Everything posted by thaiophilus
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Record-Breaking Heatwave Continues
but soon: https://bangkoksnowremoval.com/shop/
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PM vows to recriminalize cannabis
Not to mention that there must be some "persons of influence" who have a stake in those businesses.
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What Are The Prostitution Laws in Thailand
To answer the implied question in the title, one word will do: Irrelevant.
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Thailand voted the World’s best country to visit in your lifetime
So it is, but the post immediately above yours, to which I thought you were replying, was about "Asia's countries ranked".
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Thailand voted the World’s best country to visit in your lifetime
In someone else's? A Buddhist would probably say "which one?"
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Thailand voted the World’s best country to visit in your lifetime
Ukraine is generally considered to be in Europe.
- I may do a side trip
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Gang fight in Lopburi
It's normal for Lopburi.
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I'd never seen this statue/fountain in Prague
It was there when I visited in 2009. But I believe this well-polished statue has been moved from its castle location:
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Need to know precise date for Songkran water splashing
You might be surprised. "The Horse in Motion" dates from 1878. OK, it's only 11 frames long and needed 11 cameras to shoot it. The first film shot on a single camera was made in 1888 and lasted 2.11 seconds.
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Massage in 100 degree / 38 degree weather
Unnecessary exertion when there's a 7-11 on every corner...
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Asian traveller to Pattaya and westerners.
That one seems to be called just "Harbor Pattaya" or "HarborLand". Its own signage says "Harbor" in English and "TukCom" in Thai (same logo as the TukCom we all know on Pattaya Tai) and it appears to be about family fun as much as shopping.
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Asian traveller to Pattaya and westerners.
It appears to be in Laem Chabang, something like a 15 mile taxi ride to Pattaya Tai. Wikipedia: Laem Chabang is a port city municipality [...] in Chonburi Province, Thailand [...] As of 2019 it had a population of 88,271. The city has grown up around the port, but also serves as a major stop on the coastal highway linking Pattaya and Bangkok via Sukhumvit Road (Hwy 3). The city is also known for hosting a Japanese retirement community with specialty stores geared towards them. TripAdvisor's "Top Things to Do in Laem Chabang" all seem to be excursions to other places. 😄
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98 escape ship fire off Koh Tao
Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the world's only doubly landlocked countries. That's why I mentioned them 🙂. Of the other former Soviet states, Russia has a huge northern coastline, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are on the Baltic, Georgia and Ukraine are on the Black Sea. As for the singly landlocked states, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan border Iran, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan border China, Belarus borders Lithuania, Moldova borders Romania (and there are other borders with coastal states too.) E&OE.
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98 escape ship fire off Koh Tao
More likely Uzbekistan or Liechtenstein 😁.
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‘Land of Smiles’ fast becoming ‘Land of Russian Crime’
FWIW The Oxford English Dictionary says: NOUN a. A member of an East Slavonic-speaking people living primarily in Russia and neighbouring countries; a native or inhabitant of Russia, or (more widely) its former empire or the former Soviet Union; a person of Russian nationality. ADJECTIVE 1.a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia, or (more widely) its former empire or the former Soviet Union; inhabiting or native to Russia, its former empire or the former Soviet Union.
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Same-sex marriage bill easily passes its final reading in House
What he said: 800,000 baht or monthly income.
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Mexico City recommendation needed ..
This thread is 7 years old and this is the Gay Thailand forum. You might get better and more up-to-date information in the Latin America section --->
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Silom hotel with decent luggage storage
The Malaysia always used to have a luggage room, but it's a while since I've stayed there.
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UNESCO celebrates Songkran in Pattaya
... except in France, where they reverse the order ...
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Unplanned Bangkok Trip (March 2024)
I've experienced that on Srilankan Airlines.
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The Foreign Mafia in Phuket
I'm mildly surprised ... that the Thai mafia have allowed a foreign mafia to take over their territory so easily. In a patronage-based society where networking is everything, I'd expect the incumbents to have a huge advantage.
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Tawan Bar in Bangkok Closed: Police Raid Reported
Or a new (or previous) location?
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Russian Man Found Hanged in Pattaya Forest
Judge for yourself. I think it's here but I could be wrong.
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Russian Man Found Hanged in Pattaya Forest
Indeed they are both adverbs, but I think you'll find he's counting the number of V's, not assigning a grammatical gender. Back on topic, that's the first time I've seen 8 acres of southeast Asian trees described as a "forest".