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10-27-20 22:17 #12237
Posts: 406Flights exist between Istanbul had Bankok
Originally Posted by ChuchoLoco [View Original Post]
Thanks again everyone. I'll probably end up in Colombia for now and when I visit family in eastern Europe, I have an option to get to Thailand.
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10-27-20 20:42 #12236
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by ChuchoLoco [View Original Post]
Turkish Air can hook you right up: ORD. IST - BKK. They have just what you are looking for and currently at bargain prices on relatively short durations.
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10-27-20 19:06 #12235
Posts: 406Thanks everyone!
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
One last question. Anyone ever go to Thailand from Istanbul? I could handle a nonstop from Chicago to Istanbul with some meds, no diapers hopefully and then fly to Thailand assuming Istanbul is about halfway.
Thanks in advance.
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10-27-20 16:27 #12234
Posts: 70Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
Either that or as another BM noted. Maybe not all Thai covid case numbers are what they seem.
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10-27-20 07:13 #12233
Posts: 922Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
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10-27-20 05:21 #12232
Posts: 6308Originally Posted by DannyDuck [View Original Post]
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10-26-20 17:16 #12231
Posts: 1264Re: 12229
Yes, I totally agree with you about Hong Kong and Wanchai. I have only been twice on layovers but the hotels and even AIR is quite expensive. Plus the P4 P girls are not all that great. I had a miserable experience with a Mongolian girl partially out of late night desperation. Met her in a popular bar but can't remember the name.
On one trip, I spent about $80 for a walk up broom closet but it was next to the ferry to Macau where I went the following day. Macau is expensive too but I did find a modern and hip type hotel for a reasonable Price under $100. Don't think they allowed guests but that was fine because the spas are so amazing there. I found out later that many of the spas it's possible to stay over as they have some dorm type rooms or sleep on the BarcaLounger. But, wow!, the ladies there are fantastic. I went to Familia Nobre but several other choices as well. Unfortunately, much of old Macao has been leveled and much of the island resembles a water bound Vegas with expensive hotels and casinos catering to the Chinese. There is a very small old section of Macau but Nothing to see culturally or of much historic significance except the old facade of St. Paul church.
I usually stop in Taipei from west coast of US via Eva Air but connections are good so carry on direct to Bangkok. I also generally travel to SEAsia in late December and the weather is always foggy and rainy in Taipei that time of year but would still like to check it out though there is no real club or bar scene like BKK or so I have been informed.
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10-26-20 14:30 #12230
Posts: 3040Long Duration Air Travel
Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
I also recommend getting an Ambien prescription from your doctor before the flight. I take 1 Ambien 10 MG pill and wash it down with a bloody Mary after dinner service with about 8 hours remaining on the flight. Twenty minutes later I am asleep for the next 5 hours.
Usually my flights arrive in MNL or BKK around 10/10:30 pm and although I am tired, I am not sleepy. Swampy or MNL Immigration, taxi, check in to my hotel room, take a shit, shave, shower, change of clothes and I am ready for action. Local time is a little after midnight. I Find a girl, we get it on, girl leaves around 2:30 am. I take another Ambien, watch TV, and I am back asleep in La LA land in 20 minutes. I wake up, it is 7:30 am to 8 am, Sun is out, no jet lag, and I am ready for the day. I text one of my regulars. Tell her I am in town. Confirm our reunion for the evening. My only issue is can I refrain from going to an oily in the afternoon or not.
I hear what you are saying a concerning hub airports, but for me living in South Florida, I detest Miami International Airport. They treat travelers like dog shit, so I prefer departing from FLL or PBI. I might gain 90 minutes on the longer flight duration, but I get it back with less travel time to the airport and a better experience in the airport once I get there regarding airline check in and airport security. To each his own, I guess.
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10-26-20 04:14 #12229
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by Allover [View Original Post]
The HKG bar scene was so bad that around 1:30 am I gave up, grabbed some late night dinner, and went back to my hotel room empty handed. It was the only time that happened on my entire 75-day trip. The next night, the final night of the trip, I gave up on the bar scene and I booked an attractive Taiwanese 141.com hotel reservation girl for 1700 HK dollars. The girl was friendly and session was good, but was not completely satisfied. Note: this all occurred before the "disturbances" and later the Mainland crackdown. I don't think HKG will ever recover and I know I will never lay over there again, but I will always remember the good times and the fabulous girls I had there prior to 2011!
