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Yeah I got done in Bali, same same changing £200 and getting a doorstep. (They have bigger notes now)...Strangely the guy who did it came back, I had staked him out, and I went in to talk to him with his motorcycle key in my pocket.

Don't go there, that site tries to put a trojan on your PC!!!

As does the Nova Park and many other serviced apartments... although I think the OP is looking for cheaper and Soi Bhua Khao area. The Opey De Place the OP is interested in has rather mixed reviews out there. Some quite negative.

Perhaps that was a Mars bar?

I needed 24 hrs.... Jonah Hill

Actually he tips if they do the tyres and windscreens, not otherwise, exactly as you do. So you must be right there. MM you use a debit card to put 90 baht of Gasohol 91 in the bike or do you use a car these days? In the UK I gotta pump my own gas, there is no chance in hell anyone will put air in my tyres, likely I will have to PAY to use a machine and stand in the rain and do it myself. I have to stand in line to pay some surly sloth behind bullet proof glass a weeks wages for my 40 litres and get an ugly look and sometimes a rejection for a £50 note, that actually is what the overpriced stuff cost and then some. To have a young Thai kid smile at me for 10 baht is refreshing....

You got the solutions above... my TGF came back from her village raving about the ADSL speed her friend had out in the boonies, obviously a telephone line required. You may have to put up with the 'dongles'....yes the speed on 'Edge' or whatever you get is slow, but sometimes out in the villages, where usage is less, it can surprise you. I was swinging in a hammock quite content with the sluggish speed... as you turn native the internet may become less important to you. Plus, you can take this with you wherever you go. When you get there, check around if a neaby neighbour has internet, a trip to Pattaya and return with a wireless modem/router for 2k and gift it to them along with a few beers every week for your access. 3G may well arrive soon, perhaps on a truck right now waiting for Thrappaya and Jomtiem 2nd Rd to be completed!

I didn't know Wendys was here! I don't think much of Pizza hut, but a Mc breakfast ain't too bad, never up and about on time though. The KFC 99 baht chcken sandwich tides me over until tea time often.

The OP is about food stands....... You got sick from farang food, was it from a food stand? You remind me of the idiot in the car who said 'I got a brother' which movie was that?

I am intrigued to know where this delicious delicacy hails from, I come from black pudding and chip shop country and have never come across this.

Did you join the board specifically to get into this argument? Perhaps to help a friend or yourself in need?It looks that way, welcome to the board by the way.

Interesting Joe, so how does PT remember where I left off when I move to another computer????

Good Karma will beset you....

Could you recommend a Pattaya dentist who will perform 6 month check-up/scrapes? My UK one retired and I really should get back to regular treatment. (Most in Pattaya seem to be into cosmetic stuff only). I tried to get an appointment at some Pattaya Klang recommended place but waiting list was long.

Cookies are small files left by websites on your computer that track you.Few are malicious and some can help you as when you revisit a site they already know a bit about you. Wikkie cookie. Some anti-virus software will list tracking cookies when you do a scan and give you the option of deleting them. Firefox gives you the option to block them, and delete them under Tools-Options-Privacy-Show Cookies-Remove All. Some sites will not work though if you block their cookies.

The people in the kiosks will try it on sometimes, don't be misled into thinking Thais are any more honest than other people, they are not. People handling money all try it on one time or another. The girl issuing the tickets for the bus from Bangkok to Pattaya will charge you the motorway price and give you a regular ticket. The change from the bar might be a 100 baht note short... (oo solly sir) The currency exchange kiosks will give less than you should get... ( these arrogant pricks don't apologise when caught out as if it is your fault!) The Thais count it infront of them, falangs have less sense and try to play Mr Cool Big man and swagger off without counting it... I always think back to a bar owner who employed a succession of very cute and apparently honest cashiers over a period of many years... he said every single one of them attempted to cheat him. Cheating a falang isn't the same you see....

Where was this falang operating a food stand......?

Yeah, I drop them 10 baht, not much but it seems to surprise them and bring a smile to their face. They seem to have quit cleaning the windscreen these days, but sometimes I get a free bottle of water.

Be a little more specific..... many serviced apartment may claim cooking facilities, but what you generally get is just 2 electric pan-rings. I think by 'cooker' you perhaps mean you need an oven as well, maybe even a grill. This is less common.

I was just looking at Qatar fares Bkk-Manchester and BKK-LHR (Biz Class) and there are better prices available to London, particularly if you use QR613 (daytime flight.) I hope these bargains will come for Manchester flights, or do they collude and keep them up to protect BAs domestic/ shuttle service?

Laab Moo is cooked, or it always is when I get it. Sometimes it gets left sitting around and could be a risk.One of my favourites and generally is cooked fresh.... well apart from the cabbage, string beans and mint. Like you I have had a quite few bad stomachs in many a place, nearly never in Thailand. My bad experiences in other countries (India, Mexico, Bangladesh) make me wary though. To the OP, bratpack is right, Thai food is super, enjoy it. You might get a few chilly after effects though .

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You are going to get a set of yes and no answers. Generally food in Thailand is safe.... more so than say India, but I suggest caution. Anything freshly cooked from the wok or BBQ is going to be fine. But beware of those dishes where hot water is simply poured over various ingredients to make a soup.

The Butterfly Effect.

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