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Great pictures, as usual, Adam. When was this party?

You might considered The Inn of The Golden Crab. Great Location. http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...;hl=golden+crab

North end of 2nd Road, or the South end, or somewhere in between?

It is Now Official: "Thai prime minister to reopen Don Muang Thursday February 8, 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulamont ordered Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport reopened to both international and domestic flights in order to prevent overcrowding at the new Suvarnabhumi International. He cited increasing traffic at Suvarnabhumi and the need to block some gates to repair cracked airfield pavement (ATWOnline, Feb. 5). Transport Minister Theera Haocharoen said decisions about which airlines will move back to Don Muang should be made within two weeks. The airport should be ready for service by April 1. Thai Airways, Orient Air, Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, One-Two-Go and Nok Air have said they will operate from Don Muang, which can handle 37 million passengers per year. Thai AirAsia said it will move its entire 80-flights-per-day schedule back to the old facility. The airports are on opposite sides of Bangkok, 30 km. apart, with no direct scheduled public transportation between them. Thai Airways has said it will operate a shuttle service when traffic resumes at Don Muang. Hotels and merchants near Don Muang have joined LCCs serving the Thai market in pressing for the reopening. It was closed to scheduled traffic when Suvarnabhumi opened in September. Airports of Thailand executives told ATWOnline that using Don Muang for short-haul traffic will postpone the need to build two more runways and a low-cost terminal at Suvarnabhumi. In a related development, AOT's board named Kulya Pakakrong, the authority's VP-planning and finance, as acting president replacing Chotisak Asapaviriya, who resigned last week." by Adele C. Schwartz http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=7852

If there is anything close it would have to be on, or east of, Second Road. Soi 6 is a fun place, but it is not somewhere you want to be at 04:00.

Yes, on Thai Air.

I've been on connecting flights where we were required to get off the plane, walk through the transit area and right back to the same plane. Sometime later an airline pilot told me that regardless of whatever reason they give you, the real purpose is to force you to walk through the Duty Free shopping area. This agreement between the airline and the airport lowers the gates fees, landing fees, etc., charged to the airline.

Calculate the flight time and TG 795 would have to be non-stop.

Sounds like a very good deal.

If it has a beat they can dance to it. Whether they want to or not is another story. That techno, remix crap that it is played at deafing levels is enough to drive customers away.

The President Solitaire, http://www.presidentsolitaire.com/z985/index.shtml

Well, I haven't stayed at The Vault or The Marriott in Pattaya, but I have stayed at The Bella Villa Prima, The Sunshine Residence, The Sabai Lodge, The Golden Crab, The Lord Nelson (Gawd, what a pit), The Sandy Spring, and this last trip The Residence Garden. The Residence Garden is a far, far superior hotel to all the others on this list and I would highly recommend it. If you are going to spend most of your time on Walking Street with an occasional trip to Jomtien, it would be ideal. However, over the years I've found I spend more and more time north of Soi 13. So, does anyone know of a hotel comparable to The Residence Garden on the north end of town?

And I would say your view is complete and utter bullshit, but you are entitled to your opinion and if you hadn't attacked mine I wouldn't be writing this reply. I've stay in the Sandy Spring 4 times, including one of their so called "Suites." I haven't seen the Suites on the 8th and 9th floor, which I've heard are suppose to be better. I have no particular axe to grind with the Sandy Spring. The place provides a view, and is in a good location, and I like the service staff, but obviously you have never been in a 3 star hotel. Well, maybe in Asia (?). Everything else about the building is of the near cheapest quality, but at least it isn't as bad as the AA two doors down on Beach Road. They don't even have a kitchen (that right there kicks them out of the 3 or even 2 star class), but bring the food from either The Haven or The Sportsman. As I said, I have nothing against the Sandy Spring or their staff, BUT, for the money there are much better values to be had in Pattaya.

Oh, I see. We are all entitled to an opinion as long as it agrees with yours. Do you have an vested interest is the Sandy Spring? You make a personal attack because I don't share your opinion of a particular hotel? The Sandy Springs is nothing more than a Motel 6 with a view. CHEAP, right down to the carpet is an understatement, when compared to what else is available in Pattaya in that price range. The Residence Gardens, for example, is a far, far superior hotel. Unfortunately, it is not on Soi 13.

There is the Nova Lodge, down near or on Beach Road and then there is the Nova Park, just east of Second Road. Nova Lodge has a reputation for being poorly maintained. Nova Park has, last I've heard a positive reputation.

Late time I inquired, a suite at The Oriental in BKK was $3,400.00, a night. You might check to see if the price has risen to your "comfort level."

There have been many comments made about the Queen Victoria and they can be found by using the on site search engine. ^

Sunshine Vista Service Apartments, Soi 3.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Interesting! Now I'm wondering why they would put IS in the lenses as the image in captured in the camera body. Interesting........

Do they sell re-sealable plastic sandwich bags or freezer bags in the UK? Same, same.

Excellent as aways, Mark. This maybe a dumb question, but don't the Nikon Digital SLRs come with image stabilization?

Welcome back, Big Chief.

Beautifully done, Mark. Move over Ansel Adams!

Why didn't you include the last two paragraphs of that section of the article, Tom? Maybe you didn't read that far and just grabbed the first negative thing you could find? Here, to refresh you memory: "He said prying the mandrel away from the fuselage after the leak took immense force — "If that had been an aluminum airplane, we would have permanently destroyed it." But the composite plastic "looked like it had not been touched... I have never seen a structural material that was as tough and indestructible as what they are building that airplane out of." Quoting out context is really pathetic, Tom. I'm disappointed, but at this point, not surprised. No wonder you and Wacky seem to get along so well.