Thailand trip 07
OMG I'm going back to thailand!!!!!
not until may 2007, but I'm going back yay!!!!
I kept seeing ads on the tv for Jetstar's "cheap flights to asia" sale, and when I checked out the website for flights from Brisbane to Bangkok, I was shocked to see flights as low as $35!!! Of course, there is a catch- the flight price is pre-tax and more often than not the tax/fee/surcharge was MORE than the flight itself.
The sale ends tomorrow so I was in a major hurry to buy some tickets. I still would love to travel with friends/the boy, but not everyone was able to decide on a holiday almost a year from now, or they had their own plans a few months earlier so I called mum. I knew she would love a holiday and for these prices, you would be crazy not to!
We decided next May would be a good time and I found a flight going to Bangkok for $155, and a flight coming back 2 weeks later for $35! DONE SOLD!
The tax/fee/surcharge for each flight was about $150, but that still equals a crazily cheap trip. The cheap flights are completely basic flights- no extra features. Just a seat on a plane. But you can pay extra for meals, in flight entertainment and comforts. So $10 for entertainment, $25 for 2 meals and $7 for blanket/pillow/comforts. Yup, its still dirt cheap.
I bought the tickets after lunch today and had a bit of a laugh at the fact that I'm paying $300 in surcharges/fees/taxes, while only paying $190 for the actual flights!!!!!
So, I've got a 2 week holiday in thailand to look forward to next week. So much planning to do beforehand - things to do and see! Last time I went back (2001/02 for 3 months), we spent alot of time in Bangkok, a week or more back in Surin (the city I lived in for my exchange in 1999) and spent some time down south on a beach at Ko Chang... not right down the peninsula, but quite a few hours south of Bangkok.
Perhaps this time I could go back up north.... except, when I was living in Thailand in 1999, my mum, dad and sister came to visit me 9 months into my stay, and we travelled up north together as a family. So perhaps Mum would enjoy seeing the south. However, I know my mum and she's not a beach person (not anymore. she used to sunbake herself like crazy when she was young, but in her wiser years, has realized its not such a good thing).
I'll have to do some research. I'm already thinking 2 weeks is not enough time. hehehe
not until may 2007, but I'm going back yay!!!!
I kept seeing ads on the tv for Jetstar's "cheap flights to asia" sale, and when I checked out the website for flights from Brisbane to Bangkok, I was shocked to see flights as low as $35!!! Of course, there is a catch- the flight price is pre-tax and more often than not the tax/fee/surcharge was MORE than the flight itself.
The sale ends tomorrow so I was in a major hurry to buy some tickets. I still would love to travel with friends/the boy, but not everyone was able to decide on a holiday almost a year from now, or they had their own plans a few months earlier so I called mum. I knew she would love a holiday and for these prices, you would be crazy not to!
We decided next May would be a good time and I found a flight going to Bangkok for $155, and a flight coming back 2 weeks later for $35! DONE SOLD!
The tax/fee/surcharge for each flight was about $150, but that still equals a crazily cheap trip. The cheap flights are completely basic flights- no extra features. Just a seat on a plane. But you can pay extra for meals, in flight entertainment and comforts. So $10 for entertainment, $25 for 2 meals and $7 for blanket/pillow/comforts. Yup, its still dirt cheap.
I bought the tickets after lunch today and had a bit of a laugh at the fact that I'm paying $300 in surcharges/fees/taxes, while only paying $190 for the actual flights!!!!!
So, I've got a 2 week holiday in thailand to look forward to next week. So much planning to do beforehand - things to do and see! Last time I went back (2001/02 for 3 months), we spent alot of time in Bangkok, a week or more back in Surin (the city I lived in for my exchange in 1999) and spent some time down south on a beach at Ko Chang... not right down the peninsula, but quite a few hours south of Bangkok.
Perhaps this time I could go back up north.... except, when I was living in Thailand in 1999, my mum, dad and sister came to visit me 9 months into my stay, and we travelled up north together as a family. So perhaps Mum would enjoy seeing the south. However, I know my mum and she's not a beach person (not anymore. she used to sunbake herself like crazy when she was young, but in her wiser years, has realized its not such a good thing).
I'll have to do some research. I'm already thinking 2 weeks is not enough time. hehehe
10 Comments:
At July 27, 2006 11:20 PM, tlenze said…
The wife and I just booked a flight to Thailand this week. Of course, we're coming from the US, so it's costing us $1100 USD a piece (with tax included) to fly there, but for 18 days, it's worth it. :)
At July 28, 2006 12:21 AM, James said…
It's been so many years since I've travelled to Thailand.. but I'm sure it's still as beautiful as I remember it (even though Bangkok is supposedly the most polluted city in the world).
I've been planning a trip to Oz these past couple months, and a round trip ticket is gonna cost me at least $1000 USD!
JR
At July 28, 2006 8:00 AM, aaron said…
$1000USD is a fairly cheap flight. I visited the States in Nov last year and I got "cheap" flights - $1800AUD ($1400USD). Flights closer to xmas were upwards of $2200AUD return.
So many people I know are planning holidays at the moment and it's making it hard to stick to saving money :/
At July 28, 2006 8:32 AM, Brian said…
I'm one of the rare people who live in Florida but dont go to the beach or tan.
Fuck the beach.
I'm very pale. And I like it that way.
At July 28, 2006 8:23 PM, TenaciousAC said…
Awesome deal. I was very tempted to book a spur of the moment Brisbane-Osaka (Japan) holiday, but I think I'll wait till Jetstar Asia has bedded itself in, and maybe aim for a Sept/Oct 07 trip back to Japan.
At July 30, 2006 10:40 PM, Rhiannon said…
woo im going to thailand in june 07 :D
At July 31, 2006 9:35 PM, reanon said…
omg rhi you are? wow that's so cool. damn shame our trips don't overlap
At August 01, 2006 10:30 PM, Rhiannon said…
I havent booked anything yet though, but my friend has holidays june next year so we are hoping for then :)
At August 04, 2006 7:16 PM, Anonymous said…
Im doing Thailand in February. I'm a travel consultant now, so everything will be dirt cheap. I'm torn between doing Phuket or doing some sort of trek around Chang Mai.
Any suggestions?
Kieren
At August 05, 2006 12:39 AM, Anonymous said…
Hi
Can I suggest a small sea gypsy Island called Koh Lipe, off the south western side, south of Phuket. I was there in January, amazing. Sea Gypsies still inhabit the island and there is a little community in the middle of the island. It's still relatively undiscovered so no concrete monstrasaties just cheap bungalows with awesome views and amazing food and people. There isn't an ATM on the island and you get around by foot..it's very small.
We lucked out and found the best spot to stay as well. It's Fishery Bay 09-7394647 ask for Kai, he looked after us very well...I keep his card in my wallet.
Cheers
Pete
ps...cool site, I'm also from Bundy, living in London now but extended family still Bundy bound. I went to Kepnock then on to QUT in vegas. So can really relate to stuff on your site. Let me know if you go to Koh Lipe.
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