Keithambrose

Or "who are the hors d'oeuvres".

I am hoping to go for Sakura time next year!

John the Baptist?

I stayed at the Oriental Bangkok, as it was then, many years ago, on business. I couldn't turn off the bedside radio. On examination, it transpired that the radio had been wired through the wall to the next room, through a neat hole! The noise i heard was next door's radio! Not bad for one if the 'best' hotels in the world. I changed rooms. Prices are now extortionate. Also, as someone commented, the gorgeous lift boys, in national costume, are no more!

What a helpful post!

They are diminishing fast!

I couldn't agree with you less!

Poland is not far from Spain!

"There's some old saying about Moths in a purse /wallet - meaning either someone is so broke or mean with their money that Moths have set up in thre"

You managed to keep busy!

I think that's right. You need to have pedicure. Good place in Surawong just by patpong, on same side. Can't remember name. Quite smart.

You must like moths!

I bet you want to steal the faucets!

*Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Indeed so! Andrew Mountbatten Windsor OGB? Mind you it's just as well the Royal family changed their name during the First World War, or he'd be called Andrew Saxe-Cloburg-Gotha!

Not convincing!

Could be a bit mucky if you haven't prepared!

I could be changed to The Order of Great Britain.

Describes Trump very well!

Row 35 looks good, if you don't mind being in the middle.

If you can get a bulkhead seat, that makes a lot of difference.

Well, I am only talking about flights where you have to change, as the direct flights from UK, BA, Thai and EVA, are all expensive, and strangely similar in price! I have a friend who went on Ethiopian, and he said it was fine. I used to go on Finnair, but they have gone up, and are no longer refundable. If you want a refundable fare, price goes up, and, in my view, you might as well go directChina Southern, and China Airlines i looked at, but usually a long wait to change planes, 12 hours etc. Emirates weren't much good, Turkish was a possibility, but thet have 2 2 2 seating in business class, old style. Gulf looked OK for a while and Austrian, but the fares come and go. You just have to keep looking! I realise that i am being fussy, and not taking the Vinapu route of changing twice, on airlines I had barely heard of!

I've been lucky with Avios on BA. As a Gold member for life, they say more seats are made available. Which may be true. Next year I have a return business class trip to California, and to Sydney, twice, with Avios. I use Seatspy, where can check instantly whether there is availability in all classes, and set an alert to be told if seats come up. That's how I got one flight to Sydney. No luck with Bangkok though! I have to pay for that. I'm thinking of trying Ethiopian, good reviews, and quite cheap.

I didntvrealise that Abu Dhabi had relocated to Africa!

He pawned them!