That’s me in Pattaya !

Arrived yesterday at about 11:30 local time – no sleep on flights so totally knackered.

Left Leith at 7 am on Thursday, brother and I got 35 bus from the bottom of the Walk to Embra airport, got the 9:35 flight to Heathrow. Then Qatar airlines 14:15 to D0ha, arrived Dona 11:55. Quick scamper into duty free to get 1000 Marlboro menthols for £30 (yes I know they’re bad for me but at those prices I can’t afford not to smoke them !), before jumping onto the 01:15 to Bangkok – arriving at 11:30 to be greeted by 30 degree heat and the sun literally frying my pasty white skin off my carcass.

 Trying to orientate myself with the place (and also find a USB cable to upload my travle photos so far). Place seems great and all the staff/students here at the dive centre are brand new.

So very upbeat and positive about making this move and really looking forward to the next 9 months.

Stay tuned for more antics as they happen

(Big thanks Grant for coming with me to the airpost 5 hourse before his usual get out of bed time….)

The final piece of the plan now in place – I fly out Wednesday the 5th of December from Heathrow to Doha and then onto Bangkok. Total travel time 14 hours and 5 minutes

Oh, Doha is in Qatar which I believe is somewhere in the middle east

I was very impressed with Qatar airlines meal selection

I remember the days when you had just two choices veggie or non-veggie. I of course went for the Oriental option to try and get into the spirit of things…

What do you think the chances are of it being chicken curry and chips ?