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David just a bit of advice. The Nova lodge, if I remember right, DOES charge a joiner fee. If you are not looking to hobby around Pattaya, then that is alright. But if you have definite plans of bringing a lady back to your room. Find another hotel or apartment for your stay. Do a search on the Hotel and Accomodation Questions, posts. I am sure you will have some interesting reading.

What a shame that they had to pick the Marine bar on Walking Street as their place of pick up. That's just one of the faves of tourists as well as Lucifer and Tony's. Thiis group could not have made more than a few hundred each drugged tourist. It pays to have a lock box in the room, id secured at the front desk or security guard and a courtesy call when they leave. Now if only all hotels in Pattaya offered these security measures this would lesses the opportunites for crimes such as this. Here's hoping they catch the lot of them.

Those offers for 800-850 baht do not include tolls and any other expenses incurred. You will have to give close to 200 baht for the tolls, plus a tip. By then your coming close to 1300 baht. Also keep in mind usually for this rate they use a metered taxi not a private car. I would guess, they will book a taxi from Bangkok for a return trip from the airport too. My advice, get a private car, that you reserve. The hotels you stay in are alright, to book through them. There is one thread of the two thai lades on 2nd road where it meets Central road that run a travel agency and offer taxi se

I will try to make this simple for your inquiries about seats for a tall or large person. Eva in my opinion is the best value for money on their Evergreen deluxe class. It is approximately about $950. Although right now till March 31 you can book it on Eva's website for $750-800 which is an excellent deal. Evergreen deluxe class seats are spacious and comfortable for anyone larger than the normal asian size. I flew Eva in November and would definitely fly them again when price is a consideration too. Business class in any airline is much much better than coach anyday. But keep in mind

you can hire both motorbikes and quads on some islands in Samed. I did try the quads with a friend and two girls behind. The island is so small and the "highway" end in about a mile or two. Then, you have dirt track. The roads cannot be run faster than 35 miles and thats balls out speed with one riding behind you. I let the girl drive me, and held on to her, believe me when I say these thai girls can ride very well even with their feet up(automatic) that I wasn't surprised with the war wounds on their legs and knees. Try them sometime, I believe the price was like 150 baht for an hour for

From the West Coast. Eva has a great special going now from either Los Angeles or San Francisco flying to Bangkok with either Economy class. the only requirement is you fly no later than March 31. Also you canno stay more than one month. Here is a link. http://www.evaair.com/html/b2c/english/deals/America/ Actually I put the link for the whole US, from L.A., Seattle, Vancouver, SFO, etc. This inlcudes Economy, Deluxe Economy and Biz classes. Hpe this helps you guys.

Marleyboy is right. My preference is a hotel also due to the change of sheets EVERYDAY. One other option if you can increase your budget is the RG with a kitchen aas an dded bonus compared to a hotel room/suite.

There are many places to visit to go shopping for clothes. It also depends on whether the designer label means much to your spending budget. Example there is a genuine Lacoste store at 2nd road between South Pattaya road and Royal plaza mall. There are places like Mikes mall (the 3 leve or is it 4 level one) you can get anything your heart desires from real Levis, Ecco shoes, etc, etc. Big C, Carrefour, and Royal Plaza all have stores, food stalls, restaurants, with the addition of a grocery in BigC and Carrefour. My personal prefernces were Big C and Royal Plaza. Near Thepprasit ro

I have flown Eva's deluxe economy from SFO to BKK. I have to say that the seats were as close you can get to Business class without paying the 3-5 times what economy costs. They costed out to be $900 plus. A friend of mine who flew on the same flight paid $680 for his seat on regular economy. He did say that he would fly deluxe next time. Just to add, the food, check in line and service is first rate compared to regular economy. My own personal complaint, the time you arrive and wait time in Taipei airport. If they could get in much earlier such as Cathay Pacific, I would consider them agai

I really do not know where you can hire them. Your first bet would be to contact either Pattaya International hospital http://www.pih-inter.com/ or try Bunrungrad hospital http://www.bumrungrad.com/htm/eng/main.asp for rental of a scooter. You may have to consider renting one and bringing one from the US. I did have to do this with my father after he had his stroke and travelled to South East Asia. Hope this answers some of your questions. Also, anyone in Pattaya or Bangkok, check the yellow pages for medical equipment, particularly rental of a scooter. I am sure there are medical equipm

From my experience this last November, the most price break I got for a 5 week stay was 200-300 baht per day. You can book in cheaper places or more expesive depending on your priorities. Kitchen, convenient with baht bus, close to Big C, Close to Carrefour, Jomtien Beach, Naklua, Central road, Soi 13, high speed internet capable, swimming pool/jacuzzi, etc, etc. You get my drift. Decide on your priorities, then choose the hotel/apartment/condominium, negotiate your price point, book and reserve. Good luck to you. Ask away if you still have any questions.

Joker, it sounds like you are in Pattaya from your post. Mr. Toom has his telepohone number posted. It would be advisable and quicker if you just call him for a quick response. Hope this helps you out a little faster.

