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by usual suspect
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand on ‘The White Lotus’
Replies: 4
Views: 384

Re: Thailand on ‘The White Lotus’

I've read sooo many reports heralding the announcement of the 3rd series of White Lotus being filmed in Thailand and that the tourist agencies are over the moon about the scenes that will highlight the natural beauty of the country...Ahem..Are they not forgetting something here...? Are they not forg...
by usual suspect
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Taxi service to Bangkok airport
Replies: 21
Views: 1647

Re: Taxi service to Bangkok airport

OK you folks, many thanks for the various plugs, & reccomendations..Opted to use Goy Bravo (good reputation, & at 1800b the cost was not to shabby)... :bow:
by usual suspect
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Taxi service to Bangkok airport
Replies: 21
Views: 1647

Reliable taxi to Swampy.

I'm gonna be needing a taxi for 2 people + 2 cases to Swampy A/port next week..For a long time now whenever I've needed a taxi (for myself or others) I have used Nany's, but alas they have stopped their taxi service, so here I am asking for reccomendations..Both price & service to be considered,...
by usual suspect
Wed Jan 03, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Evening/night-time coffee...
Replies: 0
Views: 13199

Evening/night-time coffee...

OK, so yes, when I go out on the town I'm drinking beers or wine...But.. Many nights I fancy the calmness of a cafe, a coffee & a slice of cake/pastry before picking my lady up from her workplace.. Are there any cafes downtown/town centre (not at the end of 112 or Bor Fai) that are open for cust...
by usual suspect
Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:48 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Just HOW are folk going to get to the new rail station?
Replies: 85
Views: 30577

Re: Just HOW are folk going to get to the new rail station?

As B.B.has just mentioned, wheelchair access has been forgotten about almost, & say you get off the train in the dark..Where are the taxis/songtaews? Parked under the tree opposite the old station buildings, so you have to push/propell the wheelchair, or carry/drag your heavy luggage all that wa...
by usual suspect
Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: Hua Hin live music scene
Replies: 27
Views: 14939

Re: Hua Hin live music scene

Just a quickie...that made me smile.. I was out the other night listening to a local band & they started playing the opening chords to Hotel California..At that point the Thai lady sat opposite me said "listen, they're playing the Thai national anthem"..& laughed..Well that got a t...
by usual suspect
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: High Season 2023 has arrived
Replies: 12
Views: 3626

Re: High Season 2023 has arrived

Yes B.B...I rode my m/cycle down 94 the other night & it was awash with farang wandering aimlessly in the middle of the road or crossing right in front of me! (In & out of the parked cars).. Wonderland bar complex was quite busy too, but Maldives was quiet. At around 11pm I rode along Poolsu...
by usual suspect
Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:58 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Traffic lights planned for Pala U Rd
Replies: 2
Views: 1483

Traffic lights planned for Pala U Rd

Evening you lot. Heard a report today that there are plans to install traffic lights on the Pala U/Klong Rd junction..OK, casting the safety aspect aside it will really make the klong Rd a PiA to drive along..There's so many needless traffic lights along there as it is...& knowing the Thai plann...
by usual suspect
Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:22 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Flights to/from Thailand status, news, and updates
Replies: 343
Views: 194934

BIG queues at Swampy airport.

Yesterday I arrived back in the kingdom, & like most of us, I landed at Swampy. I was the last person off the A380, & I'm slower at walking thanks to a dodgy leg...So, when I got to the end of the travelator/walkway I simply could not beieve the sheer volume of people waiting to be proccesse...
by usual suspect
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Just HOW are folk going to get to the new rail station?
Replies: 85
Views: 30577

Re: Just HOW are folk going to get to the new rail station?

I noticed (& so did B.B.) that the kerbs are painted with B/W markings to allow parking on the road side...But..If the station side of the Rd is (& possibly will be) lined with songtaews, then on Sundays the opposite side will be lined with the BKK/Chinese minivans/people carriers outside th...
by usual suspect
Wed Oct 11, 2023 12:11 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations
Replies: 165
Views: 23482

Re: Flights to/from Hua Hin Airport & other domestic locations

Hua Hin airport seems to be trapped in some kind of 'pause' setting'..It is no busier now than it was 20+ years ago. Back then (as I've posted on here before) the regular Bangkok Airways flight from BKK to Samui via H.H. was a gem..BUT..H.H. airport bumped up it's landing fees to the extent that B.A...
by usual suspect
Mon Aug 28, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: TV series worth watching/downloading
Replies: 2233
Views: 174834

Re: TV series worth watching/downloading

Ok..3 recent ones I've enjoyed...Strike (bumbling investigator, ex army amputee) with a lady assisstant..set in London. Rogue Heroes..story/drama set in the Middle East depicting the start/formation of the S.A.S. White lotus (series 2)..Set in a posh hotel in Scicily, the episodes are awash with mil...
by usual suspect
Wed May 31, 2023 10:50 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: Revamp at Poolsuk Plaza
Replies: 3
Views: 1309

Re: Revamp at Poolsuk Plaza

Well Pagey..I'm laughing as much as Caller at your visit :D Indeed ..years ago when there were many units, lots of seating and a dance area it was a pleasant place to go. THEN (if I'm correct) a Farang did a rental-deal on the whole complex, then left it in charge of his wife/girlfriend..she in turn...
by usual suspect
Tue May 30, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: Revamp at Poolsuk Plaza
Replies: 3
Views: 1309

Revamp at Poolsuk Plaza

Did I read this week that the almost defunct Poolsuk Plaza has been revamped & re-branded..? Maybe now goes under the title 'Hua Hin beach Club.'.? The snippet I saw it was gonna cater for a broad range of folk...kids club, yoga/aerobics, then maybe beers after dark..? Any more news about this..??
by usual suspect
Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Hua Hin Traffic Gridlock
Replies: 55
Views: 3904

Re: Hua Hin Traffic Gridlock

Well I got stopped yesterday aft while an entourage flew by (lots of 'royal' cream-coloured Mercs), but today I've notice that all the cones are still out there...??