grumpyoldman

I'm sure you've heard this old saying XY: "you want to become a millionaire in Phuket (?), start with 10 million".

Elementary Watson !

GypsyF post a year ago: "The Manila Airport area is a war zone; Gangs are roaming around, shots are fired nightly and lot of robbers are staking hotels... Hotel had 4 armed guards, the whole building had steel fence and when I went to near by small store they came along. Not an over kill! A group followed us on the other side of the street. Mean looking filthy desperate guys in 20s. My Pinoy friends couldn't believe I stayed there for 2 nights. Nobody wanted to come there to meet me so I left. I didn't know better." - unless you are flying out right away, why would you stay there? -your odds and probabilities of being assaulted and robbed walking around in the poorest parts of third world cities like a numbskull goes waaayyyy up. -thats why the one poster had police in Manila telling him to move on to safer areas as they didn't want to find his dead body. - you walk around the favelas on the hills outside Rio, you will dissappear -you walk around Compton at night (Los Angeles) most likely you will get robbed, possibly killed. My point is why when on holiday are you putting yourself in super risky areas? This isn't the Anthony Bourdain show.

Kata Beach Resort is on the sand with great pools. Might be over your budget. Across the street and heading toward Kata circle are a bunch of hotels and thats just behind Club Med. No pool, but you have the Andaman Sea steps away, The Kata Sun. Nice benefit there is you are over the top of Kata Mama restaurant, which thinking of that makes me really want a pad kpao.

1994 I was in Chaweng, at an outdoor bar, two Brits had a cutie between them, made her get up on the bar on all fours and pulled her knickers down. They both inspected, agreed female, then they paid the bar fine and left with her. 1500 British pounds in your room and you bring a LB back at 3AM? Never thought of Revolut or Wise cards? Yes, some fees, but better than traveling around with a bunch of cash. Also, advice, steer clear of Ladyboys and drugs.

Kooks like this, petty thieves and graffiti spraying imbeciles, need to be packed up, put on a plane and sent back to where they came from. Thailand needs to stop messing around and adopt some Singaporean measures. Commit crimes here you are out and not allowed back.

I knew it was only a matter of time for this kind of nonsense. Eastern Euro trash, those French Arabs that blast around on big bikes and get in fights...........terrible what has happened to the Phuket tourism industry due to horrible people arriving. Maybe the strong baht will deter some of the scumbags.

Why at the end of the article do they jump to a completely different topic? From American tourist who cut his wrist to New Zealand lady who mixed medication and alcohol? Maybe a new thread, "Tourists dead in hotel rooms"?

Going to +1 your second sentence. This lady completely abused herself with over the top body/facial tattoos, liposuction, butt lifts, just bizarro world plastic surgeries. Few fries short of a Happy Meal........RIP

Entered Thailand dozens of times, have never been asked how much money I have.

It's in such a big glass of water that it's diluted to the point of not being a problem there. Do not recommend drinking it straight up. Sure beats downing the chemicals.

Negative. He'd be in his hotel room eating donuts and Snickers bars. See the local pharmacies specials.

Sorry if others have seen this and am repeating myself, but Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother, that's the cloudy particles in the ACV, one big tablespoon in 16 oz mug of water every morning will kill off the acid reflux. Changes the acids in your stomach.

Lost a friend in Phuket last March because nobody where he went down knew CPR. Love this, thank you to the organizers.

Carry on Xy, we appreciate the reports. Wine Connection Restaurants were sold to an investment group some years back, the owner maintaining a percentage and his import/export company. So it's not surprising the quality is coming down, investment people looking at costs.