Thread: Possible vacation to Tahiti or Oceania region

Originally Posted by frapos

Of my four visits to the islands in the south sea I've never seen or experienced what 29palms described above. In fact I'd rank them as some of my favourite holidays. I especially loved the Cook Islands. Rarotonga is the main island and some other gems like Aitutaki. In Tahiti, PPT is just a stopover point. As a non-rev getting to the Polynesian Islands calls for some careful planning though

I know there is a big difference between a visit and actually living in these islands.

We decided on going to BKK, just booked a riverside hotel.

What did you choose?

I booked Ibis, but it looks like they have a easy cancellation policy so if i find anything else I can go with it.

We just got back from our trip to BKK and it was awesome (despite the typhoons). We got economy comfort to NRT, and BE to BKK. Once we were in Bangkok we went to the MBK mall, took a cooking class, rode a tuk-tuk, and bartered alot.
Unfortunately because of the typhoons in Japan our flight to NRT was payload optimized to carry more fuel. Since that is the only DL flight out of BKK, nonrev panic set in for all 20+ of us. Instead of trying to head back to NRT we were able to ZED our way on AF to CDG, and luckily the flight was completely open so the wife and I choose our own rows in the back of the 777 and chilled for the next 8 hours. Once we got to CDG we booked a room at Only Suites CDG and called it a night. We got up first thing in the AM checked out the hotel and headed to the city. We took some pictures under the Eiffel Tower, had a few pastries, bought some souvenirs then back to the airport for our flight in BE to JFK. From start to finish we flew ATL-LAX-NRT-BKK-CDG-JFK/LGA-TYS, then a 4hr drive home. 7 days 3 countries 20k+ miles= 1 long trip literally around the world.

Originally Posted by ATG-DL

Once we were in Bangkok we went to the MBK mall, took a cooking class, rode a tuk-tuk, and bartered alot.

So now I suppose you’ll go easy on the chilies?

WOW--we did zeds to SIN but didn't have any typhoon to deal with. LAX/NRT in EC is too long for me! Glad it worked for you. Loved doing a cooking class--ours was at a house of US Army vet, Thai wife. He did the teaching after our market visit. I'm sure yours was more comfy--ours was outdoors and HOT! Tell me about BKK. MBK is overwhelming to me!

Mrs.
the MBK was massive, i couldnt believe there were soo many stands on the inside. But Bangkok it self was awesome, I couldnt believe how massive the city was. The food was pretty cheap as well, the wife and I at a nice Thai restaurant for less than $9. The cooking class itself was outdoors but we had a nice cool breeze the entire time.I think for everything we got including gifts, clothes, and the cooking class it was around $120.

Mig,
I should've rethought that combo of eating the spicy thai then a 30 minute ride around the city.