General Reports

[Frankfurter]

Thai hairdressers are notoriously known for not knowing how to cut farang hair.

Here is a recommendation which is somewhat expensive but very worthwhile:

MOGA Tokyo, Emporium, 3rd floor, 700Bt.

[Gwailo]

I haven't heard Camfrog mentioned yet, but I've found it's a great way to chat with and watch girls from Thailand, the Philippines, China and Japan on their webcams. In fact, there are so many Thai girls on there, they've had to establish their own webcam server. lol! So far, I haven't come across any from Singapore or Indonesia yet though. And amazingly, I haven't come across any pro webcam sex girls yet either. Some get naked, some just dance around and tease and some just sit there. It's a free download from the website of the same name and you don't have to have a webcam yourself, although it obviously helps in getting the girls to talk to you, cam to cam. Beware of the fat pasty white bitches on the North America server, although the most naked-getting Thais and Pinoys frequent there too in search of "foreign talent." :-)

I've lined up several possibilities for my next trip to Thailand so we'll see how it goes.

The program is free to download and sign up but you can only watch one cam at a time with the free registration. You CAN, however, pay for a more powerful Camfrog program that allows you to watch as many cams as you want simultaneously. I haven't done that yet...still having quite enough fun one cam at at time at this point.

Anybody else using camfrog?

I downloaded Camfrog and looked around a little but I don't have a cam so I found I wasn't welcome in a lot of the rooms.
I might get a cheap cam and check it out some more.

[The Traveler]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/brea...ewsid=30037097

Coliform bacteria have contaminated utensils at many food shops around tourist attractions, according to the Health Department.

"The contamination can cause diarrhoea and food poisoning," the department's academic Anocha Charoenpornkijwattana said Sunday.

According to her, the information came from the Health Department's study on hygienic standards at 12 attractions across the country. As more than half of food shops in these attractions have participated in the department's Clean Food Good Taste project, the study focused on the non-participating food shops only.

"We have detected coliform-bacteria contamination on their plates, ice tongs, cooks' hands and waiters' hands," Anocha said.

It's true but can be found anywhere and everywhere around the world, even at the restaurants of 5-star hotels, restaurants with Michelin stars or your local supermarket.

You never have a guarantee if the cook, waiters, dishwashers or anybody else who comes in contact with the plates or food did wash their hands after visiting the restroom or didn't grab anything dirty. I personally rather prefer a small foodstall where I can see the "chief" and what's going on than a restaurant where I don't know how clean/dirty it is or if anybody is coughing or sneezing on my food.

[Naughty]

Pffff.... it's nothing new.

What do you people expect from shops that don't have running water?

You'll get Diarrhea for a day or 2 and then your Stomach will be immune. I've been in Thailand some time now and got sick the second time I ate on a Food Stall. Since then, my body's used to it.

Folks, I used to have the same attitude as Frenchy. I got loose a few times, and twice got some 24 hour bug that made me get violently ill, but quickly passed.

Then I learned my lesson.

Two days in hospital, five more in and out of consciousness in a hotel bed with a girl (fortunately an honest, caring one) taking care of me, and two weeks of extreme weakness and discomfort.

I strongly suggest you maintain a diligent attitude about food and drink safety when you travel in Asia, especially in the tropics.

With food, as with barebacking, you might be lucky.

You might not.

[NicFrenchy]

The computer needs a rubber, too.

Yes, true. But if you have a MAC, you can also go bareback

[Dinghy]

use your head folks - anti-virus software and firewalls are out there for a REASON. Whether camfrog or some other programme is the responsible party, it will generally be BLOCKED by most of the programs. Spybot, Spyware blaster, others can stop the junk before it gets onto your machine. Use a ROUTER and eliminate the random "pop-up" crap. The computer needs a rubber, too.

[Belkis]

Belkis,

There is no P4P girl action action on Phi Phi island. You need to bring your own. Do some scouting in Phuket and take a girl from Patong Beach with you.

As far as hotels on Phi Phi, I can recomend the Banyan Villa. Great location. Rooms are decent. Prices (except for peak season in December and January) are reasonable. Pay a few extra bucks and book a room in their garden wing. It's not so noisy there.

Thanks Barrister

[NicFrenchy]

Pffff.... it's nothing new.

What do you people expect from shops that don't have running water?

You'll get Diarrhea for a day or 2 and then your Stomach will be immune. I've been in Thailand some time now and got sick the second time I ate on a Food Stall. Since then, my body's used to it.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/brea...ewsid=30037097

Coliform bacteria have contaminated utensils at many food shops around tourist attractions, according to the Health Department.

"The contamination can cause diarrhoea and food poisoning," the department's academic Anocha Charoenpornkijwattana said Sunday.

According to her, the information came from the Health Department's study on hygienic standards at 12 attractions across the country. As more than half of food shops in these attractions have participated in the department's Clean Food Good Taste project, the study focused on the non-participating food shops only.

"We have detected coliform-bacteria contamination on their plates, ice tongs, cooks' hands and waiters' hands," Anocha said.

[Barrister]

I am planning my first visit to Thailand (en route to visit friends in Laos) and made extensive use of the site to prepare (thanks for all useful info) the few days in BKK.

I also plan to spend a few days on West Coast and found that PhiPhi might give best combination of mongering, nature and seafun - correct ?

