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I have been looking for a place like this to eat at in Pattaya. I will certainly look this place over. As a side issue I often like a good English breakfast at dinner time and I think that in the same soi there is a place called Palmers. It gave me on a few occasions one of the best value brekkies in Pattaya

This a game that anyone can play. Simply imagine what the great good and stupid might have said when the light dawned. To get you started: Fuck Me! You want me to put what in my mouth Bill? Monica Lewinski Fuck Me! New socks and shoes ruined! King Canute. Fuck Me! I can only buy shoes by the pair? Long John Silver. Fuck Me! Not a bloody virgin in sight! Osama bin Laden. Fuck Me! 2000 baht for a short time! Gabor. Fuck Me! Doors? Curtains? Walls? There has to be a better name! Bill Gates. Fuck Me! Where is Betty Crocker when you need her? King Alfred.

LOL...............No I think that he may still be there?

Two things. As has been pointed out people go to bars and drink whatever they fancy. There are thousands of Asians and Arabs that never touch the stuff. If however you just don't want to visit places that sell booze then whoever suggested that you visit Pattaya is no friend of yours! Head off to Bangkok as there are more temples, palaces, museums, night markets, and alternative entertainment.

I am sure that if I kept looking I would find the amount mentioned however this week Forbes wrote: As the Cup defender, Ellison got to choose the yachts for the next contest and he stuck with multihulls, distressing traditionalists who favored single-hulled boats. He also pushed for massive changes in the sport of sailing, creating electronic boundary lines for the racecourse and equipping the boats with lights and monitors and using on-course penalties instead of the traditional after-race protest hearing. He spent an estimated $300 million on the series, including two 72-footers (one capsized and was almost destroyed in the training phase) and elaborate television production facilities for coverage that went mostly unwatched in the U.S., where sailing is still a niche sport.

I am sure that we all know the logic of times like this but life is never so easy. I know that when the "Red Mist" descends and you are out of control that logic and common sense goes out the window. I somehow think that there is some basic instinct coming into play here. Almost anyone is capable of losing it when a combination of loss of pride, unfairness, all fuelled by booze kicks in. I think that all over the world at this minute people are losing it purely on principal and logic has no part of it.

A piece of crap in Thailand is a piece of crap wherever you are, as in a rose is a rose is a ...

It was a brilliant regatta and went to the final bell with the last scheduled race the decider. I saw every race and reflected that in the past I would have called it 'Watching Paint Dry" but this was spectacular. In the final analysis it was a disaster in that the money required to compete kept most people away and only three teams competed. It is thought that Ellison spent up to one billion dollars on the defence! There really is no future for a sport where talent comes second to money.

When you read these forums there is no doubt this this happens. It is possibly a warning for you to take notice of. I have either been lucky or maybe I phrased my emails in an understandable manner but I have had a good time of it and generally speaking get responses inside the same day. I think that because of the number of places to stay in town I am happy to forget about the non responders and move on. There was however a case earlier this month where the people were so brilliant in responding, in both speed, content and follow up, that I will be calling in to see them next time in town and will seriously think of using the place.

There have been some recent threads about all the possible ED medicines. Suggest that you search" Kamagara "and I feel sure that you will get a heap of feed back.

You are right about the NZ appreciation against the AUS $ however it more because the Aussie was over valued. Whilst there has been an approx 8 cents gain against it there is no more than a cent gain against the US$ in the same time frame. Because of this frustration we have to take out aggresion out on the footy field.

I cannot answer your question however I would comment. I was a bit surprised a couple of weeks ago at the problems of opening up new accounts in my little country. I was opening a new bank account and an online brokerage account and the paperwork is endless. Eight pages for the bank account, notorised passport, account with home address and so on and endless rigmarole for the share trading. All this is the result of recent laws to curb money laundering. If its happening here I guess that this must be universal. The bank even supplied me with a one time code machine that is required every time I log on.

Me too Whitney. Thanks for the review. Seems I am on the same flight as you and get into BK at 10.50--a great time and better than getting into Pattaya t midnight. Looking forward to any more comments that you might have.

