Asbestosis is not the same as mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer.
Asbestosis is fibrosis in the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos. It is not a cancer.

The copckroaches were probably not the Amercan species Periplanita amercana but the Asin species Blatta orientalis.

They have cancelled TG 1010 from Bangkok to Udon.
They did not tell me.
They now have only a 09.40 flight and an evening flight.
On the day we were travelling the morning flight was already full but luckily we were able to get seats on TG 1014 in the evening.

My insurance company refused to pay for my purchase of a new ticket on Malaysian Airways to get me home from Cambodia and for additional hotel costs etc.
I may get a partial refund from Thai but I am told it will take a few months before I hear.

But most Americans have never tried the newer beers.

For me the best books about Thailand are those by the Canadian novelist Chistophe Moore.
His detective Calvino series is at a top international quality. There is a new one published this year which I must buy.

Yes, I did specify draught beer. I have to concur that Belgian bottled beer is the best stuff in bottles but I prefer the lack or gas in a good draught. People who were brought up in less fortunate beer environments often continue to prefer the beer they were weaned on. Some of them later in life pr...

I have tried beer in 71 countries.
I stand by my opinion.
Since there is no objective yardstick my subjective opinion must suffice!

The Uk has, by far, the best draught beer in the world.

Not all ASEAN counties are treated this way.
As i understand it Cambodians are not treated the same way as Laos.

On my first visit to Pattaya in 1981 I bought an excellent cassette of the Greatest Hits of 1721.
When I went to an empty bar I would get them to play my music!

Do those electric tennis bats actually work?

The Bangkok Post has the best crossword.English style.
The Nation Xword is American style

Use Saltpeter not phosphorus to make gunpowder.

Don't use phosphorus!!!!

Laos does not allow aliens to buy property but it is possible in Cambodia and encouraged in Malaysia. Cambodia is still very cheap but with the discovery of oil off the coast I guess things will get more expensive soon. Seaside towns such as Kep and Kampot are worth looking at. You should make a vis...

Thanks for the advice.
I am coming in December so it's a bit early to make plans.
I shall be staying at the Irish Clock.
I will also visit Pop Pops.
I hope to meet some of you there.

My wife (and daughter) will be visiting her mother for 5 days leaving me stranded in town with no transport.
I am too old for a motorcycle and too mean to rent a car.
So apart from a visit to the museum I guess I shall spend most of my time drinking!

Should have said "between Road 1 and Road 2.

I always stay at Sabai Lodge on Road.
The rooms in the Sabai Wing which do not overlook the pool cost only 1100 Baht