countries.

At 320 Baht for Virginia / Drum it is not that cheap here compared to a pack of ciggies.

Plenty of tobacco on sale here. Sometimes not quite what you would expect but Vanilla, Cherry and other flavours are also available at around 120 Baht in some alcohol shops.

Not seen liquorice papers here but plenty of Rizla that are better quality than other papers and do not burn away so fast.

Bangkok, Pattaya have Virginia and Drum or Samson as I suppose other places have too. One place in Bangkok will supply a box a time of Virginia. Google and Ye shall find

The trouble with Golden Virginia is its poor quality compared to in the UK. As you say its not cheap either.

Is it me, or does the stink of sewerage seem to be getting worse down Chaweng Beach Road???

Gets worse every year. Hope you're feeling better soon!

So all agreed the place opens sometime, early in the morning!!!!!

Maybe its now open all night so the poor farangs who've been robbed can go straight out and buy a replacement TV. Very convenient.

After reading the topic title I thought it was about the drainage in Chaweng. Not too far off though!

Good luck to the OP.

I've only been to Bangkok once in April/May. Pleasant in the morning too hot by midday and then when the rain arrives in the afternoon flooded out.

Never again thanks.

Worst case? We've finally run out of oil. The ash is a smokescreen.

Just joking of course...

But you told me you are ex Special Forces....

^Hope everything works out OK for you Big C.

Rikki Fulton humour.

The air fares are too expensive from BKK to Samui, it's almost the same fare as BKK-Hong Kong flight and with those international flight, ou have your own tv screen on each seat with meal and it's 3 hours flight.

Why it has to be so expensive?

Why Air Asia can do cheaper in the international flight and BKK Airways and Air Asia have the same plane quality.

Why you are so greedy????

I am Thai and have to go there twice a month to Samui, it's so high cost to me.

Could you please answer this, if you could have read my comments..

You answered your own question. Monopoly=Greed. Until there is fair competition on this route nothing will change unfortunately.

to be honest, this happens worldwide, not only in thailand.

if you put a sausage outside your door, the dog will eat it.

no way the ants or birds would be there first

I left my mate's dog some breakfast on the balcony of his house in Trinidad. A couple of minutes later I hear him yelping and find him cowering in a corner while a few birds are feasting on his grub and a couple give him a malevolent stare. An easy mugging.

He's not such a big fan of alfresco dining these days.

Sorry I can't remember if it was sausages tho.

After the debacle of last summer trying to organize a party I suggest getting a local place to just have drink specials or BBQ for TV members and let everyone know about it via the forum. If they want to come or not it's up to them. Do not try to over organize the thing. That's what killed it last year. Just get the first one under the belt, hopefully it will build interest, you'll learn something that will help make planning the second one bigger and better.

Don't worry koheesti I remember.

Smokie, you have been elected. Tell us the date.

Ok accepted. I will let you all know the details in the next couple of weeks.

Yes and people needing Visa advice could call the Embassy. Legal advice, a lawyer. Advice on their partners, a marriage guidance councillor. Thai language, give CMU a call - or buy a book. Heck, lets just close the forum down, no need to discuss anything.

Complete nonsense! Thailand will be a recipient of this problem & as such, no advice can be offered from Thailand.

If people are having problems, which is fully expected in such situations, nobody telephones Thailand & says, "Hi. I can't leave my country because a volcano has erupted. What should I do?"

Also, if anybody is seriously interested how such an eruption could affect their flight, I'm sure that the 1st contact is the airline & not Thaivisa.

Of course it doesn't affect anyone travelling from Thailand to Europe at all why would anyone imagine it could anyway?

Especially in silly season.

Of course, scores of times, or I wouldn't know it to crave it. There is no substitute for Ethiopian flavors.

I've never been to Africa but I love the flavours of Trinidadian cooking especially curry duck and calaloo. Doubles for breakfast as well is fabulous!

Lamingtons??

Never had alamington with fresh cream and jam..Dont know what your missing,,yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Small square of moist sponge cake covered in a thin chocolate icing and coconut crumbs - usually cut in two and jam and crwam inserted.....

DE..............licious..................... sorry thats cream not crwam

Sounnds absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing.

6. Ethiopian combination platter

Looks mouthwatering were you lucky enough to taste it JT?

Lamingtons??