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Went out with some friends for a meal this evening in Jomtien but as it’s Election Day tomorrow no alcohol.😟☹️ Anyway after they left I went looking and then remembered a home run bar a mile or two away…off the beaten track. So walked there and she was just about close. So I bought 3 large bottles to drink on a bench outside. Decided it might be difficult to walk back (!) so drank one there and am sitting on my balcony now finishing the others. Job done!! Always the same on these daft days….just need to find somewhere away from the crowds.

That’s the trouble. I’d love to go to Soi 12 and see what goes on but at 2 a.m. I’m already full of beer and wouldn’t be able to cope!

There was a paralysed guy living a few doors from my room who wheeled himself to the window at the end of the corridor and managed to get himself over the low railing. It was very moving to see the wheel chair in the corridor afterwards…

I have to say that the Bolt Taxis are so good and very reasonable in price that I use them instead. They are very quick to arrive and unlike the Baht bus they are never full(!) they are obviously more comfortable and if I’m paying for three people not that much more expensive. From Jomtien to Boyztown it is usually 68 baht. (I get a discount for some reason). And finally you are unlikely to be pickpocketed.

Standing on the rear platform is illegal. Yet another law rarely enforced. TIT ….

I recall a few years ago new Somgtaew regulations were bought in. They required them to have route numbers and destinations displayed (like any other regular bus). Also they were only permitted to stop at designated bus stops which were painted along the various routes. What happened? TIT….it just all got ignored by the drivers and we are right back at square 1. Nothing displayed and stop anywhere!

And make sure you have the correct amount of money. I have seen several passengers get off and pay with 50 or 100 baht notes and the driver has just driven off! Even saw one farang yelling that the driver had just driven off with his 1000 baht note.

If the reporter was genuinely concerned about the city’s image about public health and as a family friendly destination the last place he should report his findings to are a local rag…

So what about all the thousands upon thousands of tourists who stay for the 60 days or in many cases much longer and are on essential medication?

In my time in Thailand I have seen too many young gay men die. Statistically far exceeding what you would see in a western country. In these cases it was drug abuse, alcohol abuse and HIV. sorry quote not included in my post! Even though I only visit Thailand two times a year for about 4 months (but have been doing so for nearly twenty years) I have always been surprised at the number of boys I know who have died. Some from Sunee Plaza in the good old days, and also from Boyztown. As well as the above causes I know one who was killed on a motor bike. I’m sure there must be more motor bike accidents.

In answer to your ordinal question HornOne. Lock everything in the locker they allocate you…especially money, phones, watches etc. And use the tab they give you to put they locker key around your wrist. If you want to buy anything, like drinks or food, they they ask for your key number and you then pay for everything on checkout. You won’t need any money whilst in the sauna. As well as the key to a numbered locker they will give you a towel which practically everyone wears around the waist. I also make sure I wear sandals when I visit which I can also wear walking around the place.

What happens if you book a Bolt taxi from the airport to Pattaya and you flight is delayed? Will he wait? Will he charge extra? I always use Pattaya Limo and on a few occasions the flight was 2 hours late. The guy was waiting and there was no extra charge. Would Bolt do the same?

https://www.thelimopattaya.com/rates/ Impeccable service. Always on time. Costs about the same as a regular taxi so don’t be put off by the name Limo. used them only yesterday to go to Savnabhumi airport. All went well. I have actually been using them for over 10 years. Never had a problem.

The closing of both Babylon and Soi Twilight are the main reasons I hardly ever visit Bangkok nowadays.

I guess this is just for leaving Thailand and not for entry to Thailand?