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[Syzygies]

Pattaya taxis were told about a week ago that they MUST turn on their meters. This has been a law for about a year now but no taxi I have ever been in Pattaya turns on their meters. Has anyone come across one who did?

What is the perfect central location to be in, in Pattaya, to minimise need to use taxis? Is it practical to try to mostly avoid taxis? Not having been in Pattaya for many years I don't know much about operating hours for the "Song Thaews" (sometimes known as Baht bus but definitely no bus).

I am sure no one enjoys paying ridiculous amounts to the taxis but is there always a good option? In Bangkok coming home from Cowboy 5 km by taxi is a good option at under 80 Baht. However I could see that in Pattaya you might want to be a lot closer to the action.

[Banana Boi]

Pattaya taxis were told about a week ago that they MUST turn on their meters. This has been a law for about a year now but no taxi I have ever been in Pattaya turns on their meters. Has anyone come across one who did?

[Dena0]

If you want anything to do with hobbying, the obvious answer is Pattaya.

After 29 hours straight in Pattaya as I write, and after becoming totally drained (I could not agree more. Some very useful recent trip reports are available including a 5 day guide to Bkk and Pattaya by a poster.

[Crazy4Thai]

To TheDoc007, you could also spend some time RTFF named Other Areas and or Reports of Distinction and see what you discover. There are numerous places with a smaller to much smaller scene. Is your emphasis on pussy or on chillin?

[Banana Boi]

If you want anything to do with hobbying, the obvious answer is Pattaya.

[MakeItOrBreak]

I'm looking for some guidance on where to go to for some vacation I did Phuket twice and really enjoyed it there. Since it has been a few years since those trips and I have been there I'm looking for suggestions. Should be a place to relax and shutoff but not too far away from the available pussy. BKK is not it except for a day or so during travel. All suggestions for a middle between orgy and family vacation are welcome. Possible traveling alone maybe with a friend if he can get some vacation planning to leave in the next two weeks and staying for two to three weeks.

If you are specifically set out for Thailand do you want to be in the same place all the time? Anyways Samui seems to fit the bill your looking for in all departments. It's a big island so possible to explore some nice views and sights.

Good luck!

[TheDoc007]

I'm looking for some guidance on where to go to for some vacation I did Phuket twice and really enjoyed it there. Since it has been a few years since those trips and I have been there I'm looking for suggestions. Should be a place to relax and shutoff but not too far away from the available pussy. BKK is not it except for a day or so during travel. All suggestions for a middle between orgy and family vacation are welcome. Possible traveling alone maybe with a friend if he can get some vacation planning to leave in the next two weeks and staying for two to three weeks.

[Banana Boi]

That is simply not true. In Thailand, a foreigner cannot own land. You can still rent, own a condo (under certain conditions)

Other than marrying a Thai wife or starting a Thai company, a foreigner can not own but can lease land for 30 years.

From Siam Legal:

"Option 2: Leasehold Agreements.

Buying Thai real estate under a leasehold interest is a very popular and preferred way for foreigners to acquire property in Thailand.

Why is it the favored alternative?

It is simple and straightforward.

Foreigners can obtain full interest on a lease in Thailand throughout the specified lease term.

This is preferred over purchasing through a limited company where you have several shareholders who may have interests that are different from yours.

You can transfer the leasehold interest or even sell it the same as you would for any other freehold title conveyance in Thailand.

The maximum lease term is 30 years.

An option to renew will not be automatic and an additional 30 year periods will depend on careful drafting and discretion of the Registrar at the Land Office. ".

[Zeus9]

37 yrs old virgin and finally gathered the balls to go to Bangkok tonight with two of my close buddies. Over the last two days a cyst / whitehead developed at the place where my leg meets the groin:

It was hard and painless first and now from the last twenty four hours it hurts and is very tender. I had so many dreams and hopes. I don't think its right on my part to seek a provider with this cyst / whitehead. They don't even believe me if I tell them its a whitehead. I don't know if it will subside or go away in the next 4 days. I'm using Benzoyl Peroxide cream to treat it. Can't go to any doctor now also because its a Sunday and this isn't an emergency. Can't say how disappointed I am. The trip is on and my buddies (We've planned this for long) will get hurt if I don't come along. I just told my buddies about it and they are sad and are hoping it will subside. I guess I'll just enjoy the hotel and the food in BKK. I leave to BKK in the next 5 hours. Somewhat hoping that I will find some acne bandages in Pharmacies in and out Sukhimvit Area and hoping it will go away.

Just buy some anti-biotics while you're here. It's easy and cheap to buy over the counter. Doxycycline in particular should clear up your skin pretty quickly. I was prescribed it for a non STI skin infection (it is prescribed also for a lot of different STI's), but a good benefit is that it will clear up your acne or skin infections pretty quickly. You will also still be able to drink alchohol without it affecting the effectiveness of the medication.

