Cobba
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Well, last night over dinner, it was confirmed that myself and TGF will travel to LOS in November 2018....... No dates set in motion yet as the idea was raised last night. At this stage, am looking for probably a 2 week stay.....
So far, we are looking like flying into BKK and spending a few nights there to meet the sister. The parents have a home in BKK that is reserved for guests, so am pretty happy at the cost savings rather than pay for a hotel. The GF also wants to meet up with her best friend that she hasn't seen in a few years..... I actually saw photos of her last night..... Very pretty single registered nurse living in BKK......
After that, head down to Surat Thani (regional) to visit the parents and some of her other brothers and sisters........ We probably will plan on spending 4-5 days there and enough time to get a feel of the country side and farmlands that the parents own and run..... Rubber tree, Palm Oil, Mangosteen and Rambuten is some i want to have a closer look at what they farm and produce. The property and farmland is situated at the base of a mountain range, separated by a large river..... I am really excited to see all this, as well as exploring the surrounding areas. The GF's parents have plenty of vehicles at our disposal so exploring surrounding areas will be easy and convenient for us...... A question though after reading other threads here about "meeting the parents" is what i should bring as gifts of appreciation for our stay and hospitality ?..... As said in another thread somewhere here, the parents are very well off which has me in thought about what i should bring as gifts. Apparently, the parents home is about 30 minutes out of Surat Thani and after discussing my desire to cook myself and meal for the family (thinking seafood), the GF was quick to mention that her sister is a school teacher for mature students, and some of her current students are fisherman that have access to quality seafood at a good price (man this is looking good 55555).........
After leaving the parents home (hopefully borrowing one of their vehicles), the TGF has a vacant home of her own in Surat Thani (city) herself where we might stay for another few nights so she can show me around the city itself.
Afterwards, we plan on driving down to Phuket to visit the aunty, then ????????????????????????
As it stands, the bulk of our accommodation is already sorted (9-10 days with family) which leaves us with a few days spare. We just have to decide where to stay for the final days of our trip...... Thinking of staying at a classy hotel seeing as though all of our prior accommodation will be FOC...... Phuket maybe or one of the islands....... Thinking thinking 55555555
So far, we are looking like flying into BKK and spending a few nights there to meet the sister. The parents have a home in BKK that is reserved for guests, so am pretty happy at the cost savings rather than pay for a hotel. The GF also wants to meet up with her best friend that she hasn't seen in a few years..... I actually saw photos of her last night..... Very pretty single registered nurse living in BKK......
After that, head down to Surat Thani (regional) to visit the parents and some of her other brothers and sisters........ We probably will plan on spending 4-5 days there and enough time to get a feel of the country side and farmlands that the parents own and run..... Rubber tree, Palm Oil, Mangosteen and Rambuten is some i want to have a closer look at what they farm and produce. The property and farmland is situated at the base of a mountain range, separated by a large river..... I am really excited to see all this, as well as exploring the surrounding areas. The GF's parents have plenty of vehicles at our disposal so exploring surrounding areas will be easy and convenient for us...... A question though after reading other threads here about "meeting the parents" is what i should bring as gifts of appreciation for our stay and hospitality ?..... As said in another thread somewhere here, the parents are very well off which has me in thought about what i should bring as gifts. Apparently, the parents home is about 30 minutes out of Surat Thani and after discussing my desire to cook myself and meal for the family (thinking seafood), the GF was quick to mention that her sister is a school teacher for mature students, and some of her current students are fisherman that have access to quality seafood at a good price (man this is looking good 55555).........
After leaving the parents home (hopefully borrowing one of their vehicles), the TGF has a vacant home of her own in Surat Thani (city) herself where we might stay for another few nights so she can show me around the city itself.
Afterwards, we plan on driving down to Phuket to visit the aunty, then ????????????????????????
As it stands, the bulk of our accommodation is already sorted (9-10 days with family) which leaves us with a few days spare. We just have to decide where to stay for the final days of our trip...... Thinking of staying at a classy hotel seeing as though all of our prior accommodation will be FOC...... Phuket maybe or one of the islands....... Thinking thinking 55555555
