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by hhfarang
Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:24 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Monkey sightings in Hua Hin Neighborhoods
Replies: 44
Views: 4770

Re: Monkeys in Hua Hin Neighborhoods?

Even as far back as when I lived in Hua Hin (moved to the U.S. in 2014) we had a large one on the roof of our two story house who jumped to the roof of the detached garage and because two dogs were on the ground going crazy barking up at him he got mad and nearly tore a section of rain gutter off th...
by hhfarang
Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:16 am
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Amazing Nature
Replies: 455
Views: 184056

Re: Amazing Nature

Tiny little hummingbirds migrate from Canada/US to Mexico/Central America and back each year. Imaging how many little beats those buzzing wings do on a trip like that!
by hhfarang
Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:10 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Minivan, bus and road accidents
Replies: 1306
Views: 208227

Re: Minivan, bus and road accidents

Here's a link to the BBC story published here:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thailand-bus ... 51870.html
by hhfarang
Sat Oct 10, 2020 10:44 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand tourism situation
Replies: 1860
Views: 192710

Re: Thailand tourist slump continues

"Ghost island' Phuket hunkers down in tourist-free Thailand https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/sI1zPfAn3utFmCEH6mGb1A--~B/aD01MTI7dz03Njg7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/afp.com/a688a4ec579abc4d6a8295f7ad897fdb Phuket's go-go dancers sit playing on their phones in empty b...
by hhfarang
Sat Oct 10, 2020 2:13 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: The Home of Banter
Replies: 10
Views: 493

Re: The Home of Banter

Just looked at the Intercontinental website and one bar listed said "come enjoy a scotch and cigar" Guess I will have to!! That's the place I was thinking about when I wrote Sheraton earlier in this thread. That's the hotel near the flyover, correct? Memory must be failing me at 71 years ...
by hhfarang
Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:49 am
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Time Travel!
Replies: 0
Views: 580

Time Travel!

"A Student Just Proved Paradox-Free Time Travel Is Possible Time travel is deterministic and locally free, a new paper says—resolving an age-old paradox. This follows recent research observing that the present is not changed by a time-traveling qubit. It's still not very nice to step on butterf...
by hhfarang
Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:19 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Plane Cafes
Replies: 1
Views: 383

Plane Cafes

Only in Thailand! "With travel limited, plane cafes take off in Thailand https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ZUaiNfvY.B7mYXftFrzbfA--~B/aD01MTI7dz03Njg7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/afp.com/954813e9e9ff65bce1f501eec6079e58 With millions around the world stuck at home due...
by hhfarang
Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:19 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: Pet hates
Replies: 66
Views: 1845

Re: Pet hates

by hhfarang
Sun Aug 30, 2020 12:02 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai Navy to buy Chinese submarines
Replies: 50
Views: 5527

Thai submarine purchase hits rough seas

"Thai submarine purchase hits rough seas"

https://news.yahoo.com/thai-submarine-p ... 59025.html
by hhfarang
Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:42 am
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites
Replies: 5
Views: 659

Re: The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites

I've always had the belief that very few snakes are aggressive. That they fear us more than we fear them. They'll usually only attack if they're cornered without an escape route. I've swam in waters quite heavily populated by sea snakes. In the Persian Gulf for instance, I'd swim off the beach and ...
by hhfarang
Tue Aug 25, 2020 1:09 am
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites
Replies: 5
Views: 659

Re: The public health crisis you may not know about: snakebites

I don't know if it's to do climate change or what but even here in a residential neighborhood in the largest city in North Carolina there seems to be a plague of snakes this year. A lot of Copperheads which are poisonous. Several people and lots of dogs bitten so far. The cost for the anti venom tre...
by hhfarang
Sun Aug 09, 2020 11:32 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: The Home of Banter
Replies: 10
Views: 493

Re: The Home of Banter

Isn't there one of those cigar places in the Sheraton Hua Hin? If not, I think there was when I was there. There was another one (place that sold a lot of different cigars) behind the Watt in the Binta area just around the corner from the beach road 7/11.
by hhfarang
Sun Aug 09, 2020 11:26 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Invasive Species Thread
Replies: 13
Views: 1696

Re: Invasive Species Thread

These giant Asian hornets are the stuff of nightmares and are 5-6 cm long with a chip on their shoulder to match. They sting repeatedly, are attracted to stuff like the smell of a BBQ etc., releases a scent that attracts other hornets and have a big set of gnashers. Lots of folks get stung to death...
by hhfarang
Fri Jul 03, 2020 3:48 am
Forum: Coronavirus/Covid-19
Topic: Hua Hin bars closed/or reopening?
Replies: 195
Views: 16721

Masks and bikinis as Bangkok sex districts reopen with new rules

"With performers wearing facemasks as well as bikinis, Bangkok's red-light districts reopened on Wednesday after more than three months of shutdown to stop the spread of coronavirus. Bars, karaoke venues and massage parlours were in the latest category of businesses allowed to reopen - with con...
by hhfarang
Sat Jun 27, 2020 6:39 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand targets narco millions hidden in gold, steel and crypto
Replies: 1
Views: 291

Thailand targets narco millions hidden in gold, steel and crypto

"Bangkok (AFP) - The downfall of a meth syndicate laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug money through Thai gold shops, oil and construction firms has cast rare light on the staggering scale of Asia's narco profits -- and the ruses used to hide them. Thailand is Southeast Asia's meth &q...