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01-10-08 06:30 #1667
Posts: 467Jak,
I would love to see your honest post about the lodge and Im sure I wouldn't be the only one. Having stayed at the Livingstones and also visited purely for the bar, I am very curious to hear what you find negative about the place!
Sid
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01-10-08 05:06 #1666
Posts: 3823Originally Posted by jak
if you are felling bribed, then there is no reason you must accept the discount. some don't. you could have written a completely honest view of the lodge including negatives. if fact why don't you go back and ammend your post if 24 hours haven't passed, or alternatively put in another review and admit that the previous one was time pressured?
the discount for forum members requires you to make a post. if you didn't do a proper post, why would you expect the discount?
i didn't claim a discount on my recent stay, because i had been too lazy to put in a review at the time also. to busy posting on other things.
so many people are expecting a big discount for doing nothing at all.
too mnay forum members are lazy to post, so unless the posting rule is enforced, they just won't bother. and so defeats the the purpose of having an active thread with lots of reviews about the lodge.t
you are not required to be positive. only honest and hopefully constructive. many guests have pointed out some weaknesses in their view and this helps the lodge improve by attempting to address problems that can be rectified. of course if someone complains that its not a 4 star hotel, its difficult to fix that as depends on what facilities are provided.
no one is being asked to lie about their expereince. the major purpose is really just to show that forum members are continuing to stay at the lodge and to see if they are having fun.
despite this, its true that some reporters may be influenced to ignore some negatives about their stay. it depends on their personality.
the lodge is not a perfect hotel. what hotel is, when employs thai staff, some of whom are reliable and others not? i can't find any hotel in thailand that is perfection and in my price bracket.
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01-10-08 04:39 #1665
Posts: 1642Every New Year possible!
BR,
The Thai observe every possible New Year, except Jewish.
They do Western:
Leaving BKK for their homelands upcountry, killing hundreds in the proces. This is right after Christmas, which the Thai observe just to take another holiday:
Leaving BKK for their homelands upcountry, killing hundreds in the proces
They do Chinese:
Leaving BKK for their homelands upcountry, killing hundreds in the proces
And they do Thai (Buddist):
Leaving BKK for their homelands upcountry, killing hundreds in the proces
All this BS starts up to a week in advance and lasts until up to a week afterwards. During this time, travel in the Kingdom is only for the hardy or the stupid.
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01-10-08 04:20 #1664
Posts: 334Livingstones
Just spent nine nights at Livingstones over the New Year time.
I entered a report under the Lodge area the night before I left. I got the eight consecutive nights for the price of six plan, and one of the requirements is that you do a post on the Lodge. I originally didn't take this real serious - only thought they wanted to encourage you to post. I was pretty busy, and I was planning on doing my posts after I got back and had some time. To my surprise, when I was looking to settle up my bill the night before I left, Guido asked about my post. He said I needed to post and PM Giotto to get him to okay my discount. I went to the computer and made a post that focused only on the positives (of course, given the circumstances), and then sent a PM to Giotto to check it out.
I had to wait around about fifteen minutes or so afterwards to get Guido to come over for the okay on the discount. I had to call my friend and tell him I would have to move our dinner meeting time a hour later, so I wasn't real happy about that.
I'm posting this because I think newbies or others who have never been there need to be aware of the positive posts under the Lodge section. Although my post was not false, it only focused on positives. If you are looking for a critical analysis of the Lodge, I think it will be hard to find. I certainly felt coerced in my post for a discount that evening, and I think you need to look at the posts in that area with a critical eye.
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01-09-08 07:13 #1663
Posts: 14Lunar New Year?
I have RTFFed and, other than an influx of Chinese (which I find strange since you're supposed to spend it in your ancestral home) I don't see much about the Lunar New Year. Do Thais observe it and, if so, is there much impact on the mongering?
I spent it in Beijing last year and I'll be damned if I'm doing it again. I was extremely relaxed after two weeks in Thailand and then I couldn't sleep for two weeks due to fireworks 24 hours a day.
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01-09-08 00:58 #1662
Posts: 2601Originally Posted by Thor93
OT, did you get an email from our favorite escort service in KL....did he raise prices again?
Hope to hook up sometime in 2008.
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01-08-08 23:30 #1661
Posts: 376Originally Posted by Traveler1234
Always remember though - Thai girls are among the most jealous women on the face of the earth, even the working girls. As long as you keep it straight business, no problem, but express anything more and even though you are paying, they think they own you.
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01-08-08 21:33 #1660
Posts: 2601Originally Posted by Thor93
Besides the bar in livingstone's lodge, there are a plethora of bars up/down Soi 33. Two of my favorites are Monet and The Office. If you do decide to patronize these 'upscale' bars, first do your homework on which ones to avoid, etc. Giotto did a good summary of these bars on his thread.
Plus the barfines and ST/LT costs are substantially higher on Soi 33 than say Nana or Soi Cowboy (but less than escort services or private 'clubs').
As far as being a butterfly, don't listen to Tho; 93 - first, he's being overly modest; second, the girls at Livingstones luv butterflies, especially those that carry a lot of green
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01-08-08 20:18 #1659
Posts: 376Originally Posted by Rbamane
It it possible to go there and spend a week or two and never leave the hotel and have a different girl every night, although I suspect that might cause some problems with the girls. You would be pegged as the ultimate butterfly.
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01-08-08 09:31 #1658
Posts: 490Originally Posted by Shomohin
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01-08-08 08:35 #1657
Posts: 83Originally Posted by sidthesexist
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01-08-08 06:47 #1656
Posts: 263Thanks
Thanks buddy - that was really what I wanted to know. It helps .
Is Livingstones bar the same as the Livingstone Lodge or is it different from it?
Good luck!
Originally Posted by Thor93Last edited by Dirty Tom; 01-08-08 at 07:29. Reason: Want to add a question
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01-08-08 00:57 #1655
Posts: 467every month or so the topic of hard drive searches are brought up. i can never help but wonder what the fuck some of you guys are so scared of getting caught with. surely so long as you are not doing anything wrong, ie **** boys etc, then what can be so bad that a customs official is going to bang you up for. as long as the girls in the pictures clearly willing and do not look as though they have been forced into the shots, who gives two shits about where you store the images. and for christ sake, you have managed to sign up to an internet forum to ask these questions, why does it take trav1234 to tell you to set up a hotmail add with 10gb storage, every time the question is asked.
sid
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01-08-08 00:05 #1654
Posts: 2601Originally Posted by dinghy
ps - above assumes you're not some fucking pervert hiding child porn or other shit. and slightly off topic - us laws now say that if you engage in **** sex/prostitution overseas, you can and will be prosecuted in us courts. be good boys
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01-08-08 00:00 #1653
Posts: 2601Originally Posted by Rbamane
If you are really worried, suggest you go to some of the upscale private clubs or escort services....you'll get your 9/10 lookers but for a price. I can't guaranee service....maybe others might be more helpful