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This is how it all went for us in the end. Checked in on line for Perth to BKK leg, went to Perth airport spoke to check in where we dropped off bags and got our boarding passes. They issued boarding passes for both legs. Perth to BKK and BKK to LHR. I told check in desk that we were going to leave the airport and stay in hotel for the stop over. They checked our bags in for Perth to BKK leg only and we picked up our luggage at BKK and took it with us. I didn't ask about bags automatically transferring between Perth-BKK and BKK-LHR and us leaving the airport as we wanted to add stuff to our luggage that we were going to buy in Bangkok. I went through passport control with my wife via the Thai lane I didn't have to pay any tourist tax or fill out visa on arrival form that I have in the past. Next day just dropped the bags off at BKK as we were already checked in and had BKK-LHR boarding passes issued the day before.

Just to update this I spoke to Thai Airways contact centre yesterday. We fly in a few weeks time. I asked about luggage and what I was told is when checking in on Perth leg to BKK to only check in luggage for that leg of the journey. We then collect luggage at BKK when we land and then check in the next day when we go back to the Airport the next day. If we check luggage in for the complete journey in Perth then we will not be able to leave the airport as we will be checked in for the complete journey I.e. Perth - BKK-LHR

I'll apply for the Transit Visa as it looks straight forward enough and will try and remember to comeback here and say what the outcome was. Never having done such a long layover before do they automatically remove luggage and you collect it as normal or is it held and transferred to the next leg of the flight.

I have been to Thailand numerous times entering by visa on arrival form but wasn’t sure if it would be the same procedure if stopping as a transit passenger. I appreciate its the same way out via customs but wanted to check if it would be seen differently as it was a transit visit as you can never be sure with these bureaucratic immigration people. Just wondering if anyone had done the same thing.

Just spoke directly with Thai Airways and they said I would need a Transit Visa. According to the Thai representative I spoke to on the phone I would need to arrange this with UK Thai Embassy before the flight.

Not yet thought I would ask here as would have thought others have done this in the past even if travelling to different country than the UK after layover

Me and Thai wife are flying with Thai Airways from UK stop BKK then fly to Australia to visit family over the Christmas break. On the way there it is 1 hour 20 minutes layover before connecting flight to Australia from BKK on the way back i.e. Australia to BKK it is a 22 hour layover in BKK. I have UK passport wife has UK & Thai passport. On the way back would we be able to go through customs check in a hotel etc. like a tourist then come back for connecting flight next day without any issues. As connecting flight is with same airline from Aus-BKK-UK then I assume luggage would be automatically transferred internally at BKK for UK leg. Or would we need to request it be unloaded and then check back in with luggage in BKK when we check in. We wouldn't need anything in the luggage as we could have in hand luggage anything required for overnight.

Thank you for the recommendation and sorry I didn't reply the second you pressed the Submit Reply button I will be much quicker next time.

Flying from Bangkok into Krabi then need taxi to hotel near Klong Muang Beach. Can anyone recommend a taxi service from the airport or is it best to just use local one on site at the airport. What sort of cost should it be

Best thing I heard was "you will never out train a bad diet" I hear a lot of people in the gym saying they are training so that they can down their 3-4 pints of beer after the gym with their friends. None of them are getting slimmer