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In some cases the fact that the salad was mixed with seafood is enough to cause a re action.More to the point that is Thailand never accept any responsibility for stuff ups. I been to the Land of smiles more times that I care to remember and it is always the same story when things do not go right for the client. I have no idea why they have this attitude but does not seem to matter what the issue is it is never their fault. Not long ago while in Pattaya I gave a cleaning lady 100 Baht tip and a day later I was checking out and she accused me of taking a mineral water from the mini bar.I was about to give her another 100 baht but she was carrying on like a pork chop. I refused to pay as I never use any mini bar and will never stay that that hotel again.

i know the richest man in Bangkok and he only uses buses. I have used both but when Mr T. Driver is not there it is a little nerve racking.Most cases I am arriving late at night so I started to book a hotel near the airport with pick ups and drop off and next morning I get the bus to Pattaya.

If they want tourist number to increase rapidly they need to scrap these stupid rules.I booked some weeks ago and after reading the requirements I cancelled the following day. The requirements were not very hard but are time consuming and waste of money with transfers and staying in certain hotels only to move next day to your preferred hotel.I have a black earth card which is currently useless as we still need a separate policy for Covid.

I had booked flights for May but when my insurance company said they do not cover for Covid and would need a separate insurance policy I decided to cancel as there are to many obstacles for me to enjoy the holiday. As soon as Thailand and other countries take a sensible approach to this now flu people like myself will not travel. As I am a fit 70 year old it counts for nothing when it comes to the Covid insurance as my policy is over double than my partner who is 44.

Well that is this weeks news and next week he will tell you something different.No tourist for 2 years and typical Thailand they need to get that revenue back all at once which has been lost. It has been a common joke when tourist numbers are down some hotels charge more to make up for the lack of numbers.As I have stated before my Dental treatment is on going and when I have finished with the Dental there will be no desire to go back. There are many places around Asia and the World which offer good value for your money, Thailand has become complacent and the land of smiles is only if you are throwing money around in a bar or hotel lobby receptionist or whatever you give tips too. Small tips are now frond upon and the 20 baht tip to the fat slob at the Nana Hotel to wheel your bag to your room is now 100 baht. It was some years ago when I last stayed there and the last for that matter. Still every day planes arrive full of desperate men looking for love and every day plane loads of poor men leave heartbroken. The Issan university has taught these nice girls how to extract that last Dollar in your pocket. Honestly what is 300 baht arrival tax in the scheme of things. I personally think the 300 baht should be increased to around 700 baht and that will include the book "Private Dancer" a must read for the first timer.

Policies on run same as Australia hence no confidence in anybody in Government positions. Probably would be easy for these clowns to keep their mouths shut and make statements when they have all the facts. Most cases in Australia seem to be mild like flues and double vaccinated are still catching the virus. Makes we wonder is the virus fading out or is the vaccination working? I am double vaccinated only because I want to travel and knew that would be impossible without the vaccine.I am seeing people with double vaccine plus a booster still catching the virus. The fact of the matter it does not matter if the fool is from Thailand or Timbucktoo they have no idea what to do.

Sad state of affairs in what should have been defused early in the night.Judging by the photos the rooms are in a cheap part of town and Farangs on a low budget.as I was not there I cannot pass judgement but I would not have been happy listening to the music all night long and more so if I had to go to work next day which is the case for the locals. We do not realise how cheap life is in some countries and pissing of a local over some stupid issue can result in exactly what happened.We have all been guilty over some stupid issue like a taxi ripping us off from the airport, a shop owner not giving the correct change. Sometimes it is best to suck it up and say sorry and move on.

They want package tours of Chinese Indian Vietnamese and Koreans .As I have said before they do not want Franags on pensions hanging around bars as the Government figure they do not spend enough money and are more trouble than they are worth. The program is to get rid of those bars which we farangs like but package tours find offensive.Every time I go back to Thailand I can see many changes taking place.Expensive Condos for sale, walking Street been upgraded well probably removed. It is a struggle to find a nice Hotel these days without the herds of package tours demolishing the breakfast bar before you come down for breakfast. When you make it for breakfast all you see is a war zone. I might add in most cases they are low class tours paid by companies for their workers.The last hotel I stayed while in Pattaya and I won't embarrass the place as the staff were very nice 4 star plus was experiencing the same fate with Indians eating breakfast while walking around and flicking the rice from the hands to the floor. As I have Dental treatments happening but on completion on such work I will not be returning to the Land Of Smiles. Think of the good memories and look elsewhere for your holidays.Not sure where that may be Vietnam?