Thread: 2018 Trip part deux.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

If you want to impress your Jock mates deep fry them in batter

Yep, already a special request mate as well as Mars Bars in batter! WTF is that all about?

The Pullman (ex Sofitel) Best hotel in KK

Drop off family and head further North.

Looks completely deserted mate!

Yea wasn't too many staying, got busy for hiso weddings etc.

Pool was very quiet which was nice.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

The Pullman (ex Sofitel) Best hotel in KK

Sorry I missed you there but the entire family was down with the annual Thai flu. We were all looking forward to the trip.

^Yea that was unfortunate Norts.
Good to have a chat with you on the old blower and will rearrange in January cheers.

They still had 2 4 1 bar buffet in the downstairs brewery 6-9pm, which I partook each night I stayed , strong stuff.

Micro brewery bar





This singer is local Thai, not bad BUT the footie is on luv.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

For me great, Are you travelling out of LHR on BA33? (If so it's a 787) better than the 777 which is very worn out.
only double seats in economy at rear row rest of economy 3x3x3.
what class you in?

Best economy on BA is the 380 upstairs all window seats are pairs.

Going business class, I'm actually going KLM as I can get a thru ticket from my local airport. Looking forward to it already

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Looking forward to it already

Enjoy

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

Best economy on BA is the 380 upstairs all window seats are pairs.

As do Thai 380s upstairs, but the economy section is smaller. Thai 330-300 are all twins along the windows

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

Enjoy

Mate I hate sitting in trains, ferries, taxis and planes.

First class or bog class!

The whole thing, trip to the airport. check-in, immigration, taxiing, take-off and landing I don't mind, in-flight food and entertainment, immigration, customs and then finding a taxi bores my tits off!

My old RAF mates, Sqn Leader Chalky White, Dinger Bell, Smudge Smith and Swampy Marsh dip the C-130 wings and fly past

^ What no landing strip mate?

Nice Gaff also!

Berties cocktail bar (pretty remote !)



The view

Perfectly adequate selection of booze.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Mate I hate sitting in trains, ferries, taxis and planes.

First class or bog class!

The whole thing, trip to the airport. check-in, immigration, taxiing, take-off and landing I don't mind, in-flight food and entertainment, immigration, customs and then finding a taxi bores my tits off!

Total opposite, love the whole experience of getting there be it by planes, trains or automobiles- and ferries, my preferred mode of transport around the globe. Looks like a very decent bar, Jack

Agree.

cf 'Ode On A Grecian Urn' by John Keats.

No, honestly.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

trains

Yes please.

2nd only to motorbiking.

Was talking to a Chinese couple today about a train trip around China we did, must be almost 15 years ago. Boat up the Mekhong from Chiang Rai to near Kunming. Then train up and around to Beijing and Dalian, ferry then train down the coast to I think Fujian, and flight back to Thailand. Did it over around 3-4 weeks. Hard to beat sitting at your table drinking Tsingtao, watching endless rural Chinese countryside roll by, while being served by the waitresses and losing money to Chinese cardsharks.


Anyway, great thread Jack. Cheers.

How good would a train journey be from Inverness to Bangkok.

Was thinking of going home like that once.

Train from South Vietnam, up through the North and onto Beijing, then across.

Had 2 mates fly back to London once then train to Edinburgh. They said the train was about the same price as the flights.

Originally Posted by Jack meoff

How good would a train journey be from Inverness to Bangkok.

The Scottish Orient Express

It would be murder.

Taggart.

Looking out to the south of KK.
LRT construction well under way.

Pullman pool



Small beer 201 baht

Bogan tip 5003.

you get a free drink when you check in
So don't book the whole week
Check out daily and check in again.