I assume you meant the wet season? The top end was not too badly affected by Novembers floods but it is only a matter of time until more development takes place and there is less natural soakaway. Ironically, more development is likely to be the only driver for improvement of the actual road service, which as you say is a shocker.Norseman wrote:The worst road in Hua Hin must be Soi 102, and that road is barely passable in the dry season.
Some of lower parts in Hua Na area has been fitted with drain pipes, but the rest of it is not I think.
There is some great, comprehensive advice in this thread but one thing that nobody has considered (unless I have missed it) is the presence of Jao Tee - or spirits - on the land. According to Mrs Jaime these are very strong on the land along Soi 102, especially at the top end where we have our place. This may be a bit of a laugh to us rational westerners but not (if you have one) to your Thai spouse. Lots of Thais on our development talk about the strength of the local Jao Tee, leading to sleepless nights, feelings of being watched and a general air of unease!
We took a bit of a leap of faith when we bought our place and overall we are not displeased with the end result but as others have said you get what you pay for and sometimes you don't even get that! However, there is one other thing I would like to add to this thread - obviously it pays to be prudent and research is recommended but if you worry too much about a lot of these things then you are buying in the wrong country, never mind the actual development.