Darrel

Canterbury Tales may have a big presence in forums but in real life it is a small, cheap guesthouse in a small Soi away from the beach, the main tourist roads and hotel areas. It seems unreasonable to expect all drivers to know it and it seems common sense to me to always carry the exact address of where you are staying if you dont actually know it personally. That said, if you told the taxi people where you were going when you booked then one would expect them to get you there. Even if you didnt tell them when you booked it is totally unacceptable just to chuck you out on the street a

The exact maximum amount for online transfers varies from bank to bank but it is normally in the region of 5000GBP - 20000GBP. My main bank sets it at 10000GBP per day. I could make one such transfer every day, of course. One of the ex-building society banks has an extremely low limit of just 1000GBP. Yours obviously has higher limits. With some banks once you have set up a particular destination for transfers and had it verified by your bank then you can transfer as much as you like via online banking. Mine is not one of these and I am not complaining. I know of no UK bank that would allow v

Yes, any UK high street bank can transfer any sum to Thailand in 24 hours. There are no restrictions. However, for large sums they will want you to actually go into the branch, to check that it is really you giving the order. All banks have restrictions on the amounts that can be sent using online banking, phone banking, debit cards etc., for perfectly obvious reasons. You will need to give a reason for the transfer and "holiday" is fine unless it is a very large sum in which case just put house or car purchase, or indeed emigration if that is the case. Unless you happen to have very larg

On the occasions when I have eaten American bacon I have found it to be very sweet. I dont like it. The cut varies.

How do you know they are gay?

I dont think the Diana Dragon falls into that category. Eggs are cooked to order. Thai dishes and rice are replenished regularly with freshly-cooked stuff. Fruit is under glass in a chiller cabinet. Heated "international" dishes like cooked ham and spaghetti etc. seem to be perfectly fresh also, though I admit that I wouldnt touch them with yours, as Brian Blessed famously said. There has to be an advantage in a buffet where you can see the food, flies and all, rather than a place which hides the food in the kitchen where you really have no idea what is going on. Restaurant kitchens are of

Hey, it could have been sour eggs and snotty-faced staff! I remember a place like that. I honestly dont understand why anyone goes to these set breakfast places round Soi Buakow when the Diana Dragon buffet has pretty well everything (except black pudding and beans, neither of which I like) for 105B. To tempt me into a set breakfast place they would have to offer free multiple refills of coffee and juice.

I was possibly a bit unfair with the Apex. Especially for anyone who likes it enough to go for the "buy 10 get 11" offer. There are several places where I would rather spend the money though. Whilst I'm typing: Indian place at the far south end of 2nd road just before the turn-off to Jomtien. 219B. I looked at it but wasnt impressed as there wasnt much choice. They also do Thali for 180B and that's nearly a buffet, I suppose!

Because I think BA are at least GBP 60 better than EVA. (Until the staff strike and leave you ..... etc. etc.) By the same token I wouldnt fly with Air India or several other airlines I could mention for GBP 100 less than EVA.

Personally I would have paid the extra GBP60 to go with BA. BA for GBP580 sounds like a very good price, though of course that is low season.

I'm surprised. I spent a lot of time in Manila 20 - 30 years ago and I found the food to be heavily americanized even then. I admit that wasn't necessarily a bad thing because local Pinoy dishes generally didnt have the flavour that Thai food has. You certainly wont be disappointed in Pattaya as there is absolutely no shortage of American style food and even so-called "international" things tend to be more American than anything else (bread with sugar and milk powder in, very sweet soft drinks and juices, sweet BBQ sauces, ham and weiners for breakfast).

I don't see how the Diana Dragon buffet @ 105B can be surpassed. The main problem with all the set breakfasts is that they normally only include one cup of tea/coffee/juice. I drink at least three if not four of each and I'm b*ggered if I'm going to pay 30B or more for each extra little cup.

How many Saturdays have there been since Jan 1? I only count one.

Not forgetting AW Mister Donut and various local copies of American chains. All pretty dire and well over-priced, except the Sizzler salad bar which I quite like and which doesn't taste at all American. I never have the main courses though.

I know that, thanks. I was just wondering what the names had to do with buffets. Or restaurants for that matter. Not that it makes any difference. There is also a second Japanese buffet place opposite the one in Central Festival. It's not as good as the first one but it has 25% off on Wednesday which makes it more worthwhile. You get an extra 15 minutes there though it beats me how anyone could eat for more than an hour anyway. 30 - 45 minutes does me. There is a steak buffet for about 300B also in Central F. Not been there as I'm not a meat eater. Lek and Apex are both pretty dire