Any updates in Villa moving? I live the other side of Loei and go to the Villa once every couple months to stock up. When I was there in late January, the manager said they were moving in a couple months to a new location. When I first discovered the Villa market, I saw farangs clearing off shelves ...

papaguido wrote:

weedwacker wrote:Makro had lots of butterballs as of this morning

Yes they do, for 175 a kilo. The very same Butterball's as Villa (199bt) and Tops market (250bt).

GOt a turkey yesterday and the closest Makra. 149 THB a kilo. thanks for the great tip!!!!

thanks I will look at my local Makro this week. Local equals about 1 hour away

I just got back from Thailand. went to do some scuba diving in Phuket. At first I was elated to be back in Thailand after 45 years....but that soon wore off when the reality of that ----- hit me like a sack of potatoes. Thailand has not improved at all in 45 years, just the population has increased...

I enlisted in 1976 on the DEP and initially was guaranteed Pacific Long Tour, Thailand on completion of AIT. But, by the time I started AIT at USAISD at Devens, my orders were recut to Long Tour Japan because Ramasun was closing. I ended up in USAFS Misawa for 18 months hacking dits. Looking back, i...

quick question for all you Udon dwellers and VM shoppers. do they have whole turkeys available? I am thinking about getting one for new years day when the family will be visiting. How about a ham (wishful thinking I guess, I am from near the home of the best hams in the world, Smithfield VA). can an...

I have spent the last hour or so reading through all the posts here about VM. My first experience with VM was in Hua Hin and I was floored by the selection of items they had. Everything was well stocked and, if I could not find something, I would ask and the employee would take me tight to it. But, ...

That's the rumor I have heard. It's smaller and not quite stocked as well as the other ones are. I went to the one in Phuket and it's almost like shopping back in the states. If I had not flown, I would have filled a couple baskets with goodies.

Greetings all. I have shopped at the Villa Market in Pattaya and near Nana in BKK. How is the Villa Market in Udon compared to those 2? I live closer to Udon than to either Pattaya (about 7 hours) or BKK (about 5 hours). I have found it's the only place in Thailand that I can get a few things and ma...