Keithambrose

I like the posts I get from Zeus, some very attractive guys. However, looking them up, the shop seems to be very isolated, not near public transport. Is that right, has anyone been there? Comments appreciated!

A small error!

And walking!

Thanks for info. The show at XBoys is supposed to be pretty full on, did you stay for that?

I thought it might be 'think of a number and double it'!

I wonder how they got to the figure of 44 years? Why not 40, or 45?

Would you prefer parsley, rosemary or thyme?

That would be great. If all goes well, I hope to be at Copa by 7pm. My flight is due to land at Swampy at 3.45. Copa are providing a car to hotel. I will be rather tired! Flight is from London.

I am due to arrive Thursday night for 3 days. Staying at Copa, on advice of our resident sage, Vinapu! Then up to Bangkok. Happy to meet for a drink etc. On Friday I have booked a Siam Roads guide for the day and evening!

Will be useful, if it works! I'm assuming it applies to all pax, not just Thai nationals?

Possibly, but Thailand doesn't have the best record in this area! As I said, surely a nightly hotel tax would be simpler?

Incidentally, I read today that all 7/11 stores in Thailand will be moving to scan and pay next month.

Fair enough, but I can't see Thailand getting their act together to deal with all the airlines that fly to Bangkok, collecting the money, which I assume is in different currencies, depending on the airline, onverting it into exactly Baht300, etc. How will the airline, in say, Pakistan, charge Baht300, in local currency? I suppose that where there's a will there's a way, but it seems odd to add in an expensive layer of bureaucracy to collect a small amount of money.

Just as well you don't have sex with the building!

I couldn't see 2k massages?

A simpler way would be a daily small tax on hotel rooms. This is common in Europe. Easy to operate and collect. Most hotel guests will be 'travellers'.

I think SK is Saphan Kwai, otherwise reader would have to be in 2 places at once!

So you drink on your own in Cocka2?

I assume there would have to be additional questions when you apply for a ticket. How many different airlines serve Bangkok? How would the Thai authorities check that the necessary people had paid, etc? Also, how would Thailand collect the money off the airlines. I suppose that if there was a brown envelope opportunity, things might go more smoothly!

Have fun!

I think the accountability issue is important. As mentioned before, China likes card or phone payments, to keep tabs on who does what. It may be that Thailand is not that sophisticated, but who knows.

The videos from TK are certainly very explicit, to say the least, but they are repetitive, and the action scenes seem to involve the same 2 or 3 guys. Also they all seem to be tops, no good for me!

I saw that was one of the suggestions, but how will the airline know whether the tax is payable, ie. a tourist, payable, or a Thai national, or other exempt category, not payable.

The question is how it will be levied, without causing big delays. I can't see that the Government has worked that out yet.

Would be good to know, I was thinking of going there next week.