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I actually do have a Thai ticket (the great unwashed class) for flights this month, but this will not impact me threefold. Already bought it, fly before April 1st and for sure I don't want to be dragging 30kg around behind me!

I have modified the OP accordingly....

Just heard that Thai Airways are to reduce the baggage allowance from 30 to 20 Kg.

Big C -Extra it says on the tin. This is a very popular Mall despite seeming a little out of town. Great exscape from the afternoon heat, which we got in spades at the moment. The Big C supermarket retains some of those hard to find things that it had when a Carrefour, cheeses and hams an example. Busy place. Popular food court too. Undercover parking which is still free. Easier to get to than Central Festival Beach Rd which seems to cater more to overpriced clothing and electronics.

I am out of touch with the UK rules and regs on this, but are blue badge owners truly allowed to park on double yellow lines? Still hardly comparable to the Thailand situation where disabled vehicles would be manhandled OUT of the disabled parking spot to allow some agile Hi-So in his flash car to park there.

It would seem simple to ask anybody with a phone, or sat nearby to receive a text or a hang up call to relay the number back to you. Does your daughter not have the number? Is it IOS or Android...

I often see the disabled on Sunday mornings heading from Father Ray to Big CX . Saddens me to see their path blocked by selfish people.

Well I guess T-Mobile have an arrangement with one of the main networks in Thailand to give you this 4G support for free. Have they got rid of that CDMA crap yet?

It may have unlimited data by Wi-Fi connection, (where a free on is available) how about when on network connection? I am not particularly knowledgeable about this but have always felt the USA networks to be rather manipulative and restrictive. Most people travelling swap SIMs to a local one when they arrive. I do when I go to the UK.

Angie Dickinson.

It seems to vary depending on carrier and the plan. I used to have what seemed like unlimited validity, but realized I was paying OTT for calls to other networks. I still seem to carry a years validity which is refreshed each top up. Top ups are no issue wherever I am, having mobile banking and the AIS App on the phone.

At a price that is effectively a little more than for 2 at some beer bars , it beats the GGBs hands down, yes, but I often wonder what the attraction is for the bars, does it simplify the workload for them, or do many people forego the second one?

How about Michael Caine then?

No but the Beach has, very much so. Although you may need to hurry here before that unimproved drainage has that away!

Sounds like Central Festival Beach Road.

There is a Pier 21 inside Terminal 21! Terminal 21 is a brand new shopping mall near the North Rd, 2nd Rd and Naklua Rd junction. As it is 10 years since you were here obviously it will be new to you. I regard it as superfluous to most like minded male tourists other than causing traffic hold ups.

Crikey, where to begin? Second Rd finished, there are lights at the Thrappaya end and at Soi Watboon. The former is a very busy junction. Place full of Russians right now. Airport bus still stops at the park by Foodmart. Actually you should use Google Maps and have a good look around,

I failed the first one and was fearful of doing it again as he said I would have to go home and return tomorrow! Later I chatted with a guy who said he spotted a light that comes on when the rods are aligned.

And fuel costs.

So no RR Engines for this variant? BA have always stuck with them in the past.

Worth a look I say, particularly since that place you mentioned opposite is getting beat up lately!

I recall staying there while I was working in Laem Chabang, this must have been around late 1990s. I had to move out for a spell as it was fully booked and I ended up in the Dusit. Two hotels that have been around a long time. It was a bit strict to bring girls back if I recall, although doable. To be honest there was nothing special about the rooms back then. Extensive space around the place, the pool area at the Beach side and gardens, parking and tennis courts at the rear. Will this become another of those places where rooms are around 5000 baht as Pattaya slides away from the mongers?

3600 baht for 25 shots, cheaper than Babydolls! Something different, but a lot of money for a short time of entertainment. The safety aspect is important, there have been a few incidences of the lovelorn turning the gun on themselves.

Laurence Olivier.