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Originally Posted by Denver
This is a very moving thread, thanks Dodger! The reason you are a blur in the MTB camera is you never sit down for more than a minute.
Great reports, wouldn't mind your opinion on Kamala when you get 5 minutes to yourself. Enjoy the chevvy 555555555555 Toot Toooooooooooot 
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D Man, its is very different lifestyle to living in Patong, I chose to live here initially for that reason and felt I would be able to stay in some nights. It has a real village feel to it and very quickly you get to know loads of people, locals included. Your nightlife activities are all the same but earlier, ie restaurants stop serving about 10pm, only a couple stay open later, bars shut at 2am, so your evening starts and finishes much earlier, we tend to go out at 8pm, whereas in Patong I never usually go out til 11pm. Because of this the community tends to have house parties on a very regular basis for the later night drinking etc, which all acts to you getting to know more people which in turns gets more party invites, also people just turn up at your apartment at all times for a chat and a few beers. It is really nice cos within a few days you feel like you know everyone and nothing then becomes a problem cos someone always knows someone to fix or get most things done. Rentals here are also much cheaper and more available than Patong because of the tsunami and its continued effects on Kamala, things are still being done to clear up the damage, the school is being rebuilt but as all things in Thailand, they have built it back in the same location right on the beach front? why didn't they take the opportunity to relocate it for safety and also to release prime beachfront realestate? only in Thailand!!
It of course increases costs when you want to go into Patong but tuk tuk is only about 4/500 return and you make up for that in rental savings and going out costs etc