http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye An Outsider Inside Thailand Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:37:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/return-to-my-future-colour-of-money-matters/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/return-to-my-future-colour-of-money-matters/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:30:07 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=137
Once you begin travelling abroad, you quickly learn that the colour of your money does matter. As I described earlier this week, even in the highly internationalised environment of a foreign airport transit lounge, some currencies are accepted, others are not. Whilst my experience in Chermenteyov, in 1999, regarding some shops accepting multiple currencies, and some accepting a select few, may or may not have been due to business operator's preferences, or due to airport rules, or even Russian laws, it did show me that travelling abroad requires a degree of preparation for the unexpected.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/return-to-my-future-colour-of-money-matters/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-ticket-thoughts/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-ticket-thoughts/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:30:42 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=131 Having saved up for the holiday of a lifetime and aimed to stay in Thailand as long as financially possible, let's say you're budgeting about £2,000 all-in, and sensibly keep checking the Internet and Teletext for bargain flights. Making the right savings on your airfare can mean the difference between a 2-week and a 4-week holiday, in my case it freed up an extra month's expatriate living costs. During the UK summer (Thai rainy season and therefore not tourist high-season), flight-only, return-ticket deals to Thailand, can still be bought for as low as £285 + airport taxes. These cheaper flights do not include accommodation or transfers, and normally require at least one change of aircraft.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-ticket-thoughts/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-duty-free-dilemma/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-duty-free-dilemma/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:58 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=125 A little out of sequence for this series, and because it was introduced yesterday, today I'm returning to the question of duty-free products.]]> http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back-to-my-future-duty-free-dilemma/feed/ 1 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back_to_my_future_introduction/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back_to_my_future_introduction/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:30:57 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=123 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/12/back_to_my_future_introduction/feed/ 0 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/archaeological-exploration-of-my-pcs-hard-drive/ http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/archaeological-exploration-of-my-pcs-hard-drive/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:30:12 +0000 Garry http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/?p=120 http://www.gazlannathai.com/eye/2008/11/archaeological-exploration-of-my-pcs-hard-drive/feed/ 0