grumpyoldman

Any bits of exercise you can get X, even just the occasional Bangla prowl is going to be good for you, so good on ya, keep it moving. Thanks for the report, always interesting.

Considering all the Russians in Phuket now, I would say they outnumber Americans 5-1, odds and probabilities say, Ruskie.

O.K., my bad, sorry about that. I had the plane going the other direction. I'll change my nic to grumpyoldkeyboardwarriora$%hole,,,,, later.

I find it humorous that the video has the Thai person saying "he's drunk already", mao lao. Are we taking bets on whether he's a Brit or a Ruskie?

Really great, thanks for sharing. Have done the night market in Trang, great fun and you are right, some excellent inexpensive food. I then took the overnight train from Trang to BKK, super experience, funny stories there, drinking bier Leo with a Hungarian biking team.

That's not the point. That Thailand has allowed some 150,000, people of a certain nationality (and their cars) to stay permanently has made the roads in Phuket one big cluster-truck. Anyway, my pal built a beautiful home on right on the waters of Chalong Bay late 1990's when Phuket WAS ideal. Now it's not, unless you are good behind your gates in Kathu and enjoy going to Central Festival. Not my idea of living in island paradise, you could do the same in Blackpool.

Those plane snaps are taken from Nai Yang, I can tell due to the direction. Good try though!

Could probably make a go of it November - May, but when the winds change June - September it would cost you more than you'd be making just to keep it open.

Weed causes short term memory loss. "I don't remember ordering any of that, who are you?"

Keyboard warriors and trollers come in all ages.

"Neither borrower nor lender be".

Lost my best pal this last March when he went into cardiac arrest as the ambulance could not get through Chalong traffic to get to him. His widow said it was 40 minutes before the ambulance got there and he was long gone. 59 years old......... Too many people and vehicles in Phuket these days.

.......and I thought Port Barton to be a bit too quiet (nightlife) this last March; 20 years ago, whewww, in bed at 9? Next year probably will rinse and repeat previous trips, Boracay and El Nido. The combination of epic beaches and nightime partying suits my holiday style.

Sure would've been better than the chaos we are dealing with now and as with a typical Republican presidency, we are headed for a recession after years of prosperity,but we are off topic.

No, been there a bunch of times. Long time friend and restaurateur relocated from Phuket to Bang Sare in the early 2000's. Another friend to Sattahip, but I don't consider those places Pattaya. I think for the thread the OP was talking Angeles City type part of Pattaya, Walking Street, etc.