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Displayed prices are for multiple nights. Check the site for price per night. I see hostels starting at 200b/day and hotels from 500b/day on agoda.

Evil Penevil

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    Wow! You quoted a two-sentence post I made two years, seven months ago. Now that has to be a real grudge match! Or are you just trying to run interference for Gabor? The proceeds of illegal activities. It could be the profits of international operations like drugs, arms sales, prostitution and human trafficking, or from domestic activities like gambling, smuggling, extortion, kidnapping, etc. Organized crime in Russia, the Soviet-successor states and East Europe is not a monolith, but several thousand very different gangs. Some are big and sophisticated, others small and crud
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    Ironic (but not really surprising) that a thread intended to welcome The Fiend in his new role has become Evil
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    Did anyone ever meet dontcha in real life? Evil
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    I'm always happy to help keep you entertained! Here's a musical version of some of your posts. But remember, those who can't play nicely with others often have to play with themselves. Evil
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    Best of luck with what's always a tough job. Let's hope it won't take up too much of your time. Evil
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    Ouch! Mark Beales should fire his editor. Apparently he ripped off a copyrighted photo of Cherry Lynne. Unless he has permission from Cherry Lynne, he could be sued in Thailand or elsewhere. Posting a copyrighted photo on a forum without permission is one thing, but using it on an ebook that's sold through mainstream channels is very much another. Ouch again! Evil
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    No reason to feel sorry for them. The Aussie dollar appreciated for fundamental and speculative reasons; now the trend has reversed. Currency fluctuation is the name of the game and the Aussie had a good long run. But Australian exporters and the tourist secor won't be sad to see it depreciate. Last night, I saw one of the bank-affiliated booths was buying USD 100 bills at 30.71 baht per dollar. Didn't see an independent booth price, but it would have probably been at about 30.90. Today Superrich is buying USD at a rate of 31.07, but that rate is only available at its Rajadumri and Silo
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    Yesterday evening I changed a US$100 bill at an independent exchange booth on Soi 7 and got 30.51 baht to the dollar. Bank affliliated booths were offering bewteen 30.27 and 30.38. Evil
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    I ate dinner at Mulligans on Beach Road outside of the Central Festival mall, I'd never been to Mulligans before because it always struck me as the kind of Irish pub you'd find at a shopping mall in a suburb of Akron, Ohio. I haven't had much luck with Irish pubs outside of Ireland, but there a few good ones in Boston and New York City. I wouldn't have gone this evening, either, if it hadn't been for a friend who wanted to eat there. He wanted a break from Thai food and had heard the "pub grub" at Mulligans was good. So despite my aversion to imitation Irish pubs, I ventured
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    Let's hope the weather gods smile in your favor as well. I plan on coming! Evil
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    I ate Saturday night at Pupen, the well-known crab and seafood restaurant at the far end of Jomtien Beach Road, as one of a group of 11 people (three farang males, eight Thai ladies) . I'd eaten there in the past, but hadn't been back for about a year. This time round, the food was just as delicious as I'd remembered it. And the blue crab was photographed as much as always. The iconic photo from the Internet, not one I took: Pupen, which I've been told means "live crab" in English, opened in the mid-1980's as a no-name restaurant with five beach-side tables. It's specialty was fresh s
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    Mosaik Apartments near TukCom (about 10 minutes walk from Walking Street, two minutes by baht bus) have studio apartments for about 750 baht per night. Great location and value for money. You can book through Agoda. Evil
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    Visit Camillian Center Rayong on June 1

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    Flew Cathay to Hong Kong on May 14, return on May 16, no hassles with carry-on bags and the flight was full. Evil
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    Whether or not airline personnel strictly enforce carry-on limits (size, weight, number of bags) depends to some degree if they are expecting a full flight. I've never been asked by Thai check-in agents to weigh my carry-on bag, but it has happened on occasion with other airlines. I fly mostly with United and it doesn't have a stated weight limit for carry-on bags. I don't pack my carry-on very heavily, but it is easy to go over 15 lbs. I always carry one of those "stowable" bags that unfolds to give me the option of one carry-on bag and one "personal item." A few times when airlines (
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    J. Daeng Restaurant is located on 2nd Road at the corner of Soi 9, across the street from the Siam Bayview Hotel. The emphasis is on Thai and Chinese seafood, but the extensive menu features a variety of dishes, including some standard Western ones. It's not the best nor the cheapest seafood restaurant in Pattaya, but it is a moderately priced option for those who are looking for fresh and well-prepared seafood in a convenient location. I've had a number of meals there since I moved into the neighborhood a couple of months ago and have never been disappointed. The Thais and farang friends I've
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    Speaking of big portions, My Way also loads up its customers' plates. I ate there again last night. I had a huge wienerschnitzel that had been pounded, breaded and cooked properly. The home fries were also very good. The onions had been carmelized (a rarity in LOS) and bits of bacon added for flavor. A farang friend choose the pork cordon bleu, which he also liked very much: And his GF took the filet mignon: My Way is closed Fridays and there was a sign on the door saying it would be closed June 1- June 30. Evil
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    The baht buses tend to be jammed with Jomtien Russians these days, sometimes even in low season. When I lived in View Talay 5C, many would go past me because they were already full. Gave up a few times after waiting 30 minutes or more for a bus to stop. Evil
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    Yes, she really liked the omelette but didn't like the beans and didn't touch the bread. Evil
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    I don't know much about hotels in that part of Pattaya, having stayed only at the Vault and Residence Garden and that was several years ago. If for some reason you don't like the Residence Garden, I believe you'll struggle to find a hotel in that area which is equivalent to Sutus Court in terms of value for money and facilities. Evil
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    I was in Hong Kong for a few days. Dinner the first night at a street eatery in the Temple Street night market. A few simple dishes but they tasted good. Mostly local residents, but a few gwai lo (foreign devils). My breakfast: And hers: Noodle soup with pork for me in a hole-in-the-wall place at the Ladies Market: She had steamed pork: Evil
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    HiSo it's not. In fact, quite the opposite. There are scads of much, much better hotels in more convenient locations at the same prices. Evil
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    Pics up from May 4 party at FLB

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    But the beef is as good as ever at On My Way! I really like that when I order "medium rare," that's how it's cooked. Beef with oyster sauce. A basic dish, but a favorite of mine when done well. The guy at the "Govinda" street eatery on Soi 15 (off WS, between the Sapphire and Beach go gos) really knows how to cook. The beef was very tasty. Evil
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    I've had several really good Sunday meals at Punch & Judy's, but I hadn't been there since late January and was concerned in light of some recent reports about a decline in quality. Here's the "trio of meats" (lamb, pork, beef) roast dinner I got there yesterday: In comparison, a couple of photos I posted from earlier meals: Sad to say, yesterday's meal wasn't as tasty as the earlier ones. Nothing really wrong with it, just not as flavorful. It does seem the standard has slipped a bit. I had a wait of about 30 minutes for my meal, which wasn't that
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