Over the years I have come across some great definitions of USELESS and find the image of some of them really amusing. Here are a few to get you going; As useless as a chocolate fireguard. As useless as a chocolate teapot. As useless as a cat flap on a submarine. As useless as an ashtray on a motorbike. As useless as fertilising your garden with rocking horse shit.

I was interested to read about this but seems that this is a good case study in shooting yourself in the foot. Bizarre. Perhaps even business people get pissed when they post!

10 REASONS TO USE A BAHT BUS. I have to admit to being a great supporter of the baht bus system. Over the last few years and literally hundreds of trips I can honestly say: 1. I have never been knowingly conned by a driver and never been asked for a taxi fare when I had taken a baht bus. 2. I have had the situation where the bus has left Beach Road before getting to Walking Street but it happens so rarely that its no issue. If this happens I sometime choose not to pay and that has never been an issue either. 3. I have "Used" baht buses as cheap sight seeing. For instance I have paid my 20 baht and got onto the Jomtien bus and stayed there till it got to the end of the line. A great way to see a bit of Pattaya. I have done this in many parts of the world and its a restful and cheap way of seeing how the average person lives rather than just seeing what the city centres look like. 4. I have once been pick pocketed but made so much noise that other BB drivers got in on the act and I got my money back. I was happy with the lesson and have since changed my attitude to money safety. 5. I have heard of many being hurt on motor bikes and scooters but never in a baht bus. I am sure that it happens but then so do lightning strikes! 6. I have picked up girls on a baht bus but never on a MBT! 7. I am on holiday. My time is my own and if I have a slow journey into town then it is fine by me. If I do get frustrated then walking some of the way is no issue. 8. At 10 baht a trip I know that I will never get a bargain like that anywhere else I visit and its not like I have to wait more than a minute or two for the next bus. 9. I would rather be in a baht bus than on a MBT when they have one of those Pattaya downpours. 10. What a wonderful mode of transport when you have been drinking. No stress, no hassle and I have never had a TG tell me that using a baht bus was unacceptable.

I admit to being a bit jealous but my next return flight to Pattaya will be 530 Pounds approx. and with the help of free red wine and 2 sleeping pills at 30 baht bought in Pattaya I will manage.

One of the lowest price hotels that I see advertised is The Eighteen Coins on Soi Buakhao. I have had a meal there and its OK but Google the place for more details. It is in the thick of things.

I admit to knowing little about airlines but this company has bought and is bringing into service now some of the latest airliners and they are supposed to be excellent so its possibly a bit of a lottery what plane your flight is booked on.

My next trip is booked using this airline. It will be my first and the Internet reviews are a bit mixed. For me its a 12 hour flight followed by 2 on the ground followed by a 3 hour flight. I really don't care as the flight is costing me less than any return flight for at least 10 years and is possibly the ;lowest ever. I will give it a try and put a comment in my next trip report.

Same as you. I always give 100 and its still a great bargain.

In response to a couple of posts. Re the time it takes in a baht bus. I am on holiday and the time issue just isn't an issue. I might feel differently if I had to work but as far as I am concerned I just don't care. For one BM renting a bike is a way to reduce stress! In Pattaya! I think that for most of us it would be a nightmare driving in this place especially if you come from smaller towns with medium traffic. I occasionally get onto a MBT and onto the back of the odd GF's bike but its heart in mouth stuff and certainly not conducive to lowering stress. There are many great things in Pattaya but the 10 baht bus fare, with a bus every minute or so, must be up there at the top.

LOL! No they didn't but in my head I could visualise it. I am not sure if I am on my own with this but the incessant chatter by some hairdressers drives me mad. Thankfully this is not the case in Thailand and in addition to a decent cut the guys and girls I have had of late don't try to share the story of their lives with me.

I went for a haircut at home today. This is a place run by a couple of old time hairdressers and is possibly the cheapest place in town. The price was approx. 450 baht, the cut was ok but all they wanted to do was chat chat chat! I closed my eyes and even then they don't shut up. Dear Lord, take me back to my 70 baht haircut in Pattaya!

Yes I appreciate it will never be easy but they manage to do it well heading up Second Road late on where they manage the buses and ensure that they are packed before they go. It seems to me that the Pattaya drivers are able to see the sense in management but seem to need a central authority to make it work.