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MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany

I´m posting this simultaneously to the “Travel Dates” sections of both, UKBKK and Anna Jet forum, hopefully that I will get the chance to meet up with some board members in Thailand again.
There are 3 alternative periods of time next year for my 8th trip to Thailand:

17. January to 15. February

07. March to 05. April

28. March to 26. April

Would be great to be overthere for Songkran again.
But it looks like I can´t get away from here in in April 2010, because of the re-opening of one of our open air swimming pools which is under renovation at the moment.
Some test runs of the new technical systems of the pools are essential in March/April time… and I need and want to be there, because I´m one of those who have to work with the new equipment later.
So, I also can not be sure if I can travel to Thailand in March.
There is a good chance that I´ll be back in Pattaya earlier as expected, which means that I have to take my holiday month from 17. January to 15. February.

Not sure yet !
Things could be completely different in the end.
But before this year´s October I can´t start planning for one specific period of time in 2010.

And… I´m still looking forward to my trip to India in coming November.
But I´m not sure if I can make it to travel overthere or not… once again because of work.
There are many changes going on here… especially with the public sport facilities where I work.
Those changes might hold me back from going on travel again this year… and maybe I have to give India a miss…

But in the first half of 2010, it has to be Thailand again ! Wink

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MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany

At the moment it looks like I don´t go on travel to anywhere in the first half of 2010 and also during the rest of the year !
Looks like my employer needs me here, because of the renovation and the re-opening of the old open air swimming pools.
Planning ahead is only about work schedules, visiting seminaries and about test runs of the new technical section.
It´s not that my employer doesn´t allows us to go on holidays... But long term holidays like in the years before seem to be impossible.
What can I do with one week, six times in a year ?
I will not travel to LOS or to any other far distant destination for one week only...

But who knows... it´s a long time ahead before the begin of 2010... and my "account" of overtime hours is growing day by day I work at the other swimming pools in summer and at the icerink in winter, or by doing some office work here at home.
Somehow I can´t get rid of the feeling, that they will let me go as soon as the personnel office in the city hall comes to know about all this.
So, I´ll wait and see, because patience is the mother of all anticipation !
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Banksy sr · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 112 Location: Stoke On Trent

mike hope your holidys work out ok mate 7 days is not much time in los
my employers from 16 days to 14 this year but that is not as bad as yours already thinking of the second week in august next year myself mate Cool

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kennyboy · Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 112 Location: scotland

hi folks first day back at work went well and glad to be there and healthy i also purchased a better computer still learning how to use it properly .mekone mike appears to be the expert but a will progress hope you are all well a have also joined facebook if any one wants to get in touch... a miss thai terribly mostly anna jets and peter and the gang..... if all goes well a hope a will return next year hook up with mike and anyone else who likes a party... take care kennyboy

MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany

Banksy sr · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 112 Location: Stoke On Trent

mike dont be so humle you and jimmy mac have helped me out with my
pc forum probs lots of times mate Very Happy

and i must be very lucky i have two single
thai girls working behind my local bar who i talk to Very Happy

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MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany

After a phone call with my boss in the morning, it doesn´t looks good for a trip during Songkran 2010.
He´ll let me know in coming October if and when I can get my long time holidays in the first half of next year... could be January/February or March, but definitely not April.
If everything works fine, I´ll be back in Pattaya sooner as expected... if not, I have to wait till October or November next year.
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MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany

Finally... It´s done !
Holidays begin on Monday, 08 February 2010.
I´m now booked on Thai Airways TG923 from Frankfurt to Bangkok on 08 February, 8:55pm... Return on 08 March with TG922, 1:15pm.
The price is € 401,- for the flight, € 220,- airport tax (WTF !?) and € 70,- German railway from my place to Frankfurt.
So, € 691,- to get there and back... for another 4 weeks in LOS.

I´m looking forward to meet up with SamSongTom (Tommy from Munich) again, who will be overthere already on 30 January...
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BLAGGER · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 41 Location: uk

hi mike,
ive just been hit £650 from manchester arriving 11th february,i think the reason why the price is so high is that the chinese new year falls on valentines day,tried to book my hotel its fully booked,but nobody is going to thailand,somebody is telling porkys lol

MekongMike · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 299 Location: Germany