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New hotels, the Croom and the Dusit Thani, will soon be entering the Silom market. Visitors have an abundance of offerings in every price range. Thailand remains a bargain compared to northeast Asia and the west.

Talked with manager who was standing across from bar. Says he hopes to get OK to open soon. Also talked with few guys outside 7-Eleven who said maybe few days.

So much for Trump could shoot someone on Madison Ave in broad daylight and get away with it. He can't even cheat on his wife and lie about it successfully.

Former Pres Trump was found guilty of all charges by a jury in NYC. And the fake outrage from MAGA and GOP will start in 3...2...1... (But not Melania!) It is a good thing he knows "all the best people". Hope it includes a good tailor that specializes in orange!

My laughter of the day.

I'm with vinapu, hand luggage only. I tend not to change hotels, but I often change rooms in the same hotel! Next visit to Bangkok, I stay in Meredien on arrival, but when i return, having been to Cambodia, I am staying at the Banyan tree for a change, staying quite close to Silom!

I don't, once I'm unpacked and settled in, moving is such a hassle, especially within the same city. If I had a stalker coming to my place, I'd consider it, lol

I usually travel lightly

From The Nation The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a list of 93 nations whose citizens can enter Thailand without a visa or obtain a visa on arrival and can stay for up to 60 days. In a move to boost tourism and bring tourist dollars into the country, the Cabinet agreed on Tuesday to waive visa measures for a total of 93 countries. This list includes the 57 nations whose citizens were allowed to stay in Thailand for 30 days without a visa, 13 nations for whom the visa requirement was recently waived and an additional six nations whose citizens will be allowed to stay here without a visa for 60 days. The 57 nations who were already enjoying a visa waiver and can now get a 60-day stamp on arrival are: 1. Canada 2. Czech Republic 3. Denmark 4. Estonia 5. Finland 6. France 7. Germany 8. Greece 9. Hungary 10. Iceland 11. Indonesia 12. Republic of Ireland 13. Israel 14. Italy 15. Japan 16. Kuwait 17. Latvia 18. Lichtenstein 19. Lithuania 20. Luxembourg 21. Malaysia 22. Maldives 23. Mauritius 24. Monaco 25. The Netherlands 26. New Zealand 27. Norway 28. Oman 29. The Philippines 30. Poland 31. Portugal 32. Qatar 33. San Marino 34. Singapore 35. Slovakia 36. Slovenia 37. Spain 38. South Africa 39. South Korea 40. Sweden 41. Switzerland 42. Turkey 43. Ukraine 44. United Arab Emirates 45. United Kingdom 46. United States 47. Peru 48. Hong Kong 49. Vietnam 50. Saudi Arabia 51. Andorra 52. Australia 53. Austria 54. Belgium 55. Bahrain 56. Brazil 57. BruneI The 13 nations whose citizens were already getting a 30-day stamp upon arrival and will now be getting a 60-day stamp: 1. India 2. Kazakhstan 3. Malta 4. Mexico 5. Papua New Guinea 6. Romania 7. Uzbekistan 8. Taiwan 9. Bhutan 10. Bulgaria 11. Cyprus 12. Fiji 13. Georgia The six new nations whose citizens now enjoy a visa waiver and a 60-day stay are: 1. China 2. Laos 3. Macau 4. Mongolia 5. Russia 6. Cambodia The 17 new nations that are now eligible for visa on arrival and will get a 60-day stamp are: 1. Guatemala 2. Jamaica 3. Jordan 4. Kosovo 5. Morocco 6. Panama 7. Sri Lanka 8. Trinidad and Tobago 9. Tonga 10. Uruguay 11. Albania 12. Colombia 13. Croatia 14. Cuba 15. Dominica 16. Dominican Republic 17. Ecuador

Woah! They really did go with "The One" like one of the guys told me last time. Looking forward for my next visit in BKK. Darn, my visit this year was a bit lackluster without seeing the Tawan nightly shows with big beefy guys grinding on the stage💪🏻💪🏻🤤🤤. Hope everything goes smoothly with their much awaited opening.

I heard July 11 mentioned on ABC news.

How about Trey Gowdy?

I was a great fan of the old Dusut Thani. Comfort, old style Thai, silk and wood everywhere. I fear that the new Dusit will be the usual bland modern 5 star hotel. But you never know!

Wow 😮 you are from the Philippines? Love Manila ,Cebu I had FREE boys there

What I’ve done every year is buy a round trip ticket that returns before my retirement visa expires. It expires in February, so when I arrive in Thailand I always change my return date to April. I was only three weeks before my return ticket needed to be changed on my last trip so Etihad denied me a change. Had to buy a new ticket for 28,000 baht! But now I know to use a make believe return ticket from now on. I’m pretending to go to Philippines from Thailand in November so I can fool the airlines.