[Crocodilexp]

Anyone heard of this? Worse than the USA? "In Thailand, because of Thai law, all property is wife's name. In Thailand, you have no right to property. There is more and more western men who end up homeless because they are evicted from their land and apartments by their loving wifes and GF's.

That is simply not true. In Thailand, a foreigner cannot own land. You can still rent, own a condo (under certain conditions), own a car, a bank account, and so on, entirely in your name and with sole control over it. In case of a divorce, marital property should legally be split 50:50, but in practice, the wife doesn't get much of that, let alone future payments for child support or alimony. It's worth a mention that countries like Thailand don't have strong rule of law, so in case of a dispute you might be up for a long and dirty battle. Anyone with half a brain would keep most of their assets abroad.

The men who are evicted are usually elderly idiots who use all their savings to buy land "in the name" of an ex-hooker (sometimes just a girlfriend), and build a house on it, assuming they'll have control or fully trusting their faithful gold-digger not to take what's legally her own property.

[Syzygies]

37 yrs old virgin and finally gathered the balls to go to Bangkok tonight with two of my close buddies. Over the last two days a cyst / whitehead developed at the place where my leg meets the groin:

It was hard and painless first and now from the last twenty four hours it hurts and is very tender. I had so many dreams and hopes. I don't think its right on my part to seek a provider with this cyst / whitehead. They don't even believe me if I tell them its a whitehead. I don't know if it will subside or go away in the next 4 days. I'm using Benzoyl Peroxide cream to treat it. Can't go to any doctor now also because its a Sunday and this isn't an emergency. Can't say how disappointed I am. The trip is on and my buddies (We've planned this for long) will get hurt if I don't come along. I just told my buddies about it and they are sad and are hoping it will subside. I guess I'll just enjoy the hotel and the food in BKK. I leave to BKK in the next 5 hours. Somewhat hoping that I will find some acne bandages in Pharmacies in and out Sukhimvit Area and hoping it will go away.

Hope you got it lanced by doctor to aid fast recovery. Anti-biotics are available. Last time I had something like this, it did not spoil my life completely. I probably stayed home for a couple of days and girls did not comment on it, even could be felt if balls massaged (smaller at that time). Subsequently there is nothing.

You go to the clinic to get certificate of having no sex diseases. Obviously can't get a Virgin's certificate. LOL.

Find the right Thai girl to teach you all about sex and how to do the girl right. LOL At 35, one Thai girl trained me how to do better oral on her pussy.

[EihTooms]

37 yrs old virgin and finally gathered the balls to go to Bangkok tonight with two of my close buddies. Over the last two days a cyst / whitehead developed at the place where my leg meets the groin:

It was hard and painless first and now from the last twenty four hours it hurts and is very tender. I had so many dreams and hopes. I don't think its right on my part to seek a provider with this cyst / whitehead. They don't even believe me if I tell them its a whitehead. I don't know if it will subside or go away in the next 4 days. I'm using Benzoyl Peroxide cream to treat it. Can't go to any doctor now also because its a Sunday and this isn't an emergency. Can't say how disappointed I am. The trip is on and my buddies (We've planned this for long) will get hurt if I don't come along. I just told my buddies about it and they are sad and are hoping it will subside. I guess I'll just enjoy the hotel and the food in BKK. I leave to BKK in the next 5 hours. Somewhat hoping that I will find some acne bandages in Pharmacies in and out Sukhimvit Area and hoping it will go away.

Is this just a blemish / pimple or something benign you are familiar with from prior occurrence? Possibly an in-grown hair? If so, take a tip from the girls when they get a blemish or pimple on their face, which often happens when they get their period or soon will get their period; tap and blend in a small dab of "concealer" on the critter and watch it disappear. Visually disappear, that is. It will still be felt if touched, of course.

You can buy this kind of make-up at Boots or Watsons, Big C, all over the place. It is usually a liquidy type product only about 150-200 baht, comes in small containers like a lipstick. Look for as clean and healthy, less oily, version of it you can find. Yes, it will wash off in a shower, but keep the small container in your pants pocket and apply another dab of it after showering. So this time you will not take a shower with a girl. But with this kind of make up product and somewhat dim lighting, I doubt she will see or be bothered by your blemish / pimple.

[Blanquiceleste]

Isn't there a new rule that freehold land can now be purchased by a non Thai can but ownership returns to Thailand in 90 years? I may be totally off on this statement. Just what I think I read last year.

I read a post on another forum written by a farang living in LOS for around 4 years. He has outlined the process. If there is no conflict of interest posting the link here, I would. But I might just as well PM you.

[Banana Boi]

Isn't there a new rule that freehold land can now be purchased by a non Thai can but ownership returns to Thailand in 90 years? I may be totally off on this statement. Just what I think I read last year.

[Kerrstar]

Land can also of freehold type be owned by Americans.

Really, I did not know that. I'm Australian. I think one of the biggest issues with buying condos off the plan is that the developers are pretty dodgy. If I was ever going to buy in Thailand I would do it throug an offshore company, then inheritance shouldn't be an issue.