Archive for May, 2006

Bar Bits

This is a small follow-up from one of our other reader posts about some after-hours stuff.

Boss club and Blur…

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Gulliver’s review

This page was originally the home of my review of Gulliver’s Tavern, now available on The Guide. This page has been kept as a placeholder for the comments thread that ensued.

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Gulliver’s Review on The Guide.

Mango Weekly - 28 May 2006 (Vietnam)

Hi folks. This week will feature a trip report from my recent visit to Vietnam. Been a busy week so sorry for the late post. Will have plenty of new and juicy tales in the next Weekly post this Sunday.

Vietnam (VN): HoChiMinh City (HCMC)
This blog contains information gathered during a visit to HCMC May
21-25, 2006. Overall, VN was a great experience. I hope you will find
this information useful if you decide to take a trip yourself. More
information on HCMC can be found at http://www.saigoninsideout.com and
http://www.elephantguide.com/saigon/saigon.htm .

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Cascade review

This page was originally the home of my review of Cascade, now available on The Guide. This page has been kept as a placeholder for the comments thread that ensued.

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Cascade Review on The Guide.

Mid-week Madness

Okay - it is a little past mid-week but we have been busy. Anyway just a few bar notes and thoughts to keep u all occupied. BTW - I love the entrepreneurial spirit of average Thai street vendors. Walking home the other night I saw a vendor selling pearls from the Andaman Sea with all proceeds going towards the Tsunami Survivors. Let’s be clear here. The pearls probably did not come from the Andaman Sea and I doubt any money will be going back towards the survivors of the Tsunami either. Marketing…

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Bar Bits

This just in from one of our readers. Some random bar notes and opinions from a perspective different from well - maybe yours. Thanks for the email. Always looking for current updates on the scene so send them in.

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New Category!

With all the emails we get on what I would call the 101s of Thailand, how to’s or tips from  the old hands telling the FOBs how to handle the Land of Smiles - we decided to start a new category to help you find things related to the 101 of Thailand. We will call this category U of Mango - your free online University available to you anywhere you have a net connection, without a password and digestable anyway you want to take it. Remember  - knowing is half the battle. Perception is reality.

Pattaya alive and kicking…

Yes there are a bunch of troops in Pattaya right now but I hardly noticed them so clearly slow season is upon us since if it were busy and troops were in town you would have really noticed the extra bodies. If you are a bar owner, slow season is not good but if you are out to party then it generally means more girls, better service and your pick of venues. I only had one free night but I figured I would pop on down and make sure things were happening.

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