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I haven't tried it but we will..... this thread will be our go-to guide for new food destinations on our hols! Presentation and the cooking method of the chicken and Yorkshire seem to be the problem above. We can't eat massive portions in the heat of Thailand so lower prices and smaller servings suit us just fine. And all-you-can-eat is definitely off the list. Thanks for the above Evil! Andy & Flo

I love your story. It takes two to make peace between them. What about the Russian version of "beer-goggles"? Bloody marvellous. I know you are Bill - I aspire to your lifestyle and Weltanschauung. Yujin's story is pretty inspirational. Like your Greek version of "a pub with no beer" too. At the risk of sounding like BigDUSA, I was part of the British student delegation to Austria in 1980 (aged 19) to celebrate 25 years since the Austrian State Treaty and the withdrawal of the 4 occupying powers - student groups from UK, France, USA and USSR. In 2 weeks I got laid once by an Austrian girl in Vienna - I said "Wollen wir bumsen?" and we did, then an American girl in Vienna (she said she was "going to give me the best BJ I would ever have" inside McDonalds next to St Stephan's cathedral - and she was right) and Linz (in front of the wardrobe mirrors) and a French girl from Nancy called Cathy in a hotel in a village near Salzburg (we used up all the hot water in the hotel, shagging in the shower) then again at Schloss Dürnstein, but I digress . The Soviet Russians only sent 5 blokes with limitless cases of vodka and, from time to time some rather good caviar. No doubt they were all KGB (told us they were Majors and Captains - no perfume on offer) but with no secrets or future parliamentary career in sight for me, we had a hazy crazy 2 weeks on the road, when there was no other cementing of international relations going on that is !!!! Peace and Love and Nazdrovje, tovaritchi! Andy Cap-with-a-red-star-on-the-front

Some major supposition going on there.............. maybe you have 'been told'? And the other way around????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? So funny.... If you're telling me that Americans are a soft touch, easily led and generally gullible, I'll be forced to believe you, you are American. I wouldn't have thought that to be true of Americans that have a passport. But that's not what you're saying, right? ?

I saw this vid too butch! Interesting. Hi Bill Try saying "Dob-ray U-tro gas-par-DIIN" - Good day, sir. "Kak shii vi-YOT-yeu?" How are you? "Chu-ra-SHO, spa-SII-ba" I'm well, thanks. People love it when others make an effort! Even if you don't get it quite right. He's only a Russian not a McCarthy bogeyman. Just my experience and humble opinion. A bientôt Bon vent! Andy

Are they going back to the same ticket prices (really expensive I imagine) and inflight food (lobster or Irish stew, not sure if it was good or bad in the 60s)? I wonder if Gatwick Airport will be renamed Croydon aka London Terminal Aerodrome (EGCR) and Heathrow, The Great West Aerodrome? Great if they could these 4 together again too.

Notts County (founded in 1862) are looking prime candidates for a trip downwards out of the old Fourth Division. It's like Everton not being in the top flight, or Darlo being relegated 5 divisions for nowt when they were top of Div 4, then being disqualified from the playoffs in whatever division because the eedjits had moved to a stadium with not enough covered seating. I was so looking forward to meeting the monkey hangers of Hartlepool on the way down as we were going up. And people wonder why I prefer the nude beaches of the Mediterranean. The world's going to "hell in a handbasket" whatever the fcuk that means..... Rant "lite" over! Andy Cap From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search The Hartlepool Monkey monument on Hartlepool Headland. "Monkey hanger" is a colloquial nickname by which people from the town of Hartlepool in north eastern England are sometimes known.[1] According to local folklore, the term originates from an incident in which a monkey was hanged in Hartlepool, England. During the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship of the type chasse marée was wrecked in a storm off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor from the ship was a monkey, allegedly dressed in a French army uniform to provide amusement for the crew. On finding the monkey on the beach, some locals decided to hold an impromptu trial; since the monkey was unable to answer their questions and because they had seen neither a monkey nor a Frenchman before, they concluded that the monkey must be a French spy.[2] Being found guilty, the animal was duly sentenced to death and was summarily hanged on the beach. An alternative theory is that it was a young boy who was hanged (the term "powder-monkey" was commonly used at the time for children employed on naval warships to prime the cannon with gunpowder).[3] The earliest evidenced mention of the hanging is from the popular song, written and performed by 19th century comic performer, Ned Corvan, "The Monkey Song". Given that "only after Corvan's appearances in Hartlepool is there any strong evidence for the development of the Monkey story", the song itself seems the most plausible origin for the myth.[4] An earlier and remarkably similar monkey-hanging legend with a similar associated song refers to the inhabitants of Boddam, Aberdeenshire.[5] With similar lyrics and scansion ("And the Boddamers hung the Monkey, O") it is plausible that Ned Corvan heard and adapted the song while travelling the Scottish Lowlands with Blind Willie Purvis. The story may also have its origins in the rivalry between Hartlepool (the small coastal village) and West Hartlepool (the growing industrial town based around the docks). The comic song may have been popular in one of the West Hartlepool’s music halls, where the audience would have enjoyed poking fun at the Hartlepool ‘yokels’ who hanged the monkey. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_hanger Yes, Andy Capp is from Hartlepool, but Andy Cap is from Darlington where we use American spelling.......... No extra letters EVER EVER EVER, save ink, not the planet!

