I've had enough of the Tourist Ghettos in Thailand!

[BarBoy]

6 minutes ago, Expat68 said:

Try Loei province. Mountainous, Places you choose to stay you will not see expats but if you want to see, head to Chiang Khan or Loei City (BigC, Lotus, Global, Makro also has its own airport). At the moment at dawn it is 13°C, in the daytime 27°C. Hope that helps 

thank you buddy!

[bubblegum]

1 hour ago, BarBoy said:

...any room for a Colin Neville?

from Dorset?

[FolkGuitar]

3 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

So sick and tired of this New Age bullship.  Blame the victim?  Heck, why not?

 

Defend your limitations, and sure enough, you own them.

 

4 hours ago, BarBoy said:

environment has a lot to do with happiness and contentment, at least for me.

I mean, if one had a choice, one would likely choose to live in a nice big house with a private pool next to a turquoise lagoon, basking in the noon sunshine alongside 5 young thai maidens vs living in a trailer park in Michigan in the middle of winter, with your granny...

No?

 

Certainly... but that doesn't mean it's going to make you happy.

 

[newnative]

     I suggest the Darkside of Pattaya.  Lots of housing projects to choose from.  Spouse and I like the Lake Mabprachan area.  Nice walking/bike trail around the lake, lots of restaurants, markets, banking, golf courses, most of your everyday shopping needs met.  From our home, we can be at Terminal 21, the big box stores, Tesco or Big C, and Bangkok Pattaya Hospital in 15 minutes or less.  All that Pattaya has is there when we need it--about every car brand, services, Immigration, etc.--but we live away from the tourists.  And, Bangkok is less than 2 hours away.  

[BarBoy]

4 minutes ago, newnative said:

I suggest the Darkside of Pattaya. 

...do you mean walking street or soi 6??

[ChrisKC]

Hello Colin,

 

Why don't you team up with Bob? I imagine you know where he has gone!

 

He is very similar to you, doesn't like people, Thai or farang and they don't like him.

 

I think wherever you went you would be compatible and happy together!

[BarBoy]

3 minutes ago, ChrisKC said:

Hello Colin,

 

Why don't you team up with Bob? I imagine you know where he has gone!

 

He is very similar to you, doesn't like people, Thai or farang and they don't like him.

 

I think wherever you went you would be compatible and happy together!

From what I have heard so far about this Bob character I'm not sure I would like him either!

[novacova]

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Baan Rak Thai, about 20 km from Mae Hong Son.

Avoid! Total tourist trap. Never again!

[BarBoy]

2 minutes ago, novacova said:

Avoid! Total tourist trap. Never again!

Thai tourists or gopniks and babushkas?

[novacova]

1 minute ago, BarBoy said:

Thai tourists or gopniks and babushkas?

All the above. The wife dragged me there a couple years ago for a night, small lake in a tiny village crammed with tourists. Then we were off to Pai, never liked the place, full of loud tourists and potheads. She booked us a drafty mosquito infested shack in Pai because everything else was booked. 

[Lacessit]

1 hour ago, malathione said:

Ban Rak Thai, no tourists? When were you there, a couple of decades ago? Likewise Phu Chi Fa. That has both tourists and no rooms at all unless you consider a tent a room.

About ten years ago.

 

Thoeng has accommodation if visiting Phu Chi Fa.

[Acharn]

It depends on how well you speak Thai. If there are no tourists, the locals have no reason to learn English. Of course they have lessons in school, but most of them don't learn to speak English. Of course, if you speak Thai well, there are lots of places in Bangkok -- just look around. If you don't like Bangkok, go to any town in Thailand and you'll find at least one brothel.