I would be grafeful for info on decent (up to 70 80 USD) but mainly GF hotels on Phi Phi - its nightlife seems to concentrate around Ton Sai - should I book in that area ? or is the island to small to bother. GF is a must

Thanks

Belkis,

There is no P4P girl action action on Phi Phi island. You need to bring your own. Do some scouting in Phuket and take a girl from Patong Beach with you.

As far as hotels on Phi Phi, I can recomend the Banyan Villa. Great location. Rooms are decent. Prices (except for peak season in December and January) are reasonable. Pay a few extra bucks and book a room in their garden wing. It's not so noisy there.

[Nuff Said]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/brea...ewsid=30037097

Coliform bacteria have contaminated utensils at many food shops around tourist attractions, according to the Health Department.

"The contamination can cause diarrhoea and food poisoning," the department's academic Anocha Charoenpornkijwattana said Sunday.

According to her, the information came from the Health Department's study on hygienic standards at 12 attractions across the country. As more than half of food shops in these attractions have participated in the department's Clean Food Good Taste project, the study focused on the non-participating food shops only.

"We have detected coliform-bacteria contamination on their plates, ice tongs, cooks' hands and waiters' hands," Anocha said.

[Belkis]

I am planning my first visit to Thailand (en route to visit friends in Laos) and made extensive use of the site to prepare (thanks for all useful info) the few days in BKK
I also plan to spend a few days on West Coast and found that PhiPhi might give best combination of mongering, nature and seafun - correct ?

I would be grafeful for info on decent (up to 70 80 USD) but mainly GF hotels on Phi Phi - its nightlife seems to concentrate around Ton Sai - should I book in that area ? or is the island to small to bother. GF is a must

Thanks

[Horntoad]

Retired Forever,

I'm sure some mongers won't agree with you about paying more but I think it is great that you did that. I really believe in building the goodwill. Also the girl was really hungry and you helped her out so you also built some good karma. It also showed a lot of class. Happy mongering!!

[AsiaTraveler2]

Questioned her a little more to be sure if we were understanding each other correctly. She agreed 100B was enough. Asked why so little she replied hungary. Now I am talking about what I would consider a 7/10 on looks. So not some nastiness. Anyway took back to room and found her the most fulfilling pleasing thing I had my last 2 trips. Woke up the next morning and we went at it again. Now I know what you are thinking-must be some young stud. Wrong, I am in my late 50’s, over weight but nice personality. Anyway on with my story. I opened my wallet and pulled out the 100B we agreed on and showed her. She accepted without a blink and got ready to go with a pleasant smile on her face. Now that I felt our original agreement had been fulfilled I pulled my wallet back out and handed her 2,000B. Before anyone starts complaining I believe in luck. I could basically afford this small amount and felt my generosity and goodwill would pay off in the future. The memory of this particular event will remain along time in my mind - well worth the money.

RF,

Sounds like a sweetheart! Good for you!

Peace,
AT2

[RetiredForever]

Just made another posting – sitting here bored so I thought I would pass on another story about all the prices in Thailand are negotiable. Many of the other contributors are always talking about what they got for what price. It is very good basic information for newbies. But understand these are only guidelines. The price is very flexible. Anyway story: I was in Phuket recently. It was about 11 pm-still early by mongering standards. Was with a friend and went into one of the small open bars on Bangler. Was really not in the mood to do anything. We both had decided to sit down and have a few beers to watch the people. Girl behind bar kept trying to start conversation. We kept blowing her off because just was not in mood to get into buying girl drinks that night. After awhile her happy infectious attitude got to the 2 of us and we told her come on around and we would buy her a drink. A few beers later her happiness finally infected us so I decided to ask if she wanted to go home for LT and if so what price. She responded bar fine and 100B. Needless to say my mouth dropped. Questioned her a little more to be sure if we were understanding each other correctly. She agreed 100B was enough. Asked why so little she replied hungary. Now I am talking about what I would consider a 7/10 on looks. So not some nastiness. Anyway took back to room and found her the most fulfilling pleasing thing I had my last 2 trips. Woke up the next morning and we went at it again. Now I know what you are thinking-must be some young stud. Wrong, I am in my late 50’s, over weight but nice personality. Anyway on with my story. I opened my wallet and pulled out the 100B we agreed on and showed her. She accepted without a blink and got ready to go with a pleasant smile on her face. Now that I felt our original agreement had been fulfilled I pulled my wallet back out and handed her 2,000B. Before anyone starts complaining I believe in luck. I could basically afford this small amount and felt my generosity and goodwill would pay off in the future. The memory of this particular event will remain along time in my mind - well worth the money.

[Kaukaukane]

The program is free to download and sign up but you can only watch one cam at a time with the free registration. You CAN, however, pay for a more powerful Camfrog program that allows you to watch as many cams as you want simultaneously. I haven't done that yet...still having quite enough fun one cam at at time at this point.

Anybody else using camfrog?

I got the infamous "blue screen" on my computer (VISTA, 2Gb RAM, 3.0MHz) after providing information to allow viewing of larger images. Otherwise, it worked okay prior with the limiting single view. Needless to say, CamFrog is no longer on my HDD. OH, got a bunch of malware and spyware but can't say for sure it come because of CamFrog.