grumpyoldman

Hi Dave,

best to just jump a shared minivan from the airport direct to Lanta, don't bother with a sea route from there. I think six of you can get a one way van for about 3000thb.

Otherwise catch the airport shuttle into Krabi town, get to soi 6 where about halfway down there is an hourly shuttle to Lanta. Best of luck.

from wikipedia:

Swedish meatballs are traditionally served with gravy, boiled potatoes, lingonberry jam, and sometimes fresh pickled cucumber.[1] Traditionally, they are small, measuring one half inch in diameter. In the United States, there are a number of variations, based on the assimilation of Swedes in the Midwest.

Not sure, but in the US at least the gravy uses sour cream in the sauce and normally served with a broad egg noodle.

Hmmmmmm.......and here I thought a Swedish Meatball was just a Swede with no manners.

Learn something everyday !

from observation at new years....fox guarding the chickens came to mind...no binoculars..towers un-mannned, no lifesaving gear no rope drums /belts/ RIBS/surf skis/jet skis/radios....a la Aussie beaches..jet ski rental cowboys out of control in swimming areas...better off without 'em methinks

They did have RIBS, rope drums, radios, floats at Kata Beach, and just today I noticed that there were bouyed off areas for swimmers at Kata Beach. I thought that this past high season had the best equipped lifeguards I had even seen. Although I have no idea how well trained ...

LIK you are absolutely correct. This last year is the best lifeguarding I've ever seen in Thailand. They were actually working out swimming, had practice sessions pulling each other out with the board, would walk the beach regularly.

I'm under the impression a lot of these posts are coming from abroad, as opposed to people here on the beach every weekend.

Now that it's high season calm waters, these guys aren't so useful, but come June I sure hope they put them back in place.

its not a scam, that lady's only customers are from the immigration. Her location makes sure that she wont get any other business. Of course she has to ask for more money. I feel that its a fair price seeing as its ON premises

And it's a service being provided, imagine how you would feel if they just turned you away and said it was not complete. "Get outta here and go somewhere to get some copies".

So Sadie1975 comes to Phuket, then throws out three posts saying she will not be back. Interesting......................

"Having visited Phuket recently it is something that I am only too much aware of."

Really, so when you were here did you recycle your plastic bags from the minimarts, use the same ones multiple times or did you just throw them in the hotel garbage and get more, being so aware and all. Do you or any of your friends smoke cigarettes (?), if so did you always find a receptacle for buts, or like many of the idiots visiting and living here figure the beach is one big ashtray?

"Phuket is not an industrial place, it is a place that people save hard to visit."

Really, so no one actually lives here.............sorry but garbage is a worldwide problem, check the landfill situation in many states in the U.S., things might appear to be "clean" on the streets but not too far away ground water is being contaminated by overfilled landfills.

Please advise on your next vacation destination, we'll be interested studying the way garbage is handled there.

Basic tabloid journalism 101.

If he writes "Italian passes away in Patong" it would not be as enticing to read as "sex fueled party frenzy, blah, blah, blah"

Maybe the editor is hoping to hook on with The Sun.

Understood hellracer, could be a financing issue, slow with the necessary "white envelopes". Cheers, GOM

Do I really have to consume a bier Leo?

No, I will drink it for you :lol:

I don't care what everyone else says about you KBB, you're an o.k. bloke by me

No, T&S is on Soi 18 almost to the end of that soi, a good walk up from the main Suk Road...

Los Cabos is Soi 14 just on the in-town side of the Asoke BTS station, less than 100 meters off Suk Rd.

T&S's location on Soi 18 is across the main Asoke Rd. on the out of town side, and several hundred meters up the soi.

O.K. thanks jfc, yes I hit Los Cabos regularly when I am in BKK so am familiar with where that is right off the Asoke station, sounds like T&S is a bit of a hike from there. Cheers, GOM

i live next to the construction site, but tell the truth, gotta be very long way to go cuz, been around for last 6months and nothing really progressing noticeably about the site. very few workers wondering around during day times and its about it. maybe it will take 2more years to complete?? seriously, all the constructions in Thailand are same, lazy asses.

hellracer I'm going to politely disagree, I've seen construction that was weeks away go up in days with round the clock Burmese working away.

Its ADAM KEBAB not Andy's and chips and dip, not chips and dill

Excellent BillR, funny as hell

O.K., I'm just hanging around at breakfast time, so will give this a shot:

Prefer motorbike, drivers here suck.

Get a house (12,000-20,000 gets you a lot), condos where you can hear your neighbor farting.............no thanks.

Touts and scams mainly Patong, stay away from there unless you like HIV LB's.

Check for Woody Leonard's posts for the internet stuff, he's regularly running tests and posting

I prefer Chalong Nai Harn, some here like the northern part of the island, I'd say get yourself a crib on the hillside in Kata Or Karon with an ocean view and you'll be fine.

reason for edit: tried C&P with his questions and it came out like scheit

Do I really have to consume a bier Leo?

Yep, JFC, it's the canned stuff. I'm just excited these days when you can even get that. You're also right about overall it's great now to have some options for Mexican food in Bangkok. The place has come a long ways. It's all good but it is still sad to see the typical tourist load up only at those Sunrise taco places. Then again loads of folks think Taco Bell is good food, liquid re-fried beans from a tube dispenser. Those that do should really view that Food, Inc. video once.

C'mon now, don't go knocking Tbell. When I lived in the states that used to be our 3AM hamskied out of our minds food stop. Next day wouldn't remember other than the fact those liquified beans would dirty up the bowl.Then recollection would set in "Oh that's right had the Tbell late night".......

So Tacos and Salsa's new spot is near Los Cabos off the Asoke platform?

