KWA

On 2/14/2024 at 12:57 AM, forcebwithu said:

Probably the owner. Doing a search on his name in FB I come up with two profiles connected to Pattaya. One is in the Pattaya Business Club, the other looks to be his personal account with several photos and videos promoting Safari.

Safari reopening tomorrow, 26th February apparently .

Walking Street entrance.

It's King Taksin's War Horse statue opposite Soi 6/1.

6 to the UK and 19 to Italy.

1 hour ago, Chang_Paarp said:

Bloody choices

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You were outside this place on Soi 19.

And the star of the show.

19 hours ago, john luke said:

Did anybody else see this and think Rolf Harris?

12 hours ago, ChiFlyer said:

Anyway, looking out at September the Qatar Business Class prices to/from ORD are comparatively very attractive. Anyone flown Business with them?

I've flown several times with them but nothing as long as the > 14 hours from DOH to ORD. I'm still (just) gold with them thanks to Covid extensions.

Be careful not to book their cheapest Business Class if offered it (P fare) as it doesn't include seat selection or lounge access. There's only one flight daily to ORD but multiple from BKK so check transit times carefully. ORD is scheduled for Q suites but QR change these things all the time so check regularly . They'll give a free change back to Q suites on another day if you want.

Main meals on flights ex-DOH can be pre-ordered about 2 weeks in advance to ensure you get your first choice, and meals are dine on demand so you get what you want, when you want it.

Biggest problems I see is their frequent changes of plane as mentioned, and their recovery if something goes wrong. Staff are not empowered to make decisions with the flexibility you might see elsewhere.

6 hours ago, Chang_Paarp said:

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Music festival on the beach throughout March .

13 hours ago, Phantom51red said:

Dinner on shanghai Airlines.

Just got the options to chose from on my Air France flight in a couple of weeks. Beef cheeks I think .

Thailand 27 C but used only occasionally. UK 22 C when I'm home and 8 when I'm away, except for a couple of 10 minute periods per week when I have it running just to keep things moving.

19 hours ago, Horizondave said:

Just wondering, also, what the comparable fares are for when booking business ex Thailand as opposed to booking the journey ex UK, is there a great difference.

I've had a few trips booked ex Thailand since Covid messed up lots of plans and deliberately booked a single fare ex UK recently to get back on that track. It works for me but my time spent in the UK is usually less than one month, so maybe benefiting from min/max trip duration for the prices I've been seeing .

Fish comes already crumbed and cooked so just needs a few minutes in the pan to freshen it up. 40 baht from Big C Extra and I threw away the lettuce and sauce that came with it.  Chips probably another 10 baht and 15 minutes in the air fryer.

On 1/20/2024 at 5:31 AM, rhodie said:

And you can see the poles of another one being built next to the one being built. I suspect a lot of Mookata's in the area soon.

The first one has a name now and you were right, another Mookata.

And progress on the next one from a couple of days ago.

On 2/9/2024 at 3:34 AM, KWA said:

Jomtien getting screwed up next.

 

Quoting myself so you don't have to scroll back, but this traffic control could be around for 5 years!

https://thepattayanews.com/2024/02/15/pattaya-plans-major-makeover-for-jomtien-beach/

There's also another Facebook profile with some more info.

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555779983833

22 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

From their FB page they advertised an opening party on 22 January, but no other posts about the party and then another one stating they'll open soon again.

There's a Google review from 2 days ago and the reviewer seems genuine with a good mix of revues in Thailand and Germany.  Could be the owner of course as one of the pics is also on the Facebook page!

This place now appears to have an on-site GC.

https://safaririvieraresort.com/

They've been on the go for 16 years now and none have flown enough to need inspected for this yet.  Not quite the same magnitude as the recent B787 issue.

Street view pic.  I wasn't going down there to take one myself.

A shop called Kiehl's in Central Festival apparently.  100% Google assisted to locate this on TikTok.

One of Pattaya’s most exciting annual sports events begins next weekend on Jomtien Beach!

https://thepattayanews.com/2024/02/09/pattaya-international-beach-football-2024-starts-on-friday-february-16th/

18 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

Correct! Won't @Painter be disappointed when he gets back. 

Not as much as me!  I (Google) looked there but ruled it out due to a lack of the red flowers.