Just now, Cameroni said:

 

Yah, but they're 48 years old and look like my girlfriend's grandmother.

 

On a rough day.

No, plenty under 30.

Most under 40.

 

Have you got your girlfriends grandmother number?

49 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

There's even 3 go kart circuits. 2-3 water parks,

 

Pfft, we have go karts and water parks in Chiang Mai plus WOODEN go karts! Made of wood! Steve McQueen style.

 

 

1 minute ago, Cameroni said:

 

Pfft, we have go karts and water parks in Chiang Mai plus WOODEN go karts! Made of wood! Steve McQueen style.

 

 

But no beaches.

2 hours ago, grain said:

I've been to pretty well all of them, back in the 1980s/1990s I worked as a photojournalist in tourism, freelancing for Bangkok Post and some glossy Thai magazines. So over the years went to many from the Thai-Malaysia border (Tarutao-Adang-Lipe-Bulon Lae) up the Andaman coast side through the Trang and Krabi Islands to PhangNga & Phuket, then a few further north, plus the Gulf side (fewer islands there but all the obvious ones Like Samui, Phangan, Tao) and of course most of the islands off the coastlines of Chonburi/Rayong/Chantaburi/Trat. About the only group of Thai islands I haven't been to are the ones off the coast of Ranong. I also did several yacht trips out of Phuket in the 1980s to all sorts of islands, some I can't even remember the names now, many were unsettled except for maybe a couple of shacks belonging to Thai fishermen. There were quite a lot of Chao Lae (sea gypsies) back then and you'd find them on many of the smaller islands over the Andaman side, but I believe most have been absorbed into the general Thai population these days as laws were passed making education compulsory for Chao Lae kids, so they more or less had to move to the mainland.

It does not count if you were working!

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

But no beaches.

 

Sadly no, but then the Phuket beaches are, well, awful.

7 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Sure if people like golf Pattaya might suit but Phuket and Hua Hin have golf.

Phuket much more expensive, Hua Hin boring 

7 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

The beach is pretty good also.

you can get a chair, seafood, other food, cold beer and even not so fresh women brought to you and an umbrella.

Yes, but how often? daily no way

7 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Pfft, we have go karts and water parks in Chiang Mai plus WOODEN go karts! Made of wood! Steve McQueen style.

 

 

Yes, big problem with Chiang Mai no beaches, after a while you want one

3 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

Sadly no, but then the Phuket beaches are, well, awful.

For 8 months of the year the west coast beaches are wonderful.

And certainly a lot better than no beach.

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Phuket much more expensive, Hua Hin boring 

Pattaya too busy, too many low class riff raff.

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yes, big problem with Chiang Mai no beaches, after a while you want one

I thought you said beaches were boring.

3 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

An "old hand" bragging that he's seen it all?

And you know Thais and Thai culture better than anyone? 

And they get you. And you get them. 

 

Next he'll be asking how many street markets we've been to, floating markets and how much we pay for polo shirts.

2 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

Next he'll be asking how many street markets we've been to, floating markets and how much we pay for polo shirts.

Those questions would be boring. Thai islands are pretty cool. Well most used to be. 

13 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

For 8 months of the year the west coast beaches are wonderful.

And certainly a lot better than no beach.

 

I don't know a beach with a giant sewage pipe going in or no beach...I'd say probably no beach.

 

And those Pattaya beaches with the stones....I mean come on...

18 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I thought you said beaches were boring.

I like being near one I definitely don't want to go to one every day, better things to do

11 hours ago, saintdomingo said:

Next he'll be asking how many street markets we've been to, floating markets and how much we pay for polo shirts.

exactly. 

 

how much can you haggle down? 

 

look at me. i'm an old hand. i wander around the street markets blindfolded. 

 

Just now, save the frogs said:

exactly. 

 

how much can you haggle down? 

 

look at me. i'm an old hand. i wander around the street markets blindfolded. 

 

Silly nonsense.

11 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I like being near one I definitely don't want to go to one every day, better things to do

 

beach is good for sun-bathing. although many people avoid the sun. 

 

also, there's a nice breeze. it's a refreshing break from the claustrophobia of being surrounded by buildings everywhere. 

 

the beach soothes the soul, even if you can't swim in there. 

 

It's like with a pool, you want to have it, but you'll never use it.

39 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

exactly. 

 

how much can you haggle down? 

 

look at me. i'm an old hand. i wander around the street markets blindfolded. 

 

Do you prefer Socal or Lewie topics?

10 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Do you prefer Socal or Lewie topics?

socal = real topics

lewie  = fiction/comedy, albeit he is taking some stuff from personal experience

 

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

socal = real topics

lewie  = fiction/comedy, albeit he is taking some stuff from personal experience

 

Socal - village topic, kii nok topic. Dear oh dear.

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Socal - village topic, kii nok topic. Dear oh dear.

 

anyway, this topic is fine ... ... turned it into a joke about you bragging that you've been to all the islands like you did with all the remote towns ... just messing with you a bit kiddo 

 

2 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

anyway, this topic is fine ... ... turned it into a joke about you bragging that you've been to all the islands like you did with all the remote towns ... just messing with you a bit kiddo 

 

Some towns are boring. What is life all about? Age old question.

11 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Socal - village topic, kii nok topic. Dear oh dear.

 

SoCal is sneaky.

Wonder if he has some 'hidden agenda' will all his threads. 

 

23 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Do you prefer Socal or Lewie topics?

I suggest you add your name to that list of unwanted topic starters.

13 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

SoCal is sneaky.

Wonder if he has some 'hidden agenda' will all his threads. 

 

Kii Nok is rarely used. Seems an odd topic.

28 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Do you prefer Socal or Lewie topics?

I'll take anyone's topics over yours. Even Bob or Malcolm are far better by a country mile. 

4 minutes ago, DezLez said:

I suggest you add your name to that list of unwanted topic starters.

Not true. You read 100% of my posts. You are totally obsessed.

I have been to two islands, Koh Samui and Koh LAN.  Twice to  Koh Samui, on both occasions before the outbreak of Covid..   I stayed in the Lamai Beach Area, very nice. I was humoured by the number of pirates walking around.  Old guys wearing bandanas, large earring one ear, mustache, goatee beard, or a Hunk Hogan look alike mustache blended into the goatee. All with tattoos on their arms,  Wearing wife beater singlets, some with the Union Jack blazing on front of the singlets. 
they look like they were all cloned

Do these pirates exist today?