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by bahtandsold
Fri May 04, 2007 3:37 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: FLOODING
Replies: 30
Views: 3763

May be of interest: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TH/57/Hua_Hin.html

Bit o' water won't put off or trip to HH 8)
by bahtandsold
Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:20 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: parking charges
Replies: 12
Views: 1326

buksida wrote: Also I reckon they should double the fee for cars with Bangkok plates :twisted:
Ddohh!! I have Bkk plates :cry: How bout charging the myriad of "Taxi Hire" cars 'n trucks hogging every available space on every single soi? :roll:
by bahtandsold
Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:47 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: HHAD birthday party
Replies: 86
Views: 8950

Free beer PLUS a chance to get out of the big smoking mango? Sounds great!
Erm, are ex-HH (now sadly Bkk) guests welcome? Take pity on us :cry: you lucky b*ggers :D
by bahtandsold
Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:53 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: New Promonade, removal of illegal resturants and piers
Replies: 29
Views: 6170

This has been going to and fro for years and years as most in HH know and best bet it'll go on for years to come. First time I've noticed a report on it in a ntnl paper tho. Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/10Jan2006_news091.php Encroachment case PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN :The provincial prosecutio...
by bahtandsold
Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:24 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Tawan Daeng
Replies: 4
Views: 1528

Wow, have to visit that place! Thank you malcolm! Great place- have been a few times, latest was last Sunday. To get a great seat on Thurs- Sat night, you have to call to reserve at least a week in advance. Best is in front of the lower horseshoe on the platform railing. Here's the link: http://www...
by bahtandsold
Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:14 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin- Don't park it here...!!???
Replies: 5
Views: 1060

Lev wrote:
I think they should only allow cars with Prachuab license plates to park here :mrgreen:
:wink: hehehe...but Lev, they DO! In fact, ONLY cars which are permanently parked (with taxi hire signs) and PKK license plates seem to be allowed to clog every public street... :(
by bahtandsold
Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:34 pm
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: So tell me the worst on housing
Replies: 80
Views: 18291

While I don't agree in how every falang and his/her dog is encouraged to buy overpriced land/housing. I'd like to put forward the question. Has anybody on this forum actually bought and then sold a house in Thailand and made a profit? A friend from the UK bought in CondoChain (of all places) a coup...
by bahtandsold
Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:45 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin- Don't park it here...!!???
Replies: 5
Views: 1060

Hua Hin- Don't park it here...!!???

Just spent a few days in lovely Hua Hin, as I do every month and as always, it was great (had to do a bit of work too but that's ok). Anyways, here we are in the dog days of low season and STILL, I couldn't get a parking spot anywhere in the hin... :( Every parking space was taken up by seemingly pe...
by bahtandsold
Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:32 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Tsunami report: Ao Nang, Krabi
Replies: 2
Views: 1033

Pete, B, well said, particularily given the date of your post(s). You guys were spot on in your comments unfortunately. Right now, the media frenzy has passed and to be balanced, they did a great job spurring massive donations. (one hopes the donations actually reach those intended :| ) The CEO of T...
by bahtandsold
Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:31 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Tsunami Videos - take a look here
Replies: 1
Views: 1035

Re: Tsunami Videos - take a look here

If you have not seen enough on the TV already, some of these home videos are alarming/dramatic ... The fith one down 'german tourist' is prolly the 'best' pictures of the 'wave' I have seen ... http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/ Also a nice piece further up the page vis a vis Dr Dave's plea for hel...
by bahtandsold
Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:19 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: where are these people???
Replies: 8
Views: 1957

Can't help you with the Thai family, but have known Donny for years. Yes, he had The All Nations and ran it very successfully. Split up with Jaol (sic) a number of years ago. They had opened a new bar called Little Big Horn in the bazaar with Aussie Doug and his wife. That has since closed and beco...
by bahtandsold
Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:47 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: In memory: 'Kiwi Duncan'...
Replies: 4
Views: 5596

Re: r u sure?

hi baht&sold, thanks for your quick reply, we never knew him as dunc only as don, jeall used to call him donny somtimes. they ran the all nations guest house around 1990 -1/2 ish he used to work in dimond mining, hope this is not the same guy you have, regards pete&kay :cry: Pete/Kay, hi, I...
by bahtandsold
Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:39 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: In memory: 'Kiwi Duncan'...
Replies: 4
Views: 5596

In memory: 'Kiwi Duncan'...

Kiwi Dunc, has sadly passed after suffering two strokes on thurs, jan 6 2005... Had a call from Dunc last week and he was typically full of life , looking forward to moving to his 2cnd home, down at Bang Saphan Yai... 'Jungle' Jim (of coconuts XI??) is in contact with Dunc's family in NZ and helping...