grumpyoldman

well i was in ao nang yesterday beachfront bar singha small 80 bht yes there are a few bars in ao nang that are up around 120 bht but these are nightclub places just out off interest farang cravings how much are the beers in night clubby places in chang mai i bet about the same.........and you dont get a beautifull beach to look at.............................

and witold comment about krabi town being rundown i think you maybe just to used to the commercialised places off thailand

I agree with you on Krabi Town, I like it better than Ao Nang for sure, definitely a little more of a Thai feeling there than the tourist zone that is Ao Nang.

british and australian troops had an R&R camp on pattaya beach in 1963!! no bars no hotels only a dirt road the first bar and brothel opened in april 1964, it wasnt until 1966 that us troops passing through plucked up the courage to stop, this was yonks before the vietnam debacle kicked off have attached a couple of piccies of pattaya beach 63 and 64

Those pics are cool. We should have a thread which is "Pictures of Thailand before 1975" and let those who have them, show them..

'They're just trying to make A living'...................ahh, drug dealing is OK now is it???

If someone actually buys from them they can then practice the entrepreneurial task of extortion on the premise they'll turn you into their cousins that wear brown uniforms .

Exactly right, and since the BIB at their regular job don't make so much money, eveningtime they drive tuk-tuks. Nice little side scam, they sell, take the money, then turn in the buyer and get a split of the cash the buyer has to pay to get out of the situation. Double up to make up !

Talk about confusing everybody, these are seperate crimes, and the photo of the cop holding the suspect in the bar hostesses murder, really confuses things.

Guys seated in the photo are accused of murdering a Mr. Witarn, he was hanging out with one of those guy's ex-girlfriend.

Photo cop is holding is the sketch of the suspect wanted in the murder of the Kata bar hostess.

Phuket Gazette "The island's source of misinformation and overpriced real estate".

Another place worth seeing is about 40kms before Ranong, if you look up Wasanas resort Ranong on Google

you can get the details, magnificent scenery and i was told very good beaches , we didnt arrive until after 4pm

and looked for accommodation after 6pm and found it was all booked out by people from the Phillippines.

Its apiece of unspoiled Thailand and we will be returning but booking our accommodation before we go.

There are no bars there but its a great place to go and relax and everyone is friendly .

Hi Peter,

once off the island how long of a drive is that? Also, you take the road to Khao Lak and just keep going, yes?

Rawai Seaview Condominiums on Viset. From Chalong circle head toward Rawai Beach, on your righthandside about 100 meters before the Sai Yuan signal.

I don't know what they charge.

Hi VK,

in the health/medicine part of the forum is Channah, they are a sponsor. Although what you describe might not be alcohol-drug related, I'll bet the people there could give you advice anyway, regarding a stress reduction program.

Might be a place to start.

Best of luck, GOM

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Can't help you with the hot springs question, but as far as land, take the road from Hat Napparat to Khlong Muang and there seems to be a ton of land around there.

Not far from both those places and you can swim at either.

That there is a guy looking for a specific place, you have the place for him, and that Thaivisa ends up working for the good of both of you. Thus, TV success story.

no, it didn't, I'm still looking for an apartment in Rawai OR Nai Harn

Yeah but the poster was being helpful anyway, and you are not going to find much at your keyboard, so best hop on over to where you want to be, plenty of places for rent. Nothing wrong with Kata, especially if you have an ocean view.

grumpy, whats that supposed to mean?

That there is a guy looking for a specific place, you have the place for him, and that Thaivisa ends up working for the good of both of you. Thus, TV success story.

OP, I can meet your requirements and ad swimmingpool. In Kata. PM if interested

Bingo! Another TV success story.

A deep bore is definately out of the question. I will demand some answers and an inspection from the water department. Heading over there on monday and dragging a team back here to inspect it. We are after all paying for this shitty p water so I think they at least owe us that.

Other solutions are welcome

Move over to Nai Harn, Rawai area.

The water coming out of my well now is so clear, I'm pretty sure you could drink it.

Too lazy to cook at home so I get my burgers at the Super Burger in front of The Cheers Bar in Rawai.

His super burger is truly super!

But now I'm fat, have to lose 5 kilos, so won't be seeing any super burgers for a couple months, whoa is me............

For those of us who surf and are competent swimmers, this time of year in the ocean is THE BEST !

