I need to put my last JBR to bed so to speak. Maybe it is psycological and I don't want to do it as the trip is well and truly over.
you got the jist that me and Dave were at loggerheads and we were all trying to keep a lid on it. I was fighting with myself about wanting to come home but not wanting the trip to end.
On the next to last night we slopped about had dinner and so forth. I was still under par so we did not go far. The evening went well until we had a spat outside the hotel about going for a beer further down the road. I did not want to go by this timeas Dave had refused to go to the place i wanted to go. Childish the pair of us or what ! I don't want anyone to get the impression that we are always like this because we are not. We are after 33 years very much in love. The pressure had just got to us.
This spat resulted in Dave waking off down the road and me and Suze going in the hotel....Suze had no option and followed me in. Dreadful behaviour when I think about it.
Anyway within 5 minutes, enough time for me to order the most expensive cocktail on the menu, he came slavvering back in. He admitted grudgingly that there was nothing but girlie bars and a 7/11 down the road. The girls had made a bee line for him on his own and he had retreated back to the hotel.
Somewhere in here we went to the Grand Palace. Now we have been to Bangkok 6 time but never been. We booked the trip with the tour operator that picked us up from the airport. 800 baht each. This was worth it. i know you can get a bus or a camel or something cheap to get there you still have to pay to get in. Our guide eddie who was a lovely bloke and as camp as christmas was a mine of information. We came out knowing stuff that we would never have known.
on the last night we went back down to soi 5 near the Landmark where we have stayed before. I do not like it round soi 11. We went to some of the bars etc that we used to go to and to Gullivers for dinner ( ok not original but we enjoyed)
There was a 5 oclock start from the hotel to the airport. There was the usual trek to find the qatar desk. Business class no queuingNow i know that this airport is new but it does not really push any buttons for me. It is impersonal, very, very big and full of designer shops.
we went to the business class lounge and then made our way to the gate. When we arrived there it was mobbed and we were informed that there was a delay of about 40 minutes. I was annoyed as we could have stayed longer in the Biz lounge. they then procedeed to make a huge fuss about my insulin needles. i have to say in some ways this has only happened in Thailand but they are right if i injected anyone with these it would kill them. I have documentation with me to state that there is a genuine reason for me carrying them but i am not stopped any where else.
On to the plane and luxury. champagne before take off. A choice of truly excellent food. good entertainment. Seats that flip this way and that. My main critisism would be that they are lie flat angled and you tend to slide. There was no time to enjoy the biz class lounge at Doha because of the delay it was a straight turn around we just had chance to buy 400 cigarettes for my son and his girlfriend and a litre bottle of gin (bombay sapphire) and whiskey, can't remember what brand but a good one.
Back on the plane for the next journey and an endless round of fine wines champagne and foods. i almost did not want the journey to end.
Would we fly business againwith qatar YES if we could afford it. We did it on this because the trip was for my 50th. this was one of the really bum things we are insured for the cost of the hospital but you can't recoup the cost of the holiday.
Back to rain and reality. We had decking put round the static caravan that we have whilst we were away and went the day after to look at that.
We now need to get some money together. Dave is balking at going back to Thailand again yet whilst i am never off the internet pricing things and looking at different options. i have looked at other places, we have been to other places. Africa, greece 17 times all over europe, caribbean, cruises, mexico...nowhere but nowhere in the world does it for me like Thailand. I am truly an addict of these forums and the place ..............do I mind? Do I hell.

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sounds awful matey! glad your;e both sorted now!!

holidays can be more stressfull than time at home sometimes!!!

cj
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Are you ok? Are you not at work?

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late shift then double tommorow! gah!!!!!

Just bought book on taiwan! looks fab!!!

ians under pile of brochures again................................

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Have loved reading your reports Jax, everything happens to you haha. Please hurry and go on another holiday. Though seriously I hope you have recovered fully etc.
Cathy

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