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Laughable start to 2016!

Very good laugh this month.......but I thought it was 10 for a bhat bus and 20 for a tuk-tuk.......but then again I may be accused of being a LDOP.............thanks as always

Great set of pics, thanks for posting.

Good one!

Looks that way....a great result.......who knows where this may all end. Mr. B may well be going down, there has to be a whole mass grave of skeletons in his closet, it could just be who of his former 'buddies' wants to unlock it for the price of a 'get outa jail free' card! I think there must be more in the pack than the one Chuck Blazer has got in his paws or in the paws of his lavish lifestyle kitties..........wonder who can 'trump' his cards!

Very funny indeed.........let's hope John Oliver's wishes come true........if only to see him down a bottle of Bud Lite Lime!!! But seriously, FIFA is one self-indulgent organization that needs to be brought down.

Great set of pics, thanks for sharing and nice touch to pixilate out all the farang faces.......not so many of us do that and who knows who we might drop in the proverbial by not doing so!

"Dongtan'.....hilarious! Much appreciated as always.

Magical memories.....thanks RT. Some things never change though, like the fantastic sunsets over the Chao Phaya, the street food carts and Bangkok Street Name signs.......they were there on the same poles back on my first visit in '73'. Anyone know when they were first erected? The girls all seemed to have had more meat on the bone back then and if there were, I never managed to find a single bald beaver despite extensive searches.

Truly an amazing cross section of Ruskie Gals.....and in one or two cases the term 'gal' affords no boundaries. Thanks for taking the risk to bring us these candid photos!

Stayed at the Hilton a few years back on my last visit. As you say great pool and large rooms. Nice to stroll along the beach directly from the hotel and stop at one of the set-up beach bars for a Sundowner. I recall the girls appeared to be somewhat more 'mature' than Pattaya as indeed your picture reflects.

From my own perspective, I try only ever to deposit in an Ass To Mouth......sometimes my deposit disappears into the void but on some occasions it is spat back out and on certain occasions, with less than I deposited! I suppose that all depends on the amount I was depositing? Somehow a withdrawal would seem to show no respect for the ATM. I do believe however that the option for a free deposit for homeless guys and their mates would be a winner. I may even consider selling the Condo if that happens.

A good humorous read as always and appreciate all your efforts.....100 monkeys, that's a sizable troop!! Sad news about XZone and the Blues Factory.....both were regular haunts on my trips. Times they are a changing. Keep up the sterling work.

Getting robbed like this is probably more distressing than getting mugged as you naturally expect your money to be ok in a safe but as other BM's have said, it is pretty easy to get into most of these small hotel safes. Breaking into In-room safes and strongboxes is becoming an all too frequent occurrence in the smaller hotels it seems, so carrying large sums of cash around is always a potential problem. Using your home based single currency credit card at ATM's or in shops will get you robbed by the card company on exchange rates and associated charges. Opening a bank account in the country you are visiting is also not necessarily convenient or simple and with the demise of the Travelers Cheque, what do you do with the money you bring with you? One suggestion that may help some people is to use a multi-currency lodgement card and just draw down on it when needed. Again not for everyone but it does have its benefits as just like any card, you can always carry it with you at all times and it is protected by a PIN. Apparently not available to obtain in every country, but its catching on and you use them just like a normal credit card. Just do a search under 'multi-currency lodgement card' if anyone wants more info.

Hey....well that's a veritable Aladdin's cave in there. Thanks for sharing.