Text 19395, 73 rader
Skriven 2005-12-20 09:41:20 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
  Kommentar till text 19364 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
Ärende: Thailand
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BF>> We can stop for a beer or two but that's all.
BF>> What I really miss here compared with Domenican is that fresh pinapple
BF>> juice....especially the one we had at Baccardi Island in a pinapple wi rom
BF>> then pinapple juice....
BF>> We were there on a sunday so we had to pour the rom in by our self sin the
BF>> staff wasn't allowed to do that on a sunday unless they called it Water".

 CS> Grin, I can picture that!  What was the local beer in Thailand?  Somehow
 CS> 'Tiger Beer' is coming to my mind but then again when I think of that, I
 CS> get mixed up and think of Singapore too.

You tell me. I haven't been to Thailand yet.
In Domenican it was President.

 CS> I'll usually shop for 2-3 hours then take a break for an hour or so at a
 CS> curbside bar and chat with my friends over a cold one.  I tend to try the
 CS> local beers first.  Some are good, some are so-so, and some of course do
 CS> not suit me. San Migiel is a decent backup as well as heiniken.

If you like Heiniken we're not on the same page.

 CS>> Well, it's a part of the culture and you cant find elephants wandering
 CS>> around looking for rides at 10pm sorry to say!

BF>> Sorry but that culture isn't our cup of tea so we just have to find an
BF>> earlier in the day.

 CS> Grin, you should be able to find one with no problem.  One of the 2
 CS> (Pattaya/Patong) has them walking around during daytime looking for riders
 CS> for a fee (they are fun!).  Right there at the street along next to the
 CS> beach (one street over from it?).  Humm, I think that one was Pattaya but
 CS> you can get tour guided rides on them in both places.

Sounds good.

BF>> No problem, easily done.

 CS> Yes, it gets kind of hard sometimes for me to separate all the ports i've
 CS> been to in the last 4.5 years out here.  Thailand, no matter where, is a
 CS> great vacation spot for a very decent price.  I've never been to Bangkok
 CS> though I've heard it's a good spot as well?

That remains to be seen.

 CS> Clasp means 'to hold or grip' and in jewelry, it's the part that you can
 CS> open and close to put something on.  It's very possible that folks from
 CS> other english speaking areas may use another word for it.  'Catch' being
 CS> the next most common one I'm used to.

OK but since we don't even wear our wedding rings I'dont think we are going
to buy much of that stuff either.

 CS> Anyways, they have some lovely inexpensive stuff that isnt actually bad
 CS> quality at all but the 'clasp' may not be good quality and might break on
 CS> the second wearing.  I'm not talking gemstones and fancy stuff, but
 CS> something your lady-friends might like for wearing with a simple
 CS> blue-jeans and blouse.  Might be some cheaper type 'gemstones' as well
 CS> like the smaller 'tiger eye' stone that polishes up pretty but isnt a
 CS> costly item.

Oki. Thanks for the tip.

 CS> Yes.  Discovery TV has a special that is to air on the 26th.  Also I
 CS> caught a CNN International post (web) about land grab problems.   Some
 CS> folks who've already rebuilt their houses are in trouble with the big
 CS> money guys who say they own the land the folks built on and have lived on
 CS> for over 100 years.

We have specials since about 500 Swedes were killed there.

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