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    New west coast bus service from airport

    From FEb 28 there is a new west coast bus service operating from the airport, servicing the west coast from Surin to Rawai and returning along the same route, operating from 6AM to 8PM, fares are from 50 to 170baht, all buses have wheelchair access and are new Mercrdes

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    From FEb 28 there is a new west coast bus service operating from the airport, servicing the west coast from Surin to Rawai and returning along the same route, operating from 6AM to 8PM, fares are from 50 to 170baht, all buses have wheelchair access and are new Mercrdes

    Handy for the poor , thanks for the heads up

    Perhaps your first tongue ain't English . perhaps mods can correct the title plus Feb,

    oh and Mercedes was Karl Benz's gal Thais seem happier to name the ride after the man no the gal

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    Trolling again david44 you really need to get a life, personally bus transport does not interest me, we have 2 motorbikes a Hilux Revo duel cab and hi ace commuter passenger van in our household
    Plenty of people complain on the internet about there not being a cheap Regulus bus service from the airport and this new service will please them and you i expect
    All the details are on the Phuket News site for those who may be interested
    A new spelling policeman in town who probably lives on social security payments

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    a Hilux Revo duel cab
    Handy for when Thai drivers bring out aggressive tendencies.

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    Not only Thais Mate, a lot of expats who live in Phuket drive like they won their license in a raffle, or maybe the only driving license they have ever had was obtained locally which would explain the way they drive

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    personally bus transport does not interest me


    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    New west coast bus servuce from airport
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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    we have 2 motorbikes a Hilux Revo duel cab and hi ace commuter passenger van

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    Well david44 what you beleave or choose not to is of no interest to me
    If you live in Phuket which i very much doubt by your posts, I can give you my address and you can hop on your bicycle and come and see for yourself
    You are a immature, anonymous, stalking troll who thinks everyone is the same as you, which means probably poor
    This forum unfortunately is going the same way as TV which is down the drain with fewer posters and readers every day because of people like you
    That's one of the reasons Facebook is so popular, they do not allow anonymous stalking trolls like you
    have a nice day, you need one it seems, and get help while you can

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    Fair play , many think I'm daft too, any way green due and a nice day to you too, I think you'll find things a lil different over here to TV, and you are the only poster to exchange reds with me , so I'll send you a green to cheer you up and not discourage your input.
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    I just want the chance to use a bigger porridge bowl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercallen View Post
    operating from the airport,
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    Well, a welcome addition- especially to the many expats & locals that live along the 'west coast' of Phuket.

    But wouldn't it be fair to say that places like Phuket, Hua Hin, Pattaya, CM (mainly Chinese) are already past saturation point with respect to tourist numbers?

    How about a bus service to Khao Lak? My Mum & Stepdad stayed there a coupla years ago, no transport available except the notorious rip-off Phuket taxis. Not impressed.

    How about tourist infrastructure & investment spreading out a bit from the usual, tired old suspects? Places like Chantaburi, the coast south of HH, the northern mountains etc have a lot of potential, it seems to me- and are barely developed except for local tourism, and the odd savvy westerner, usually resident here. Instead, the policy- or at least investment dollar- seems to be to develop a handful of neo-Benidorms, and keep on cramming them in like sardines. That does not work for me.

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    I'm sure some Chinese will invest, to absorb some of their tourist close to home. Of course they will be accused of ruining the place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    How about tourist infrastructure & investment spreading out a bit from the usual, tired old suspects? Places like Chantaburi, the coast south of HH, the northern mountains etc have a lot of potential, it seems to me- and are barely developed except for local tourism, and the odd savvy westerner, usually resident here. Instead, the policy- or at least investment dollar- seems to be to develop a handful of neo-Benidorms, and keep on cramming them in like sardines. That does not work for me.
    I've always thought it a splendid approach in the way it previously contained the flotsam and jetsam of society in Pattaya, but now there is severe leakage to places like Koh Samed. For years it was surprisingly idyllic considering its location.

    Not sure what the answer is. Perhaps an IQ test in Klang? Either way I'd advocate more containment and less promotion of other areas.

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    ^ But you know absolutely nothing about Pattaya sybil- although I grant you, it ain't a place for girls.

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    Quote Originally Posted by David48atTD View Post
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    Starts its run at the airport and travels through all the west coast beaches from bang tao to rawai and then returns along the same route
    seen it a few times in the Rawai area always empty both coming and going, no one seems to use it in the Rawai,Naiharn area
    It runs all day about every 2 hours, i do not think it will be operating for very long

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    I'd advocate more containment and less promotion of other areas.
    Similarly (and correctly?), as the containment of the industry (the industry estates near to the tourists areas - Eastern Board) and less promotion of industrialization of the other areas (Isaan)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrille View Post
    Handy for when Thai drivers bring out aggressive tendencies.
    We originally had a Toyota Vios which was excellent if you only drive around Phuket and easier to find parking for but to low when driving around Thailand in the monsoon season
    bought a ford ranger in 2012 that turned out to be a load of junk that you could not get spare parts for, had to wait weeks for them sometimes because they were sent by sea and Ford did not have a mechanic here who new how to work on engines and transmissions and over 2.5 years it spent about 3 months in their workshop usually for a week at a time so i binned it after 4.5 years
    Bought the hilux in 2017 and i have been very happy with the local dealers service and their spare parts supply is excellent as i found out with the Vios, only took 1 day to supply a part they did not have in stock
    The Toyota uses a lot less fuel that the Ford did as well even though it has a bigger engine 2.8 the ford had 2.2

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