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one of the girls in the mountain


Our guide (left) and one of the girls in the mountain village we visited. The girls start adding rings (actually an extension of a spiral) when they're 5 years old until they reach 3 kilograms on their neck, at age 21.

Chiangmai Butyful girls in Chiang Mai Thailand

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Some call them free-lancers, I choose to call them off-duty hoe’s. Whatever the name or classification, Spicy is a venue full-to-the-brim with decent looking chicks who you can easily pick up, sometimes even for free (if you don’t look like Quasimodo)

It is open until 6AM, it is hot, it is seedy, it is a den of iniquity. For all this, it still retains an air of innocence when compared to big Bangkok night-spots.

The No Ladyboys rule has saved a few drunken men’s honour I would venture.

Activities at Pattaya


At Pattaya, you can not only relax yourself on its fascinating beach but also be amused by several challenging activities and games adding colour to your holidays. Most of such games are available in Southern Pattaya. Here are some of them.

Bowling
There alleys cater for bowlers, the Pattaya Bowl on Pattaya Road 2, an alley in the Royal Jomtien Hotel, and the OD Bowl in South Pattaya.

Cable Ski is a safeway for new skiers to practice water skiing effectively. The calm water in a pond dug specially for this purpose enables players to control their direction. The water is just deep enough to allow a person to stand on their feet without getting emerged. This assures the skiers of their safety when they fall into it accidentally.

Golf
Golfers can enjoy challenging rounds a 9 scenic 18-hole courses near the resort, and a small course at the Asia Hotel. In most cases, clubs, shoes and other equipment can be rented, and green and caddy fees are eminently reasonable. During weekdays, there are few courses that need to be booked in advance.

Go Kart Racing is ideal for speed lovers who will be provided with a small racing Go Kart with the incredible speed of almost 100 kilometres per hour. Drivers can show their ability in controlling the speedy car in a full fling on a racing field.

Jogging
A jogging track is an integral part of the pleasantly landscaped Pattya Fitness Park located near the summit of Pattaya hill. Certain hotels have jogging tracks. Jogging is also enjoyable along the promenades facing Pattaya Bay, and along Jomtien Beach.

Laser Trex in which players are engaged in a simulated star war. Firing laser guns at the rivals and set targets are the excitement of the game, of which the objective is to make the highest scores counted according to the number of targets hit.

Moto Racing
The Bira International Circuit at Km 14 on Route 36 to Rayong periodically stages international motorand motorcycle racing. The 2.4 kilometre track is ideal for Formular 3 racing. There are daily opportunities for speed enthusiasts who enjoy driving their own two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicles around the challenging track for nominal fees.

Paintball
A game played in a model battle-field in an enclosed spacious area to create the atmosphere of a real fight. All players are provided with safety dresses and marks to protect them from any bodily harm. Air guns filled with plastic shots driven by the pressure of carbon dioxide inside are used as weapons. A shot will burst into colour water when hitting a victim. The players are divided into two teams, each trying to seize the flag of the other team and bring it back safely to their base before the other. Excitement is what the game never fails to offer.

Squash
Squash can be enjoyed at the Cherry Tree pub on the Siam Country Club Golf Course road, the Dusit Resort Pattaya and Ambassador City, Jomtien.

Tennis
Tennis can be enjoyed at 14 Pattaya hotels, where preference is given to hotel guests. Certain hotels have tennis coaches.

water sports
Windsurfing
Jomtien Beach is the major centre for windsurfing. Tuition is widely available for beginners. The Pattaya Windsurf Club on Jomtien Beach regularly stages board competitions. October through June are the best months for windsurfing, thanks to ideal water wind conditions.

Sailing
The most popula rentals are Lasers, Prindles and Hobie Cats. Sailing is a year-round sport in Pattaya’s water . Visitors wishing to avail themselves of knowledgeable information regarding sailing rentals and seasonal conditions should contact their hotel travel desk, or the Royal Varuna Yacht Club at Tel: 251-115.

Gamefishing
Expeditions are organised by many operators. water s surrounding Manwichai, Rin and Kram islands are popular for the pursuit of marlin, king mackerel, barracuda and other Gulf denizens.

Scuba Diving
Scuba Diving and snorkelling are popular around Pattaya’s offshore island, particularly those furthest from Pattaya Bay, namely Ko Pai, Ko Manwichai, Ko Luam and Ko Rim. Neophyte divers can take open water certification courses organised by several local dive shops.

