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by Gregjam
Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:31 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand tourism situation
Replies: 1870
Views: 250092

Re: Thailand tourism situation

Many high end tourists are return low end ones and perhaps discouraging the lower levels will have a knock on effect. More and more budget travellers are being tempted by Vietnam and Cambodia as prices rise here. This seems to be ignored by the present powers that be but may come back to bite them. ...
by Gregjam
Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:20 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Noise, power, and scams topped Thailand complaints list last year
Replies: 25
Views: 9261

Re: Noise, power, and scams topped Thailand complaints list last year

I have accepted noise along with many other things as part of living in Thailand. Living close to Nong Khon temple is generally quiet, recently cleared brush increased the road noise and there was something going on at the temple but that went quiet around ten in the evening. Clearing the land has a...
by Gregjam
Tue Feb 04, 2025 12:24 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Buying online from Lazada
Replies: 569
Views: 72998

Re: Buying online from Lazada

My Lazada wallet is used to pay for items although the only time it has any credit is when an item is refunded. When I buy something I select the wallet and it takes the amount rom my Thai bank account. If thee is any credit it will use this first before taking from my bank account. I have not tried...
by Gregjam
Sun Jan 26, 2025 4:43 pm
Forum: Flights, Airlines & Airports
Topic: A380 can land in fog at DMK but not BKK
Replies: 3
Views: 2367

A380 can land in fog at DMK but not BKK

Today the A380 I was on made two aborted approaches to BKK in fog and then diverted and landed in similar conditions at Don Muang. Am confident one of our resident avgeeks can tell me why this is the case. I suspect that the equipment is different but would have thought that BKK would have right kit...
by Gregjam
Thu Jan 23, 2025 4:24 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Tax residency in Thailand and taxing overseas income
Replies: 526
Views: 524755

Re: Tax residency in Thailand and taxing overseas income

Thank you Big Boy for letting us know what you are experiencing. I am sure that there are many like myself who will face this hurdle in the coming years and are following the subject with interest. It is far better to get a picture, albeit a personal one and we all will have different situations, of...
by Gregjam
Sun Jan 19, 2025 7:25 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Fitbit or similar worn health smart devices
Replies: 41
Views: 9992

Re: Fitbit or similar worn health smart devices

I have an Apple Watch and used it when cycling. Way too clever for me and annoying as it kept pausing and not restarting when I had a rest (could be sorted out by new tech able persons than myself). Finally gave up with it when it played up if worn on my tattooed wrist and also got fed up charging i...
by Gregjam
Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:55 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: N.Y. Free Entry to National Parks - Thais Only This Year
Replies: 3
Views: 987

Re: N.Y. Free Entry to National Parks - Thais Only This Year

The huge difference in pricing normally in place only serves to dissuade me from visiting any national park unless I really want to go there. What is worse is that many like myself would not take our Thai family to a National Park because of this. I know that I am not alone in feeling that this free...
by Gregjam
Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:27 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Minivan, bus and road accidents
Replies: 1379
Views: 284798

Re: Minivan, bus and road accidents

Saw the after effects of the usual u-turn incidents just before Makro outbound on Phetkasem yesterday morning (30th) around 0745. Box van hit by outbound vehicle, perhaps the usual result of flashing your headlights bring less effective than using the brakes and travelling at a reasonable speed. Ano...
by Gregjam
Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Feral Dogs in Hua Hin
Replies: 10
Views: 2266

Re: Feral Dogs

In our area I have also seen that owners have been keeping their dogs controlled and even caged which has made it considerably safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Perhaps this indicates that moves have been made and the locals fear their dangerous mutts will disappear along with the feral dogs. When...
by Gregjam
Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:26 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Hua Hin City football tops
Replies: 8
Views: 1950

Re: Hua Hin City football tops

Do they have very large sizes? A long time ago I bought a couple of shirts at a shop on the road that goes up and over the hill from the main railway crossing (a long time ago) and I think the max size was a 3XL (Asian). Am sure that Big Boy will know if they sell sizes suitable for 'larger' people ...
by Gregjam
Sun Nov 24, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Chips, French Fries, Fried Potatoes, etc.
Replies: 43
Views: 8615

Re: Chips, French Fries, Fried Potatoes, etc.

Remember it well, even stayed up that small soi for a while in 1990 when I first moved to Hua Hin. Food was good and yes, proper chips. A few mozzies hiding amongst the junk too.
by Gregjam
Mon Nov 18, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand
Replies: 4922
Views: 690697

Re: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

This year has been strange in the South China Sea with the typhoons that get past the Philippines heading west then curving to the south of Hainan and going ashore in Vietnam. This has resulted in the rain over Isan in most cases. So far none have been far enough south to get below Cambodia and ente...
by Gregjam
Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Replies: 553
Views: 80475

Re: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?

After many years in Thailand I have come to accept the almost zero enforcement of traffic laws, a case of expect nothing and if you get something it should be a pleasant surprise. What those years have also taught me is that while foreigners who are used to enforcement decry the situation the averag...
by Gregjam
Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:11 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Chips, French Fries, Fried Potatoes, etc.
Replies: 43
Views: 8615

Re: Chips, French Fries, Fried Potatoes, etc.

As a lifelong fan of chip shop chips I fear my own taste might be at odds with many others. When I go to the UK I like nothing more than my favourite vegan takeaway meal. A large portion of chips and a pea fritter. It is not only vegans that are aghast at my tastes. I like what could only be termed ...
by Gregjam
Wed Nov 13, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Buying online from Lazada
Replies: 569
Views: 72998

Re: Buying online from Lazada

I buy a lot of stuff from Lazada mainly because I find it easier than Shopee. Even when I have ordered from a dodgy seller, usually a bunch of letter with no review and only used because I was tired or careless, and the item does not get sent I have been given a refund via my wallet. A recent one wa...