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Definate downturn in prices out of London to Bangkok return
yselmike replied to Rawhide2's topic in Airline Discussion
Check the arrival times.the cheapest flight for January 3 on Skyscanner was Saudi.It arrived at 23:20. With 25 hours trip time.The EVA flight looks good if it's direct. -
Definate downturn in prices out of London to Bangkok return
yselmike replied to Rawhide2's topic in Airline Discussion
I'd pay that,not to fly them. -
What I saw on booking.com was €1100 or about 42,000 baht for 29 nights january 3 till March 1.with breakfast though.flipper house was €1564. They both get a 7.8 rating considered good.not sure I would like to stay a month in them,but if it's for a short stay I would be ok with the lodge.
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Still no change on the prices from Amsterdam in January,the cheapest is still Saudi.The out leg is 25 hours to arrive Bangkok 23:40! Agent prices on Skyscanner. My last two trips to Bangkok I have extended the return date, upgraded and payed online,no problem with EVA. I'm only asking,can you do that with a ticket from an agency?
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There was no mobility issues that I could see, relatively modern block with lifts.Maybe a few old fellas have died and they don't want to deal with that.Police, Ghost in the room.semi legality of renting rooms.
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I am searching for a room on booking.com and Airbnb,or better an apartment for my trip next year,two months January February.I found one I like but when I read the T&Cs.One of the conditions was "the apartment can only be rented to people between 18 and 70 years old" I have seen a minimum age often but never a maximum age. I will be 73 by next January and I don't want to pay up front and then told I have violated there terms,and then have to get my money back from booking or Airbnb.Has anyone come across this before? I'm not losing sleep over it,but I am intrigued.Also is it legal?
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I'm in the Netherlands not the UK.The reviews are horrendous,some of the sites are very dodgy.I did use one site for years "vliegwinkel" nl,even when they were a bucket shop on the Rokin in Amsterdam,I never had a problem with them.I just put my dates into Skyscanner and they come up with a list of providers and the cheap ones come with a long list of grievances,some are self inflicted like spelling the name wrong like,mike instead of Michael.
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The prices Skyscanner showed were all via agencies,not the Arline sites.They all seem to get negative reviews, customer service non existent etc etc.I only book on the airlines sites.High season prices December to March are brutal,no idea if they will come down but EVA only have flights from Schiphol 3 days a week.KLM daily but they are always expensive,ok if you only have hand luggage are prepared to gamble on where you seat. I'll be 73 by the time I fly in January I need an aisle seat.My prostate and sciatica nerve demand I move a lot.
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For my dates only two Saudi and one Cathay Pacific flights show under €1000.That's via Skyscanner,not sure if that's with hold luggage and seat choice.
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I have booked for my next trip 2 January 2025 till 1 March 2025.Direct with EVA from Amsterdam,€1200.Standard economy,choice of seat 23kg luggage. Premium economy for the return trip,it's over 13 hours so the better seat and service are appreciated.Cleaned out the old Eva tickets,a 2019 ticket same dates cost € 636. Looking on Skyscanner there are no cheap flights to be had,none! Because Eva and KLM are the only direct flights from Schiphol and lack of deals I decided to get it while it's a price I am willing to pay. The flights are usually crammed full mostly with older folks like me,as we die off I wonder if we will be replaced.
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I arrived from don mueang yesterday.The last 3 kilometres to my hotel on Klang soi 12 took 50 minutes.The traffic was as bad as I've ever seen.Expecting the worst I was surprised to see all the island's and a bright clear morning.
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Do they burn fake plastic money as they do in Cambodia?
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I'm on my hotel balcony,Klang soi 12.Early most morning's I can smell burning.looking north east I've been able to see some hills in the distance maybe 3 times in 24 morning's,I first thought it was mist from humidity,now I believe it's only from burning, agricultural, industrial and traffic.
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The problem is going to deteriorat in the short to medium term.I noticed the big buses have returned in numbers this morning while I was on the beach.Soi Buakhao is a no go zone for me,on my one visit to metro delivery trucks and bikes were belching out toxic fumes.Soi six had cars crawling down.Its 04:37 Monday morning I am in my hotel room coughing away,it's not good.
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I am really struggling with the pollution.I made the mistake of walking second road,from Klang to south Pattaya rd.Then up beach road to Klang.I paid for it the next day with a serious chesty cough and generally feeling like hell. It's so bad that this will probably be my last visit to Pattaya. I am off to Bali in a couple of weeks,it's the rainy season but anything is better than this. I have no idea about a solution to the problem but the combination of industrial, agricultural and traffic is deadly. It's a serious problem for this old falang.
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I got it working in the end,so it's Bali instead of PP.€338 return from DM airport in Bangkok,plus €428 to extend my return flight to Amsterdam with EVA,double what I paid last year.I saw a video on Sihanokville on YT,I knew it was bad but it looks disastrous.I know some people on Bali,it's the wet season in February but if it's not good I will just fly back to Thailand.Arrive 10 January stay in Pattaya till 3 February then 3 nights in Bangkok all booked and payed for.6 February fly to Bali,24 February back to Bangkok, Depending on how I feel it's back to Pattaya/Hua Hin/Chiang Mai and fly home 5 march.
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Anyone else having trouble using the air asia and Bangkok Airways apps and web pages? I am looking into the prices for a round trip bkk-pp next February, if I decide to extend my trip,it's an option,that or spend 4k baht with an agent.The app and web pages just don't work,tablet or phone.possibly there's a three month limit or some such nonsense. reading the reviews something is not ok.
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The authorities have a cunning plan! Wait it out till one part collapse completely or partially,then declare the whole lot unsafe.Swifly followed with a total demolition.In the meantime screw the punters and tourists out of as much money as they can.Another reason to avoid walking street.
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I only book direct with the airlines,mainly for peace of mind,The reviews of the agents are universally dire,that always puts me of.
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Would you believe it? Artificial Intelligence.
yselmike replied to blue_flag's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
The second photograph was of a naked women. -
Pictures from around Pattaya
yselmike replied to forcebwithu's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I think the penthouse is salvageable,lots of work but doable.The rodeo boys is another matter,I wouldn't know where to start apart from a total demolition. -
Pictures from around Pattaya
yselmike replied to forcebwithu's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
I stayed in the classroom early this year,looked out over the rodeo boys next door to the penthouse.They are both going to need some serious work to get them into shape.lots of rats came out to play at night.Of course the locals fed the dogs that attracted the vermin at night and the birds overday.A few homeless slept there as well. -
Pictures from around Pattaya
yselmike replied to forcebwithu's topic in General Discussion about Pattaya
It happens every year,it coincides with the low season for tourists.We all then get exited and book flights for next winter.Come the high season or when I arrive on my annual trip, it does a switcheroo and my Euro turns to dust.Every effing year it's the same.I have just spent €2400 on flights and hotels for january.youll all see. -
What's the ferel dog situation?
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If that's the price for June,what will they be like during the high season?
