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Wow....

I was going to say Hitchcock himself as he frequently did an extra part and it was fun trying to spot him in his films.. but he was uncredited so not valid. So I will carry on with... Bernard Cribbins

My first ride to The Middle East......

Fried battered spam dripping in grease, and they say British cuisine is lacking!

Billie Whitelaw.

Yes, just reading Pattaya tunnel being repaired before it's even open, rather ironic.

My recent flight included both BKK and ME. It originated in NZ, via Oz.

And thanks to the way the currency has gone ticket prices will go up, demand down.

The Bodyguard. (Nearly back into this century!)

Thanksgiving Day again already..... time flies.

How the West Was Won.

The USA has lifted that ban on flights from Abu Dhabi...... The A380's I have flown on have also been all economy in the basement, I actually thought that was the usual configuration-- but I see Singapore do it different with 4 classes. ...Upstairs on Emirates was First at the front, Biz, and the bar at the back of Biz.... I have come across another configuration with no First, and that has a pleb area at the front upstairs too. Qatar had a smaller upstairs Biz and packed a few in the back end. The Biz Class Bangkok to Doha was pretty full, but only about 60% from Doha to clogs and tripe land.

It does seem that economy is getting to be more 'economical'... and conversely Biz getting better. I guess since most of the money being made on a flight comes from the premium cabins that is natural. I just did a Biz hop from Bangkok to UK on A380 equipment and it far exceeds some of the flights I took during my working career. It may sound snobby but you don't even see the economy passengers, except when you get off and they are trying to push through to disembark with the premium cabins (Held at bay like braying livestock). So increasing discomfort in economy is likely to be accompanied by improving comfort at the front. I hope the prices can stay the same.

Have the beer first, the rest will follow.

Humphrey Bogart

The Maltese Falcon

The Sea Hawk

I recently used it as I sat in the lounge watching my aircraft come in from NZ.

Often I am hoping to download, so can specify the server. I do get the member only etc stuff with them though, it is just that Specto allowed me to get 3 episodes of a program Exodus would not, so I thought I had found my new Nirvana.. A few hours later I was struggling to get HD feeds from both Specto and Exodus!

Exodus seems a bit hit and miss on my laptop too. There appears to be a couple of versions floating around depending on where you get it from. I have installed Specto, which apparently replaced Genesis. It looks and operates very much like Exodus but sometimes is able to source when Exodus can't. I am usually looking for HD streams.

The clogs are compensated by flat caps, which pack well and are very light as opposed to bowler hats and pearly jackets.

Understand that your wide time-frame, October to January, includes low season, high season and peak season, flight prices and hotel prices will adjust accordingly. Christmas and New Year hotels are pretty full. Hotel breakfasts are often poor, if you can get out of bed soon enough for them. A late breakfast at a good restaurant/ cafe will be better. A restaurant/cafe/bar with guest rooms is a good option too.

LHR-AKL was only £400, via BKK, I expect LHR-BKK to be more than that!