Bullfrog

Here is another thing that crossed my mind this morning...Did you know that the Areca has expanded and has it's own access to soi 15 behind "The Avenue"..???

I'm wrong! It isn't blocked but it is a dirt track which today had a 2m puddle, amongst other smaller puddles, stretching accross the track....somewhat resembling a farm track without the cow shit.. Lovely hotel though! but I couldn't check a room because there were about 30 or so people checking in who had bizarelly walked in from Second road dragging their suitcases....No idea why..

2 hour walk then Devonshire for a couple of pints of wine ,then the RH...

I'm rattassed....Lengkee and LK Metro open..

Sorry, sometimes my Inglish she is not well spoken.. The little beer garden..i.e. a few tables and chairs, are part of The Areca out front..

I have been fighting the urge to say the same thing but instead just trying to answer the question ...

I've just checked the location on Booking.com (which is sometimes wrong,of course) and I am not sure whether the road it is shown to be on is accessible from both ends or if you have to walk all the way around to get to the baht bus on soi buakhao if your destination is Lengkee/Dianna or NP etc.. For going to WS you'd have to walk along soi 15, cross 2nd road and you'd be so far down beach road you might aswell walk all the way... The reason I'm thinking this is I am unsure whether the R-Con blue swimming pool blocks off the road shown on the map or not.... I shall take a walk either today or tomorrow and report back.. One good thing though.....Not far for MLC to walk to PBG to buy me a Long Island Iced Tea. I shall have to wear a low-cut, loose fitting T-Shirt so that he can ogle my ample cleavage...

Natureview was on the list of places that my sons gave me to check out for them. It was fully booked when I visited so I didn't see the rooms but they decided not to stay there when I told them there was no shaded areas by the pool and it seemed not enough chairs for those that did want to sunbathe.....Areca was a far better choice for this particular aspect of accommodation..... Note: My son's wife is ginger haired so the shade was probably more important to them than other guests though...

On my walk to the QV this morning I noticed a new Pizza place "opening soon" on soi 6....might do a good trade in delivery to bars...

I don't know when the last time that you stayed at the Areca was but one thing may interest you about the place, being as you have shown an interest in English footie.. The small beer garden out front now has a big screen that (last season) showed the footie. When my sons visited last April and stayed there we also used the hotel outside bar which had quite competitive beer prices IIRC...

Yep..that is my plan too... Regarding using a credit card in an exchange booth - I saw a sign in the TG Booth at the junction of Second road and Soi 9 this morning saying cards welcome so I stopped and asked ....minimum 5,000 with a charge + 6%........I also noticed that 10s and 20s were 43.1 but 50s were 43.2...

I'm sure somebody on here has posted that TT no longer pay a different rate for 50s .....On the video (I think by Valentino) it showed different rates downstairs at the airport though... If you know of another that still has the best rates and that will give an even better for 50s then let us know and I'll take a walk there and ask..

Very good suggestion...Cheap, open air and all you need to bring is your hammock...

I shudder to think what state I'd be in drinking free wine with a day pass.....for 3 hours I shall definately get my money's worth..

I plan on being through immigration and sitting in the lounge with a large wine in my hand at 4pm...but I guess 4pm is when rock stars like you are just getting out of bed on a Sunday...

Just because I have paid in advance doesn't mean I can't cancel... I am open to alternatives...Where is this place and how much for a bottle of wine and a seafood platter.. ???

Good one....It is I that is behind the news.....again..

So - The BBC finally catches up with PattayaTalk. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40702496

Interesting that neither of us mention Liverpool.......

1. Man UTD 2. Man City 3. Chelski 4. Everton Spurs are not buying, The wanky,flaky Arse supporters will ruin their club's chances (again) of acheiving anything with Wenger. Lukaku is gonna have a monster of a season. Rooney isn't but Everton will surprise..

What an excellent line...I shall steal it and use it as and when I wish...

I was in there again yesterday and ate mostly Isaan food which,for me, was bloody perfect. All the girls whether wearing songkran shirts, blue or black were a bloody delight.... By the state of my wallet I must have broken my record of 12 Long Islands......My neighbours have just told me that I fell off the back of the motorcy taxi when I got home and they carried me into my slum .......

Also no red meat......Bang goes the Steak Tartare this weekend then...!!

Booked, paid, printed.

Hahaha...Whilst there I asked the doc to review my one year old BP medicine prescription. She gave me (for 200 baht) a quick once over and a new Med Cert for my prescription ....On it, amongst other items, was "No egg yolks"........Did you call in advance...??