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Has everyone seen this article from The Hua Hin Report http://www.huahinreport.com/ ? "Thieving flourishes on falling economy Hua Hin News: We reported on climbing crime in Hua Hin a couple of months ago and are sad to report that the trend is still increasing. The number of reported break-ins ...

In Cha-Am park, just south of town on the west side of the highway there is a very good Thai restaurant and the park makes for very pleasant surroundings for a meal. I've had lunch there twice (never been at night so don't know if they're open) and the quality was good and the price was very reasona...

Villa Market is Thai owned. It was started (Suk Soi 33 I think) by a Bangkok Thai gentleman to cater to the growing foreign market in the Sukumvit area. I believe all branches (there must be 8 or 9 now around Bangkok, Pattaya, and Hua Hin) are still owned by him and his family. Maybe that explains t...

I was wondering about that same statement... I've done the trip many times and the best ever with the pedal to the metal and no traffic I managed it in about two hours. What kind of rocket sled does this guy have?

There is an excellent one that we've been using for years on the small soi behind the Post Office. I get there by turning onto the small soi beside Burger King and then a right on the next soi. It's near the opposite end on the left. You can't miss it as there are always clothes drying out front. It...

There was some sort of treaty between the U.S. and Thailand during the Viet Nam era that supposedly allows an American to own up to one rai of land but I've never found anyone who has actually used this method successfully. The same treaty gives business advantages to Americans allowing them to own ...

We have a regular lady who cleans (including laundry, ironing, dishwashing, dog washing, etc.) who comes for 4 to 5 hours per day 5 days a week and we pay her $5200 baht per month. We aren't crazy about the quality of her work and have to direct her a lot but we've been through several and she's the...

Consider yourselves lucky (or smart). I built a big house with a huge garden with some water features (two submersible pumps, one centrifugal pump as well as two demand pumps to water the garden) and I use between 2500 and 3000 units (if I'm reading the bill correctly) this time of year which transl...

I've just read this entire thread (again) and while I think it is a good idea to try to get the unethical business practices in the Hua Hin real estate market under control, I wish you good luck. I'm afraid that some of the attendees of this meeting that will be making suggestions and steering the a...

I too, went to a Starbucks once, and only once, back in the U.S. years ago. I wanted a simple cup of black coffee and it took five minutes to explain this to the counter person. They had it but under some fancy name. As in the previous poster's airport Starbucks comment, the coffee was average and t...

I am not targeting YOBT, but just making general comments about service charging. Bill's is not so bad now that I know it goes to the staff, but as I said in my last post, this is not the case in some HH establishments. I've asked and have been told in some that part of it goes to the owner and the ...

There's a vacant overgrown lot next to my house and after every heavy rain it seems to be overrun by aliens with lights (some wearing those miners hats).

Now I know what they are doing!

I to do not like service charges added to the bill. I know from personal knowledge that some owners take a percentage of this percentage and consider it part of their profit margin. I believe that a tip is a tip "To Insure Promptness" and should go to the person or people serving the food ...

[quote="JD"]At the top of the Night Market Soi 72, turn right towards the level crossing/bus station, about 4 or 5 shops along on the right is a TV/DVD/Video repair shop. He has second hand and new Video recorders in there. Very good price, I wouldn't worry to much about buying second hand...

[quote="Big Boy"]If the UK is anything to go by, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how much the cost of DVD recorders has dropped.[/quote] I'll check the prices here, but how many hours can a DVD hold. I was under the impression it was only about two, like a movie. A VHS tape at ...