Gordon

Okay, a couple of those ladies have caught my eyes "Off" certainly turns me 'on', hehe.... Likely to be in attendance for at least one of those dates. Gordon

http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/reunited...0524078256.html Gordon

Ahhh yes, that still brings back fond memories from my last visit 3 years ago when I had a room on the top floor Hope to repeat that scene real soon Gordon

My first choice was for the Sandy Spring hotel though I thought I had little chance as it seems to have gained in popularity. I contacted the hotel direct as well as trying to book through scandibar.com. Scandibar said the Sandy Spring was fully booked but an email received one hour later from the Sandy Spring said they had rooms available and they gave me 3 days to confirm. I did tell them I had stayed with them before, not that I thought it would make any difference. Gordon

When I made my hotel bookings about 2 weeks ago, I contacted 3 hotels and one booking agency and got replies from all within 24 hours. Gordon

The slogan for this ad reads: "Post-it, For the little things you'll forget" ...

This is not new news but from December Thai Air will be introducing further flights for their Australian service. For Sydney travellers at least, I believe this will be the best timetable/price deal available to and from Bangkok. Hope I can get away sometime next year. All flights are direct (daylight saving times) : Syd - Bkk 1) 11:15am - 4.30pm 2) 5:05pm - 10.20pm Bkk - Syd 1) 8:15am - 21:15pm 2) 5.35pm - 6.35am http://www.thaiairways.com.au/thai_special...20New&id=76 Gordon

Here's another Oops moment, when the most powerful man on the planet could not open a door to leave a press conference in Beijing (it was locked but no one told him) : Gordon

What is the typical interest rate that the Thai banks give to Farangs on the 800,000 baht ? Could be an opportunity cost there. Gordon

and is employed full-time as a hostess (amongst other miscellaneous duties). Gordon

This amusing video (8.19MB) is not in English but needs no translation : http://www.hackermovies.de/moviefiles/HM_RacingBeats.wmv Gordon

A new feature from Google (still in Beta) called Google Maps is quite amazing. At the moment it just covers the US and Canada and has detailed, draggable Maps and Satellite imagery over much of the country, plus other features. When you've got the time it's fun having a play. The address is : http://maps.google.com/ For example, try this for an aerial view of John F Kennedy airport in New York - From the main page at http://maps.google.com/ 1. Type 'jfk' next to the Google Sign at the top and press the Search key. 2. Click the 'Satellite' link in the top right corner. 3. Zoom right in by moving the Zoom bar (on the right side) right up to the "+" button with your mouse. 4. You can also move the map in any direction by clicking and dragging with your mouse button. Enjoy ! Gordon

From the Jetstar Asia web site : Gordon

I was there last year on Makha Bucha Day in Pattaya and went searching all the way from Walking Street to Soi 7 in search of some action. From memory, the majority of the beer bars were closed and those that were open had their lights dimmed, no music playing and just a few girls in attendance. Could only remember a couple of go-go bars being open, one being Superbaby in Soi Diamond. Gordon

Just announced this morning and it's about time the duty free allowance for Australian residents was increased : Gordon