It's Pattaya's Sagrada Familia, but with firm boobs everywhere (taxi back to soi 6?). The workshops are really interesting too. Worth every baht imho. Looks like they need a bit of sponsorship from Ronseal mind!

Our method worked well - taxi there and get the taxi driver's number to come and pick you up. Call him as you're walking back to the entrance. BE THERE FOR OPENING (8 or 8.30?) as the coaches arrive later on. If it's raining when you wake up. Do it tomorrow. Great pics firth, thanks for the memory. Andy Cap

I agree with yogi100. This is true with the addition that, if somebody is in full-time work, they may be too busy to give a good review, but will certainly make time to give a bad review to a place that made their precious holiday time less than perfect. Soi Lengkee is a great base for a holiday. Great food options, a short walk to the (now) too loud LK Metro, both-ways baht bus links on Soi Buakhao, with the wibbly-wobbly-Billy-Connolly-return-from-Walking-Street walk the length of Soi Diana at some ungodly hour (motorbike taxi from Cherry Bar to Retox Lengkee avoids this - true). La Poste, ahhh, La Poste...... BUT, a room facing the street is noisy, a back room probably faces a wall, so choosing Opey de Place (back room facing pool* - which I didn't have), is a GOOD option. *As I remember, the pool-facing rooms are accessed by an open-to-the-air gangway = no ECHO ECHO ECHO ECHO

LOL - No he was up the road a bit.....

This is an interesting thread. Thanks for sharing. Can anyone help me on this question? If Flo and I were to retire to Thailand as a couple, how much would the "year-round" or "monthly income" bank amounts be? Retirement is not far away so.....

Yes, guest friendly. Screaming kids in the pool and corridors which echo to high heels, TG yelling and door slamming on my stay a few years ago. Apart from that - fine! Andy Cap

Bloody marvellous!

Maybe a name (and uniform) change to "School Dinners" ? Your description is perfect for a restaurant of that name, Evil..

I agree, it looks nice. Pattaya is becoming a real world-food destination. Are there other Vietnamese places? Have you thought of making a pinned list with links of different national and regional cuisines Evil?....... might take a lot of upkeep with openings and closures. This isn't in the "Under 300 baht........" articles - are you hesitating on which one to put it in? All the best Andy (& Flo)

Not so....This article seems good Sam. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/holidays/article-2271213/How-claim-EU-flight-delay-compensation-EC-261-2004.html Living it large and then trying to charge it to the airline is unlikely to work. You are also unlikely to find airlines paying for the expense of you abandoning your flight and navigating your way home yourself. Although, if you have taken the simplest and best-value route you may be covered and if you had been advised to get yourself home and that you would be reimbursed by the airline, then you should state this and claim. My only worry might be that you took another flight - but read the article. All the best Andy

That damned EU again!

"Il Peccatore" deserves several stars just for the name (Of course I thought it was a misprint at first - and not much fish on the menu).

Thanks for that info Evil. I'll get some 500bht-ish of stuff delivered to our rented flat. (Thailand holidays are no-cooking periods for Flo!!!!)

I'm seeing lower down Neung's Pies Facebook page that her products are available at Tequila Sunrise (Jomtien) and McDoners (Soi LK). I think I need to plan a solo Darkside MBT only-for-crusty-food takeaway shopping trip at the start of our holiday!

That's a damned shame - I reckoned top word of mouth and a smidgen of lying low to avoid any beardy unpleasantness could have made a happy medium in this case. You're the man to let us know the next destination! These are something else that we miss in Frogland (we make our own hummus btw). Anyone know an outlet in town where her pies and other products are available (I'll have a look at the Facebook page)? The farang bloke just off the scooter looks like he's trying to eat them all. I'm a bit worried the sweet versions might be a bit dry however... Scotch Eggs are a culinary triumph and not that easy to make. Oh my lord! She has SCOTCH PIES!!!!!

MOON - looks interesting, (especially the calamari) onto the list it goes! I saw one of those Marilyn Monroe statues outside a 2nd hand shop in Bootle on Sunday morning (we went to number one son's wedding). Music was "discrete", or "discreet"? HUMMUS LABORATORY - that is our type of place, hummus with everything! Signage too discreet and resto sadly discrete from the passing footfall. The Special Bourekas sound nice and the grilled chicken will be good if spiced right. We'd better try it this year. Do those upstairs restaurants usually last? Keep it up Uncle Evil! (Greetings from Flo)

Ditto from us Frosty. What would we do without you?

Absolutely. Spot on.

Thanks Frosty.... PT is a lifeline for some (me included)