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Corner of Pattaya Nua and 2nd Rd

I've been living here for about nine years now. I make several trips each year outside of Thailand. Other than my landlady doing the initial TM30 report a few years back, I nor my landlady has ever notified immigration of my return to Thailand. To date this has presented no problems when I go for my annual extension to stay. The most recent one was two days ago.

With the main characters sitting around complaining how good it was ten years ago and how much prices have gone up. Expect Al to chime in with how he always got his BJ's for free.

Venture Bike in Jomtien looks to have a decent selection of bikes for rent.

Khao Mai Keao Route I had a nice ride this morning on a route around Khao Mai Keao. The main thing this route has going for it is once on the north end of KMK you have a very enjoyable ride that's mostly a gentle downhill all the way to Hwy 7. The route can be found and downloaded from Google Maps using this link. RT distance starting and ending at Pattaya Klang and Sukhumvit is about 59 km. It's a relatively easy ride with only a moderate amount of elevation gain near the south end of KMK. The first part of this route takes you up Soi Siam Country Club road. While there is no marke

Good explanation and good that sailingbill is asking for clarification now as I didn't and ended up invalidating my O-A Visa. Really sucks to be told on coming back to Thailand my visa was no good and only getting the 30 day stamp. What I didn't understand then, but what what you explained quite well is the visa expiration date and its effect on the 12 month permission to stay. The key thing to remember is to get a re-entry permit before you leave the country once past the visa expiration date.

Good to see Nam's good service is being rewarded with more customers switching to her. Be nice if more Thai businesses would follow this business model.

My bad. I just focused on no tips and visa agents and completely glossed over "Letters of income used for a retirement extension will require proof from banks". Looks like I'm in the same boat as sailingbill. My extension is up next month, so I'll be quickly finding out if I too need the additional proof. Edited to add: I re-read the linked article in the first post and don't see any mention of additional proof from banks. Do you have another source for this new requirement?

The income affidavit is all you need for the extension. Never been asked for additional proof of income.

Thanks for the feedback. I really enjoy biking in and around Pattaya, same as when I lived in the States. Here I can ride year round and take advantage of that by riding almost everyday. Most days are relatively short rides, 20 - 30 km. I've been lucky during the nine years living here I've only come off my bike a couple of times with no serious injury, and I've never had an accident with another vehicle. Mostly that's due to luck of not being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but a good part is practicing safe riding. Number one is riding with a mirror. Number two is anticipating

Another bike path in the Pattaya area is in the Bang Lamung Exercise Park along the northeastern shore of Map Phrachan Lake. The path opened in early 2016 and is a very easy 2 km loop through the park. The route as recorded by my GPS can be found on Google Maps (link). The pics in this post were taken in April, 2016. I rode the loop about two weeks ago and I'm happy to report the path is still in great condition. The trees have also filled in nicely to provide plenty of shaded areas. Enter and exit the bike path from the left and right off the main entrance to the park.

For those interested in biking around Pattaya I thought it would be good to have a thread detailing the bike paths in the area. To date I only know of three (one of them currently closed), but I imagine in the coming years more will be built. This post is about the new path just constructed in the Wat Yan/Silver Lake area. It's advertised as a 13.6 km route end to end. The route as recorded by my GPS can be found on Google Maps (link). Except for the part that starts at 331, the bike path is a relatively easy ride. Here's a screen shot of the elevation profile. Note the doubl

Best flights for me were 747 upper deck, BC. Like another poster stated, it's like having the entire plane to yourself. Shame they've been retired from passenger service, but I have to say the newer planes with lower altitude pressurization and higher humidity levels make for a much more comfortable long haul flights. Worst was a US domestic flight. Guy next to me was so drunk the FA's refused to serve him. I called him out when he nicked a couple of bottles from the cart when the FA's weren't looking. Under different circumstances I wouldn't have gotten involved, but he was already a bell

I'm biased to the Soi Buakhao area. Quite a few to choose from. In no particular order and off the top of my head; Easy Corner Bar, Nikom Court, Katsiree, Sutus Court, Billabong, Triangle Bar, and the newest addition that looks to have potential but I've not yet stopped at is Pook Plaza.

Watched and enjoyed Billions. I'll put Peaky Blinders in the queue.

Binge watching Boardwalk Empire now. Just finished S01E08. Really enjoying this series.

Yes. On the north side of Tree Town the soi connects through to MIT.

OP, need an account on PL to read the thread you linked to. As to the question of merging the two boards, you would probably lose more members than you would gain.

Agree with everything you wrote. When it first opened it attracted far more customers, and had more ladies available for take out. Not sure why the custom has fallen off. Prices are inline for bars offering live music, and as you stated, the band is very good.

IIRC, the original underpass project included plans for a handicap accessible walk over bridge. Noticed about six months ago they had started construction of that overpass. Until today I hadn't thought about taking pics, and as it turns out there was no rush to do so. Considering they've been working on it for over six months, not much progress to show for the effort. Walkway on the Father Ray Foundation side of Suk. More progress to date on the East side of Suk.

If it's solid green light, then you can turn right before the right turn arrow comes on. However, most intersections have a green arrow for straight ahead traffic which means you can not legally turn right until the right turn arrow is lit. According to the law, a vehicle must remain behind the solid white line at a controlled intersection until the light in the direction you want to travel is green. Most intersections in and around Pattaya that law is ignored and not enforced, except, as you found out in Jomtien. I used to do the same as you, but fortunately I read on another forum t

Currently binge watching The 100. Up to S4E09. Found season 1 to be just ok, but good enough to keep me watching additional seasons. Glad too as I thought season 2 & 3 were very good. Season 4 I'm withholding judgement until I watch the last episode.

Deadwood is one of my all time favorite shows. Some great quotes too from the series. Here's one of many. Al Swearengen: God rest the souls of that poor family... and pussy's half price for the next 15 minutes. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348914/quotes

Secrets just did another upgrade and the latest version came with quite a few new emoticons.

You'll need to get up at the butt crack of dawn to catch the train from BKK. "The special train will leave Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok every Saturday and Sunday at 6.45am"