| I want to go to Thailand to basically just train muay thai > eat > relax > sleep > repeat. I know the food there is pretty cheap, but what about accomodation? I would stay for a month or two, so I don't know what's the best solution for that. I would probably travel with one friend. |
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kingbear 15 posts
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localnotail 23,079 posts
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Registered 13 years agoAccommodation can be pretty cheap, depends on your standards
There was a lot of Muay Thai boxing on Koh Lanta last time I was there. It's a very good island for diving too, and even if you don't dive/are skint you can snorkel off the scuba boats for a nice price. Loads to see. -
I'm actually here at the minute, up in Chiang Mai. It's a lovely place, much more relaxed and cheaper than many of the other places I've been.
The political trouble hasn't impacted me too much yet. The bars up here went into lock down for a few days over the weekend but so far outside of Bangkok that's the only sign of any unrest. -
smemma 789 posts
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Registered 13 years ago@Inquisitor That's standard practice actually - whenever there's a vote, booze is banned the day before and on the actual voting day, and yesterday was advanced voting - all bars shut in BKK too. Apparently people can't be trusted to vote without being shitfaced here!! -
Darth_Flibble 5,592 posts
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Registered 17 years agobooked my holiday! 1 week in phuket and 1 week on phi phi. can't wait -
Skynet 170 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI went top Thailand for the first time last year for 3 weeks and was probably the best holiday I've been on. Great scenery, food and people.
Although is it just me or is everyone going here now or just SE Asia in general? Everyone I speak to has been there, going there or knows someone who has been.
From watching that BBC3 show Thailand's at risk of being a new haven for British drunks, thankfully i didn't see too many of them when I was there.
But I suppose as the airfares come down in price these untouched exotic places are going to become more and more westernized. Maybe in 20-30 years Africa will be the new place to go to.
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoSkynet wrote:
It depends where you go in Thailand, it's easy to avoid the tourist hoards.
I went top Thailand for the first time last year for 3 weeks and was probably the best holiday I've been on. Great scenery, food and people.
Although is it just me or is everyone going here now or just SE Asia in general? Everyone I speak to has been there, going there or knows someone who has been.
From watching that BBC3 show Thailand's at risk of being a new haven for British drunks, thankfully i didn't see too many of them when I was there.
But I suppose as the airfares come down in price these untouched exotic places are going to become more and more westernized. Maybe in 20-30 years Africa will be the new place to go to.
I hear Vietnam is like what Thailand was like in the 1980s now, cheaper and less touristy.
Vietnam is fantastic and less touristic but I think comparing it to 1980s thailand is an exaggeration. -
cjb_bjc 2,144 posts
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Registered 13 years agoInteresting to hear your views. I spent 12 weeks in Thailand a few years back Island hopping and such and it's pretty touristy already. People say the hay day was 10 years ago. Still Thailand can be stupidly cheap £3 a night for accom and bit the same for food. Now the phillipines... That's unspoilt territory right there. -
twelveways 7,131 posts
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Registered 15 years agoPhilippines unspoilt? That's a first...I love the Philippines but you have way more chance of getting ripped off, mugged or meeting a sex tourist there than anywhere else in S.E. Asia.
My missus is from there and we go at least once a year, I love it because, as I am living in China, it is the most western place in the vicinity. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years ago@cjb_bjc I was in Thailand ten years ago and it was touristy as hell. Still very nice though.
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cjb_bjc 2,144 posts
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Registered 13 years agoLol that's what I mean everyone says the same thing. Oh you should have come years ago it was much less touristy/better. There are always places that are more popular than others. Phi phi and the like are well known but nice little Islands like koh lipe were a dream. Same with the phillipines but to a lesser degree. Borocay was beautiful but very crowded however we flew over to cebu and then to a little island camotes and I swear we were one of the only tourists there. 2 weeks of paradise 
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TheMayorOfJugs 6,489 posts
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Registered 8 years agoWrong thread.
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Ziz0u 11,006 posts
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TheMayorOfJugs 6,489 posts
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Registered 8 years agoZizoo wrote:
Just realised
/looks at thread title
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damagedinc 3,104 posts
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Registered 10 years agoIm a terrible flyer and booking flights soon cant decide between a direct flight with eva air or a one stop with emirates.
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agodamagedinc wrote:
I'd personally always take direct over a stopover, never heard of Eva.
Im a terrible flyer and booking flights soon cant decide between a direct flight with eva air or a one stop with emirates.
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Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoStop over's are a pain in the ass. Flights are a pain in the ass to be honest. At least in economy class.
Get the direct one and cut back on hassle. Plus Emirates are basically running a slave trade so you'll be doing the world a favour. -
It depends where the stopover is and how long it is. Dubai, for 12 hours? Perfect! That's how long you need to get annoyed with it. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI had a nice four hour stopover in Reykavik once. Perfect for changing dipers and making some formula on our 10 month baby.
If you think airplane toilets are tiny just wait until you have to change diapers in one.
Another "good" thing with stopovers is that they give the luggage haulers an extra chance to lose and or bang up your bags. It also doubles your odds of missing a flight.
But hey, 12 hours in a city, built by slave labour, with nothing to see but a caravan of feces hauling trucks and shopping malls! Might be worth it. -
I love Reykjavik. Annual pilgrimage to Airwaves is back on this year. -
damagedinc 3,104 posts
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Registered 10 years agoIts a two hour stop over in dubai so barely enough time to grab a coffee and a have a poo. Looked up EVA air supposed to be quite good and one of the best safety records, this for me screams "your plane will crash" flown nearly 50 times and each one is a nightmare.
Talking of reykjavik mrs damagedinc is taking me there for my 30th birthday. Always wanted to see the northen lights so fingers crossed the weather is kind for seeing it. -
Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agoPES_Fanboy wrote:
They tend to be, don't they?
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Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agodamagedinc wrote:
Come to think of it, there are benefits of stop overs.
Its a two hour stop over in dubai so barely enough time to grab a coffee and a have a poo. -
Dazwash 64 posts
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Registered 10 years ago@damagedinc EVA air are Taiwanese, flown with them numerous times and no issues whatsoever. Good solid airline, I have been living in Thailand for the past 8 months and a direct flight is not so bad. The time soon passes by, plus once you get near the view of the jungles from your window is pretty cool.
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Trafford 9,358 posts
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Registered 14 years agoEVA are good, a lot of bookers prefer them over Thai and BA.
I'd go via the Gulf with the Arabs though, prefer two 7ish hour flights with a break in-between. -
Darth_Flibble 5,592 posts
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Registered 17 years agoFlown with EVA before and booked them again for next year as previous flight was fine. Also prefer them over Thai and BA. Went with thai airways back in March and the flight was bad (heard they have new planes for the route now), one good thing the plane was half empty on the way back so you could lay down. -
damagedinc 3,104 posts
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Registered 10 years agoGood to hear others that have been with eva. May fly with them then. Flew with singapore airways ten years ago and was prob the best flight i have had.
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I thought street food was slang for sex work.
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