Admin, please delete this thread before the cat gets out of the bag.Originally Posted by gerefan2
Admin, please delete this thread before the cat gets out of the bag.
extronaut wrote.
"Admin, please delete this thread before the cat gets out of the bag."
Haha. Yes. Even an incorrigible poster such as I am keep quite a bit back. Don't want the hoi polloi sticking their noses in.
Well I'm no Thailand vet, like some people in this forum. I've been there a total of three times, over period of about four and a half years.
I have wandered around South East Asia a fair bit though (Vietnam, Cambodia, Southern China, Bali). Try to spend about six weeks traveling it every 1-1.5 years.
I must say, I do prefer to travel the low season, for all the reasons listed above. Also, I think people in these places really do get fed up with tourists. I can sympathize . It's nice to go places where people aren't sick of the sight of you.
Thank you all kindly for your comments regarding the above.
We don't get very good weather in the UK, so I think it's great to escape for several weeks in the middle of the winter. As my employer is shut for about 10 days in December, it's easy to add time to that & make a proper holiday of it.
That way, I'm also guaranteed NOT to miss the 1 week of summer in the UK and don't find the lawn is about a foot long when returning home.
Once I finish work and have 365 days a year free, figuring out when to travel several times per year will require more thought. [Maybe eventual emigration]
And that's why I left EnglandiSTAN.
Your worries are about your lawn?
It's fucking grass? haha
I usually do 90 days between 1 December and 1 March to avoid the winter. Don't travel after about mid December...too expensive. 90 days will not require a border run, just a 90 day visa obtained in the UK before travelling
Second visit between June/July for a shorter period. I usually only do 30 days...so no Visa required.
This spreads the visits more or less evenly through the year.
You'll need to employ a gardener!
Trust me, those of us who live here ALL get sick to death of the tourist hordes.
The trick is, even if you are a tourist, is to stay in non-tourist areas.
More important. Don't act like one. Walking thought a boy area trying to grope every boy you see while drunk as a skunk (not saying you do) is distastful. You will be judged for it.
Last edited by Moses; May 2nd, 2018 at 23:31. Reason: splitting topic
Good advice. I agree with your thoughts entirely on the 90 day winter trip. I've also noticed it's advantageous to travel in early December.
A gardner would be useful for summer trips.
Yup. Seen that before.
They are like packs of dogs.
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