Great price. Just popped in to say Santander look to be offering some current account members 8% cashback on visa debit purchases at Qatar (offer bottom right of the santander banking screen). Since this is direct to bank account, you'd be able to stack this in addition to the 2% currently at Quidco.

Earn 8% Cash Back on your next booking with Qatar Airways. Fly to over 150 destinations worldwide, for exclusive fares book now at http://www.qatarairways.com. Join the Privilege Club to earn Qmiles and begin a journey to a world of exclusive privileges. Offer expires 29/05/2016 and is valid one time only. Maximum reward £60.

It's unwise to fight anyone as the outcome of the fight can't be predicted, it will be one of these though, so take your pick.

1. Fight and win and leave safely
2. Fight and lose and end up getting seriously killed
3. Fight and win and get put in prison
4. Fight and win and kill some one and end up in prison longer
5. Fight and lose and still end up in prison

I'm sure there's more examples.

Fights I've had include the following:

1. I technically won
2. I lost but sought revenge using a weapon
3. I won but other people ganged up on me later
4. I won but people still thought I was a dick****
5. I verbally had to win a fight

Fighting is not like in the movies and simple, it's complicated and even if you're a seriously good fighter you can easily come unstuck.

The problem with being human is that the primitive part of your brain takes over, which is 'my mum has been kicked in the head, I'm outnumbered but that has really annoyed me so I'm going to fight anyway.' The fight or flight part of the human brain the amygdala is designed to react much quicker than your rational brain the cerebellum, so you need a good deal of training to contain it, which hardly anyway does. Read The Chimp Paradox by Dr Steve Peters, you'll never control The Chimp 100% but it makes life easier if you can have a go at lease.

Bargain, especially with Qatar. Spend a few days in BK then maybe check out Chiang Mai / Chiang Rai for your fill of elephants and tigers. Then I'd head down to the islands, Phi Phi, Samui, Tao. If theres any spare days, maybe pop over to Ho Chi Minh to experience the madness!

Just booked 29th May - 16th June earlier with Qatar for £332.50 would have gone for longer but that's only time I could get off work. So it's safe to say this deal isn't limited on dates.

If you have a spare few days, I can't explain how amazing Angkor Wat is! Return flights to Siem Reap (Cambodia) are around £80, then accommodation is single digit dollars. A must visit!

Thanks for the tips, I'll make a note of the places you have mentioned. :smiley:

Great price. Just popped in to say Santander look to be offering some current account members 8% cashback on visa debit purchases at Qatar (offer bottom right of the santander banking screen). Since this is direct to bank account, you'd be able to stack this in addition to the 2% currently at Quidco.

Earn 8% Cash Back on your next booking with Qatar Airways. Fly to over 150 destinations worldwide, for exclusive fares book now at http://www.qatarairways.com. Join the Privilege Club to earn Qmiles and begin a journey to a world of exclusive privileges. Offer expires 29/05/2016 and is valid one time only. Maximum reward £60.

Michael, Michael...tell me about the LADYBOYS

Be careful...Seems to be more and more of this kind of thing !
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/graphic-video-british-family-thailand-094840609.html

Never get into an argument in Thailand. You'll soon find yourself up against a gang of people. It's all about saving face. If something annoys you, just bite your lip and let it go!

Lived happily in Bangkok for 2 years without issue. Always felt safe.

Just wondering if anyone can tell me if travel trolley is a good company to book through?

thanks.

It's worth mentioning, Travel trolly do cashback by going through quidco, or topcashback. Its to the tune of £9 I think...

I think I can summarise this:

I get into fights.....people think I'm a dick

cheers :smiley:

If you fight then yes, I don't :smiley:

The line "Fights I've had include the following:" perhaps lead me to believe the opposite?!

Many people have had fights in their time. I've never gone looking for a fight and my last one was decades ago.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/28/britons-attacked-thai-resort-leave-hospital-lewis-rosemary-owen

Puts a downer on this deal, I loved the place when I was there years ago.

lol fly to thailand to watch football

I've never been to Thailand, but a tip I've read about going there is to be prepared for an almost inevitable stomach bug (apparently people from Asia get the exact same problem when they visit Europe). The advice is to get the name & address of a good medical clinic in advance, so that when you catch it you can go in and pick up some antibiotics, which will cure the bug in a couple of days - better than spending two weeks filling the hotel toilet. Raspeberry cordial is recommended too.

Oh, and never hire jet skis or motorcycles from backstreet or beachfront shops, charging victims for "damage" or stealing their own bikes back and charging the customer are common scams.

