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^I went to both Pump Station and Golden Girls several times. Same owner from what I understand. Had a regular looking bar downstairs, I would walk by, if I saw a girl I liked, stopped in, ordered a drink, one of us would say "up stairs?" and away we go. Upstairs was a second bar set up, no bar tender and also a chair/sofa. Most every time, no one else was up there. Maybe a couple of times a guy and Thai girl where just leaving as I was coming in. Girl would put on a porn moving, take a few mins getting ready, then come an suck you off from under the bar or at the chair/sofa. It was not

Joe, do you have any actual information to add to this thread? Have you ever taken a motorbike on board the ferry to Koh Larn? How much did you pay?

Spot on, I don't even mind paying a little extra as a “foreigner tax” if the boatman had said a price around 120 to 150 I would have paid it with a smile and not thought twice about it. However, to quote a price 2 and a half times higher than the motorbike they loaded before mine just not fair. My motto is to give people respect and you will get it in return. I treat people fair and expect it in return also. I don't want to create a stink with anyone, I just want to confirm what the fair price is.

Don't worry about it, I know people like to puff their chest when they have the anonymity of the internet. If money really was no object for the wannabes they would be in the South of France and not hanging around checking out a chat forum about a budget location like Pattaya.

Do you feel better now? Please don't make foolish assumptions, I am not on vacation here for a week or two. I live and travel in S.E. Asia full time for the last 5 years. There has been a change in the fare system for the ferry to Koh Larn. I ask a straight forward question about the change. I am looking for a sensible reply like bangkapiboy's...you know … a reply from someone who may actually know something about the topic.

I am not on holiday, I live in S.E. Asia. I will pay the fair rate, my question is to find out what the fair rate is....guess some people need even the simple stuff explained.

Actually, I thought it was fun to take a ride all over the island including to the peak of the large hill, some great views up there. (not my photos, credit a poster that goes my the handle fuke1968 on another Pattaya board)

To be clear I am writting about a 125cc motorbike in the post above.

Is 250 really the fixed rate to bring a bike to Koh Larn? I have taken my bike to Koh Larn on the ferry twice in the past, each time I paid 100 baht one way. I went today and after loading the bike onto the boat the Thai deck hand told me it would be 250 baht. I know the passenger price went up from 20 to 30 baht per person, but a hike from 100 to 250 for the motorbike seems out of line. That means it would cost me 500 round trip to bring the bike, it does not make a lot of sense when I can rent one on the island for 200 – 250 per day. In the end I refused to pay 250 and they unloaded

Good info. Thank you one and all for the replies!

Bringing a motorbike on the long haul train? Anyone ever done it? I will take the long haul train to Chang Mai and would like to bring my motorbike. I think I will have to ride to Bangkok to get it on board, but maybe it will work at Chachoengsao?