Hua Hin Forum

I once got stopped in Korat for jumping a red light, I disputed the fact which didn't make any difference, the officer still gave me a ticket to pay 400 baht. I know he was looking for a drink but I refused. I then sent the ticket to the authorities along with 200 baht. They then sent me back a rece...

The month of August is the hua hin golf festival, you can play all the 'major' golf course for a green fee of 800 baht, the only exception is Black Mountain which is 1000 baht. In the month of September, Springfield have a green fee of 999 baht. Look at www.huahingolfsociety.com for their fixtures e...

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Where does the 'snobbery' come into the discussion by buying Singha water? The bottles of water that I purchase cost 5 baht per litre. A good test is to drink the water unchilled as I have to, Singha water has a very good taste, try some of the other water unchilled and you may get a shock!

We buy I crate of 24 half litre glass bottles (Singha) for 60 baht. Originaly you pay 180 baht for the crate with 24 bottles, after that you give the empty bottles and crate back and they give you 24 full bottles of singha bottled drinking water for 60 baht, and they deliver to your door, these plac...

I'm definetely on the wrong site here, I haven't understood a bloody thing.
Just pleased I haven't got the pop up's.

I know that there is a two-tier pricing system in Thailand, and I disagree with it as much as anyone, but I have found that in the Cha-Am market it operates that the locals pay one price and the Bangkok Thai's down for the weekend pay another more expensive price, I always pay the same as my thai wi...

When it does rain, it can be chucking it down in Hua Hin, and not a cloud in the sky in Cha-Am, brilliant sunshine, then 15 minutes later the reverse happens.

I was at the Anantara Hotel yesterday and saw that they have facilities for looking after children, they have a room (with a 'minder') near to the beach with games, tv etc. whether it is available to non residents or not I do not know.

HHtel said
"Come on Sarge, there are good and bad in any country. Be careful how we should integrate. Everywhere, there is room for improvement and just because we're from a different culture doesn't mean we have nothing to offer."

HHtel, well put.

Must be sausage on a plate (depending how many false teeth on the plate)

I do not see many damaged motorcycle baskets, so I suppose that even the cheap helmets protect to some degree. I saw a farang today, riding a motorcycle carrying a baby with one arm, no helmet, (sorry helmet in basket) no shirt, thought he was very clever, what a dipstick!!

You can purchase sim cards from mobile telephone shops for 300 baht which includes 300 bahts worth of calls (1-2-1). International calls can also be made using 009 prefix then country code at I think 9 baht per minute, I have just purchased such a sim card for my friend, and it works fine.

Hi All,
I have lived around Hua Hin and Cha-Am for the past nine years, I generally have a good idea of what can and can't be done, thai etiquette etc. so hopefully I will be able to advise our readers on certain subjects from time to time.
Glyn.

Two favourite situations to look out for, 1. you park your car and look in your mirrors to see whats coming up behind, you open your door and bang, motorbike coming from the front driving the wrong way. 2. you are looking to come out of a side street on to the main road, you look right to see your g...