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For those Northern BM's Qatar have a few selected dates in May and June using Netflights for 369 inclusive. Withdrawn or offer filled when checking today

Yes, what the flying fuck has your statement re flying free, dressed up like a penguin got to do with advocating child free planes in the first place dickhead ??

Of course you were never a child once yourself ?? Selfish twat

If there is a few of you going organise a taxi from one of the travel agents.Last time they took 4 of us to Ban Phe for 800 all in (3 years ago) and we could have got the Malibu Boat for 60 baht each but opted for a speed boat. Malibu always in my experience drop anchor at Vongduan beach (spelling) and right in the centre of the beach slightly more prominent than other "room for rent" offices we paid 800 baht with fan from the vendor. Pointless to book a package in advance as you end up in same rooms.

The Lodge but why the previous poster is worried about in room safes in reference to either clearly has no idea of the standards of either hotel. The Lodge alone has 2 front line reception staff that have been there since 1989 when it opened.The only bird trying to rip you in either Flipper will be the one who's ID is now in reception while you're snoring your booze off. Still without question the premium budgets hotels in 7 and 8.

True but I find even when as always, sitting in the back row of economy that if you walk smartly after leaving the aircraft you can overtake most of the other peasants before getting to immigration.

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Yes watching the financial channels yesterday back here in self imposed exile in the Uk 3 "experts" from both side of the pond pointed to indicators that the bottom had been reached in troubled banking shares and that an end to the recession could well end in 2009. Watch sterling rebound over next 1-2 months.

Agree the price differential when flying in "reverse" is excessive. Board members are stating the exchange rate is the reason but thats utter bollacks. Long timers of the Pattaya scene will remember the exchange rate in the mid 30 's re Sterling/Baht and one way tickets home I purchased on 3 occasions (due as usual to not returning home on scheduled flight) were no more than 190 sterling. There was no price differential on flights with difference being 5% at most either cheaper or more expensive. Editions of Lonely Planet always stated buy a one way ticket to Bangkok as a one way

399 pounds advertised in all national papers for last week using BA/Qantas-still available

Jacko mine was *99# as well for any of 4 UK sim cards and dtac and ais. On the original instructions was advised would need to contact individual companys for User ID etc but not correct-just works whatever.

Ok still not exactly sure what you guys are referring too but amongst others I have a "Netsim" from AIS. Netsim is actually printed on the Sim-however whilst I thought it was for data only its not and works in a mobile (thats capable of accessing the net) plus works in an unlocked dongle ,PLUS can be used as a voice sim. Guess its a marketing ploy ??

Evas own website were listing same prices as OP two days previous +/- 10 pounds

You've lost me slightly-explain what youre trying to do again ??

I accept what you say to a certain extent CT but I likewise have Gold on Etihad and clock 150% air miles every round trip in economy giving 19,500 miles, with 75,000 required for freebie. But a £1000 + more to me is crazy for a 12 hour period.(Make no mistake I could afford to pay it though). At 6 foot 4 I aint small, but have no trouble in standard economy.

How do you guys feel about so much extra for Club or First ?? Do you pay it ?? I am definatly not a cheap charlie but I just cannot for the life of me justify £2000 upwards for a bigger seat as compared to £400-500 for a duration of 12 hours or thereabouts ?? And am very tall as well. I just cannot justify £1500 extra for sitting in an aluminium tube thats gets me to destination 10 seconds after premium seats !!

Try Etihad if you fancy a short stop in Abu Dhabi (2 hours on average) or go Eva if you fancy non stop. Eva on occasions are cheaper than the rest. Check out westeasttravel.com or netflights.com

As Jacko says packages are very cheap and I use a 50 hour AIS package for 200 baht plus vat total 214 Baht. Just over 4 baht an hour-you can buy other packages with less or more hours. Unlimited use for a month I think is 999 baht but check to be sure-similar prices via DTAC

There is no mobile broadband yet within Thailand although 3G is on trial in Chaing Mai Currently. Best you will get is "Edge" which in Pattaya will be fine re the signal. Figure 3-4 times speed of dial up but not guaranteed. Use AIS or Dtac sim-both will do the job. I use a E156 dongle modem which is fine and easy to configure. I do recall when buying it that it was compatible with Macs but check first.

Very good price indeed. Did you buy from airlines own website ??

Likewise received this morning and put in dates for next trip beginning April for a month and available (which is more to the point) Quite a long wait in Doha going out though, around 5 hours but coming home only 2 hours.

No you pay for airtime the signal which you can pick up in the lobbys PC'S or via your own laptop in room or by pool.

Incorrect you need to buy air time at reception but you can pick up the signal in the rooms, and on the rooftop pool you can pick up the signal likewise and also from the Sunshine Hotel which uses the same network.

Is that for the audit of the kindergarten club ??

Sorry but what are you referring to ?? If you're 32 years in the industry perhaps you can explain different origins ?? Perhaps you are referring to departure country on first sector ??