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I guess you mean that you have to change in Muscat?To be expected really with a Middle East based carrier with a hub in the Middle East. I just wish they flew to Manchester...I certainly don't want to change at Heathrow. These new carriers trying to break into the market are good for offering deals. Etihad/Qatar all looking for about £2100 now...... I can get it for £1500 ex-UK but I live out in Thailand.

Perhaps justify it by getting cataract operations done while over here?

Yes, but Easter moves around each year being related to lunar cycles and Passover. There is always rhyme and reason for the prices to be up and down. And yes the airlines will investigate ways to improve their income. The school holidays seem to be bad dates price wise..... I also watch out for Chinese New Year ,and the Muslim holidays as I normally go via the middle East. If you actually fly on a holiday (New Years Day, Christmas Day etc) a bargain can sometimes be had. Use Kayak etc and others and good luck.

4200!!!!!

Two Moon Junction.

24hr rule.....One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.

Yeah that is an old link and I wasn't sure if the 1 year licence was also photographed at the DLC. You will need them for the residence letter I suppose.Of course photocopies of everything, passport, entry card/stamp, visa etc etc. Most important thing to take in my mind is the TGF, she helps me out no end.

Well by new it means new to Thailand, but perhaps you know that. I can't really help much as I have retired out here.......... but you would need a 100k salary or income in my mind. Many are sent here on assignment, as per my game on an engineering project. Others come here on holiday, fall in love (with the place or a local lass), and come back with some savings and start up a business. Risky thing to be doing at your age..... mid 40s are when you should be at the height of your earning power and packing it away. I am thinking some go home with their tail between their legs. You would be taking a risk, but it works out for some. My personal opinion, Thailand is a place to retire to for farangs, not do business, but times are changing here and Thailand is moving in the direction of say Singapore...where Expats are very common. I hope other BMs who do work out here can have some input, but many are bar owners.

Easter rush pal.... kids on holiday from school and al that. They won't offer the cheaper tickets.

I used the regular buses. Rung Ruen to the Southern terminal , plenty from there. I believe there are some buses from Moe Chit, but the one I took went all around the houses skirting Bangkok!

Slightly aside, but I read on Stickman how there is a new breed of Expat in Thailand these days. Have a read......Stickman I would think most are sent here from their home company for assignment. Salaries in Thailand are normally listed in baht/month, 15,000 pcm is certainly NOT enough, wherever. But there may be commissions on top of that in your game. Good Luck

Bring your UK licence.You will need a non-Immigrant Visa. Get a letter of residency from immigration. Doctors Certificate (100-200 baht from most doctors) Photos. Some information here

No it is democrats at work!

Big Macs must be one of the best then!

You obviously heard what was said at the Expats Club.I took a look at my 2 machines,my Vista one I had to disable Java, and I don't see any problems so far. I have Adblock running already. My Windows 7 machine, Java was already disabled, I think Firefox did it automatically or prompted me to before.

Jack Nicholson

Dennis Hopper

Gene Hackman.

You got off lightly....... I got surprised for 2 Gala Dinners once when making a non-refundable booking through them. You have to keep your wits about you and really look things over before the pay button gets hit!

Did you have breakfast in the AM? I was wondering if the place was heavily frequented by Arab/Indian considering it's location. Was there somewhere secure to leave your bike? I sometimes do the same but have mostly been around Soi 13, or Diana area. Too many places want 1500 baht and up now!

Shelley Winters.

I miss being near to the night-life..... when I go out I like to have a drink so .driving is out of the question.Even going out to eat involves a drive and traffic is getting worse, you don't feel it if you are already in town, and on foot. Perhaps less of an issue for some,but I don't particularly like driving, being able to stroll to a nearby bar or restaurant (and back again) would be nice.

The first LP I bought, Aladdin Sane.

Yes, these numbers change And United's opinion probably has too.New aircraft designs may initially have poorer reliability. Source it or waffle it. Boeing 777 one of the worst...well worse than the A380, and A320 at 99.7% (Source China World Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd.). I don't have a problem at all. But I really wonder about these numbers to be honest.

I tried to find some rankings, the ATR came out higher than most!Let the person making the claims provide sources! United were unhappy a few years back. I found Boeing claims of 99.2% for the 300ER The 787 has 96.3 %, but does that include recent events? A380 marketing head Richard Carcaillet says the retrofit improvements lifted the fleet's dispatch reliability rate by a percentage point, to 99.3%, from the beginning of 2012. So the A380 is better?