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I stayed at Kata on the beach last year, just booked in for another 11 nights in Phuket in Januaray.
Not cheap as taking the kids and doing it in style this time (no Jetstar and only 5 star acom this time and January isn't cheap).
Staying up near the airport for first 7 nights at Indigo Pearl and then last 4 nights at Moevenpick on Karon Beach.
Will even have my own personal photographer this trip so I can just spend it all drinking (my daughter).
Can't wait!

Thought I'd chuck up some photos from Laos...

Somewhere up near the Chinese border, near Muang Sing. Cracking mountain scenery up this way.





Around Luang Prabang





Just outside of Vang Vieng





In the cave at Ban Kong Lo





Somewhere along the infamous Route 8 (infamous because it claimed my scalp)



The idyllic Si Phan Don

Just about to board my flight for Cambodia. Only away for a week but should be awesome.

PatowalongaPirate wrote:Just about to board my flight for Cambodia. Only away for a week but should be awesome.

enjoy mate, my dad and step mum were there for 10 days... Thought it was to long there. so i'm intrigued to see what you think

Fuaaark thanks for the bump. Those photos make me wanna go back

woodublieve12 wrote:

PatowalongaPirate wrote:Just about to board my flight for Cambodia. Only away for a week but should be awesome.

enjoy mate, my dad and step mum were there for 10 days... Thought it was to long there. so i'm intrigued to see what you think

Had a great time away. Could have done longer than 5 nights, only had 1 day in Siem Reap and the rest in Phnom Penh. Food was good, weather hot, beer cheap and cold, locals very friendly. Some of the most intense traffic I have encountered.

Just spent a week in Koh Samui, Thailand.
I now know how & why Wedgie caught the clap.
Going back on the 5th of November.
Out of control.

Fly out to Khao Lak in the morning for 8 nights, then KL for 9. I can taste the Chang already

PatowalongaPirate wrote:Fly out to Khao Lak in the morning for 8 nights, then KL for 9. I can taste the Chang already

PM coming mate, I'm off to Khao Lak for 8 nights from 16th May.

5 couples, no kids, 8 nights..... look out! ( Mrs turns 40 while we are there )

Where's Khao Lak?

We've got flights booked to Vietnam and Thailand for late September.
We'll be in Hanoi for AFL GF, which will be interesting.
We'll be staying with my b-i-l, so I reckon we'll be sorted for touristy stuff there.

However, we've got five nights booked in Bangkok on the way home.
Looking for reasonably cheap accomodation - with two kids.
Any thoughts on that, guys? Best places? What to look out for?
Part of my trip will also include a trip to an orphanage in the northern part of Thailand, really looking forward to that.

Bangkok...I don't even know where to begin!

I would go back just to stay in Lamphu House. So friendly and pretty clean. A bit backpacker-ish, but there's spartan shared rooms to self contained rooms with A/C.

Endless Temples to wander and so much street food to eat. Trains, ferries, tuk tuks will take you anywhere you want to go. Jump on and get ridiculously lost.

Dogwatcher wrote:Where's Khao Lak?

We've got flights booked to Vietnam and Thailand for late September.
We'll be in Hanoi for AFL GF, which will be interesting.
We'll be staying with my b-i-l, so I reckon we'll be sorted for touristy stuff there.

However, we've got five nights booked in Bangkok on the way home.
Looking for reasonably cheap accomodation - with two kids.
Any thoughts on that, guys? Best places? What to look out for?
Part of my trip will also include a trip to an orphanage in the northern part of Thailand, really looking forward to that.

Fly to Phuket then about an hour and a half up the west coast. This place is gold, it is what you want to make it. Cover band playing Africa.

10 days from flying out, I can't ******* wait!!

Booney wrote:10 days from flying out, I can't ******* wait!!

Im 25 days away from doing the same but who's counting lol

I got back from Thailand last week and have to go back for a wedding in about 6 weeks

PatowalongaPirate wrote:I got back from Thailand last week and have to go back for a wedding in about 6 weeks

Ha! Customs say hello

Quietly getting pumped about our trip.
Apart from when the Pies were playing in one, I've never been counting down to the AFL GF so enthusiastically.

Booney wrote:10 days from flying out, I can't ******* wait!!

taking any annual leave in the lead up to the fly out to get into holiday mode?

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:

Booney wrote:10 days from flying out, I can't ******* wait!!

taking any annual leave in the lead up to the fly out to get into holiday mode?

Nah, we fly out at 9:30 Saturday morning, I'll just get away from work early on the Friday.