I prefer the ocean over shock treated chemical water

good call, sounds great

You asked "how long have you lived here, and what is your opinion" so i told you. There are many reasons why some of us are stuck in this shithole and can't leave, i'm not about to go into my reasons though on this forum.

wow, guess you got lucky "the shithole" you are stuck in is not Baghdad, Kandahar, most of Bangladesh or Soweto, huh?

To recollect a phrase, I think most would agree, those are bigger shitholes.

dead right..theey are ,without doubt bigger shitholes

they also without doubt are not promoted as premier destinations

the poster said this;

Posted Yesterday, 17:05

Royale, on 2010-07-02 15:37, said:

You asked "how long have you lived here, and what is your opinion" so i told you. There are many reasons why some of us are stuck in this shithole and can't leave, i'm not about to go into my reasons though on this forum.

all you members who continue to not accept other members opinions really are showing your true [but anonamous] colours...

Thanks for reposting that post...........is there and echo in here?

You asked "how long have you lived here, and what is your opinion" so i told you. There are many reasons why some of us are stuck in this shithole and can't leave, i'm not about to go into my reasons though on this forum.

wow, guess you got lucky "the shithole" you are stuck in is not Baghdad, Kandahar, most of Bangladesh or Soweto, huh?

To recollect a phrase, I think most would agree, those are bigger shitholes.

I"ve been here almost 15 years and i have to agree it is now a shithole. I can't wait to get out.

Someone is holding a gun to your head and making you stay?

like i said mate...you haven't read the thread

see if you can raise the usefullness of this thread by indulging in some discussion about the problems ....

I'm not clear why the poster should have to indulge you about discussing Phuket's problems.

They are here on the forum ad nauseum (tuk tuks, touts, bad drivers etc, a billion threads).

No, what we are discussing here is people's personal opinion of Phuket because two posters out of about 50+ stated , "most would agree phuket is a shithole" which is complete rubbish.

So back to the topic which is not what are Phuket's problems but how long have you been here and what is your opinion.

^ Agreed. I have checked prices at a few area clinics and hospitals and Patong Hospital is by far the cheapest I had found. For example, a cleaning can be 800B at a private clinic. PH it is 200B. However, I am not sure dental work is something I want going to the lowest bidder. But if you don't have the dosh, it'll suffice.

Also, not the cleanest hospital....................

I was in there for bandage changes a couple years back when I had had a motorbike accident, the room I was in had blood on the floors, just overall sort of nasty conditions.

Yeppers, I average that same amount when I was living in Phuket too.

But I probably spend more, since I was still kinda a new tourist type. Though my rent and utilities were free. But the constant eating out, to match the lifestyle of my family members there liking to eat at some restaurants at Central with the aircon ambience....and my favourite pastime for shopping and buying stuff for myself and friends back home was what blew that budget a tad bit.

Hiya VK, long time no see ! Hows Sing and hows the moto riding?

On topic, wouldn't you go through more money due to the fuel needed to be blasting around on your moto?

I thought it was quite clear that the only figure which can be validated is the official population of Phuket, everything else is guess work based upon personal observations & I would venture to suggest the shopping malls are not specifically built for foreigners. 7/11s, Big C & Lotus would have at least 95% Thais on any given day. Villa Mart would be the exception but even then it has to be about 50/50 while the rest of Home Pro Village is predominantly Thai.

Agreed, I guess my point was the management making the decisions for Carrefour, Villa Market probably would not have "gone for it" if the fact was foreigners were leaving more than coming to stay.

Also, anyone else noticed the increasing Russian population?

Chalong is the second closest place, at least on the map.

So Green man, Sea Bees, Palm Garden. I guess there's a lot more there.

Green Man sounds interesting. Do they really do hotel pickups? I wonder how one can go back to hotel around midnight from there.

Between your hotel and The Green Man (google them for contact info) one of the two will have transport for you.

Tuk-Tuks are right at Chalong Circle down the way, I'm sure Thai staff at The Green Man could motorbike down and get one hired for you.

Hi there,

Does anyone know if we have any hope of seeing Ubcle Boonmee at the cinema in Krabi? And if so, would it have subtitles?

I guess I am asking for a lot here!

Thanks in advance.

Just now premiering in BKK, no announcements on countrywide yet, have not seen anything about subtitles.

Does lalinda stand for "Los Angeles Linda"

BR, GOM

No, it's a Thai nickname I was given by friends. It's a frilly Thai word describing the flow of water apparently.

Gotcha, I hear it used almost the same as "ching" , there will be some converstion and one of the people conversing just throws out there......... "la" . To me it sounds like an "uh-huh" or "really".