thaiophilus

Tell them it's Buddhist Era. That earns you an additional 543 years of seniority 😄

You are in a hole of your of your own making and I suggest you stop digging. You are making a fool of yourself mauRICE. An apology to daydreamer would be appropriate if you are a big enough man to apologise?

Please stop trying to analyze my posts. Nowhere did I say that my Chiang Mai experience was based on a 3-day jaunt. How presumptive of you to make such an arrogant statement.
On my most recent trip to Chiang Mai, I rented a car from the airport for two weeks, and I drove with my Lao friend to revisit places I first visited more than 30 years ago, along with some new locations. We drove to Chiang Rai, Doi Mae Salong, Chiang Saen, Doi Tung, Mae Kompong, etc.
And I'm pleased to hear that your experience of Chiang Mai goes back at least a decade. My first visit to Thailand was in 1981. I have been to Chiang Mai numerous times, for extended stays over the decades. I have spent a considerable amount of time in northern Thailand, so I believe I have a fair amount of firsthand knowledge of the area.
I spent New Year's Eve of the new millennium 26 years ago in Adam's Apple Club, as I was staying with a Shan boy who worked there in 1999. At midnight, when the clock ticked into the year 2000, Mohammed, the owner flickered the light switches, and comically announced on the speaker system "Y2K, Y2K".
I do not intend to comment further about this. Especially, I do not wish to derail this excellent thread that @aaroninatl started about his experiences in the north. I was merely giving him a few suggestions for places to visit while in Chiang Mai. I think I am not alone in saying it would be appreciated if you would tone down your pompous remarks.

then why go ? for the beaches and crystal blue water ?

That would have been 2004, when I think I cycled there.

I imagine the road's a little busier now 😄.

If you're interested in unusual temples, visit Wat Umong, a forest temple a couple of 2 miles west of the city with some unusual underground architecture. The forest setting means the whole place is very peaceful but if it gets too quiet there are lots of monks who are keen to practise their English.

If you're interested in unusual temples, visit Wat Umong, a forest temple a couple of 2 miles west of the city with some unusual underground architecture. The forest setting means the whole place is very peaceful but if it gets too quiet there are lots of monks who are keen to practise their English.

If you're interested in unusual temples, visit Wat Umong, a forest temple a couple of 2 miles west of the city with some unusual underground architecture. The forest setting means the whole place is very peaceful but if it gets too quiet there are lots of monks who are keen to practise their English.

If you're interested in unusual temples, visit Wat Umong, a forest temple a couple of 2 miles west of the city with some unusual underground architecture. The forest setting means the whole place is very peaceful but if it gets too quiet there are lots of monks who are keen to practise their English.

What's wrong with Broadmoor?

Nothing, if that's where you feel you'll get the best treatment. Have you considered Ashworth and Rampton Secure? And if none suits, there's always a balcony in Pattaya...

I think this sort of aggressive comment which suggests borderline doxxing of a member’s privacy is unwarranted and not in the spirit of this forum. How would you have received feedback from Chiang Mai guys had you not been enquiring about @aaroninatl ’s activities there? Even if unsolicited from the boys (though I find it hard to believe they would single out an unrelated, individual farang to gossip about long distance for no reason) you can close one ear and not drag this into an open forum. If you find aaroninatl’s posts and behavior triggering there is no need to continuously engage.

You might very well think that; I could not possibly comment.

This is The Sun we're talking about. "The reporter", or his AI, probably never left his London office.

This is The Sun we're talking about. "The reporter", or his AI, probably never left his London office.

This is The Sun we're talking about. "The reporter", or his AI, probably never left his London office.

The first four words are "The Sun has reported" so everything that follows may be sheer fantasy.

This is The Sun we're talking about. "The reporter", or his AI, probably never left his London office.

That's better. Thank you.

I think I was able to change the way it looked. At least for me. Did it revert for others?

Emirates fly Bangkok to Siem Reap? What do they fly, an A380?

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According to https://sotwe.world/  Sotwe is a web-based Twitter viewer that lets users browse public tweets, trending topics, and user profiles without creating or logging into a Twitter account.

[cough] You might not want to live in CM year-round, particularly March to April.

[cough] You might not want to live in CM year-round, particularly March to April.