Parasailing
This sport is ubiquitous throughout the resort, is featured at several hotels with their own private beaches, and is perhaps best enjoyed at Ko Larn where floating ‘take-off and landing’ platforms mean flight occurs exclusively above the sea.

Freshwater water Sports
These can be enjoyed at the Ban Bung Sailing & Paramotor Centre some 4 kilometres off Sukhumvit Highway (from Km 150) where there are facilities for, among other activities, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing and fishing.

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Night Life River Side Area

The Riverside
Charoenrat Road. [ 5 p.m. - 1a.m. ]
One of the many restaurants playing live music on the banks of the Ping River. Has two stages featuring rock and pop covers by surprisingly good bands. However, this is a real favourite with tourists, so get there early or be prepared to stand. There’s also a daily dinner cruise.

The Good View
Charoenrat Road. [ 5 p.m. - 1a.m. ]
Next door to the Riverside, this is popular spot for both tourists and well-to-do Thais. Spacious outdoor area with, yes, you guessed it, good views. Music varies between pop/rock covers and concerts by Thai pop stars.

Brasserie
Charoenrat Road. [ 5 p.m. - 1a.m. ]
The best music in Chiang Mai, full stop. Extremely talented Thai guitarist, Took, rocks the house nightly with versions of Hendrix, Dylan, Clapton and other classics. Has a compact, smoke-filled club feel to the place and you’ll go home swearing you just watched Jimi play and begging for more. Opening bands start early and Took takes the stage around 10.30pm. Don’t miss it.

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Nightlife Chiang Mai, while not as raucous as Pattaya nightlife or Bangkok nightlife, nevertheless is charming & lively, offering discos, karaoke bars, live music etc. There are quite a number of places where Chiang Mai bars proliferate and cheap beer flows freely mixed with a cocktail of raggae and rock & roll music. Or you can sing along at one of the plentiful karaoke bars in the company of sexy young Thai bar girls.

Nimmanheimin Road & Chiang Mai University Area

Monkey Club
Nimminheimin Road Soi 9 . [ 5 p.m. - 1a.m. ]
Popular with young thai clientele,Enjoy live pop, jazz and acoustic music.
A good trendy thai restaurant/bar .

Warm Up Cafe’
40 Nimmarnhemin Rd. [ 6 p.m. - 1a.m. ]
A popular place for young, trendy locals and university students.If you are looking to get
away from tourist bars,this is a great venue.Live music & DJ.

Tawan Dang
Nimminheimin Road Soi 6. [ 6 p.m. - 2 a.m. ]
" Song for life " type of music attracts the more mature crowd to this mega air-con’d
restaurant where the live music on the megastage attracts the punters.

Home 6
Huay Kaew Road . [ 6 p.m. - 1 a.m. ]
Bar/restaurant. Enjoy live pop music & DJ .

Discovery Chiang Mai
Huay Kaew Road.[ 6 p.m. - 2.30 a.m. ]
Great place to party . Enjoy live pop music & DJ .Disco trend

BangRak
Nimminheimin Road Soi 6. [ 6 p.m. - 1 a.m. ]
Pub/restaurant style.Good fun with the student crowd.

Fashion Paris
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Thai massage shops in Chiang Mai


Thai massage shops in Chiang Mai

In Chiang Mai, you can find plenty of massage shops liberally scattered throughout the tourist centres, advertising themselves with a large reflexology diagram outside. Some are them are very simple, consisting of a couple of mattresses on the floor, with clean linen, though this doesnt suggest the massage will be inferior. In general, older women are the most experienced and skilled at giving massage. Those that display a selection of young ladies outside are less likely to give you a proper Thai massage.

Hotels and spas offer a more luxurious environment, with nicely decorated private cubicles, scented clothing and soft music, as well as more of a guarantee that the masseuse is a good one. However, they are typically two or three times more expensive and not necessarily any better. Usually a Thai massage will cost 120 baht an hour and a foot or oil massage is 200 baht an hour in the small shops.

Although there are plenty to choose from, we have recommended a few for you. When selecting a massage shop, look out for the certificates on the wall indicating the masseuses have been properly trained. Some locals have a favourite place they regularly frequent, often due to the friendly character of the masseuse. Most masseuses are ladies. Foot massages are always offered at the walking street market on Sundays, and at other popular events.

