Phuket Tourist Police Help Lost British Tourist Return to His Hotel After a Memory Lapse

[brianthainess]

Well I read both 'Full' stories and we still don't know what time of day it was. 

Wife "I thought you were only going for a short time"

         " I did then went back to the bar again, I now have a ringing in my ears" 

Edited October 6, 2023 by brianthainess

[AustinRacing]

Hotel name withheld. Why? ????????????how’s this a headline story? 

[renaissanc]

Some of you are being too hard on the man, I think. I typed out my travel diary from 1982-83 when I was travelling around South America, etc. at the age of 26, so I wasn't like Joe Biden. There was one occasion when I forgot the name of my hotel and where it was. But by walking around the area I eventually worked it out. It can happen!

[Rimmer]

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[Jiggo]

Wow this is really an interesting news scoop....

[VocalNeal]

10 minutes ago, Jiggo said:

Wow this is really an interesting news scoop....

Like most other news scoops on here then????

[Spamhead]

Didn't remember the name of his hotel but I bet he knew Thursday wasn't October 4th !!!

[Polaky]

Here is an idea, arrive at phuket airport, go straight to the tourist police box and ask them to take you to your hotel as you don't know where it is.

[Andrew65]

Hotels often have a business card with their details (in English, and the local language on the reverse) on the reception counter, if I was in an unfamiliar place I would put one in my pocket for just such occasions.

[sambum]

12 hours ago, Northstar1 said:

Typical Brit

 

Here we go!

 

A good idea is to always ask for a card at the reception desk when you check in, and stick it in your wallet.

Actually, I am surprised that this kind of thing doesn't happen more often - and not just to Brits!!!

[newbee2022]

Obviously not the brightest candle on the cake ????

[radiochaser]

4 hours ago, gjoo888 said:

One of the first things you do when traveling, get a card from your hotel when you check-in. Especially when you don't speak the language.

That is how I returned to my hotel in Thailand two times.  Both times when I was in a city I had never been to before and had forgotten the name of the hotel. 

[ujayujay]

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Damned weed!

....????

[radiochaser]

1 minute ago, ujayujay said:

....????

Oh come on man!  Weed has never affected me like that ... uhhh..  what are we talking about?

[OneMoreFarang]

Darling, I thought about you all night. But I didn't remember how to get back to you. ???? 

[Deserted]

Was alcohol involved here?

[Bangkok Barry]

55 minutes ago, sambum said:

Actually, I am surprised that this kind of thing doesn't happen more often - and not just to Brits!!!

I have little doubt that it does, but usually it doesn't make the headlines.

[V8M8]

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

Possibly with a bar girl and the memory lapse was a good excuse for the missus.

My thoughts exactly Soalbundy! That was the first thought that sprang to mind, having used an equally feeble excuse for not getting home until sunrise myself????

[Chongalulu]

6 hours ago, gjoo888 said:

One of the first things you do when traveling, get a card from your hotel when you check-in. Especially when you don't speak the language.

Then how do you ask for a card? ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

14 hours ago, Northstar1 said:

Typical Brit

 

As a Brit I strongly disagree with your remark....if only I could remember what you said.....????‍????

[Adumbration]

 

[kimamey]

14 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

How sad. Did his mum pack his suitcase?

If she did, is that what he said when asked at the airport "Did you pack your bags yourself?"

[kimamey]

6 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Lucky for him he ran into the RTP and not the KGB on this occasion ????

If he'd run into the KGB that would be a long journey back

[kimamey]

I can't say I've ever had this problem, but then I can't see my wife letting me go in the first place. I have been left on my own if I've accompanied her on a work trip and she's gone to a meeting. 

 

I can usually remember a hotel name although some can be difficult if they aren't in English. Next weekend we'll be going to the Phanomrungpuri Hotel in Nangrong, Buriram. I think this will be our fourth stay but I'd struggle to remember it, although I recognise it as soon as I see it.

 

The first thing I'd do is check the booking on my phone. That would give me the name and directions but not the room number. I always take a picture of that so I don't have to look an idiot by asking at reception. I like to keep that a secret. If you don't have an online booking then maybe a picture of the name outside the hotel. If you've also lost your phone then there's no hope.

[smew]

beer 

[Sheryl]

Hardly a "memory lapse" if he could describe what the hotel looked like and where it was located relative to the airport.

 

Sounds like he simply forgot the name and exact address of it.

[FarangJon]

He was drunk as fak all night with lots of bar girls. 100%

The good old sangsom.

[Muzzique]

16 hours ago, Northstar1 said:

he went straight to a bar and got sloshed over hours of drinking and after that he forgot where he was staying.  

In my case I was flying to Barcelona from Stansted and the 4hr delayed aircraft meant I was drinking with friends and got well wasted in the airport departure lounge bar. On arrival I had also been drinking on the plane so could hardly stand up and totally forget the name of my hotel. A local taxi said he could take me to another hotel in the centre of the city that would have space. When I arrived at this hotel it, as fate would have it, it was actually the one I was  booked into. What are the odds on that?  The taxi driver was miffed as he missed out on a reward for bringing a new customer to them.

[Sticky Rice Balls]

Update--said tourist woke up sore with a quarter in his hand     ???? and his iphone missing

[sambum]

4 hours ago, Deserted said:

Was alcohol involved here?

Double entendre?