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Electric boats and sharks. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrSqQgfE/

Did you read the comments on Agadir in the earlier posts? I was in Agadir in February and posted a few notes/observations. Returning to Agadir in February 😊

+1 my parents used to say , there are no stupid questions, there only stupid answers

I saw that there was a top up app. Does that require a Thai bank account?

Hey everyone, I'm travelling to Agadir for two weeks in Mid Jan 2026. Would love any tips and recommendations from anyone. I will provide a full report when I return.

Mine would be very simple. I want a rainbow flag with the words 'unapologetically unique'.

I have been asked to show my passport on several occasions recently when trying to recharge my rabbit card at Sala Daeng station. I have solved that by recharging at more peripheral stations where a passport was not asked for. Scrutiny is much more intense now.

Not a dumb question at all. We all started somewhere. High season refers to the high tourist season, usually from November to February, with a peak in December and a moderate rise during the Chinese New Year period with more Southeast Asian and East Asian tourists visiting. It's more or less the same throughout Thailand. The Songkran festival in mid April will also see a significant rise in the number of visitors in the major cities. The cool season in the north and Songkran in Chiang Mai are also very popular with domestic tourists. Certain provinces, for eg Phuket during the vegetarian festival in October, will see a surge in tourists. Prices for accommodation and domestic flights are usually higher during the high season and festival periods.

This is probably a dumb question, but I see posts referring to high season all of the time. What is considered 'high season', and is it different in Pattaya than in Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, etc.?

Some of the big box stores in the Denver area had Christmas stuff out before Halloween. Seems like it gets earlier and earlier every year. Growing up, we always decorated about one week before Christmas and took it all down on New Year's Day. Me and my sister's family all tend to stick with that schedule regarding Christmas lights and other decorations. However, we have been know to listen to Christmas music or watch a Christmas movie beginning with Thanksgiving. Kind of hard to completely avoid those things once Thanksgiving is here.

Yes, the FAA finally issued a similar Air Worthiness Directive, but long after EU and Airbus had both taken the necessary steps to require immediate action. I am sure the current political situation in the US played some role in the delayed announcement here. https://apnews.com/article/airbus-airlines-software-fix-flight-delays-a8caca9054ed3007560df90f8a6cd732?

It's all getting earlier and earlier. Two weeks ago there were decorations and Christmas music almost everywhere in Taipei. And half the population seemed to be crowding around Chrismas trees to take selfies.

I'm not the one who posted, but my 2 cents... Theatron is enormous... about 2 dozen rooms. It's definitely sensory overload. But that's what makes it so popular with the younger crowd. I usually go once a trip. But I do feel old the minute I walk in... I'm in my early 50s. I also used that brothel a couple times. Both times there were guys substituted without warning once I arrived. And the rates were higher once you were inside. I didn't have a terrible time and the escalated rates weren't crazy. But yeah I had the same experience as this guy. I liked the guys I had fun with and made sure I got their contact info. They're not supposed to do that so be sly if you do. But not surprisingly they see very little of the money you pay. And the rates are quite low to begin with. But the biggest negative was definitely with the guy who ran the operation. I can get along with pretty much anyone and keep the mood light. This guy was just kind of a jerk. It was about 2 years ago so maybe things have changed but I doubt it.

Some time ago, I was chatting to a Japanese lawyer i know, who had a big case for American clients. They wanted to attend the hearing of the case on Tokyo, but when he told them it was on Christmas Day, they changed their minds!

Close to Spike Milligan, "I told you I was ill." I gather W C Fields did not have a tombstone, thus the frequent suggestion that it said, "on the whole I'd rather be here than in Philadelphia", is apocryphal. Shame!

Thanks for the interesting report @alrajee May I ask you please to expand on two points: 1. Why/what were you “overwhelmed” by/in Theatron? 2. Why was your encounter with the brothel’s owner unpleasant?

Mine is pretty common.... "I proudly did it my way", as a dig to my family who always made my Gayness "an issue" in the family....

Probably, because he was sooooo Adorable , how could you NOT want to "spit-roast" him ?

I spend Christmas and New Year in Japan every year. As the emphasis there is on NY, Christmas day goes by unnoticed - which is fine by me! But I do enjoy visiting the various Christmas markets in the evening, mainly just to get something to eat. A typical Japanese Christmas cake is a sponge cake and Christmas dinner on the 25th is Kentucky Fried Chicken Thanks, but no thanks!

The guys at Phoenix Massage are from Laos and don't speak English. They are average next door type guys. I told manager I know about the 199 baht promotion this weekend. I quickly handed over 200 baht to him. I spotted a twink seated down who had flashed a smile at me. I pointed at him and then pointed a finger back at myself. He played coy and turned away but I kept my eyes on him. Finally our eyes met and he smiled. Bingo! I told manager I would have massage by him. Up we went to top floor into a rather large room with en suite toilet. An hour passed and we were both happy - me with his service and him with my tip. He is one of the guys in the photo advert from the shop sent through Line. Very smooth and cute. Hehe.

After getting off BTS at Saphan Kwai and walking the stairs down to the road, I noticed a tuk tuk dropping a Thai lady and her child. I hailed the driver and told him I wanted to go to Soi Inthamara 21. Quick and fun ride and I was happy to hand over 100 baht to driver. 20251129_180343.mp4

I forgot to add that upon leaving Side, I noticed Sarica restaurant in the same soi Wall Street. Having read about the chicken with cashew nut dish reported by another forum member, I went to try it. 200 baht for dish. 30 baht for rice. I am not a food critic so I don't know how to describe the taste. I liked it basically.

"i told you i was sick!" Or "OUCH !! You're standing on my balls !" 🙂

The building was not "constructed in accordance with that standard [BS 476]", because it's not a standard for building construction. It's a standard for testing materials and structures. Moreover, the existence of a standard, even if it's legally mandated, is no guarantee that it gets enforced. So: Were the BS476 standard testing methods actually applied to the materials and structures of that building? Were the test results satisfactory? Was any of the testing process recorded anywhere?

Saturday breakfast was 84 baht breakfast set at Foodland then I bought supplies back to hotel room. I watched Netflix then I went out to meet a friend. We met outside Starbucks Surawong Road. We wanted to go to Central Park Mall. And because the sun was glaring, we didn't want to walk. We took a taxi. 51 baht! We took a walk around Central Park Mall and went to lobby of Dusit Thani Hotel. Posh and nice smell. After all, it was walking around Silom and we ended up at Side for coffee and Thai milk tea and I showed my friend the kinky cruising areas upstairs. We parted ways and I went back to hotel room to chill. At 5pm, I went out to Phoenix Massage at Saphan Kwai. Promotion of 199 baht for massage this weekend according to Line announcement. While waiting to buy a ticket at ticket counter at Sala Daeng BTS, I was stuck for about 15 minutes behind two ladies from Hong Kong. One of them wanted to purchase a Rabbit card. Besides asking for passport, the counter staff requested for a ton of information from the Hong Kong lady - name of hotel, duration of stay, contact details in Hong Kong and email address. I remembered the long wait at immigration at the airport yesterday. I could not help but detect a pattern in the scrutinising of personal particulars and information by the authorities.