Lek Chiaya Massage: is a well established place, centrally located, and the proprietor, Lek, has several decades experience teaching and giving deep tissue massage. 79/1 Ratchadamnoen rd, near Tapae Gate, Chiang Mai. Tel: 0-5327-8325

Baan Nit Massage: is the domain of Nit, a highly experienced and knowledgeable old lady whose methods of deep tissue and herbal massages have been passed down through many generations of Chinese healers. Soi 2, Chaiyaphum rd (near northeastern moat corner), Chiang Mai.

Vieng Ping Massage: is a small, clean, professional place with experienced masseuses, under Swiss management, slightly upmarket. Soi 2, Tapae rd, Chiang Mai (look for sign halfway down on the north side of the street).

Lets Relax: is an upmarket place near the Night Bazaar, offering a range of spa treatments, or simple massage at premium rate. Chiang Mai Pavilion, Chang Klan rd, Night Bazaar. Tel: 0-5381-8494

The Old Chiang Medicine Hospital: can be a little difficult to find but is perhaps the most professional place in the city and has a full training course with expert and very experienced massage practitioners. Located on Hang Dong road, across from the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Centre; tel: (053) 27 5085.

The Best Massage: boasts a large staff of very professional masseuses and private rooms for everyone. It’s always busy despite charging double the rate of the small outfits, but worth it. Located in car park between Porn Ping Towers hotel and Vieng Ping Night Bazaar centre. (053) 904 666.

Kavilek Spa: is a very respectable place which is popular with ex-pats because of its location in suburban western Chiang Mai. It has a large professional staff, comfortable facilities and a lovely interior, yet charges reasonable rates. Nimminhemin rd, near Amari Rincome Hotel. (053) 895 187.

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  1. Get Out – Let us face it, you are not going to meet anyone by staying home every Friday and Saturday night. You have to get out of the house and go to places where single women hang out. Keep in mind that in addition to bars and nightclubs, you can meet single women in a number of other places. For example, woman love to shop so the mall is a good place. Additionally, a dance event, charity event, or even cooking class will give you a head start. You have to make yourself available first or you will never get a girlfriend.

  1. Approachability – Once you get out of the house, you have to make sure you are approachable. If you sit at a table, hoping some beautiful woman will approach you but you are frowning, it will never happen. Instead, you need to uncross your arms to get out of the protective mode, smile, and have fun.
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.1. Fundraiser's: The most obvious way to raise money for your school is by participating in a fundraiser. There are many fundraiser's that will give your school a percentage of the money earned when you sell their products. You need to research fundraiser's thoroughly and pick a reputable company that sells items people will want to buy from your children. They have fundraiser's for books, magazines, candy bars, candles and just about anything else you can think of. To help get you started, visit this link and they'll send you a free kit of their products to sell: http://www.efundraising.com/Default.aspxpartner=efundraising&partner=fundraiserhelp
2. Fiesta Night: Everyone loves a party and by holding a Fiesta Night, you bring in money for your school. A Fiesta Night can be held in your school's cafeteria. You can look for a food supplier that will give you a deal on the meat and ask the parents at your school if they have any contacts that would give your school a good price on items needed. You can serve deep pitt beef, beans, Mexican rice, and rolls You can bring in extra money by charging cheap prices for drinks and deserts in addition to the price you're charging for dinner. Another idea is to put together a small gift basket and sell raffle tickets. Decorations and music add a nice touch to the celebration. Don't limit people to only eating at the event, many people will order take out if you offer it.
3. Dollar Drive: A dollar drive is simply a piece of paper that has a brief description of how your school is trying to earn money for various events, equipment, etc. You have 25 lines on the page and next to each line you have one sentence that says something like:I'll be the first to give you a dollarThis is my last dollarSure, I can afford one dollarI'm your tenth dollar

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Car Rentals and Unlimited Free Mileage, Its Evolution

From the beginning of time car rentals were only available on a per day, per week, per mile basis. You rented a car and paid for the time used and the miles driven. However it was only a question of time and circumstances before car rentals would be offered with free mileage.

In 1967 my partner and I took over a bankrupt car rental company and had three rental stations, Miami, 5th Street on South Beach and the third in Ft. Lauderdale. At the time Yellow Rent A Car, owned by Yellow Cab of Miami, with rental stations in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale was offering a sub-compact car with unlimited free mileage at $45 a week. They were the first and only car rental company with free mileage but with a one week minimum rental requirement.

