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Exactly right. And take out alcohol and there would even less. So stay sober and on four wheels, and you're better off in Thailand than most places in Asia (India, China, etc.) , never mind Africa....

February used to be a nice cool month up north but in recent years not so much. The bigger problem is the Flower Festival itself, which turns the city into total gridlock.

It's more than just cane, and it's godawful. Starts around February and goes on till the rains bring some relief around July. Combined with the hot season heat, smog, and dust, it's pretty...

They can look for work, but the hard part is finding it now that there are already so many expats here. Seems like every other day I meet guys who would love to live here but just can't get a decent...

Nah, not as fast as either the yen or the ringgit. And of course it's really more a fall of the dollar than a rise of our local currencies.

It's only up 7.6% on the dollar so far this year and you...

Exactly. That machine is set up to reject any bill that's not perfect.

There are fake B1000 bills around, but they're not exactly common. The last police estimate I heard was around 0.5%, so about...

I must have a tiger fixation, because I love them too. Out of curiosity I once asked one about her outfit and she claimed it hadn't been tailored for her -- she just fit into it and the job was hers....

Well they do sell Air Asia caps onboard. You could get her one of those, then put on that Randy Newman song "You can leave your hat on".

Personally I like the Tiger girls, with that tiger-striped...

Yes, yes. But I'm curious: have any of you commenting here actually DONE the two flights the OP is asking about? And have you done them in the past year or so?

I have, and LAX-NRT-BKK upstairs on...

I prefer UA biz class but not so much that I'd put up with a stopover in Narita.

Not any more. In fact they're now one of the better budget airlines in terms of advertised price vs. actual price. Nok Air, which used to be pretty good about this, has gotten so bad with surcharges...

Maybe it's not sold there, but it's certainly made there. Check out the Ajanta Pharma website -- "Kamagra Oral Jelly", right on the first product page.

I've never tried the stuff, because I don't...

This has come up before, but suffice to say that buying drugs in Cambodia is a crapshoot. Roughly 80% of the pharmacies are unregistered, i.e. illegal. Overall about 30-40% of the drugs on sale are...

Yep, and it would have about the same impact if you dropped it at a garden party. Rising tone.

Don't know this one, but it may be related to when a girl hears something in a noisy place or at a distance and someone says "Huu dii". Literally, "good ears", but it's really one of those...

There have been reports like this for years, usually involving women. Some might be paranoia, some seem to have been real. I am a little surprised that it would happen from the AOT taxi stand. As the...

It will probably do absolutely nothing. I came through Swampypoom the last time they had one of these 'crackdowns' and my driver -- from the regular AOT public taxi stand, the best and safest place...

And badly laid out. Changi for example is even larger but it seems you never have to walk more than 100m or so. At Swampyphum it's often closer to a kilometer. Between the distances and the confusing...

It does. In fact it's not that much more than for the little sedans I usually get.

I've used a number of firms over the years but have been happiest with Budget. New cars, good rates, no problems. They'll even deliver and pick up your car wherever you want.

Your bank (or any bank) will give you a decent rate. They're all pretty competitive, as you'll see from the small differential between buying and selling rates. But if you're determined to squeeze...

They're currently claiming that service will begin this August 12th. Since that's HM the Queen's birthday, it's a pretty firm deadline.

Yeah, sorry to have gone on beating that horse -- just a historical curiosity ;-). The best way to join the mile-long club is still to book a 1st class compartment and just bring along a girlfriend,...

RA, I haven't questioned your knowledge of Thailand. I just suggested that if you wanted to hear more about the old train girls that you could ask some long-time CM residents -- they will know.
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As I said, the girl I personally knew doing this was a uni student, working during her holidays. She was a part-time employee of the catering company the SRT used and perhaps still uses to staff the...