I have both a BofA savings and checking account, and I used to use my card here in Bangkok regularly, but since then I have cut back the use of it here. I had to call every three months to remind them I am here in Bangkok, and it just got to be a little annoyance. I occasionally still use it, but not too often. The good thing is they have a number you can call collect, and they foot the bill for the international charges so you can remind them where you are.

I did not know that was a branch here in Bangkok though. Where is it located?

It use to be around the Wireless Road and Petburi road intersection, or around Chidlom or something. It's been 15 years since I've been to it.

I was working as an interpretor for cobra gold military exercises and that's where the payroll was deposited.

Just back from their site, here is the location info (couldn't find the info from my previous post though, so still looking if anyone knows):

The bank is currently located at All Seasons Place, CRC Tower, 33rd Floor, 87/2 Wireless Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330.

I have both a BofA savings and checking account, and I used to use my card here in Bangkok regularly, but since then I have cut back the use of it here. I had to call every three months to remind them I am here in Bangkok, and it just got to be a little annoyance. I occasionally still use it, but not too often. The good thing is they have a number you can call collect, and they foot the bill for the international charges so you can remind them where you are.

I did not know that was a branch here in Bangkok though. Where is it located?

It use to be around the Wireless Road and Petburi road intersection, or around Chidlom or something. It's been 15 years since I've been to it.

I was working as an interpretor for cobra gold military exercises and that's where the payroll was deposited.

This is interesting for me as recently I opened a BofA account in the U.S. and have been transferring money from my SCB account which draws a 1% fee, then a 12$ U.S. charge from BofA for the wire.

If there is this BofA branch in Bangkok, can I walk in there and directly deposit into my U.S. established account and avoid the fees?

i always use the mom & pop shops for veggies, and almost always for beer...but GOM, i am curious to see what the TOPS will have in it!

I'm with you amyb, I "try" and use the Mom&Pops as much as possible but am definitely guilty of the convenience of the convenience stores due to the fact that now we've got them every 100meters.

Absolutely amazing rotis - Malaysian style "roti prata" - at the shop next to SCB Bank downtown. Try the goat/mutton gaeng on an egg prata.

I used to fly to Singapore to get rotis as good. Took me years to find this shop.

OP - "Muslim" food is called "Halal" and it's close to "Kosher" in many respects. Food sold with a "Halal" inscription must, by Thai law, meet specific manufacturing and handling requirements. No pork is just part of the picture. Brief description at http://en.wikipedia....i/Halal_Cooking . There's a Thai overview at http://www.halal.or..../main/index.php

Hi Woody,

downtown, meaning Phuket Town?

Its the same as being the new kid in school and the cool kids wont let you sit at their table at lunch.

55555....its very funny and very very pathetic.

I'm not a 16 year old girl on face book, so could some one please explain these 55555's I keep seeing!

I guess that feeling of being unpopular at school has never really left you mate. Kids can be so cruel .

Perhaps if you can just shake that feeling, of being the little boy on his first day, you wouldn't take it so personally.

Since I made your list of people you wouldn't want to meet at the gig I won't let on but give a hint. "Ha, Ha, Ha"

There are a lot of things to like about the Bourbon St. restaurant, and its "Mexican" buffet certainly is a good value in that one can stuff one's self silly with decent food that approximates Mexican food for a very reasonable price.

That said, Bourbon Street's offering is a kind of a vague version of Mexican food... close in some respects, far off in many others. In the latter category, just start with the pot of melted Cheese Whiz stuff that's on offer as a kind of nachos topping, then head for what seems like the bowl of store-bought bland tomato sauce/salsa, and it will make you appreciate the quality and caliber of some of the other Mexican offerings available in town.

Thanks for that jfchandler, I was about to ask when this buffet happens, but the "Cheese Whiz stuff" certainly is not Mexican food. If I head for Bourbon Street, I'll stick to Cajun.

For the poster who wrote most of the people here are "poseurs" I guess I fall in the 1% having actually spent time in Mexico (as well as Central America), and grew up with Mexican friends whose Mom's made top notch handmade everything. MMMMM..........tamales.......

Also, I love looking at this thread strictly to get a chuckle out of the pasteur pun, that is awesome.

fingers-crossed that it's western fare, BillR! i loathe the sai yuan 7-11! saw the new family mart near the crepes place...it's not open yet...

Opens tonight I think. Family Mart is Japanese owned, so should have different variety to 7-11

Hate to telly ou this but 7/11 is also Japanese owned. Was sold to some Japanese Mega-corp several years ago.

Everybody, please use the Mom&Pop shops when you can over these Tesco/7/Tops places. One huge advantage to the Mom&Pop is typically they don't have to follow the completely ludicrous "can only sell alcohol at these hours" law.

are you sure it's curry in the ข้าวหมกไก่ because a muslim neighbor said it was saffron. and seriously, you shouldn't be so worked up over someone spelling it like "kow mook gy" as it is pretty phonetic.

Here, here, amyb, I always get a laugh out of posters arguing over the romanized spelling of Thai words.

Completely agree GOM.

Have you tried Spaghetti House in Ao Nang? Up past MacDonalds, 200m - ish on the same side

Italian chef, pasta from 110-160B. Not too keen on his pizzas but pasta is nice enough.

Thank you Charlie, will give that a go when I'm in Krabi next week. Cheers, GOM

what happened to brown rice? i mean, where did it go? i was away from phuket for two weeks, came back and the place is GONE! let me know the details...

Hi amyb, welcome back.

I don't know the exact details on brown rice, but the family that was living there was basically running that out of their house. Looked in yesterday and it looks like the family has moved out, or taken an extended vacation.

As things are going on Sai Yuan, I wouldn't be surprised if they were offered a bunch of money for the frontage so that someone could build a shophouse.......took the money back to Isaan.

All speculation.