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Do it! One time I planned to go to Thailand for a month, but ended up staying for three. If anything, the trip was still too short.

The definition seems pretty clear. It seems like you're the one that doesn't understand what he's going for. He already stated, "Really what the place is, is a chill out bar where you can relax, get some good but reasonably priced food, cheaper drinks than most other bars, chat with your friends or check out the passing freelancers. " Have you not been to the Beer Garden in Bangkok?

That's not the same thing. Dinuguan is a stew made with pork blood. I'm sure millions of Indian people would disagree with you.

The showers in the standard room do not have a tub. There is a slight incline from the main bathroom floor to the shower area, to help keep the water in the shower area. It's similar to what you describe, but with more space.

Here are the latest stories from Kevin Meacher (BM cookie), owner of Jasmine Mansion. Staffing Woes and (More) Construction Noise After the Prozac kicking in at the start of the month and my feeling in an altogether more positive frame of mind, I endeavoured to take control of events rather than have them controlling me. I agreed with Mrs. Boss that having spent three years failing to attract reliable staff of the necessary calibre, we needed to change tact slightly. There are, however, very few options available to us other than endeavouring to lure potential employees with offers of lar

It's monitored by the staff. You can ask to check the balance every day if you wish.

When I stayed in August, my water/electricity bill was under 3,000 baht. It's one of the best hotel restaurants in town. It's an offshoot of Cherry Restaurant on Third Road. I was a fan of Cherry before PBR opened. The menu is very similar. Breakfast, however, is only above average. The standard breakfast is 110, I believe. They have a good minute steak and eggs for a little more. I do recommend heading over to Continental Bakery for breakfast, which is fairly close. Lunch and dinner are better in terms of quality and value.

That's severely messed up. It's sad that a person would do that just for a fix.

There's a nice little beer bar complex on Soi Diana towards Second Road. If you're worried about jet lag hitting you then you can find a nice pick from this complex. Just walk out the Areca and make a left. The complex will be on your left across from the LK Renaissance.

That's a plus? It looks like a hotel with pretty standard "guest house" style rooms. You can get similar or better rooms for cheaper in the Soi Buakhao area and have the advantage of having more (and better) food selection.

I prefer Samae too. Some of the spots in Wong Amat and Naklua are pretty decent -- certainly much better than Pattaya and Jomtien.

I've had both. They're both fine. I suppose the grasshoppers are better for you.

The beaches on Ko Phi Phi are gorgeous. Lots of the small islands near Phuket are worth exploring.

It definitely will not work in Japan. Different frequencies are used there. Here's the Thai site for the AIS internatioal roaming product. I can't find the English version. You press *125# to activate it. AIS 1-2 Call Freedom Planet

I tried this in Edinburgh. It's pretty good. This is what it looks like.

Do you have an issue with staying in Jomtien? There are plenty of inexpensive places there with a sea view.

I'm surprised at how many people are unfamiliar with the Beer Garden in Bangkok. It would be laughable if someone said the BKK Beer Garden would only work as a restaurant.

I've heard good things about Vejthani Hospital: http://www.vejthani.com/ It's supposed to be as good as Bumrengrad and significantly cheaper. Bumrengrad's prices are inflated since it has been marketed internationally.

I heard that you only get partial mileage if you use a consolidator. Is that true?

Avast! is another fine and free program for anti-virus and anti-spyware.

Even though it's low season in Thailand, air fares from America are traditionally high in the summer. You'll probably find something a little lower, but not by much.

You should list LK Royal Suites too. All the tubs in the main building have jacuzzi jets.

Your ISP sucks or you have malware.

I used to write about all this crap. Norton hasn't made a good product in a decade and it ruined Ghost. Personally, I don't use any anti-virus, run free anti-spyware, do a monthly image backup, and keep a copy of essential documents online.

Kevin, owner of Jasmine Mansion, has a bunch of new stories up on his site Riff-Raffles. Here are some excerpts. The Animal Mishaps Continues “Come on get up, I have just seen a lovely dog at the market I want to buy.” These were the words I was woken up to this Pattaya morning by Mrs. Boss, who had been up and out at 6:00AM to do the hotels grocery shopping. I am not at my most erudite when woken, but the audience had already departed the scene and I was left to scramble out of bed and into the shower. I eventually made it downstairs and made myself a coffee before looking at a clock.