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Love the slide guitar intro (probably Eric) - ah Wiki says it's George...

And where is Dave's Cantina, Evil?

Ditto!

Methinks you need to make some space in the camera bag for a "mini spice, herbs and condiments kit"! At least that would render the "mediocre" "edible"!

What's not to like.... hmmmm.

As the septics would say "Make sure they don't go all humpty-dumpty on yo' ass!" As the Irish would say "Not the kind of craic we're into".

To be honest Chip, I'm not a great seeker-out of the extraordinary in Pattaya - the ordinary is already extraordinary! Flo and I will definitely have a mooch-aboot but only in August Waiting for atlas2's (aka Lord Whore Whore of Chonburi) deliberations (and other in-situ BMs'). Slowly emptying the freezer at home - wish we wuz there. Andy Cap (aka The Europhile Grammarnazi)

1) Link between the tax officials and the "malfunction" anyone? Alarm switched off accidentally on purpose? 2) There must be a BM who can tell us if the 737 allows the crew to FORGET stuff...... ? Maybe a pre-war model?

Enjoyed that too, light and fluffy, just what Flo likes - budget not bad either. I must have got about that far before giving up - not a patch on BB. We just binge-watched (8 x 27mins) "The Kominsky Method" on Netflix - loads of stars and loads of laughs/pathos. Good for blokes of (ahem) our age... Trailer here:

Thanks for the report jacko, unrecognisable!

Hopefully wetter than the desert - what happens in Vegas Pattaya...... (etc.) Great review and photos EP ! Looking forward to a food adventure there with your expert guidance of Chinese regional culinary differences.

Sometimes it's about the music: Magda Giannikou

Sometimes it's about the video...... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT691fgJniFB3R3ixTcneuOwIoxzka8BS Lots of Anitta vids...

You CANNOT be serious ​ ! (That image is stuck in my head now....... ). Did you mean drizzle ? I agree Evil's restaurant reviews are a must-read (a list is made before each trip), as well as the funny replies such as the above from atlas2. We have also enjoyed some excellent food adventures in his company. From the always-self-defecating.. Andy Cap

I find myself agreeing with EVERYTHING that Farage said in the video (because he didn't say anything contentious, perhaps). He certainly needs to look at the East India Company's record in China and India though.... and the biggy, the American War of Independence, as to whether the Brits got the Empire through negotiation. I'm confused.... were Tommy Sopwith and Tommy Sopworth 2 different people? T'internet seems equally stumped... When Macca goes I'm taking 3 days off.... so 'same-same'. I'll have a sit and thrash out some lines on the Hofner Violin Bass, and fall off the wagon. LOL.....the only wine which ever made me throw up is 'Beaujolais Nouveau' (two years running) - have never touched the stuff since. It's actually better when it's 'vintage' (or at least 5 years old). A couple of hours until we find out what the 'deal' might be - but it seems to be 'neither nowt nor summat'. We'll tune in for the next exciting episode of course. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_I_Won_the_War

Fair enough Siam Sam and atlas2. I haven't lived in the UK since 1986 so I haven't had the experiences you speak of. I left because I couldn't see any future for me and the wife, and our children to come, in the industrial already-wasteland of our North East. We had already worked in London and Kent, before I got laid off and we traipsed back north - Saudi Arabia saved us (!) The black/dark blue passport let me move to France in '89, and the Maastricht Treaty in '92 made it permanent. I'm sure Sapper Christopher Watson R....... would have approved, if he knew that the thriving North-East, which he knew working as a forge hand at the company which built Titanic's propeller, was a dead as a dodo, but he was already dead himself and I couldn't ask him. You are right - I have no idea what others would think, from their graves or blown to bits just beneath Flanders fields. I moved for a better life and got one - Tebbit-style (sans vélo). I do have rose-tinted spectacles but you need them nowadays. Two and half months sober BTW. Andy Cap

That stopped us in our tracks as well - superb arrangement. Did anyone see Peter Jackson's 90-minute film "They Shall Not Grow Old" the black and white film made into colour/slowed down/given serious sound/and lip-read script at 21.30 GMT on Beeb 2 last night. The voice-overs were taken from soldiers' diaries. All the UK footage was in b/w and the footage at the front was in colour. Stunning in the real sense. Lots of blood and mutilation to detract from the "the great lie". Available on BBC Iplayer if you missed it and have VPN. Only a trailer on YT so far AC

Hi Sam. I managed to give you +1 for sentence 1, but those that survived voted in Labour governments in 1924 and 1945 - the dole, the free National Health Service, incl. free vaccinations, school dinners and benefits for the less well-off were the result. If that's "ruined" you're right. Some of the dead would have been well pleased. Just mho. Andy Cap

Taylor's Pork Pies from Darlo and Scotch Pies - I haven't eaten them all (yet). Flo does great Fish and Chips and Toad in the Hole.

So the highlight is the loo? Worth a visit then.... Since when did shopping centres selling stuff at the same price as in the "west" become an attraction (apart from aircon food and cinema and bowling and......)? Just sayin' Andy Cap

Maybe the pumps are those (like in Saudi) where the attendant has to flip a bar across the hole holding the nozzle to keep it in place which zeroes the counter? Still a scam.....

At least the pesticides were free....!

"Fabulous expats"? Oxymoron. Shurely shome mishtake.... (I'm seeing Kenny Everett ) Not sure any BM would describe themselves in that manner, but there is a bloke who started a thread called "Hello" that you could send a private message to. Most folks are already starring in an "exciting series" and "no obligation chat" is a daily occurrence..... Good luck!

Hi surry! Long time no see. Flo and I rely on the Travel Insurance and the Travel Assistance (two policies) included with our Visa Premier (gold) Bank Card. I got the General Conditions out to have a look. Travel Insurance As long as you pay for your trip or part of it with the card (we pay for the flights with it), it gives death or partial/total invalidity, holiday (cancellation, modification, interruption, baggage etc.). The maximum length of trip is 180 days. 2 cards cost about 20€ a month so it's a good deal if you are travelling a lot, which we aren't unfortunately. Heart attack and stroke NOT COVERED (!!). Accident when drunk NOT COVERED. 310,000€ for death of assured (including trip from the airport!!!), 155,000€ if Partial Handicap caused by an accident. Children or adopted children covered under the parent's card if unmarried and under 25. Travel Assistance No need to pay for the trip with the card - just have one. This insurance covers medical and medevac. (among other things). Medical fees advanced up to 155,000€. If you have a heart attack or stroke I suppose you're covered - can't see an exclusion. No exclusions for prior conditions EXCEPT those which have required hospitalisation (even day care) in the previous 6 months. Lots of other guarantees.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teelack is telling us the medical insurance above is only valid until age 75, so this card could fulfil your travel needs for 9 years. I can't get the link to the UK General Conditions - "Visa Premier Insurance and Assistance" but worth a look perhaps. We also use the card to hire cars when back in the UK (or Spain) as it also covers the excess and insurance, so you don't have to pay the extra insurance, making car hire really "cheap". Hope this helps. All the best Andy Cap

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