El cheapo holiday...
Mar 22nd 2012, 9:02 am
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Re: El cheapo holiday...
Thailand- once you're there its cheap as chips! Flights arent awful either. If you go to Koh Phangan, go north to Thong Nai Pan Yai, beautiful beach, little bungalows (name of where I stayed is Bamboo Bungalows )- 350-450 baht a night- sleeps 2- theres some bigger ones about as well if you want to have more to a room- it is basic- no hot water, funnny bed spread - mine had rabits and bears cuddling- aww sweet- but the people and place is lovely. I iwsh i'd had time to staythere longer. Koh Tao is also cheap as its a little more off the beaten track- beautiful beaches and we stayed in a posh villa there which was amazing and worked out at 100 aed a night but was lush with its own private infinity pool. It's chilled out, relaxed and a world away from here- was just what i needed and I'm sure you would love it there.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._Province.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._Province.html
Mar 22nd 2012, 9:48 am
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well if you get sunburnt like me then the cold water is actually quite nice! they do have posher places there- theres an old boat which has been converted into accomodation which was 1400 baht a night and they had hot water- very posh! honestly- go you'll love it- Its one of the few places I would love to go back to at some point- and its so chilled out- all my tsresses left me as soon as I got there ( spend as little time in bangkok as possible though)
Mar 22nd 2012, 9:50 am
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going form one extreme to the other I then stayed in this stunning villa in Koh toa- I stayed in the full moon villa- sleeps 4 but they have bigger villas http://www.kohtaocasas.com/accommoda...-the-full-moon
Mar 22nd 2012, 10:34 am
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going form one extreme to the other I then stayed in this stunning villa in Koh toa- I stayed in the full moon villa- sleeps 4 but they have bigger villas http://www.kohtaocasas.com/accommoda...-the-full-moon
Mar 22nd 2012, 10:53 am
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Re: El cheapo holiday...
going form one extreme to the other I then stayed in this stunning villa in Koh toa- I stayed in the full moon villa- sleeps 4 but they have bigger villas http://www.kohtaocasas.com/accommoda...-the-full-moon
Mar 22nd 2012, 10:58 am
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yeah it was fab and affordable- could hear the geckos and the monkeys whooping also nearly drove over a 12 ft python one night!
Mar 22nd 2012, 11:59 am
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well I didn't go straight there- I flew down to Koh Samui, 1 hr 15 mins- then boat over to koh phangan- 1 hr, then stayed in koh phangan a few nights, then boat over to koh toa which is another hour, form the port it was 10 mins. I did the same journey back so I can't tell you- I think there is a more direct route from Bangkok though.
Mar 22nd 2012, 3:09 pm
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well I didn't go straight there- I flew down to Koh Samui, 1 hr 15 mins- then boat over to koh phangan- 1 hr, then stayed in koh phangan a few nights, then boat over to koh toa which is another hour, form the port it was 10 mins. I did the same journey back so I can't tell you- I think there is a more direct route from Bangkok though.
Mar 22nd 2012, 3:25 pm
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If you had a choice of living in Dubai or Thailand, assuming same income/career options and leaving aside not wanting to leave friends/family, would you move?
Mar 22nd 2012, 4:06 pm
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'The Royal Penis is clean young Millhouse'
Mar 22nd 2012, 6:10 pm
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Re: El cheapo holiday...
but getting to Koh Tao with kids in tow is a 'mare.
Bali's easy - rent a villa. So is Kota Kinabalu (which has advantage of a lot of cool stuff that teenagers would enjoy doing off on their own)
Alternatively, northern Turkey (south is too hot in August) or Croatia are cheap and nice
Bali's easy - rent a villa. So is Kota Kinabalu (which has advantage of a lot of cool stuff that teenagers would enjoy doing off on their own)
Alternatively, northern Turkey (south is too hot in August) or Croatia are cheap and nice
Mar 22nd 2012, 8:45 pm
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Ah the memories come flooding back
Benidorm 86, 95, the sight of single mums in the bar. Always at 7pm for the 2 for 1's. Always ripe for the picking with little if any effort needed. Losing a condom up one it got ****ed that hard. Single mums on holiday are hard to beat
Have fun MH
Benidorm 86, 95, the sight of single mums in the bar. Always at 7pm for the 2 for 1's. Always ripe for the picking with little if any effort needed. Losing a condom up one it got ****ed that hard. Single mums on holiday are hard to beat
Have fun MH
Mar 23rd 2012, 2:50 am
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Ah the memories come flooding back
Benidorm 86, 95, the sight of single mums in the bar. Always at 7pm for the 2 for 1's. Always ripe for the picking with little if any effort needed. Losing a condom up one it got ****ed that hard. Single mums on holiday are hard to beat
Have fun MH
Benidorm 86, 95, the sight of single mums in the bar. Always at 7pm for the 2 for 1's. Always ripe for the picking with little if any effort needed. Losing a condom up one it got ****ed that hard. Single mums on holiday are hard to beat
Have fun MH
