Within an hour of the start of the auction of 'lucky' telephone numbers in Bangkok, they had already been sold. The top piece, the number 096-999-9999, had a starting price of three million baht, but was even sold for 4,5 million baht.

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The smell of the durian (durian) is rather pungent, but the taste is excellent and many people are willing to pay 300.000 baht for it.

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Superstitions can bring in a lot of money, as evidenced by an auction of 42 telephone numbers containing the lucky number 9.

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How the ambassador lost his tie

By Lodewijk Lagemaat
Posted in Charities, Shelter Center Pattaya
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November 14 2016

Surely it will happen that you appear nicely dressed in October at the SME meeting in Bangkok and a bet is placed on your beautiful tie! A tie was actually an old-fashioned outfit, it was said, and Prince Claus already set a good example at the time.

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Auctions and markets in Pattaya

By Lodewijk Lagemaat
Posted in Markten, Shopping
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7 September 2015

For people who like to browse between “art and kitsch”, there are several options in Pattaya and Jomtien.

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Thailand has a huge market for used cars and if Thai or expats want to sell a car quickly, they often end up at the auction company Manheim.

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Pattaya: once, twice

By Joseph Boy
Posted in Pattaya, Tourism
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January 31 2012

There is no other city in Thailand where opinions are as divided as Pattaya. You love it or you curse the place, there is hardly any in-between.

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Tuk-Tuk driving in the Netherlands

By Joseph Boy
Posted in Remarkable
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November 20 2011

If you have used this means of transport in Thailand before, you may dream of also moving in a Tuk-Tuk in the mother country.

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