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[dapinky]

Obviously, he cocked it up - it should read 31st March

[clemo]

Departs Friday 31st MARCH .
We are on the Egyptair

15:50 (LHR T2) MS-778
21:30 CAI T2

(1 stop 1hr 15)

22:45 CAI T3 MS 960
12:35 BKK ( sat 01/04)


yep sorry reading it off my calendar with April in the corner ( though 31st is still MARCH)

[rip]

That's not a bad for a 1 stop journey to Bangkok.

[clemo]

That's not a bad for a 1 stop journey to Bangkok.

its i little bit to quick . we will still have to go through security , hope bags have been patched through , hope the plane is not running late , stop for a quick Egyptian beer .

[dapinky]

That's not a bad for a 1 stop journey to Bangkok.

But it has buggered up my plan of taking a kindle to read on the plane - not for the outbound flight, but coming home it has to be in the hold baggage

[rip]

I had a 1.05 stopover in Abu Dhabi a few years ago. We were 20 minutes late so just enough time to get off, walk down (or was it up) to the departure lounge then queue to get on the next plane just in time for last call.

[rip]

That's not a bad for a 1 stop journey to Bangkok.

But it has buggered up my plan of taking a kindle to read on the plane - not for the outbound flight, but coming home it has to be in the hold baggage

Quite right too. I hear that ex-Police can be quite dodgy.

[clemo]

I had a 1.05 stopover in Abu Dhabi a few years ago. We were 20 minutes late so just enough time to get off, walk down (or was it up) to the departure lounge then queue to get on the next plane just in time for last call.

did you luggage travel in that same plane or catch you up later ?

[rip]

Good question.
On the way out, we had a 3 hour stop. I only had hand luggage but my friend's baggage got lost & caught up with us the following day.
When we had the 45 minute stopover on the way back, our luggage arrived at Heathrow with us.
I think we may have even caught the same plane on both legs. I can't remember if we got back on at the same gate or not.

I guess they will (should) collect all the Bangkok baggage into 1 or more containers then just transfer the containers from 1 aircraft to the next.

[simonbuk]

Clemo - are you going to be biking through Kampot ?

Stop at the Rusty Keyhole for lunch !! If you can do it a massive rack of ribs

[dapinky]

Clemo - are you going to be biking through Kampot ?

Stop at the Rusty Keyhole for lunch !! If you can do it a massive rack of ribs

We usually 'go native' with the food (Pho for lunch, and 'whatever they have in the kitchen' for evening) - but we did find a very nice Italian Restaurant in a town in the middle of nowhere lat year in Laos - so had Pizza for that one.....

To answer your question, Kampot *should* be Monday (just passing through).... so it may be any day next week depending on how it goes

[Rambo]

I seem to remember that one of you went AWOL last year after a few bevvies and lost 12 hours of their lives ????

Watchout, that Singha beer can be very strong (after 15 bottles)

[simonbuk]

To answer your question, Kampot *should* be Monday (just passing through).... so it may be any day next week depending on how it goes

Thats a shame as theres a good drive up some new tarmac road to Bokor National park area (they say national park/protected area but the Chinese have built a huge 5* Hotel and casino in the middle of it Good drive though

Theres a large derelict hotel at the top too thats still got bullet holes in the walls from when Pol Pot was running riot, it was really spooking walking around it. It was being rebuilt but I don't know what happened to it. Also a couple of empty churches....

I hired a scooter from the hotel for a day to do it. They presented me with this black scooter with pink fairings and pink wing mirrors, it was covered in 'Hello Kitty' stickers. I refused the pink crash helmet that went with it..............





(50cent a pint in the Elephant bar, don't believe happy hour is between 4 and 5, after 11 is not uncommon)

[clemo]

Clemo - are you going to be biking through Kampot ?

Stop at the Rusty Keyhole for lunch !! If you can do it a massive rack of ribs

I know the place !!! .

Have been there for that .

[clemo]

Thats it then .
Minutes of planning sown the pub has led to this un monumental occasion.

The Cambodian mighty moped challenge is leaving . Clemo & Pinky signing off for a few weeks ..

Ta tar .

[Rambo]

Bon voyage. Don't forget the Immodium

[simonbuk]

So has anybody heard whether they have survived the pot holes of Cambodia ?!

[rip]

Yep. Both Dave C & P have posted on FB that they finished their 1200 mile ride. Looks like they had a good time too.

[Dico]

Oi Oi you miserable lot!

[Dave Eds]