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In Topic: Interesting Website For Rayong Area

2011-08-09 21:25:32

Hi Craig,
Thanks for the plug - there's 1000's of photos of the beaches, islands and amenities in the area featured on the website, and some of the better / more friendly hotels, bars, restaurants are on the map too, and the intention right from the start was to make the website with integrated Google Map a really useful resource for those people who have never visited this very friendly coastal region of Thailand. The area has long been popular with the Thais, and still maintains much of it's countryside charm, and is getting more popular with westerners with each successive year.... but prices here have not yet risen to the dizzy heights of some other popular tourist destinations, and so it's still good value for money in the bars and restaurants and in terms of real estate it's one of few places where prices still have the potential to increase and catch up with other more well know coastal regions.
Anyone coming down here to visit can contact me for more local knowledge if they wish (best to contact me via the SunrisePropertyThailand website though since I don't have the time to pop onto ThaiVisa every day).
We used to call this area 'Thailand's best kept secret', but the word is gradually getting out and new people are visiting and relocating here - it's a popular place for Bikers to ride to from Pattaya and Bangkok too, and has arguably the best mainland beach along the entire Eastern Seaboard.
For it's wealth of natural beauty, charm and value for money for some time now we've been referring to the coastline between Rayong and Klaeng as Thailand's Golden Coast, and there are still some golden opportunities down here for anyone who might care to pay us a visit.
Don't forget to contact me if anyone reading this fancies a visit to view some properties, and I should be able to arrange a discount at one of the local hotels for you to help make the trip a little more worthwhile.
Robin.

In Topic: Rayong Hotel Advice

2011-08-09 20:55:45

Yep - Villa Bali is nice, friendly, good pizzas made in their clay oven as well as Thai food of course, served in their open air Sala style restaurant, and if you mention my name they may give you a discount on the room price.
Tamarind Resort is OK too -  a little more central to the bars and restaurants.
Lom Talay at the east end is nice too, but a tad more pricey.

Try lunch at Hin Suay Nam Sai for splendid panoramic views of the ocean, it's about 8 kilometers to the west of Mae Phim beach (has a sign saying SeaBreeze in English if you don't read Thai).

If you want to try the very best of the Thai seafood dishes at Mae Phim beach, then I recommend Nong Neung restaurant and Jojo's restaurant.

For evening bars, try the Bamboo Bar for friendly folk and pool table, plus value for money good Thai food and Spagetti Bol, Phish Cafe for the best range of drinks and a romantic deck over the beach, and also Tequilla Sunrise for Peter's (chef) excellent western food. There's also a great Italian restaurant on the beach road too with some delicious pasta and pizzas - you can order from the Italian restaurant and from Nong Neung restaurant and sit across the road to eat and drink at the Sports Bar too if you wish, and get to know Roger and play pool on his pool table too. A few of the locals also hang out at Luck Salloon too, which arguably has the best pool table in town at the moment.

If you would like to stay in a luxury Phuphatara condo, just a little further along from Hin Suay Nam Sai, then I can do you a great deal, depending upon the length of stay.

Hope this info helps - as Craig says, there's locations for most of these places on the SunrisePropertyThailand.com Google Map.

In Topic: New Work Permit Requirements From The Labor Department

2011-07-06 15:18:11

Well, we all recollect those exciting young days at college and university when most of our time was spent playing sports and chasing girls, and I have always declined from bothering to place my degree details after my name (for reasons which will become clear in a second), and I'm not too sure what the Thai Authorities would make of it anyway if when asking for details of my degree I was to write "BEd Honours" :rolleyes:

In Topic: Rest In Peace

2011-06-28 14:50:49

In case anyone is interested I've posted some photos on Facebook of the funeral. Kev would have agreed that "it is better to burn out than to fade away" and would be proud of the memorial of his Harley Davidson motorbike and biker stuff which his brothers will set up at the Bandidos clubhouse in Phuket for anyone who wishes to pay a visit when they are in that neck of the woods.

Kevin had little possessions of any value, the only one of any real significant value being his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Thanks to everyone whose love and support helped to make it possible for his motorcycle to go to Phuket, not least of all including his Thai partner of several years who demonstrated her love for Kevin by pretty much giving away the only thing of value that she had of Kevin's and kindly allowed his Harley to go where it was destined to form part of his memorial.

In Topic: Rest In Peace

2011-06-22 16:10:10

There has been an abundance of opinions, speculation, suggestions of blame without evidence or proof, and general negativity which has been voiced in public, much of which has not helped at all in our attempts to achieve the best result in remembrance for Kevin, and such public comments have also upset some of those people who were closest to him. However, I am glad to announce that despite this, Kevin's Harley Davidson motorbike and personal Biker possessions such as boots, waistcoat, etc, will remain together and make the journey to reside in Phuket which Kevin was unable to complete. These belongings will be lovingly cared for and proudly displayed at the Bandidos clubhouse in Phuket as a memorial to Kevin. Thank you to all those people who demonstrated their love and respect for Kevin, who turned out for his memorial ride around Koh Samui on Saturday 18th, who attended his funeral on Sunday 19th, and who contributed their time, effort and money towards establishing a memorial to Kevin, and also to those who will continue to do so in the future. This is indeed an honour of which Kevin would have been most proud and delighted, is a reflection of the determination, love and loyalty of his friends and family who have made this possible, and is a result which will allow his soul to truly Rest in Peace.

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