jacko

And that gentlemen is how a thread goes somewhat off-track!

I am old and drink, I gotta go pee!

I am sorry to say you may have been given a wrong impression of romantic beaches by a travel brochure. Firstly candles and flowers are easily found..... The Beach adjacent to Pattaya Beach Rd I would say is not really suitable..... You have already booked your hotel, which is a shame, may we ask which hotel? A hotel like The Dusit (perhaps Sheraton) or Cosy Beach (Rabbit resort) would probably help you but some of these are 5 star.

Or enough money perhaps! Sometimes people prefer to pay more to get better facilities or security. There is often quite a gap between a 3 star where you fight for breakfast with the Chinese and have Nigerians climbing into your room to the 5 star that turns down your bed for the evening. In Pattaya and Bangkok that high end is more reasonable, in London or New York, prohibitive.

Xanadu

Only if it has those little sausages in there!

Yes I think you are correct. I was looking for Biz fares the other way BKK-Man and had quite a few that attracted me booking 3 months in advance, I had set a target price that I thought would become possible what with the competition on the route and better oil prices. Never quite got there and I kept leaving it. Then something happened in the UK had me thinking I may need to do an immediate trip...... so I waited to see how that turned out. It ended up being a non-issue and I was back in the market looking for a Biz Class but now only about 5 weeks in advance. My usual Mid East contenders were all well above 100,000 baht now and I got nervous whether I should grab one before it got worse. Booked me via Helsinki in the end, much cheaper but an unknown quantity, also a daytime flight ex BKK when I prefer overnight.

Grease

Viagra?

Where the Swiss Bar used to be.... you can locate it on Google Maps. Very loud when I was in there.

That is an important thing I also noticed about dining 'al-fresco' near to the lake. I was concerned that the hotter evenings would make it uncomfortable, but there has, so far, always been a good breeze off the lake making it OK..

Although the 5 star hotels often offer superb buffets at prices not too far above that. The ability to sample a variety is worth the extra. I have The Holiday Inn in mind which I hear a lot of, but there are others. Pass on the Apex (and The Lek Hotel if they still do it), where flies get too much of it!

Harry and the Hendersons.

I got a dodgy stomach from the one in Big-CX once which has kept me away. I believe it was the mayo style salad dressing.

Richard Gere

Jeez Gabor, I would say this time of year that is risky!

The Godfather Part 2

New phone? Pics are good.

And that sure is cheap, many spend a lot more on a phone!

Hugh Jackman.

I have always left at around 8.30pm..... to make Manchester in the morning. It can be the same for LHR. You get the A380 that way.

Angelina Jolie

Might be good if it takes a hold of these damned skimmer guys and won't let go! A 'knee' might be useful in that respect too!

One of the reasons I enjoyed flying with the Middle East carriers was a chance to reacquaint myself with some ME food. Personally more a fan of tabouleh and hommus with the flat bread and it is supplied as a starter on Qatar/Etihad... so much do I enjoy it I rarely feel like a main course after! I have many recollections of labneh as a breakfast when I worked in the ME. This place looks worthy of a lunchtime visit!