Painter Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 37 minutes ago, Lanzalad said: Mmmm I would too... Fortunately surprisingly quick, that queue. About 30 minutes in a queue to check in. Almost caused a diplomatic incident as the young 4sum Chinese group took my legs out from under me for the 3rd time. I pointed out that I was behind them ,(gesturing to the couple in front), and that the Chinese people were behind me and would not be getting infront. If they wanted to offer me their trolley as a wheelchair I would be delighted... The first two security areas had signs saying "full, use area 3." So I did. 10 minutes to get through security and immigration. Now sat in BKK airways lounge, eating puff pastry pizzas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Wondering where my plane is.... it should be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 14 hours ago, davethailand said: Been in there also, saw Carabao in there some years back. 🙂 Absolutely brilliant night, the place was jam packed to the rafters due to the appearance of a Thai superstar (so I am told) called Zak Chumphae. Have to say I had a great night which had been fueled by 2 liters of dark beer in the Underground pub at the Pullman. Oh and 2 red wines at Pomodoro with my Sicilian pizza also. It was Blend 285 with coke at Tawan Daeng from about 2230 till 0200. Not like me to get bladdered but I felt it today and the toilet was used to support my chin at one time, just woken up and feel better but was still a great evening with Porn and her sisters, cousins. Even got to shake the hand of Zak which amused all the Thais (just did it to impress Porn ). Thai guys kept coming over and clinking my glass, real friendly crowd and shows that the Thais know how to party in the boonies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Watching cricket from Barbados. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Fondles Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 back from the 7/11 with some leos and tom yum noodle cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Drinking tea watching the Celeb Chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esco Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 8 hours ago, Horizondave said: Absolutely brilliant night, the place was jam packed to the rafters due to the appearance of a Thai superstar (so I am told) called Zak Chumphae. Have to say I had a great night which had been fueled by 2 liters of dark beer in the Underground pub at the Pullman. Oh and 2 red wines at Pomodoro with my Sicilian pizza also. It was Blend 285 with coke at Tawan Daeng from about 2230 till 0200. Not like me to get bladdered but I felt it today and the toilet was used to support my chin at one time, just woken up and feel better but was still a great evening with Porn and her sisters, cousins. Even got to shake the hand of Zak which amused all the Thais (just did it to impress Porn ). Thai guys kept coming over and clinking my glass, real friendly crowd and shows that the Thais know how to party in the boonies. You looked leathered in the pics on FB alright lol. Fook it, a man's got to let his hair down now and again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Something I have been considering for some time. A report on the whole experience on the ferry and then getting to hotel would be appreciated. Be interested in hearing your views on the ferry crossing plus ease of getting transport at the other end. OK. To book your tickets you can either do it online or go to their booking office at Bali Hai pier. It may pay to check the weather and book closer to the days of travel as they do not refund your money if the trip is cancelled. At the pier it is a bit like the airport where you need to go to a checkin counter where they punch a hole in your ticket. You then go to another area to have your luggage scanned. When you are at the pier near the gangway you drop your bags off in a designated area. The luggage gets loaded onto the boat by the crew. The boat leaves Pattaya at 13:00 and is supposed to take 2 hours but we arrived in Hua Hin 30 minutes late. The boat arrives in Hua Hin in a little inlet about 7kms out of the main town area. It is a bit of a shambles when the crew unloaded the bags as everyone justs crowds around the gangway and creates one large bottleneck. At the pier it is the normal kaos with taxi touts trying to get you on their taxi to take you into town. There were 4 of us and our girls were trying to get us our own separate taxi but all the touts were offering shared rides it seems. We walked over to an empty baht bus and the girls got us the price of 500 baht for the 4 of us. We piled in the back and then the games started with the driver. He said he wasn't ready yet to leave. Then he said he needed a smoke before he went. What he was actually doing was looking for a single traveller to put in the front with him for the trip into town. He did find someone and then we set off. Takes about 15 minutes to travel from the pier into the main area of Hua Hin. I thought for the distance that 500 baht for the 4 of us as reasonable. So from the time we left Pattaya till we got to our hotel was a bit over 3 hours. Hope this helps. Update: Looks like you can get a Grab taxi from Hua Hin town back to the pier for around 250 baht. Edited January 23, 2019 by thegrogmonster 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Drinking tea watching James Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Drinking breakfast tea, looking at the grey sky.... But the swimming pool is still at 25 / 26C.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Fondles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Breakfast at tops then go grab a rental car.Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Queuing at Thai consulate in Vientiane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompho Ray Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Eating Japanese wasabi peas and sneezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Fondles Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rompho Ray said: Eating Japanese wasabi peas and sneezing. do they hurt coming out the nose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompho Ray Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 The wasabi fumes coming out is enough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Not great....phone couldn't cope...or rather, photographer doesn't know how to use it properly.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Having a quiet night , just spotted Ricky Hatton walking by the Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangsom Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Working in Newquay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARGAZER Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Been sitting out on my beloved deck since 4:45AM. Was a nice breeze with some crispness in the air which made me think, maybe, just maybe this will be a blue sky day which seem to suddenly be getting rarer and rarer. But, no, now that the sun is rising I look on the horizon and this might be the smoggiest day in BKG history. Here is to hoping I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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STARGAZER Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Yep...not there yet but on the rise. Morning rush hour might push it over the mark. Geez and to think there is still a nice breeze which normally helps the situation. Hate to think what it might be like should the air become still. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Looks really bad, and this during the whole night ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 View from my "deck" right now But as it has been raining since 4 days, the water temp has dropped a bit..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Walking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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