Here in the US...only Preferred Provider Plans(PPO) insurance carriers such as Blue Shield and Blue Cross offer coverage worldwide. Both medical insurances have webistes...google them and they do have customer support services. I know I had a problem in the Philippines, and I had to undergo a procedure, with prior authorization, it was paid for including hospital stay. They also do reimbursements but always get prior apporval if you are unsure. Good luck to you mate.~

I stayed at the Landmark November 2005. The room was a deluxe Lifestyle room. One thing I can say the beds are the best I have slept in, within Thailand. THe close proximity to Nana plaza(its around the corner) is really helpful for hobbyists. Another feature I liked is the fact that you can be dropped off and picked up curbside at the hotel's driveway, which some places in Sukhumvit aren't capable of doing. The hotel is guest friendly. I brought in two escorts and they did not even ask for id's at the reception desk. Lastly, the brunch is very very good and worth every penny. The service

2Dave, I flew from Manila/Bangkok/Manila for a quick 6 day jaunt in Pattaya in January. The two airlines that I researched on the internet that fly direct to and from are Thai airways and Philippine airlines. The prices of PAL is a lot cheaper whether you fly economy or business class. I was offered $249 for economy or $640 business on PAL. Thai prices were far more. Hope this helps you!

One other recommendation I have is the brunch at the Marriott hotel on Beach road. Marriott has an extensive fruit, salad, cold cuts, eggs to order, etc for breakfast or lunchtime. THe quality is of a 5 star hotel quality and the service is memorable!

I have come in to DOn Muang airport three times in the last 10 months and each time buy 3 cartons and 3 bottles of scotch. Each and everytime they did not search me or my duty free bag, maybe because there was only one bag total. On one flight they did racial profile in my opinion, they searched two muslims with turbans on...

I have stayed at both the Landmark on Sukhumvit and the JW Marriott and I would recommended either one. I would lean towards the Landmark only because of the location. Nana and all the bars are around the corner. I tend to like the Marriott mainly for my frequent stay points. President Park, Westin Grande and the Sheraton have had good reviews. One bit of advice, I would NOT stay at the President Solitaire ever again. I had stayed there last April and will say the room I stayed in needed serious repair with leaks from the upstairs room, mold in the bathroom and lousy management, that refus

I have not sampled the Montien buffet before. My prefernce for buffets is the Dusit on Satruday evenings. In my opinion, hands down winner for an impressive date or to impress anyone. The roast piglet, grilled seafood, sushi, italian section, thai, chinese and my fave, the lamb chops are memorable! Talking about seafood restaurants in Walking Street. This last two trips, I made it a point to sample all of them, at least once to try and compare their food. King's used to be a favorite till I tried and fell in love with the cook's at Vientiane restaurant. Vientiane is past Nang Nual on the r

I have used all three modes of payment for hotels, restaurants and airlines. The easiest method is an ATM card that you can use in any ATM. The exchange rates are good and the transaction is painless, you can also check your balances either online or through the receipt given to you. The other form of currency I like is travelers cheqes. I prefer American Express in the largest denominations possible. The reason I prefer this is there are less chances of rejection due to counterfiet bills. You will need your passport (original) to cash them. Lastly is cash, just understand that sometimes the

Mikal. I usually go to Pattaya at the end of October or 1st of November. This next year's trip I will be with two friends who accompanied me on my trip this year plus a newbie also. Our trip is usually 4-5 weeks as we all enjoy our Pattaya trips each year. If you are inclined, you can inbox me. I actually will be going to Pattaya on a side trip from the Philippines next Sunday. I can fill you in and help you out where/what/when/which..

I have stayed at the President Solitaire. Overpriced and lousy service from management. The suite I stayed in was leaking water from the upstairs bathroom, that I had to move rooms at 11:00 PM if not my bathroom would be flooded. And to think the management did not want to discount my rate for my inconvenience. Would I recommend the President Solitaire...NEVER~!!! OF the three hotels you have offered. President Park, Davis, Sofitel. I have not stayed in any of them. The Sofitel, in my opinion is away from the action, does that matter to you???...PResident Park is recommended by other boar

I arrived October 30 and was given 30 days exactly till November 28. I did have a ticket on return which was not asked about since it was an e-ticket anyway. My return date was on December 2. I asked around about visa extensions and all the sound advice I heard was, do not overstay even for one day, regardless of the cost being only 200Baht. This can prevent you from ever coming into the kingdom again...Aghast~!!! Now, go to Soi 8. almost to the end of SOI 8 (if you are coming from 2nd road towards Beach road) is the Thai embassy visa extension branch. It costs 1900Baht now and requires yo

Ting Tong, I agree with you 100%. Trojan Supra or Durex Avanti's are the best thing since KY Jelly....I do not know of any other polyurethane condoms made, they are more expensive but feel better, much better...Only thing better is not wearing any at all~!!!

I flew Eva Elite November from SFO and back in December. THis being my first trip on Eva, I was pleased that the seats were much better than Cathay Pacific. The food was passable, albeit typical plane food. Service, very mechanical, nothing to write home about. I am not a fan of the Taipei stopover to Bangkok and much prefer HongKong on Cathay. I am considering Thai air on my next trip. Now if Thai would consider a direct flight from SFO, that would be ideal~!!!