doug

Hmmm...sounds like a trip to Koh Samet might be just the ticket. Its a 3 or 4 hour mini bus ride from Pattaya and then a 1 hour boat ride to the island. Its a "NICE" resort... http://kohsamet.com/kohsamet/vongduan.html I've only been once but it was great! I think it would be perfect for a family outing. I made the connections through Anna at the AA hotel... but I'm sure they could all arrange it. Hope it works out so you can get back to your golf schwing...

Awesome... I guess all my bandwidth will be used up for a little bit Are you back in LOS now?

I've posted this before...but it never really seemed that far away... even if I was on foot. Hmmm... If I was crawling it might be a different story ;D I took this photo when I was there in April. -Doug

Regarding the Residence Garden, many people are concerned about the location. When I was visiting in April I managed a panoramic shot of South Pattaya that seems to give a really clear idea of how far it is. IMHO...I never considered the distance a problem even when on foot. :) I have a much larger picture of this(1.6MB) that is located here: http://www.douglaslash.com/Thailand/Reside...oFlbPicture.jpg

Two cowboys were sitting in a bar when one asked his friend if he had heard of the new sex position called rodeo. His friend says, "no, what is it?" "Well, you mount your girlfriend from the back, reach around and cup her breasts with both hands. Then say, 'Boy, those are almost as nice as your sister's'." Then see if you can hold on for 8 seconds.

Don't want to leave you feeling hopeless.... :-/ I'm going to be staying at the Residence Garden from April 2 to the 12 th or so... From what other people on the board are telling me its a very nice place to stay and far enough away from south pattaya to be quiet but close enough to get into town for a 10 or 20 baht bus ride... I'll send out a report after I'm arrive...

I wish I could remember exactly where I ripped this off ... er... I mean borrowed... from the web. Doesn't sound like good news to me. Posted By: SimonB <mailto:simonbr@hotmail.com?subject=3 Hotel reviews - Asia Pattaya Beach, Carlton Pattaya & Pattaya Center> Date: Sunday, 3 December 2000, at 3:46 a.m. ASIA PATTAYA BEACH HOTEL Cliff Road Pattaya 20260 Thailand Tel 00 6638 250 491 Fax 00 6638 250 496 Web site: http://asiatravel.com/asiapattaya/index.html You may find yourself offered this hotel as part of a package from a UK Travel Agent/Flight Centre. I

[glow=yellow,2,300]This is probably a stupid question...[/glow] ::) Do the computers in the internet cafes have cdrom's. I'd like to burn a bunch of my mail addresses etc on a cdrom to bring with me ... that I could then just put in the machine instead of surfing around to find the links I'm looking for. -Doug

Darn... I guess it will be the same when I arrive on the 2nd... Gotta hate really hate that... ;D ;D ;D

I was stupid and bought a subscription to this place. Don't waste your money. The same information in much greater volume is on other free websites.

I'll be traveling from Pattaya back to the Amari Hotel on Soi 5 early afternoon of Apr 13. :'( Anybody need a ride?

I'm staying at the Amari Boulevard Hotel and will be traveling to Pattaya sometime in the early afternoon on Apr 2. Anybody need a ride?

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 2. On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. 4. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. Conclusion: Eat & drink what you like. It's speaking English that kills you.

Last time I traveled to LOS I had a mixture of cash, atm and travelers checks. I found the atm to be the most convenient although after the fourth day my atm card was rejected. A call to my bank took care of everything but they were concerned that I had withdrawn cash several times from an overseas bank...strange. The only reason I mention this is that I am planning on taking the phone number of my bank with me this time. I also make photo copies of the front and back of my credit cards and passport. I keep these in case I were to lose my wallet and need to cancel the cards. Just my fre

I contacted Ib at Residence Gardens and here is his reply. Looks like I will also be connecting to the internet as soon as I buy one of the limited hour internet cards. Hi. You need a computer and a modem. In the suites, you can plug into the phone socket in the living room and the bedroom. You may want to buy an internet package (350 Baht ????) from the local isp. Then you can access at the local rate of 5 Baht per call. Remember the voltage here is 220 V ac With Kind Regards Ib Ottesen Please visit: http://www.theresidencegarden.com http://www.theresidencesuites

I will be in the Residence Garden Inn April 2 to April 13. If anybody would like to get together let me know. -doug (dal95403@yahoo.com) ps. My login was dougl707 but yahoo deleted it

Thanks everybody for the help. Its greatly appreciated. If you are in Pattaya April 2-12 I'll buy the first round. My motivation for learning thai is pretty simple. I guess I just feel that I should be able to converse in the local language while I am there just to make it easier to get around, read the signs, etc. Chatting up a few bar girls is cake under the icing ;D

What is the best way to learn thai? I know I could hang out at the beer bars and eventually pick up a bit but what have others done that has worked well.

Cool. Thanks. I'll be there on Apr 2 and check them out.

Thanks for the internet reports. I was wondering what kind of upload speed you are seeing. Say for instance if I wanted to upload a 150K picture file...how long would it take? ???

While I visited Pattaya last April I spent an afternoon in Mini Siam. I have posted some of my pics here: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/douglstocksatyahoo -Doug Arriving Pattaya Apr 2...

With the slow tourist season this year does it seem that songkran will be any different? ??? I'm hoping to be in town during that time.