From Pattaya News In a viral incident that has made international headlines and drove significant speculation and discussion online, a group of independent contracted guards brutally assaulted British tourists after a furious dispute over a bill on the bustling Soi 6 Pattaya over the past weekend. The attack raised serious concerns about safety and tarnished the family friendly image of the popular tourist destination, according to Pattaya Police. The altercation, which began as a dispute over a bill in a bar in which the victims appear to become aggressive and confrontational with bar staff and security, even with one foreign man shoving another customer out of the bar at one point who appeared to be trying to calm the situation down, escalated into physical violence, leaving the victims battered and bruised. The incident was captured on video, sparking outrage and condemnation. In particular, footage of one guard violently kicking a tourist in the head while already lying on the ground having been beaten, caused outrage and made headlines across the globe. The guard claimed the victim attacked him first, breaking his nose on the street, which started the fight. Some speculated that the man was seriously injured, in a coma, or deceased, but none of that was correct as the victim told Pattaya Police today he had managed to walk away mostly uninjured from the incident and return to his hotel. In fact, the man involved said he even went back out drinking the same night on Walking Street. Pol. Col. Navin Teerawit, Chief of the Pattaya City Police Station, has personally spearheaded the investigation. The police quickly detained the perpetrators who subsequently apologized for their actions but Pattaya police had needed testimony from the victims to move forward with legal action and have spent the past several days looking for them and encouraging them online through PR statements to come and meet with police to make formal legal complaints.

Hooray! Reopening just when I am travelling to BKK next week! Let's go together!

That's really witty coming from the Thai!

The typical tourist doesn't need a 60 day visa. But giving visa exempt entry to many more countries might move the needle a little bit. The "digital nomads" seem to have been finding loopholes already so I don't know how many will jump through the application process hoops to get a 6 month visa. Apparently that is only extendable by a further 6 months in a 5 year period, not that you can add 6 months for up to 5 years total.

Oh…I just got it when I said it out loud….”Tawan”……”Th’ One”. Same same but different 😜

Got the same experience, when I return home to Philippines earlier this month before heading to Bangkok I chose to stay in a 4 star hotel instead of going to my house and but it was meh, I didn't find value for my buck. I also read some of Vinapu's trip reports where he do change hotel rooms and my first thought before was it will be such a hassle packing and unpacking your luggage each time. But when I tried it myself during my visit in Bangkok and including my return to Manila I chose to split my remaining weeks with a few Airbnb and hotels throughout, it was so refreshing to have a different view every now and then. Thanks @vinapu for the idea.

An anal tongue bath would have been too much, so the groveling salute of North Korea worked for President ManBaby

The oldest longest bar owner in Sunee Plaza now 82 this year !!!! She speaks good English as she recounts to me all the stories from constant police raids to farangs who used to run away from paying She has attended 7 farang funerals in the last few years As well as Sunee dying ,her ageing customers are too

You get what you pay for I guess. Living in Pattaya I have seen rent prices increase, and I put that on the influx of Russians pushing up demand. Having said that, it's only about 20% higher then pre-covid, but 50% higher than post covid. 7-11 has seen massive increases, which doesn't effect me as much as it does the Thai people. Then again, Thai's are smart and use the markets, which have seen smaller price increases. I have to say though, the price of Durian is sickening. It shocks me to see Thai people flocking to these pop-up Durian shops and spending a fortune on the stuff. Luckily I can't stand it. The same can't be said about the boyfriend.... As for boys and bars, yeah it's getting very expensive for visitors. 100-120b in Jomtien Complex for a bottle of Chang is just wrong. I refuse to pay it. Walk 50 meters to the main road and the girly bars sell for 55-60 baht. It's just ripping off the gay tourists. Most expats I spend time with, who are generally not retired but work here, buy bottles of whiskey/vodka/gin and that keeps their prices down. You can also give boys drinks from your bottle, which doesn't class as a boy drink. But still tip them if you're getting them drunk! As for boys, well, pay what you want. As said in another thread recently, there are some pretentious little queens running round demanding 4k ST. I'm sure some are paying it, good for them. There are other boys just as cute who will run to your condo for 1000 baht. Especially now in low season. It's very quiet around here. I personally am spending a lot less time in bars as life is getting busy for me. Often when I do go out, I find myself in places that are not "boy bars" and have just as much fun. It's surprising how available boys are in Pattaya when you learn enough Thai to engage with them. That cute waiter in the restaurant you like, good chance he will come to your room after work! Anyway, pay what you want or don't. It's your journey. Be like the Russians and sit on the steps of 7-11 with a bottle of Chang.

This video is six years old, but it does show the quality of Fake Club's productions. The place certainly deserves all the success it gets.

I'm from Belgium too. The prices of plane tickets to Thailand have doubled compared with 2019. I don't notice much difference in hotel prices. Prices for special services in Thailand are still very reasonable, and inflation of prices in Thailand is lower then inflation of prices in Europe.

Definitely! But the Thai baht is weak at the moment (against the USD & Euro at least) so that offsets the higher prices somewhat.

Hope this means Thai boys will be more reasonable with tip expected.

Anyone still waiting for Trump’s “beautiful” healthcare plan, his infrastructure plan, to release his taxes, to testify? Fool me once then bad on me, fool me twenty times and that’s a Trump supporter.

Republicans: Cohen is a criminal, habitual liar and bully. Me: He was also Trump's personal lawyer for 12 years.

Romney he had it right: “ I’ve never known anyone to pay $130,000 to someone for not having sex with them”.

I hear Gop of Nice Boys has succumbed to an infection (TB?) in a hospital in Suphanburi Friday. The cremation is to be Wednesday. He was the boyfriend of Kong, a waiter there. He cared and lived with him until his passing from TB in 2019 (during CoVid). From the pictures of GOP, it just looked like bad acne and I didn't think it was serious. (And now his friend dumps gambling advertisments above the Facebook announcement- how rude!) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067494271039