BjornAgain

That's me out, as the security on my phone bans QR codes due to their risk. You don't know if it's a Website link or an automated login to a website or download an App, activate GPS or WiFi, instigate a phone call or even compose a message (e-Mail or SMS) etc. Despite their surgence in popularity, I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole.

As @bkkmfj2648 says, have a rummage on AirBnB, having said that put 3 months in from 1st November, and the prices are well out of order. Might be best to look for 2 different Condos or even 3 once you know your dates. Had some work couple of years ago in Johor Bahru and Singapore, stayed in JB for 3 months. Got a cracking AirBnB deal for a 1 bed, gym, pools, WiFi, and being AirBnB type rental Elec & Water part of the rent. £350 pcm. I've found most AirBnB hosts don't register you with immigration, so you might have fun & games with the local immigration when extending your Visa after 60 days. (Assuming you're 60 day Visa Exemption on arrival). Either that do a border bounce or use an Agent. Anyway, best of luck.

Classic case of Wag The Dog, if you've not seen the movie well worth tracking down (Robert DeNero, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Directed by Barry Levinson and music by Mark Knopfler, released in 1997). Paints an accurate picture of US politics and how it's run. If you have seen it, "There's no B3 Bomber".

To be fair in @reader's defence, the more sensational story of a burly Swiss farang doing an Eric Cantona Kung Fu kick (Jan 1995) creates more column inches than what came out in this weeks court case. The tragedy of the event, is despite what we all believed at the time from the initial social media posting picked up by the local and then the national press, Farangs behaving badly and all that, that's the story the vast majority of people will always remember. Not the fact the alleged victim over fabricated the event.

Judging by the report in yesterday's NationThailand taken from the court transcript, CCTV footage showed there wasn't a kicking, also the Dr. was on the 2nd step up from the beach, so not physically possible if 'David' was on the top step. Also the Dr.'s witness who provided a statement was different from the Dr.'s statement, so no collaboration. Plus the Police report hi-lited if the man did kick the Dr., she would have landed on the beach, as opposed to standing up and walking away from where she was sitting as shown on the CCTV footage. Also the bruise on the Dr. 's back submitted as evidence was never medically verified, so dismissed in court. Just goes to prove the total inaccuracies people believe in from Social Media, although antisocial media is more apt an expression.

Not trying to boast, but I'm a regular standard average type of guy!

Knowing Thailand and Quality Control don't always go hand in hand, anyone recommend a good German one as Durex are no longer made in the UK by the London Rubber Company, but here in Thailand as well?

Use to use Nam's Taxi, however they stopped supporting Don Meung Airport, so I switched to Pattaya Cabs. (www.pattayacab.com). Not really Limo's, but they use Toyata Fortuner's or Camry's). Found them totally reliable. About 1800THB. However if you're after the full Limo experience, then Airports of Thailand Limosine service is probably what you're after. (aot-limousine.com). BMW 7 series, you'll be looking at 6000+THB.

Meena Health Massage in Soi Chaiyapoon (aka Soi Pothole) in Pattaya has a good reputation for 'breaking in' first timers.

Couldn't agree more. Next International G&T day is 19th October.

Current line-up from Nine Spa.

Back in the early 1980's LWT on a Sunday evening would show 'Clive James on Television' a sartorial view of the weeks TV plus accepts from the recent Japanese game show Endurance. Bollocks were popular then as well.

You must have a trust worthy face. Got pulled over leaving Dubai a number of years ago, hands and rucksack came up positive on a random swabs test. Escorted into a back room for questioning. Luckily had photos of that morning activities at the Jebel Ali Shooting Club where I had been on the indoor range as well as the Skeet trap. Despite washing my hands they would probably be positive for the next week. Luckily the Security guys had a laugh. Having said that, quite often get swabbed, Sydney in March, HK last October. Think I have an unlucky face, or a known profile!

Can't see how placing a card to log the Serial Number then inserting it into a machine would work. Plus in the scale of things, Airport Security have no jurisdiction when it comes to stolen goods. Are you sure they weren't carrying out a swab test, ie looking for traces of explosives or in some countries drugs as well?