I can not tell you what year they first offered free mileage but I can guess why. They were only in South Florida, they were only dealing with the leisure market and Disney World 200 miles north was not open. Renters did not use a lot of miles. The competitive rate for a sub-compact car back in the 1960s was $5 per day, $25 per week [5 times the daily rental] and 5 cents per mile. With a one week minimum rental at $25 and with their weekly rate of $45 they would have the difference, or $20, to cover the cost of the miles. At 5 cents a mile the client could use up to 400 miles for the week and the rental would be a wash. I found out later that this was a winner for Yellow Rent A Car.

To my knowledge Yellow Rent A Car was the granddaddy of free mileage. Their caveat was a one week minimum. My partner and I, owners of Capital Rent A Car took it one step further. We were the first to offer unlimited free mileage one day or more. One week minimum rental did not apply. It couldn’t get any better than that and I will tell you how it evolved.

Our business was generated by advertising in local tourist magazines. We also paid a commission for referrals from hotel and motel owners, hotel doorman and cab drivers. We were just like the other 20 to 30 local car rental companies that we competed with. We needed an edge and the idea of some sort of free mileage program intrigued both of us.

Our business was with tourists and their average rental was 6 or 7 days. Looking at our completed rental agreements the average amount of miles driven in a week was about 250. If we offered a daily rate with some free miles would that fly? We thought so and we could have offered 50 free miles and that would have covered the average renter’s mileage needs. But the rate that we eventually settled on permitted us to offer more miles. More than what the average renter would use and would be perceived as a genuine bargain. The original free mileage offer included in the daily rate was 75 miles.

We were phasing out our Volkswagens, a sub-compact car, with a rate of $4 per day, 4 cents per mile. Our compact car, a Dodge Dart which would become our lead car, had a rate of $6 per day, $30 per week and 6 cents per mile. We arrived at a daily rate of $8.50 which included 75 free miles. Typically the weekly rate was 5 times the daily rate and in this example 5 times $6 the daily rate equaled $30 plus of course the mileage. With the free miles we decided that we would not offer a weekly rate. The renter paid by the day regardless if the rental was one day, 7 days or whatever.

Our business took off and why wouldn’t it. We were advertising in the local tourist magazines “free mileage.” At $8.50 per day it was a bargain and I can only guess the thoughts that our callers had. The extra $2.50 per day over the $6 per day rental charge was a bargain. They got 75 free miles so they wouldn’t have to worry about a mileage charge. Or possibly they thought $8.50 a day is cheaper than $49 a week, the recently increased rate from Yellow. Within 6 months we realized that no one drove anywhere near the break even mileage figure. So we did the next best thing. We offered unlimited free mileage. The year was 1969.

Soon thereafter we became aware of CATM. CATM is an acronym for Consolidated Air Tour Manual. A publication put together by the airlines serving Florida. It was a compilation of rates from hotels, car rental companies, attractions and other tourist support companies including tour operators. Tour operators offered “packages” which included air fare, hotel and other services such as car rentals. The theory was that if a client purchased each component of the package separately the cost would exceed the operator’s package price. By being in CATM airlines and travel agents could reserve our cars directly or through tour operators.

So we are in CATM and find ourselves competing with the big boys, Hertz, Avis and National. Not so big at the time but impressive, were Budget, Olins, maybe American International and Dollar A Day which became Dollar Rent A Car. Our $8.50 a day and a weekly rate of $59 a week [we rounded the rate out] stood by itself. Not one other car rental company offered free mileage and used the per day, per week, per mile rate schedule. Two or three years later Avis was the next car rental company to offer unlimited free mileage but with a three day minimum.

We first published in CATM in 1970 and I mention this because I previously stated that we, Capital Rent A Car, was the first to offer unlimited free mileage one day or more. To substantiate this claim I must mention that in 1942 I was in my seventh grade Shop class and the teacher claimed that he invented the airplane before the Wright brothers. I am not kidding you and maybe he did. But if he did he didn’t tell anyone so Wilbur and Orville got the credit.

Maybe we weren’t the first with unlimited free miles and maybe someone in Okemos. MI or Rockford, IL did. But if they did they didn’t tell anyone. We did by being in a national publication, CATM. So we are going to take the credit for being the first. The next time you rent a car and don’t pay for mileage you can thank us.

For those out there who wish to contest our claim please contact me at my email address below.

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