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I will be staying around the corner in the Jan Bar so will drop in now and again for a cleansing ale. Umm what time did you say happy hour is. The original cheap charlie John

Have I missed something here??? John

Turbo, I think you can book a boat from one of the blokes hanging around the enterance to the old pier. John

Jan Bar in Walking Street has good burgers. John

I flew BA Sydney/BKK 7 May and Qantas BKK/Sydney 11 June and both 747-400 flights were full. John

Last chance as I will be uncontactable in 9 hours. Guess where I am going. John

Tipping, I get the impression from the posts of Joop and Pat809 that the wage structure in the US for lower paid service jobs is the minimum allowed but you can add tips to your wage. OK this is is the US. In Oz we have award wages in the service industries where you are paid an amount, agreed it may not be a collossal amount but tips do not in any way influnce the rate of pay, hence the reluctance for Aussies to tip. Joop You guys will met Dale at PIC, he is one of my better friends in Thailand but I will NEVER go shopping with him... He makes me feel like I am taking food off

OM3N, Sorry our plans did not mesh. John

Pat809, I agree with you about the ex-pats that may be living on a fixed income. I have to stick to a budget if I want to maintain my at home lifestyle and still spend a few months of the year in LOS. Luckily the Thais realise Aussies are cheap charlies ( at least this one is) and are not too upset at small tips. Tipping is a curse that does not have a hold in Australia and I have to make a conscious effort to tip as it is not a normal action for me in Oz. John A cheap charlie since svn 1968

OM3N, I will be leaving from the airport in a normal taxi but it will have AC. John

I will be arriving approx 9:30 pm 7 May QF301 and would like to share a taxi to Pattaya. Guaranteed not to snore on the way down. John

Has anyone stayed At Nirun Grand Ville lately. It falls within the limits of my rather meagre budget and I have receiver some photos etc from the agent. The map was rather ambiguous so some idea as to where it is would also help. The agent said it is near Foodland but as I have no idea where foodland is this info did not enlighten me. By the photos it looks like a massive complex. All help appreciated. 16 to go John

To me, three in one night is the real Pattaya marathon. I am getting old you see. John

Fonz, Yep, it is a religious thing, there is a prayer given by a ayotallah type person on the vidio each time the plane takes off or lands. Great service but no drinkies. John

Onya digger John

Ray, No such thing as dumb Aussies mate, just different levels of brilliance. John

Fonz, There are still tickets from Brisbane with Royal Brunei for about AUD960 but no drinkies on the plane or at Brunei airport. It is a dry argument when no drinkies are available and you have quite a few hours to kill waiting for connections. John 4 most posts and I get 3 stars***

Qantas currently has fares AUD $1069 ex SYd available 1/5/03 to 25/6/03 no min stay max stay 35 days. John

Code Monkey, Thanks for your help. I will have a play with it tomorrow as I am close to being logged out now. Thanks mate John

Stevoh, I ordered a low fat, low cholesterol meal from Cathay and it was shit. I was fed first but it was the most bland lump of shit I have ever eaten. Thanks for the reminder, i must change my Cathay profile. John

After www.seatguru.com check out www.airlinemeals.net See what you will be eating on your next flight John

Khalnur, Just out of curiosotity I checked cheapfares.com for fares LAX BKK 20 Apr-20 May and came up with United, All Nippon and American at USD 520 base price with taxes and northwest USD 670 plus taxes. www.cheaptickets.com came up with a Northwest at USD 752.40 all inclusive via Tokyo. John

Mr_Leeroy This is the open to everyone forum and not really the place for this discussion. John

Safe travelling big D John

BigDUSA, I am sure 30 years ago you were a tall, hansum cheap charlie but sorry mate the term Uc Dai Loi only refered to Aussies and by default Kiwis'. You blokes were GI nuuumbaar 10 cheap charlie. We Aussies trained our Vung Tau bar girls well. I look forward to your views on Yensabai. John 68-69