I have never laid over in Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, or Taipei. From what I have heard over the year, s it can be very challenging to monger in Seoul and please correct me if I am wrong, but unless you are fluent in Japanese or have a Japanese friend along to take you around, you will never get into the best bordellos and clubs or have a chance to meet the top girls. Taipei sounds interesting, however. I have never been there, so I might go one day to find out what's what. If you go, let me know if you liked the place.
And then there is Macau. I really like Macau. It is or was, pre-pandemic, ridiculously expensive, but some of the top sauna girls were nothing short of spectacular and the sex was most times right on too. I used to enter SE Asia through HKG, spend 2 or 3 nights there, and then take the ferry to Macau for 5 nights before heading to Thailand or the PI. What a great way to start or end a trip. I hope all the saunas reopen after the Pandemic.
My plan for my next big trip, to make up for all of 2020, will be to fly into MNL (spend 10 days), then Macau (5 nights), LOS (BKK 6 weeks / Pattaya 2 weeks), a visa run to Phnom (5 or 6 nights) and then finish up in Jakarta for 3 weeks. Now all this is contingent upon the venues in each of these destinations re-opening and being viable again by the time I get vaccinated and am ready to fly. It may turn out only Thailand is back up and running or Thailand and Cambodia only. It may turn out Thailand remains closed in which case I am going to Brazil. Fuck it! We all will just have to wait for the vaccine and then what's happening.
NB.
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10-25-20 21:10 #12228
Posts: 1692The Long Journey. My opinion
As with everything in life, there is a trade off between comfort and money.
Upgrading your seat from economy to premium economy may cost an extra 50%, but for me it is much more comfortable. I used to fly Korean Air, but they don't offer that class. For me, Cathay Pacific and Delta offer premium economy and affordable prices.
In years gone by, my long business trips were in business class. Felt as fresh upon arrival as I did before departure. I might spring for that sometime in the future. Cost is about 5 times that of economy.
Minimize your total travel time from home to BKK. For me, this means taking an airport shuttle or Uber to an airport 70 miles from home instead of the airport 25 miles from home. This way I can get 2 legs to BKK instead of 3. Saves about 3 hours total travel time for me. It also eliminates the chances of flight delays associated with a 3rd leg. My first ever personal trip to BKK was 3 legs and the first leg was delayed, which screwed my entire trip. Didn't get my luggage until day 3 in BKK.
For layovers longer than about 5 hours, you might find sleeping pods in your transfer airport. Longer than 8 hour layover might warrant a day room at your transfer airport hotel.
Upon arrival in BKK I’m exhausted. I check into my hotel but cant sleep. A quick piece of ass at a place like Doki Doki completes the journey and I sleep perfectly for about 10 hours.
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10-25-20 08:50 #12227
Posts: 991Layovers going to BKK
Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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10-24-20 18:23 #12226
Posts: 516Making the Best of the Long Trip from the United States
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
Obviously there's no escaping jet lag. So the next morning will find me up earlier than I'd prefer. But I make the best of it by getting outside and walking to Casa Pascal for the terrific breakfast buffet, which goes a long way toward resetting my body clock.
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10-24-20 05:13 #12225
Posts: 6308Originally Posted by ChuchoLoco [View Original Post]
I think guys don't do overnight layovers on their way to Thailand because I find a short 2 or 3 day layover in another country like Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Taipei, etc. Would have more expensive flights. They also may have only 2 weeks vacation and want to spend every minute possible getting Thai pussy. None of us enjoy long flights. Why would we?
If I have a short layover of 1 or 3 hours I try looking for an extended layover of 6 or 8 hours and sleep for a few hours at an airport hotel. That way when I arrive in Thailand I'm ready to roll immediately.
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10-23-20 21:08 #12224
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by ChuchoLoco [View Original Post]
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10-19-20 13:14 #12223
Posts: 1056Bonfire of the Vanities
Originally Posted by Sinofaguo [View Original Post]