charlie1968

" I have observed a certain species of street vendor who push a small hand cart/trolley up and down the local Sois selling a variety of towels. They appear to range in price from 20 baht for a small tea towel up to around 150 baht for a jumbo beach towel."

I think that the people doing this kind of work are lucky to earn a "profit" of B100 to B150 for a day's work. Is that kind of money worth your wife's time and effort? Assuming that taking care of your house and you do not take up her full day (they should of course take up a reasonable part), I think that her time and effort would be much better spent doing volunteer work at a local school or hospital, and would not make her stand out so openly as needing (probably not true, but that is what her friends and family would think) to do that kind of rather demeaning work. I have never seen the Thai wife of a farang sell from a push cart, and I do think that in most cases it would embarrass the husband as well as the wife. If a venture is not worth investing in (renting) a store front, it is probably not worth doing.

agree 100%

have a good day

when i moved from bangkok with my wife to jomtien we paid 2000 baht

charlie

jomtien 5000 baht one year paid mine dec

nice hotel near beach is the aa hotel soi 13

good soi everything you need nice hotels

plenty of choice for food and drink

all for a resonable price

stayed around the corner from witherspoons for a month in december with the wife

enjoyed it not to far to walk to the beach

nice hotel 600 baht a night

charlie

forgot to say been staying in the area for the past 8 years

twice a year for a month each time

some very nice people there

good soi everything you need nice hotels

plenty of choice for food and drink

all for a resonable price

stayed around the corner from witherspoons for a month in december with the wife

enjoyed it not to far to walk to the beach

nice hotel 600 baht a night

charlie

Perhaps you should consider using a spell checker.

Not all member's first language is English. An unwarranted remark.

good coment were not all perfect

charlie

You may be thinking of Simon's Soi 5 Jomtien. If so forget it. Standards have dropped. Not sure if Simon even owns it anymore.

The best hot pie place is a hole in the wall between Soi 7 and Soi 8 on Beach Road. Pasties to die for. Not sure if they do pork pies.

yeah i agree go there when in that area good pies been there a long time now

charlie

HI

hi arriving back in chiang rai 3rd dec going to see the wifes parents for a few days then want to go and see me wifes aunty in the golden triangle on about the 7th for a few days before going back to jomtien

seeing if anyone knows of somewhere to stay there and if you have a number

looked on internet but not much choice

hope to get some replies

cheers charlie

were you live is what you make it

I know a good tattoo artist in Pattaya New Plaza, Tattoo by Hard.

He is well known, his work is excellent and he comes highly recommended.

i had mine done there i recommend

charlie

syd - Save the Golly bar has been around for a couple of years - went to their opening party - but it was in the area between 2nd road and Soi Buakaow. Not sure if same owners.

Interesting! I guess it must have moved. It's funny I've never heard of it or seen it before in Pattaya.

Can you remember where it was before 'in the area between 2nd Road and Soi Buakaow'?

save the gooly bar used to be in the plaza opposite soi 8 owner was glen

was hoping it was 11th dec

Hello everybody!

i will ride an empty toyota van back to bangkok from chiang mai on wednesday the 11. of november!

3 leather seat rows to lie down,so i will take up to 3 people for a comftorable ride and i want 500 baht per seat row petrol money for it!

i will leave chiang mai around 8 o clock in the morning from the airport,but i can pick you up somewhere if it aint to far away,cause i dont know this area very well!

if intrested just mail me!

regards

markus

hi

hi just got a flight from manchester on 2nd dec 2009 for £540.00 flight back 28th dec

flown with them since they started

not the same now takes a long time for a drink

but was the best price and only 2 hour stop over

My wife just told me that there is a new housing development along the lake by the Wat. Thought I'd pass that along if you are still around.

thanks

cheers mate just got a small wooden house

in mai chai got good price 180.000

speak soon

Hi there,

I am not living in Mae Chai, but in Phan.

Not far away.

I am an 43 old german guy, who loves riding motorcycle.

Contact me, if you want.

regards

traveller

hi traveller

im from england 41 old

me wife is from mae chai

we spend christmas there

hopefully moving there soon

speak soon carl

I live in Uk currently & have neice at school age & don't see any of those things from her or her peers lioness. Maybe it is a particalur type of poeple you are exposed to but please dont' tar all with the same brush.

i agree with you

not all are bad

You will never find anything in Thailand that will compare with the real thing back home in Blighty..

And please keep the Tartar sauce away... it dont belong on fish and chips.

Salt & Vinegar and some red sauce..

Accompanied by some proper english bread with plenty of butter on.. "chip butty"

well said mate sounds like home

And I will make sure, in future, I do not tip any of the male staff while he is still working there. If the other male staff give me any quizzical looks, I will explain it to them. Never had a problem in 3 years with the other staff.

Singling out all the male employees because of one? I fail to grasp the logic in this at all. If you were going to punish the staff, which is, IMO, a foolish move, why only the men? Why not all of them?

I've seen some interesting conclusions on ThaiVisa over the years, but I gotta say, this one takes the cake.

Bold should have been female staff, but not to worry.

Maybe because the female staff have never ripped me off in 3 years of going there. In fact they have been very helpful previously on sorting out any problems. Discrimination? Maybe. Not the 1st time I've had problems with male staff there and money and service. But I tip every time and it is my tip to give to whom I wish. OK?

And I don't care what you think, or if it takes the cake

try travelsupermarket.com

i find these always cheaper

hard luck

its the best time to be here

if you like it busy

hope she makes a recovery

YEAH HER CUSTOMERS WERE MAINLY FROM THE HOSPITAL

SO MAINLY THAIS

60 FOR 500 WAS ABOUT RIGHT

BUT THEY DONT JUST BRING 60 OF ANYTHING

MOST WOULD BRING ALL SHIRTS OR THINGS THAT TAKE A LONG TIME TO IRON

SO THEM 60 THINGS COULD TAKE ALL DAY WHICH IS NO GOOD BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROFIT

ALL I SAY IS ITS VERY HARD WORK FOR LITTLE MONEY

BUT THE THIAS DO NOT SEEM TO MIND AS LONG AS THEY GET SOMETHING

WE CLOSED IT DOWN WHEN SHE COME TO LIVE IN ENGLAND

AND WE SENT THE WASHING MACHINES AND STUFF TO HER PARENTS UP NORTH

SO THEY CAN USE THEM

is your caps lock jammed?

yeah they were