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I think that it is a wonderful idea to give some of the bodies in the pot holes a decent burial.

Georges. If we lived our lives on what we read and see we wouuld never do anyhing. Our lives would be paralasis by fear. I would suggest that France is a much more dangerous place than Thailand at the moment. Every night I am in Pattaya I am in the the thick of it in bars and clubs and I get here and back flying Malaysian and none of them are as dangerous as a jealous Thai girlfriend!

As usual I enjoyed the update on Pattaya and always appreciate your twisted perspective on sin city. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I have eaten twice in the last week and the food was fine. Thai lady seemed happy with hers. The only thing that I commented on was that the service staff were inconsistent. They have lost the level of professionalism that they had in the past. This is never easy to put a finger on as it is a collection of small things. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Not sure but this might kill the Pommie Trade. The English might be the biggest users of Bed and Breakfast in the world. It is a tradition and is similar to the boarding houses of Pattaya. Without these many English in times past would never have been able to afford a holiday. I never stayed in an English hotel until I could afford to pay for it myself.

Of recent years I have had two incidents that were on the verge of violence but in the end we simply walked away from it. One was a "Dangling smoker" I often run into these guys. They inhale and then dangle their smoke as far away from their face, clothes or girlfriend as possible and that is often under the nose of some innocent. I also moved the ashtray under his nose. Both my complaint and the ashtray move bought forth a string of invective. The other was a guy sitting in a gogo bar with three empty seats and he was loath to share them. Seems that over the course f the evening he had b

Cannot help think that this is a misnomer. Its not the tattoo shop surely, its the tattoo artist. I also assume that each shop has people of varying skills. I also assume that like all other trades in Pattaya that the tattooists are constantly on the move. All in all I can see this being based on the luck of the draw.

I am right in my understanding of this post? Has Cambodia changed to the Thai style of thirty days FREE on arrival for the listed countries? Last time there I paid $US 25 and had to have photographs. If this is the case then this makes the place a little more attractive.

LOL well I thought it bloody funny! Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

A year or two ago a very wealthy and prominent NZ business man was off loaded from a local flight. His sin was that he would not pay attention to the flight attendants request that passengers take note of the flight instructions. While this sin is committed by most of us it still goes to show who is in charge.

As usual a good start to the day. Considering that you only write up the bizarre, rediculous, wierd and examples of Thai logic, you have a job for life. Thanks. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

As usual, your walks spoil us. Some really good stuff. Thanks for the time and effort.

As predicted the United fiasco has started to have positive results. I copied this off the Internet this morning. Delta Air Lines has increased the payouts its airport agents can offer passengers on overbooked flights, moving to prevent a public relations nightmare similar to the one plaguing United Continental Holdings Inc. Customer service agents will be able to offer passengers as much as $2,000 (NZ$2858) when they’re asked to give up a seat on an oversold flight, up from $800 (NZ$1143), according to a memo seen by Bloomberg. Managers can offer as much as $9,950 (NZ$14,220), more than s

Thanks for the great TR. I may never get there but your excellent photography got me a bit nearer

In one way I see this as being a win for all fflyers. I note that all airlines that I travel with tend to get slack and lazy and the crews forget why they are there. This is a wake up call for airlines generally that flyers have rights and should be treated decently. It also reminds all of us that there will be a camera waiting to take down every gory detail. This is a win-win for consumers and a billion dollar hit at the valuation of the airline.

The topic heading mentioned a PR Disaster. Sitting by the beach in far off New Zealand I was regaled with this story on the news. Just assuming that someone here was flying around the USA, would they book that airline. Who cares who else does this type of thing. The whole thing appears to be an international disaster and I would hope that every airline takes notice and sorts their attitude to customer service. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I always recall a restaurant in Newcastle on Tyne that sold genuine Indian food. Curry and chips. I thought that the race were lucky buggers getting chips every day of the week. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Don't forget that Singapore has the Floors of Whores. Actually, other than the price of accommodation, food and booze it is an ok destination for 24 hours. They have a great tourist bus option that not only does the city but also includes Sentosa Island which is worth half a day. An evening in Geylang can also be entertaining. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

Thai food is a trade off in that the price and quality as so variable. For a really cheap, tasty and good meal I have to recommend the dozen restaurant centre in Soi Buakhao beside the small market 50 metres from the funny bend in the road. I have never had a bad meal from there and never paid as much as a 100 baht, There is also a booze bar with rock bottom prices.

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Has anyone used the Over Seventies desk? I believe that this is to the far right hand side of the immigration area and is also used by wheel chair passengers as well. As I understand it the queue is short and quick. I have never bothered with it but have been told by a number of people that it is a good service for the golden oldies. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

... and Jacko from a country where there is no actual booking office. I just spoke to a Chinese lady in Hong Kong on their 0800 number. As far as I can work out this means that I cannot use the vouchers for flights from my home country as I cannot book direct. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

For me a enforced stop was where I was unable to fly from Hong Kong to Bangkok because the international plane I was on was running late and as it was the last one of the day I was put up in the airport hotel. The reasons for the vouchers is contained in my recent trip report. I have realised that there is no booking office for Cathay in my country and the only ways I can see of using these vouchers is to fly again with Cathay (the prices are going to have to fall a lot before that happens) and use them for duty free or list them on an online sales site and hopefully get fifty cents in the do

Hi there and thanks Butch. I will follow up on your thoughts. It would solve every thing if I could get duty free in the airport. I did however think after posting to put the query on Google and find that I am not the only person frustrated with vouchers like this. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

As reported recently in my trip report I had an enforced stop over in Hong Kong. When I got home I sent a complaint into them about the miserly HK $75 for meals and lo and behold they sent me $US 100 in service vouchers. I believe that there a number of boardies that fly Cathay or Cathay Dragon I wonder if they have any ideas how I can use these vouchers for other than international flights? I managed to get a one off special fare from them last time but normally they are twice the price of my usual carriers. I am unlikely to use them again in the near future and wonder if anyone had foun