acklam

Who cares if the American forces from cobra cold are in Pattaya its already full of Russians. The addition of few American teenagers isnt going to make any difference to your holiday. In general they come in small numbers and are well disciplined. I think they are a credit to their country..

Yes the Hill isnt much of a gym but it is a fitness park.I use it nearly every day when in Patts.. Most of the gym type apparatus has been taken away now and I think there is only 2 areas for such exercise. But for running and jogging its fine. Mostly I use it in the late afternoon getting back to the room for a swim etc. It usually has quite a few runners going round it bu about 4pm. Most go round clockwise but I find anti clock wise is actually faster and suites my style (the hills are steeper but shorter that way round !!) It used to get quite a few katoee's trying to drum up trade and it was visited by numerous farang gays on motor bikes. But for the last few years that hasnt been as bad . At one time they had 2 guards in uniform (one was a quite attractive girl) who were supposed to get rid of them but now they too have gone. The only time I ever felt threatened there was by a rather large ape (no joke) with a blue collar on its neck sitting on the wall. I think I must have disturbed as I ran up and didn't see it until the last minute. It made a big show of its teeth but then luckily ran of into the bushes. I have asked a few people about it since but no one has ever seen anything like it. Have a feeling it could have something to do with the Temple near the Big Budda. There was also a lot of stray animals, cats (who did quite well) and dogs, (who didnt) a few Thias regularly visited with food for them all in the early evenings. Now they seem to have stopped this and there are very few last three trips or so. All in all its a good place to go for a run and some hill work.

I just think Thailand is getting more affluent and the result is that most of the best girls now dont have to do some of the worst jobs. So the quality of girls goes down. Its been the same the world over.