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by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jul 27, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Thailand Floods Thread
Replies: 253
Views: 102811

Re: Thailand Floods Thread

I have just been chatting with a friend who lives in Mae Chan Chiang Rai. He says, it's been raining heavily for some time now and also at the time we were chatting just a few minutes ago. Water is rising rapidly and he is trying to get ready for a longer period of floods. Electricity is also cut of...
by Bamboo Grove
Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:03 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Visa for China
Replies: 9
Views: 4572

Re: Visa for China

Does anyone have a list of the cities where UK passport holders (not eligible for the visa free entry) can go on the short transit visa?
This may be useful info for you.

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelg ... ree.htm#54
by Bamboo Grove
Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:25 pm
Forum: Suggestions, Questions & Announcements
Topic: Moving Hua Hin Forum to a smaller site (HHF2): Poll
Replies: 106
Views: 9948

Re: Moving Hua Hin Forum to a smaller site (HHF2): Poll

t's not viewed only in Hua Hin. My daughter reads stuff on here sometimes before I do. She lives in Hampshire. Everyone know 'Lost'. He was in Thailand for a decade or so but has lived in London for quite a few years. Sorry, I am a bit confused, you talk about your daughter and then again about los...
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Jun 01, 2025 12:28 pm
Forum: South Of Hua Hin
Topic: Ao Noi
Replies: 23
Views: 2743

Re: Ao Noi

Ao Noi is really pleasant, at least it used to be when I lived in Hua Hin. Very relaxed. I have been there a few times.
by Bamboo Grove
Wed May 28, 2025 8:33 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Premier League 2024-25
Replies: 434
Views: 76307

Re: Premier League 2024-25

lost wrote: FA Cup (2024) League Cup (2023) Ok, fair enough. Still, I prefer watching good football throughout the season (although, there are bad periods) to winning for example league cup. FA cup is good but I have to think, if it's better than a solid Premier league performance. CL would have bee...
by Bamboo Grove
Wed May 28, 2025 7:20 pm
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Premier League 2024-25
Replies: 434
Views: 76307

Re: Premier League 2024-25

Maybe I am old and old-fashioned but I don't really understand this "Win a trophy quickly or get sacked"- mentality. If I remember correctly Klopp arrived at Liverpool in 2015 and won his first Premier League championship in 2019-20 so not exactly immediately. For me three second place fin...
by Bamboo Grove
Wed May 28, 2025 10:36 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Fantasy Premierleague 2024-25
Replies: 14
Views: 5636

Re: Fantasy Premierleague 2024-25

Congratulations to FC Tinkerman for winning this season's HHF Fantasy Premierleague.

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by Bamboo Grove
Sat May 24, 2025 6:34 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Egg Custard Tarts
Replies: 18
Views: 1750

Re: Sausage Roll Thread (split from Nanys thread)

Do they do the same as Thailand, and use coconut? Just the smell makes me urge. I have no idea of that but I doubt it. As they are supposedly of Portuguese origin, I don't think, they have any coconut in them. Portuguese egg tarts, or pasteis de nata, are known for their flaky puff pastry shells an...
by Bamboo Grove
Sat May 24, 2025 6:24 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Egg Custard Tarts
Replies: 18
Views: 1750

Re: Sausage Roll Thread (split from Nanys thread)

Portuguese (or Macanese) style custard tarts are a big thing in Macau. I have a few occasionally as the place is full of bakeries.
by Bamboo Grove
Thu May 15, 2025 12:09 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Visa for China
Replies: 9
Views: 4572

Re: Visa for China

Shenzhen is actually quite nice, although not much history there. It's only an hour's ferry ride from Macau so I've been there four times. Planning to go there again for a weekend on 24th. of May.
by Bamboo Grove
Thu May 15, 2025 8:31 am
Forum: Entertainment Zone
Topic: Eurovision
Replies: 26
Views: 8743

Re: Eurovision

I haven't watched Eurovision for decades, just not my kind of music and I don't care about the show, either. However, what is interesting that there are two performances from Finland, although this "Bathe only in Sauna" -song is Sweden's chosen song but the musicians are from Swedish speak...
by Bamboo Grove
Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:08 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Rail Travel From Hua Hin Thread
Replies: 70
Views: 22528

Re: Rail Travel From Hua Hin Thread

I've always loved travelling by trains. My first long train trip was about 40 years ago (1986) (Helsinki) Moscow to Beijing. In Thailand I've done most of the lines, the best one is the one to Chiang Mai, followed by the southern lines. There's actually four of them: Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Kantang in...
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Mar 16, 2025 4:51 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Will the hi-tech cashless future leave a dinosaur like me behind?
Replies: 213
Views: 81137

Re: Will the hi-tech cashless future leave a dinosaur like me behind?

I have just spend a weekend in Shenzhen, China. I didn't take any cash with me and paid everything using their WeChat app. I found it quite convenient. Also used the DiDi app for taxis, cheap and convenient, too.
by Bamboo Grove
Mon Mar 10, 2025 8:19 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thai household debt deeper than ever
Replies: 99
Views: 221879

Re: Thai household debt deeper than ever

Thanks wenshidi, I found this very interesting. I was in Bangkok for five days during the Chinese New Year and had a chance to meet my old friends and ex-students there. Particularly, my Indian friend whom I have known since the mid 90's was talking about a big slow-down in the Thai economy. In the ...
by Bamboo Grove
Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:57 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand tourism situation
Replies: 1944
Views: 331485

Re: Thailand tourism situation

I've only spent a night there, in the late 1990's. My memories are of a cool evening drinking local ya dong and roosters starting to make a lot of noise early in the morning. That made me catch the first bus to Chiang Mai.