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...and young boys the world over breathe a sigh of relief.

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I give you permission to assume that if you like. Truth be told, if I wanted to engage in conversation on that level I'd go to my neighbors. They've got preschoolers. Besides, I'd hate to keep you from cataloging and archiving every post made by your pal from Philly. I'd never keep someone from something that defines him in life. Now, as you're prone to do, you'll probably want to come back with something cute. Try responding to the 2nd and 3rd sentence of this post with something like "I don't think you could handle a conversation on a higher intellectual level". Be honest, it

Missed the point, eh?

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Looks as if Wikipedia is unavailable and the Chiang Mai Blowhard(a.k.a. joekicker) is throwing a tantrum because he's got nowhere to cull his experience and knowledge from and then dazzle the rest of us with his cut&paste techniques. For those of you that don't like to accept things that may annoy or irritate, you should follow the Blowhard's example and just bend over and take things as they come without complaint or, stick your tail between your legs and go elsewhere like he did and THEN bend over and take things the way they come without complaint. Only after transplanting yoursel

All of them.

Nana Hotel. Just to be able to say you did.

Don't overlook staying in Kowloon. Transportation in HK is unbelievably efficient. Even to go across the harbor. I tried to get a room at the YMCA Salisbury but they were booked up. It's directly across the street from the waterfront, bus and Star Ferry terminal, and the Peninsula Hotel(High Tea at "The Pen" and a drink in "The Bar" is a must). DO NOT be put off because its called a YMCA. This place is a hotel. I did stop in to check it out and look at a room. I will be my first choice(again) on my next trip provided I can secure a reservation. Read the reviews. www.Tripadvisor.com will h

GODDAMNED AMERICANS! Always fucking something up!

Maybe I'm not reading your post correctly but, your employer is going to give you an "allowance" equal to their cost for a trip from Tampa to Turkey for you do with as you please(as long as you get to Turkey)? If that is the case, would they even need to see documentation? None of this answers your question though. As "The Mook" said, it depends on your size. If you can comfortably sit in a coach class seat with no elbow room for 1 hour(LAS-LAX)**, 15 hours(LAX-TPE), 4 hours(TPE-BKK) then you know the answer. Me, at 6'3", 249lbs, I would have a hard time crammed in a coach seat with, no d

The colder, the better. For whatever reason, I tend to drink very cold beer quicker than I do beer that isn't quite as cold. Yes, I drink more and, it costs me more but, I'm happy and, so is my local bar owner. All draft lines(coiled) should end immediately after they exit a barrel of ice water or chiller. It makes no sense to chill tap lines and then have the last two feet exposed to room temperature air before it hits the spigot. If it's slow or, you're the only one drinking that brand, it's going to get warm in the lines before it's poured. Once it starts to get warm it rapidly loses it

Interesting device. If you go to their website you can check your connection speed to see if it's compatible with it's use.

Thanks to Pete and "gettingno".

Thinking about including a trip to PI during my next trip(if I can make it) to LOS and will probably stay at the Pacific Breeze in AC based on other members reports and, what looks like, their re-bookings. I'll probably get an "Executive" or an "Executive Plus" room. My question: Is there anything special to request, or, request to avoid, when making the reservation(i.e. room #'s, hotel wing, etc...) I'll probably make a similar info request for Manila at a later date so, if you've got any advice on that, please add that too. Thanks up front.

BC, is there really a need to be an ass about helping someone out?

Bt1000 for a guest? That's insane. Never stayed there but I've heard it was popular with Jap/Chinese tourists so, they probably get the fee with no problem. For a decent room at a fairly reasonable price try the Soi 13 area, i.e., Dynasty Inn(NOT Dynasty Resort**), Whitehouse Condotel, Sandy Springs, etc... Book ASAP. It's a popular area. Convenient to everything, quickly, by baht bus. Good for 1st-timers and the experienced both. Enjoy. ** From what I understand, Dynasty Resort is nice also but it is not the one on Soi 13 but, rather, a little off the beaten path towards Jomtien.

Hee Hee. That's fucking hilarious! Not quite as funny as a Children's Hospital on fire, but close. It's too bad he didn't use the bottle to cut his own throat and then bled all over the place. Think of all the publicity that would've garnered. The best thing is that customers could've been charged at least Bt200 for photos with the blood stains. More if he actually died! Crocodile Bar Soi 4. I'll pass. Is what's known as a "putz" here in the US the same thing as a "wanker" in the UK?

Something doesn't sound quite right. With all the bikes sitting around unlocked why would anyone take the chance of getting caught, by wasting time, stealing one that was chained up? Unless, of course, the "thief" could show ownership, and spare key, if questioned by the BIB about why he's "reposessing" the bike. If you're that worried about it just get the mess cleaned up for your own piece of mind. I'd go back to him and tell him you want to do the right thing and pay him for the bike but you no longer have the original Bt20,000 that you offered him. Tell him you can only offer him Bt15,000

Ah, yes. With the uncanny reasoning ability you'd used earlier to decipher a coupon on a bus ticket and your latest demonstration of skills involving, not only selecting brightly colored smileys, but clicking on them also, makes me confident you'll do well in high school. When you get there in one or two years, that is. See, I can do it too.

Who gives a fuck. For any other person who is confused by what the writing on the ticket means, it is simply a discount coupon, for use at the Flipper, that is printed on your bus ticket. If you use it at the Flipper, fine. If you stay elsewhere you can't use the discount coupon because the discount is only good at the Flipper. There, enough said.

Wrong. It's for anyone no matter where you stay. I've used the service several times and I've never stayed at the Flipper. If you read the ticket you will see that it's a promotional advertisement that offers a discount for lodging if you present the ticket at the Flipper. As far as the service is concerned, I like it and have never had a problem although I've only used it for service between Bangkok hotels to Pattaya and back again. I never used it to or from the airport. The operation seems suprisingly well organised. The number of pick-ups the mini-van makes is dependent upon th

Buy and rent out at home(U.S.) and use the eventual proceeds in LOS.

Sailfast, Excellent job.

Lilwilly, You might want to consider having someone build you a plywood ramp that is small enough to keep with you in your Pattaya travels yet sturdy enough support the weight of your chair. I've got a feeling you're going to need it to get over the curbs in a lot of places. Trust me, you don't want to spend ANY time in the street looking for access to the sidewalk. Tie a rope to it so, when you're alone, you can pull it up to you once you're over the curb.