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Have you tried one stop visa services - located end of Soi 6 near enough opposite to the beach. UK guy seems to have experience in overseas visas

You are so right Vinapu. My company relocated me to Myanmar in June to help develop their business. I love it. Only being a 50 min flight to BKK is tempting, but the choice of guys here keeps me here most of the time. There is a bar (Fahrenheit) which has gay nights and a major club night once a month (Fab Party)

Sure is. Go to Recon.com. and search in Thailand. Very popular in Singapore

I remember this hotel being built. (It was or still is) the Best Western Premier Signature. Further info at Flyertalk http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/marriott-ritz-carlton-rewards/138518-marriott-family-hotels-pattaya-thailand-8.html

There is an easy answer to that one mate. I think the guys here on this website have it all pretty much covered. Compared to Samui and/or Phuket I believe Pattaya is streets ahead with regard to late night stuff. I'd start checking through the info here on GT. Considerable effort has been made recently with regard to what you're looking for. Hope that helps

Great find mate. I noticed they don't mention Pattaya on the TGP?

I swear to God I've never noticed it..lol Cheers anyway

Devin6699, Come in Bar looks interesting. I have been in Pattaya on a career break for nearly 2 years. I'm returning home on Xmas Eve this year. I get confused about Bars in Sunee. Where exactly is Come In Bar? Is it same soi as Ya Ya or is the soi where All of Me is located? Thanks !

In Dubai they have built a specific terminal to cope with the up 60 units they have in the pipeline. 25% more baggage handlers are needed than for an average 777/747. I guess the delay encountered at HKG on baggage delivery is their inexperience of handling that particular aircraft type.

Ethiopian has a long history of American backing/aid from it's inception. This info from Wiki: The carrier was eventually founded as Ethiopian Air Lines on 21 December 1945, with aid from both Transcontinental Air Transport and Western Air Express, which later merged into TWA.The airline relied upon American pilots, technicians, administrators and accountants; it even had TWA General Managers On its 25th anniversary in 1971, the company was ready to continue without foreign assistance. Since then, Ethiopian Airlines has been managed and staffed by Ethiopian personnel. The first Ethiopian General Manager was Semret Medhane, who served in this position for the period 1971-1975.

Ah I see. Well as Emirates now have 23 A380's (in both regular and ULH variants) in service as of today I guess HKG is going to have to get used to even longer queues at immigration. They will be upgrading the 777 service to DXB to A380 on their 2nd daily flight Q1 2013. The reason your bag delievery is quick is because the baggage loading process has the luggage prioritised for the short BKK-HKG hop. The unfortunate guy in the FT thread would have had his loaded at DXB.

I travel on Emirates to HKG probably once per month. Always with hand luggage only. As for the layout of the 380, Thai are just not in the same league as Emirates with regard to being commercially aware. Try to save costs here and there which ends up with a customer offering less attractive than the competition. That goes for the bar in biz class along with inferior IFE. As for the baggage delivery on a A380 here's an interesting rant. I'm not sure of your point FT with regard to 2 777 aircraft. One large A380 has one crew unloading and handling it's arrival. It's always going to take longer. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emirates-skywards/1379072-avoid-emirates-a380-economy.html

Great deal FT. I'm going to check that deal out mid Sept. For anyone looking for a less luxurious hotel I just got an email blast today for the Novotel next to Ploenchit BTS Good deal for a standard 4* Link here: http://www.asiawebdirect.com/run-away-sale/?cid=AWDNL3807

Motel69 I always use the spa in the Amari Orchid Hotel on Beach Road in Pattaya. It's based in the tower wing. The therapists are well trained, great surroundings and cost is ok. Around 1200 bht and it's a thorough job. Take about an hour. Hope that helps

Here's another one of them spouting about something he clearly does n't understand. I'm surprised he can remember his lines http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/8942673/Rick-Perry-launches-attack-on-Barack-Obama-over-gay-rights-and-religion.html

Thanks!

This sounds pretty nice guys. Where exactly is Rainbow concession located? How far from Rit's?

I enjoy aviation stories. Thought this was an interesting article. http://www.key.aero/view_news.asp?ID=4414&thisSection=military

I am a bit of a news freak. I tend to check out BBC/CNN etc. Last weeks doom and gloom G20 summit surrounding the Eurozone crisis along with major upcoming problems with the so called PIIGS(Portugal,Italy,Ireland,Greece and Spain) leaves me slightly depressed. You guys here seem to pretty smart when discussing financial issue. Where do you see all this ending? To me speculators must be earning piles of cash with markets so volatile. Much of it down to the wild MEDIA HYPE.

I have been on my career break now for a while now in Pattaya. I don't doubt there have been shortages of one or another of eggs, water etc. Personally I have never had any trouble getting hold of any items, in Pattaya at least. Foodland,Villa Market and Friendship always seem to be stocked. 7/11's along with major chains such as Tesco/Big C seem to have more trouble with their distribution channels. That's Pattaya anyway not sure about BKK.

Great report, thanks Michael.How long do get in terms of length of stay in Thailand. I thought an overland visa run only gets you 15 days? Or are you on a more long term visa? Thanks...

Good advice z209. Apple certainly are a great brand. The only thing to look at for is that they sell more iphones than all of their other products put together(that's mac's, iPods, iPads etc) A big weak point if the iphone 5 is weak. Android smart phones are creeping up on them big time. Personally, I still love my Blackberry, but they seem to be going down the toilet big time!

Michael, Has this place actually opened yet? Mentions theatre 5... http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/retail/242076/major-joins-with-korean-firm-to-launch-4d-cinema

Have some fun with your iPhone and download Grindr. Lots of hot guys on there especially at weekends from BKK. I hooked a rather hot young Arab guy last night who is on holiday with his friends Was quite a refreshing change

Hi Mike, I was in Manila 3 months ago. The advice given here is sensible in terms of hotel. Pan Pacific is close to the scene although the scene in fact is quite small. They have a huge shopping mall close by also called Mall of Asia(very cruisy!)There are some go go bars with hot guys but you will be fighting with women for an off. I have made many Phillipino friends while working in Dubai(Dubai has around 250,000 Ph guys working and sending money home)They always recommended the net for hook ups. Manjam is just as popular as GR. The guys there aint shy once you hook unlike Thailand. I would also recommend a 2/3 visit to the island of Boracay. Great place to relax, there's a stunning Shangri-La hotel located there which would be right up your street I found an article that best describes the bar scene here. http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/2009/08/05/8741.manilas-macho-dancing-bars