machlad

Thats a bit of luck

I booked my xmas trip last week from BHX and my connection at Dubai just happens to be EK372 and I have a business seat.

I already have one trip on the A380 booked Heathrow - Dubai in Sept on my way to Osaka.

http://www.railway.co.th/English/Time_HTML.asp

Even this link seems to go to the northen line, select Southern line and you will see Surat Thani

Surat Thani 1279B first class

Maybe you should name and shame the hotel?

Hope you have luck and find a bar open with a great atmosphere to watch the match and I hope you will be happy with just the championship,

The Triple crown will be ours.

C'mon Cymru

remind me there of your recent record against us in cardiff?

the 61 years of waiting is about to come to and end

Our recent record against you in Cardiff may not be that good but then your record of winning grand slams aint too good either.

I hope its a good match and the best team wins, I hope its Wales but if its Ireland then there is no other team I would rather see win a grand slam, good luck

So am I correct in presuming your addy is

Seightelmo

just a thought

Emirates also have flights from Aus that stop in Bkk

On their website go to advance search and book bkk as a stopover

You might get more response if this was in the travel section

Hope you have luck and find a bar open with a great atmosphere to watch the match and I hope you will be happy with just the championship,

The Triple crown will be ours.

C'mon Cymru

And by overnighter I presume you mean "luggage"

I have already picked my seats for my next trip when I booked online.

I have gone for an Isle seat in the centre, its in business class with 2-3-2 seating so if I do go to sleep hopefully the person in the middle will go out the other way if they need the toilet.

Bkk does have a left luggage place.

Depending on what time of day and with what airline you are travelling you might be able to check in early to relieve you of the trouble of carrying the luggage around?

Fast track

When I left Bkk in January I was given a fast track card at check in and when I went through immigration there was a designated line for fast track card holders so I was in departures in a matter of seconds.

But then it does depend how many other business class ticket holders are passing through the same time as you.

Thanks for that.

I plan to use that service late april to go to Swampy, guess I will need to call Bangkok Etihad reservation to arrange pick-up.

Will post experience then.

Phone 48Hrs before your departure, They will also ask you a few security questions, flight, credit card & passport numbers etc.

Yes I used it last December.

I did have a bit of trouble finding the girl holding the card outside arrivals and I am sure she wasn't there when I first went passed that point or even the second time.

But after I found her, she phoned the driver and we met the car outside, nice car very comfortable and a free bottle of water in the armrest, the driver took the highway and paid all the fares and he dropped me on Sukumvit by my hotel no problem.

This is when airlines purposly overbook flights to guarantee the flight is full when it takes off, they then hope some customers don't turn up or offer alternative flights to late commers or people who haven't confirmed their intention to fly that day.

They will even sell a late ticket at an inflated price if someone who is willing to pay it to cover the cost of giving another person an alternative flight and maybe a voucher for a free flight at a later date.

O Yeah Big John's is still around.

Their own place in Thonglor & Villa J avenue sell em too.

<deleted> is a Pukka pie? Sounds really awful.

Pukka is the name of a company in the UK who make the pies, Chicken, steak & Kidney, mince beef etc

Fair play they do make good pies I enjoy one myself now and again.

Scams

No replies from the thaivisa travel team?

I think Brits should always have to pay more because they have the strongest currency.

Now thats a laugh, where did you read that?

Not so long ago 75Baht = £1 1.45 Euro = £1

Now

50Baht = £1 and 1.10Euro = £1 and thats if we are lucky

but I am not complaining I just want to spend my £s anywhere

Yes and its more than likely more expensive to travel from the centre of London to Heathrow than it is from Newcastle (or somewhere just as far away ) to the centre of London in the first place.

Stopped in NS a cpl of days ago, the sign said 6km into town.

Truck drivers wanted 100 Baht into town, I refused 2 and got a third one at the junction from the railway St for 70B. and she was pretty.

Stayed in the seeharaj, nice hotel but could do with a bit of decorating.

Massage shops just opposite to the left.

Good night in the collection pub out back of the hotel, 2 Thai bands, food & plenty of beer.

Couldn't get anyone to shift under 100Baht for the return trip to the railway station not even 90B, Except for a motorbike rider who wanted 50B He seemed to be talking to everyone for me. But I did notice I was asking the wrong colour truck by the bus station,I was asking yellow and the ones at the st were green. Dont know if ti would make a difference.

Will be arriving in NS by train on Friday, how far to the Pimarn please?

Do I go into town as Arran mentioned or ask the driver of a truck cab to drop me at the hotel?

Pimarn is probably about 5 to 10 mins walk from BigC or 2 minutes by truck-cab, and maybe 5 to 10 mins by truck-cab from fairyland, I would take the truck-cab to the pimarn, its very hot outside!!

The pimarm does not have internet, but just across the way there is a small coffee shop called "I am coffee", it has internet.

Pimarm normally charges about 850 baht per night.

Thanks Arran, hopefully will be arriving by train, and thanks for tip on the internet, I have already booked online.

Will be arriving in NS by train on Friday, how far to the Pimarn please?

Do I go into town as Arran mentioned or ask the driver of a truck cab to drop me at the hotel?

Are these the Elephants?

Leaving wet cold Wales for 4 weeks in the warmth of LOS

Xmas day will be in Chiang Mai having a few quiet beers and the only Turkey i wanna see will have to be in a curry, stir fry or noodle soup.

New year will be by the beach in Koh Samui.

Etihad are flying 3 times a day instead of twice a day to Bangkok at the moment in order to get people home who are stranded there and they are selling tickets to people who want to fly to Bangkok.

According to Etihads website EY402 took off on time heading for Bangkok at 10.05 this evening, so it should be open for its landing.

Mind you they have been flying U Tapoa (spelling maybe) for the last few days so it could yet get re-routed in mid flight.