Bullfrog

I was intending to take a walk there yesterday to check it out but got caught in the downpour and I also took a tumble on the floor in Big C so cut my losses and went to bed with a bottle of wine..

The RG really is an enigma to me. From individual reports on here it is better than Areca and, for some, the best VFM in Pattaya but the previous 3 posts (amongst others) indicate to me that it is far from being an option, let alone the best option... Individual reports and opinions are the core of any forum but in this case leave me no option but to tell my son to stick with his booking at the Areca... EDIT = Changed the capital E in enigma...!!!

Or even have a cigarette...My best flights were in the "smoking" days and I'm a non smoker...

It's the new 1Billion Dollar monorail...

Hahaha yep Bizarre attitude from reception..

You didn't fancy a Muslim Blow Up doll then...

That is shocking. I shall tell my son to check for hot water when he first gets there...

Thanks for the update!! My son doesn't need to "stay connected" whilst on holiday and any further room bookings can be done elsewhere..... Again it depends on personal requirements so I understand Fisherman's comment..

You've got me worried now... What makes it so bad? my son arrives in 10 days and is staying there..

And the auction is in 2 days...

This is near one of my walking routes...is it behind the school..???

I was in there last week....well, sitting outside....I couldn't finish my drink with the boom boom music above my head and the doors were wide open.....

Sorry I was being sarcastic that each piece cost 20,000 baht (although it probably did!)....and yep I stumbled out of 5 star yesterday for a closer look and it hasn't been fixed...

It was my most recent weapon of self destruction. I had a period on seesip degree (lao khao) but it doesn't make things go away.. Now I'm a 5 bottle a day man......of soda water...

For about 5 years I was quaffing at least 2 litres a day....until 4am one day last April and I asked my daughter to call an ambulance....

I also have to say that I have curtailed my 45,000 baht a month wine at home expenditure......

Well my life here still hasn't settled down....I don't think it ever will mainly because of me!! I started getting my Army pension in December with the long term aim of living off it, with savings as a back up, but I can't even attempt it yet as my eldest son visits me in April and I will take a 3 week holiday in August so quite honestly this year will be impossible to even attempt at sticking to a budget.. I moved down here about 4 years ago and the "concrete table" culture appeals to me - It's how I lived up country for 16 years so why not here?. It is what I enjoy in life...and yes I do eat somtum with sticky rice with my hands! I also like Buttsy's, AJs, New Plaza and anywhere else I can sit and talk bullshit whilst drinking cheap beer.... In the mornings at 06:30 a food cart comes past my house on the way to Wat Dum so I get first choice of 5 or 6 different dishes at 20 baht a pop. Again it is what I like so it is perfect for me but perhaps not for everyone... Hopefully next year will be more stable and I'll let you know how the budget is going..

He said "(sharing the room with my friends)" EDIT = Aren't we sexist - perhaps he is a she and wants somebody to share with 2 sexy Malay girls....

My flight originates here (in Thailand). In the past I used to fly in to any terminal I fancied,used a free hoppa to a hotel and have a good nights kip then rent a car... Interestingly I considered Emirates business class which advertises a free chauffer driven car within a 70 mile radius of the arrival point... How bored are you today?? If you have time check out the Devizes Travelodge (SN10 2HL)radius to LHR...Even check out the AA shortest route......Emirates say it is outside !!!!!!

I shall have to go and take a look tomorrow..There was a Thai nutter around there when I was sat in 5 Star Bar on Saturday and I didn't notice anything missing............. but each piece of wood probably cost 20,000 baht so no wonder they have been stolen.......

I have 2 experiences with this. 1. I travelled in from Greece and my Thai wife travelled in from Bangkok. I arrived first and waited at immigration for her. We were grilled and intimidated by a smirking, sniggering official who actually said "There's nowt as queer as folk".He actually bloody said it!!! These were the days when I was capable of decking someone and I came very close to it... 2. Travelling in together from Africa. They started to grill us but after a few minutes I just said "Either let us in or we'll use our return tickets to leave now!". It is important to secure our borders. It is important to clamp down on the sex slave trade but FFS if you have a long established history together you shouldn't need to go through a secondary process...

That in a nutshell sums up why you don't buy things from expats on the make then fuck off.......and Thais are scammers yeh..???

Shared with his friendssssss I have a 16 year old niece that needs somewhere to stay for two nights. She is very inexperienced and hoping for your friends to show her around...She is willing to pay your friends 20$ a night if that's OK? OH It is from PA! I meant my 16 year old nephew that likes to wear short skirts and high heels....

Thanks to everybody for your replies and ideas. I sent my daughter to Tucom to investigate and also asked my sons in UK to check out options.. This morning I received this reply from my eldest son in UK via Skype...." ive pinched a pedometer from work for you they happened to be giving them out"....He gets here 8th April so I'll give it a try....

I use these as a reference along with Skyscanner and airline websites... http://sunnyonlinetravel.com/flights/ I normally used EVA Premium Economy to LHR but due to my Mum's death I no longer travel to Dorset but to Wiltshire which gives limiting factors with National coaches. I will now fly cabbage class with Emirates purely due to arrival time and terminal...