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Michael Palin takes a blow up globe with him on his travels, get a BG to pump it up for you before the geography lessons

flew from AMS-Zurich-BKK had to present myself at the gate for a ticket passport check this happend at amsterdam and zurich on both legs. Tickets and passport controlled how long was I staying in thailand etc,it was painless but everybody was checked. "how long you stay Thailand" -"I am not going to Thailand I am flying straight on to Phnom Phen"-"Phnom Phen in Thailand?" .I was thrown by that a bit so I said "no in Laos" but that was OK they let me on.

why are you guys flying the union flag and not the english flag?

sorry that should read sandy spring has the best location

they are both good places to stay the areca has the better pools a small gym and a restaurant. the areca has a better location soi 13 is a great area to stay [as long as the construction is not too loud] I do find that if I stay at the areca I find my way to other parts of pattaya on soi 13 it can get a bit groundhog day. oh and lolitas is close to the areca. you have the time so try them both and it will break up your routine.

I have brought tickets on-line with thai and bangkok air both times i have been asked to show my credit card.they do make it clear when you order it that they want to see the card. I often use my CC to buy tickets for a couple of friends with the lowcost airlines here in europe and they have no problem. I have just got a ticket with EVA from amsterdam to bangkok on-line through an agency,for this I got an E-ticket nowhere does it say that i have to show my CC so we shall see maybe its only when you buy the ticket direct from the airline. but you better make sure the names on your passport and CC match

you can always go the other way to soi bukalouw[sp] and take the bahtbus. one way is to south pattaya road the other way to central pattaya road,there are not so many BBs as on second road and you have a short walk at either end. And you get to see another part of pattaya.

Two months after the euro was introduced its low point was just under 33 baht 01-01-2001 was when the euro came in,or 2002 so it was the begining of march that year. last year i got at one point 55 baht for one euro. thats the peaks and troughs in five years.

With the euro since its appearance I have had a low of just under 33 baht for one euro to a high of just over 53 and thats what in five years.

what about internet banking at least he will see when he is skint

they do not need to offer discounts they are very busy cos its a good place to stay

the areca is a popular hotel so if you decide you want to extend your stay it may already be fully booked.

cheers wanabe i know the basic stuff but Cheshire Tom is in the travel trade and he always tells it like it is,so i was hoping he will jump in with the facts peace mike

I will take my holiday in january and i was wondering if its a saving to leave on christmas or new years eve,I am aware the problem might be finding a seat for the return leg. and a Q for Cheshire Tom,I will leave at the end december begining of january when would be the best time to book sooner or later or just check often till i see whats availible I fly from schiphol as i live in amsterdam. cheers mike

thai from zurich have new airbus with screens on each seat and a big choice of movies

http://www.steves-digicams.com/ there you go

I have stayed there when all the other places were booked up. Its a great location My room was small but just ok 1200 baht.The problem was that the hot water did not work they offerd to change me but i only stayed 2 nights.Its girl friendly ok 2 warnings they did try to charge me for telephone use,I did not use it and when i said so they said ok,just trying it on i guess. I took a load of wash to the laundry opposite the hotel all smiles one girl wrote what i had on a list and another girl grabbed it and rushed across the road to where they had the machines.the cashier showed me the list 1500 baht NO way ,its 200 in pattaya. so i shot across the road to get my wash before it was put in the machine the girl was franticly trying to shove it all in a machine and I am trying to pull it out before she can close it up,once its going I will have to pay the 1500.So I finally get it away from her and go back to the shop to have it out with the girl there,Oh ok 1000 no, 800 no,700 no.650 oh ok then I did need some clean clothes and it did come back clean so be carefull.

just read this might be good for some of us though my flights for los are booked for dec http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1-1788899,00.html http://www.britishairways.com/travel/inet/public/en_gb

I had a look round a couple of rooms in the AA residence hotel, to be honest I was shocked they were dark, dank,and mouldy I was sticking to the carpet.

I fly swiss air in december ams-zurh with swiss air, then it seems that I fly thai to bangkok.I booked on line and I did not know that I would have to fly with thai I thought I would just transfer from one swiss plane to another. I want to travel as light as possible as I am on a thailand-cambodia-vietnam-thailand trip over six weeks,so I want to start with carry on luggage only my reply from swiss air was that they would only allow a 5% bigger bag as carry on.I realise that any bag must fit in the overhead lockers and not take up all the space. What I want to know is how much will they really allow me to take in the cabin,can I take a normal max size cabin type bag and a small day/back pack or will I only be allowed one bag, or can I take a bigger but half empty duffle type bag? I fly economy code[L] but I will only take carry on and it will be less than 10 kilos including the bags.Anything I need I will pick up along the way. cheers mike

stay out of the sun between 11and3.have a few early nights and get up early get some sun, have a break during the hottest time of the day

Where were you on christmas day??"I was on my bike" that was his reply to a question of why he was fitter than Jan Ulrich. He never went on the piss or pigged out during his racing carrear. He had a resting heart beat in the low 30s and a near record lung capacity brilliant cyclist

Its an ok hotel but only ok,stay in the new wing. plus points location pool breakfast buffet bad points noisy airco soi 13[that the pool is on ]can be noisy with building works new rooms start too look tatty soon in thailand better stay in the areca lodge soi dianne or the sandy spring soi 13 I only stayed for 4 nights and had no problem when taking back 1 girl at a time. It would not be my first choice in that area but if areca and sandy were full I will stay there again if soi13 was quite.

I remember that in the past the dynasty has been accused of cloning/stealing card details,I will not say its true but I would not give all the details. I only book hotels through angencys as I just do not trust staff at hotels/restaurants. Sawadee.com has always done the job for me.

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/2228525...t_gevangen.html go north