And don't bother with the normal Thai police, instead look up the phone number of the Thai "tourism police" who will actually look after tourists; from what I've read, a normal Thai police officer will not help you and many of them are part of the same gangs robbing the tourists.

shame it's in June/July

​Thank you I'll check this out!

Many flights from Manchester to BKK with one stop around £312. going to book this weekend for a 3 week trip next Jan/Feb! better weather than the original Oct/Nov/Dec I was planning.

Its not so bad, i've been before in June/July and there is still plenty of sun to be had.

The off-peak season is regarded with many as the best time to go. There is less crowds and accommodation is far cheaper. I'd rather book accommodation as I go and during off peak you can often pretty much just turn up and get somewhere good, the peak season is a different story though.

September/Oct/November can be crazy with rain, Jan/Feb is the highest of the peak so you will have a great time I am sure.

£312 is amazing.

Well its not just for the football, Thailand is always a great place to go :smiley:

Enjoy the monsoon is all I will say, there is a reason the flights are cheap, weather wise this is a very bad time of year to go to Thailand

Ping Pong Show anyone?

I have been plenty of times and never had an issue with a stomach bug. Raspberry cordial? Wierd

Went to Thailand last year for about 10 days, with the firm intention of not eating from food cart on the street etc. My cousin who was traveling with me told me that it would be ok. We ate Thai every single day, most of the time with food sold on the street, did not get any sickness, diarrhea at all. TBH i was surprised because i was really expecting it at some stage. So I guess some people are more susceptible than others. All I can say is that the food was gorgeous, cheap and very tasty
J

Have you been there in June/July before?

Yea the street food is often he freshest that there is, also the stalls usually have very good cleaning utensils too. Just make sure the meat that you have has been in front of you so you know its not been sat there for hours in the heat.

yes, hence I am in a good position to tell you, the monsoon season starts at the end of May

36c at the moment :sunglasses::confused:

This offer may be account specific as i don't have this offer in my account

Ok no worries. Yea I have been I was there in June, July & August so I have an idea what its like. However I remember September/October being crazy with rain, that was monsoon, like every other day.

Bailey Jay is love, Bailey Jay is life.

Got back from a two week trip to Thailand this week and had the time of my life and can't wait to go back. Shame I don't have many holidays left to take advantage of this deal.

Why have you had so many fights?

This x 1000. Stay at home if that is the plan.

Been in July and August and thought it was fine.

yeh agreed , dont mess about in thailand . heres the latest news from this corrupt place . truly shocking .
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/913539-four-arrested-for-attack-on-british-family-in-hua-hin-as-first-photos-of-the-victims-are-released

Flights from manchester and levy of other dates, personally I'd pay the extra too fly with Emirates the extra room in the a380's is a godsend on them flights and they have a more generous baggage allowance. 11 June Thailand here I come for a nice bit of quality fishing :sunglasses:

I did the Cambodia trip from Bangkok on the air con bus with wifi. Great experience and very inexpensive. I met loads of single travellers, and pooled together for the sightseeing. 2 days is plenty time.

Does any travelagent company do last minute deals to thai?

Hell I'd recommend Cambodia full stop. Beautiful country and the people I encountered were very friendly, and not in the 'because you're a rich tourist' kinda way.

Hell I'd recommend Cambodia full stop. Beautiful country and the people I encountered were very friendly, and not in the 'because you're a rich tourist' kinda way.

Hell I think even getting light-heartedly killed is problematic..

Hi I was planning on going to Thailand beginning of dec, never been before... is it best to try and book a flight now or wait till nearer the time ...any recommendations for airlines?
Thanks jane

They say the best time to book your ticket is 6-8 weeks before so I would wait to nearer the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwahTrpyRnM

I was looking to go to Thailand anyway but I am very flexible of when I can go. As I love football, I just timed it so it adds that something extra to the evenings.

Of course if its just for the football, i'd try and get a ticket for France or just watch it at home or in a bar here.

To cafenevosa....thanks for the info I will look into it Jane

Your welcome Jane, I hope you have the time of your life.

If you have any more questions send me a message and i'll do my best to help :smiley:

Never happened to me, but then again, I ate the local food only and avoided anything bearing a resemblance to Western food.

Just got home from the trip, had an amazing time :smiley:

On the rain, it was not so bad, on average I had downpours once every 3 or 4 days, but only once the rain lasted all night and through until the morning.

For those who went, hope you had a great time too :smiley: