Back to Phuket now - its about as wet as the UK ... what happened to all the global warming ??
Fly out with Qatar air - outbound via new airport was OK and never have had better service in economy that with Qatar - starve yourself before you fly - could not eat all the food offered - 2 meals on each leg (BKK-DOH, DOH-LGW) - Doha was dinky airport ... not much to do but electronics ok value.
Return leg was good again - that is until to BKK - then had to go from new to old airport after 16 hours journey. At Gatwich they checked our bags to HKT, but I decided to check in BKK what would happen as our connecting TG flight was from Don Muang - lucky I did check as our luggage was offloaded to the courasel where we had to clear immigration and customs.
Options for transfer - taxi (800 Baht EACH!!!) - thought sod the cnuts and decided on the bus option .... so anyone wishing to do this should take note...
Take the free Shuttle Bus to the Suvanabhoom (watever) Bus Terminus and then take Bus 554 of better still Bus 555 (I kid you not) to Don Muang. The cost of the bus is 34 Baht
. The advantage of bus 555 (which indicates its going to Rungsit) is that if you ask they will go right to the Departure Gate at Don Muang. Bus 554 which indicated to Don Muang stops on the opposite side of the road - so you have to lug your luggage across the busy road. The transfer took 45 mins on a Sunday.
Rest of TR to follow - once I've sorted myself out a bit more ....