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Think of the downturn in straws! @SAGuy will be gutted, he loves a stroll behind them as he makes his way along Soi11

I have arthritis in my knees so flying from London to BKK via Saudi is a nice half way break. It's only a two hour layover so basically you get of one plane and on to another with a decent leg stretcher in between. Also, I find that Emirates is a very well equipped plane with decent food, Thai and EVA get the job done but the planes are dated and the food is adequate but nothing special.

Might be worth it if it curtails the hordes of Israeli's and Russians

I agree, I found out the hard way about Insurance and their "Act of war" get out clause! I'm sure the girls will be pleased to see you in WN when you get back mate.

I think if you are able to show that you have an issue with returning due to the Airline unable to fly then you will be given dispensation with the visa to rebook or reschedule. This was the case back in March when the conflict started.

So, it looks as though there is some stability with travel in and out of The Middle East. We are seeing some very attractive deals from the likes of Emirates, Quatar, and Etihad as the companies try to entice us back to using them? Would you be confident to take them up on this? Certainly, you will unlikely be covered by Travel Insurance in the event of being stranded, trust me I was victim of this! Alongside the threat of conflict is now the added concern of possible aviation fuel shortages. It's a difficult situation to balance as some deals do look attractive, personally, I will be sticking with flying direct to LOS for the immediate future.

Indeed, and well played to you both. I would add that the concept is actually a really good one......Toto is in the Minivan to Laos as I write this, I might suggest she tells the driver to turn back, I could really see her running a bakery/coffee shop with a crew of Poom Pui Ladyboy waitresses!

Probably won't have any Yorkshire tea though.....

Yep, you are right, I wrongly put 200 baht....it was in fact 100 baht. Fantastic value....edited the post.

I had lunch today at Krua khun Puk, oddly it's the first time I have eaten here. It was very busy with all tables full and seating only along the side benches. I always use the pad krapow moo as a good choice to see how the cooking is, with this being such an iconic Thai dish it should be a guaranteed pleaser. So, after 20-25 minutes after ordering the food it still hadn't arrived, taking into account a busy lunchtime I felt this was still odd, sure enough the waiter had fucked up and not relayed the order to the kitchen. In fairness the food then arrived within 5 minutes so kudos for the rapid response. It was a good size portion and the flavours were everything you expect for this dish, my only gripe was that the egg wasn't runny but perhaps I should have stipulated that. When the check bin came it was 100 baht , ridiculously cheap for prime Sukhumvit territory. As a quick lunchtime meal or if you want a eat and go type place then this will more than serve your needs!

Yeah, I'm really not expecting any joy with it, things could have been a lot worse and for some that really is the case. 5 more nights in The Big Mango with a rock solid reason for it....I'm definitely looking on the positives!!

Got a flight with EVA through a Thai travel company back in UK....one way ticket is £1400!! I actually consider myself lucky as others are paying plenty more and having to stay longer! Will get refunded from Etihad but it's a pittance in comparison, maybe there is a possibility of claiming on the travel insurance but they will most likely wriggle out of it citing act of War/conflict/Unforseen event ect ect...

I can confirm this, I'm trying to source a one way ticket from BKK to London, firstly there is nothing until middle of next week and then prices with Thai Airways and EVA are typically £1300....total rip off. Ethiad Airlines have been useless, a generic message each day saying flights suspended for 24hrs and to reschedule or apply for a refund. I appreciate the situation is continuously changing but to just constantly putting the same message up with a different time is not helpful.

Looks like some great choices and fantastic value. As a word of caution I would be very wary of pre-heated food outside where temperatures can't be regulated.

Yeah, It will unravel, I actually think that they are starting to fly some out now, the priority being those stuck in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, hopefully a week of turmoil then it will start easing again