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Occasionally, I have succeeded in getting a few Satangs more for 50 GBP notes, but you have to ask and often they are reluctant to agree.

TT on Soi Buakhao at 18:55 today:

TT on Soi Buakhao @ 21:07 today:

At TT on Soi Buakhao at 21:33 today:

It was 36.60 at a TT booth a short time ago.

17:43 at TT on Soi Buakhao. GBP down more than THB up. ?

14:35 today at TT, Soi Buakhao:

I think your opinion of "dishonest" is not the same as the definition of that word.

In what way do you think they are not honest?

SuperRich in BKK at 17:49 today. (Sorry for the crap picture.)

TT booth on Soi Buakhao at 7.44pm today:

Butch Your thoughts on this are much the same as mine. I started travelling PE on EVA about a year or so ago because I had suffered the discomfort of the 3-4-3 configuration in Economy. However, my recent flights have led me to conclude that 3-4-3 might have been withdrawn on the LHR/BKK routing. My last flight was on an obviously very recently re-furbished plane, and it was 3-3-3 in Economy. Whether it is "worth it" is a totally subjective consideration. For me it is because of the extra space, and the fact that (mostly) the more troublesome passengers travel in Economy. So I have been converted! I use my business miles to treat myself to Business Class now and again. But I don't think I could regard travelling BC as "worth it" if I had to pay the full fare.

Just after 9pm at TT on Second Road:

What time was that, Jacko? The GBP was 37.30 at around 2.30pm at TT.

TT on Second Road @ 10.12pm today:

The development next to Friendship on Pattaya Tai is becoming less of a mystery! It consists of 3 buildings - two adjacent to Tai, and a larger one behind those two. The new sign on the road says "Honey Grand Body Massage" but the building at the back has more the look of serviced apartments or a hotel. It has the name of "Acqua Residence".

TT on Soi Buakhao, Pattaya @ 8.05pm today:

TT on Soi Buakhao @ 9.13pm today:

We can certainly say it needs doing PROPERLY! I've already read that a falang engineer believes that the diameter of the pipes they are laying is inadequate.

One bad aspect of living in Soi 15 is having to contend with the big tour buses going to Mercure, Whisper and Neta hotels. From my observations, you are correct that many Indians stay at Mercure. But there are quite a few East Asians as well. I suspect that a Westerner staying there is a bit of a rarity nowadays.

Just before 10pm at TT on Soi Buakhao:

The south end of Beach Road, from Baywalk to Walking street, is a mess at the moment. It appears that the road is being dug up to instal drains. However, if you can read Thai, perhaps you can let us know what these signs say. Work is taking place between Walking Street and Soi 13/3, but the road has been broken up, and access prevented, as far as Baywalk. As a pedestrian, you need to walk on the east side of the road. Just to encourage you, they have taken up some of the boardwalk on the beach side. Traffic is down to one lane from Soi 13/3, so traffic jams are inevitable.

And at 4.15pm today:

7.40pm at TT on Second Road, Pattaya. Sorry about the reflection - that is 37.30 for the GBP.

My favourite is: "It is what it is"!