Archive for December, 2009

2009

28

Dec

First Thai Christmas

By Gaz under Travel

Having spent Christmas in the capital of the (predominantly Catholic) Philippines for the last two years, we weren’t entirely sure of what to expect for our first Christmas in the (predominantly Buddhist) capital of Thailand… we needn’t have worried, since the expat community is large enough to ensure that Christmas is celebrated to some extent, [...]

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2009

16

Dec

Respite in Bangkok

By Gaz under Travel

I had the brainwave of making our long flight between Birmingham and Bangkok a little easier by breaking it into two 6-hour stages with an overnight stop in Dubai for 10 hours. The plan was to buy access to a business or first class lounge, take a shower, use the wifi access and maybe catch [...]

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