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Married his Filipina, took her back to the US and been working in real estate for many years.

Yes, a really nice guy, hope he is ok.

Just about anything from TAT can be ignored, just 'pie in the sky' schemes put out to justify their jobs. Same with business groups, just trying to pressure govt, without much sucess

These tough travel restrictions have been imposed in the Philippines for many months and not very efficiently. I used to look with envy at how well you were doing, hope it isnt long before all back to normal

I recall that during the last big water shortage (10 years ago? ) they said they would do this. It was a perfect opportunity as so little water left and lots of exposed land. Of course TIT, it rained and so they never bothered!

Irrelevant , is he correct?

Not true, a Harley rider would not leave his bike in the ditch!

Happy new year RT, loving your report. You would have had to carry me out after just 2 of those cocktails!

There was a shop on the corner of Soi Buakaow and Pattaya Thai that had a lot of 2nd hand bikes. Tied in with a new sales outlet I think. Also in Third road over Pattaya Klang on the left side heading south about 200 yards. Next to a moto taxi stand. It had a lot of 2nd hand bikes. Perhaps also try a post on some boards, 247 thailand, Pattaya addicts etc

A great TR mate, thanks for taking the time

I love Larson. A friend once bought me a Larson desk calendar, one for every day. I kept it for years, a great sense of humour.

The Philippines has the 'ber' months when they start celebrating xmas. Our lights and tree have been up since mid September, tho she is still adding to them.

We had to cancel our Oct 2020 trip, at 75 its impossibly expensive to get CV cover. We permanently rent in Pattaya, 11 years now, and usually spend 5 months a year there but wont make it back till next year. If they dont drop the compulsory CV insurance it will be somewhere else for a month or so.

Travel insurance gets more expensive with age and most companies cut you out at 75. But its pretty expensive at that age. I am 75 in October so unless LOS changes their Covid policy I may not be able to return after 20 years of visits

I have never seen as many Lexus 4Wd as in Phnom Penh. Every NGO there must buy them for their staff.

What a great idea. Its a great shame that Thai senior management couldnt have shown such innovation and creativity when times were less drastic.

I gave it a ? as I thought it was a good comment on how the media can alter the narrative to suit their own agenda/prejudices

What a great TR, thanks. What sort of price is a photo shoot, please and do you use an agency. I presume it's photos only as well

Nice video, the shots of the landing at Swampy brought a tear to my eye. Welcome to the board

When I travelled by motor home in Oz I would often meet people who had never been more than a few hundred miles from their country town.

I planned to retire at 50 but saw a chance to get a big redundancy payout after 36 years with the company so waited another year. Bought a motor home and travelled, then discovered Pattaya and Angeles and spent less time in Oz I am 74 now and didnt qualify for any govt benefits so have been self funded all these years. I have never done any paid work, never bored as travel and sex kept me occupied. ? Still travel a lot (pre covid) with my Filipina partner of 8 years. Happy with my life and past choices

Yes, they havnt made a profit in years, even in the busy times. Mainly for the reasons you mentioned, run as a private airline for those who are connected. Face, will most likely save them, unfortunately for the taxpayers but the Govt would just waste any money saved on military hardware anyway

Well done Hammer, heres hoping that ee can all be there for your 16th?

'I have always had a soft spot for the old beach road path design.' Yes I liked it for being able to sit down, chat to the girls, lots of seats. The flowered area in your first pic was taken away for MB parking, controlled by guys who had no authority to do it as far as I could see

'They have the building of 7-11's down to a science, so it'll be interesting to see how many days from the pouring of the footings to the grand opening." We live just off Arunothai, near Big C Extra. Went back to Philippines for 2 months and when we returned what had been a lot with a building on it was now an open Family Mart which had been trading for a while