rakirun

If you are on JSA and you go on holiday outside the UK then you have to sign off (if you go in between signings you are still supposed to sign off but i guess a lot dont). While you are abroad you are classed as unable to be actively seeking work and your Job Seekers agreement states that to receive your benefit you have to be actively seeking work. If you go on holiday inside the UK then you are supposed to fill in a holiday form which states where you are going and contact details of where you will be. This is supposedly so you can be contacted should a job become available. You also have to sign to say that you will still be actively seeking work while you are away and are prepared to come back at a few days notice should a job or interview come up. Before it was changed to JSA and the dole office was renamed the job center you used to be able to get a holiday form for up to 2 weeks abroad and not lose any money but they were stopped quite a few years ago.

Qatar did when I joined a couple of years ago, not sure if they still do it.

thanks for the help guys.....looks like watching and waiting and see what happens.

thanks for your help guys, i had a great time when i stayed there last year. was a great price and really clean. at least there are plenty of other options in that soi.

no one stayed there or had a beer there lately???

Does anyone know whats happening with Blue Moon on LK Metro? I have started planning my next trip and the budget is gonna be a bit tight. I stayed at Blue Moon in a standard room last year and it was fantastic value for money. I have tried the website but it has been down for ages. I heard Alan had sold up but I dont know if the new owner is still running the bar and rooms or if they are changing to something else. I would be grateful for any info on this. I know there are lots of options on LK Metro, I have checked them out and have a few options in mind but I would like the option to find out about Blue Moon first.

I went to one just before you get to the one you mention. There is a largish car park on the left just before the restaurant then a large covered restaurant and also seating on the other side of the road by the sea. Had a great meal there, let the TG do the ordering. Ended up with a bucket of mussels, a big fish in one of those fish shaped trays on a burner. Dont know what the fish was but the TG said it was a river fish not a sea fish, whatever it was it was bloody lovely. Also had a big plate of the most amazing soft shell blue crab cooked in chilli, lots of rice, beer and ice cream. I was shitting myself waiting for the bill but nearly fainted when I saw how cheap it was. The place was packed with Thais so I presume thats a good sign. Damn, bloody hungry now

Might try you out on my Feb trip. I love that area. What are the stairs like, are they the really steep ones?? What type of rooms you got on the first floor?