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[schwab]

um bahrain? there is absolutely NOTHING in bahrain. I am guessing they stuck you on gulf air...which the airline is fine, they are trustworthy...but if you plan to stop off in bahrain there is nothing... but then again i havent been there in a couple of years, so they might have built something

[Hartmann]

um bahrain? there is absolutely NOTHING in bahrain. I am guessing they stuck you on gulf air...which the airline is fine, they are trustworthy...but if you plan to stop off in bahrain there is nothing... but then again i havent been there in a couple of years, so they might have built something

Hahaha It ain't Saudi... At least that's what the Saudis say.

We told a Saudi company that we would not bring our women trainers to Saudi Arabia and their reply was "ok, we go to Bahrain". The Muslim law is not enforced in Bahrain (as much) and you can drink there.

[Mommy]

Thoughts on Istanbul?

"not Instanbul but Constantinople"



thats my thoughts....that damn song. argh

[schwab]

Hahaha It ain't Saudi... At least that's what the Saudis say.

We told a Saudi company that we would not bring our women trainers to Saudi Arabia and their reply was "ok, we go to Bahrain". The Muslim law is not enforced in Bahrain (as much) and you can drink there.

its not dubai either....bahrain has no touristy places, its just a flat island of dirt

they dont really care what you wear there....my family lived there for a while, i was born in bahrain...but not a place i really want to go to

[Mommy]

its not dubai either....bahrain has no touristy places, its just a flat island of dirt

they dont really care what you wear there....my family lived there for a while, i was born in bahrain...but not a place i really want to go to

Mind me asking why you have traveled so much? Im curious

[schwab]

i grew up in the middle east, dad worked for an oil company

[Aaron]

I'd only be in Bahrain for a couple of hours, so at best I'll go outside of the airport and take some pictures.

I'll be flying Gulf Air from Istanbul to Bangkok.

I've been searching for tickets almost everywhere: Expedia, Orbitz, various airline's websites, etc. I just *cannot* find a way to get from Sydney to Houston on June 13 or 14 for less than a grand.

[Mommy]

i grew up in the middle east, dad worked for an oil company

neat!

[Hartmann]

I'd only be in Bahrain for a couple of hours, so at best I'll go outside of the airport and take some pictures.

I'll be flying Gulf Air from Istanbul to Bangkok.

I've been searching for tickets almost everywhere: Expedia, Orbitz, various airline's websites, etc. I just *cannot* find a way to get from Sydney to Houston on June 13 or 14 for less than a grand.

You will barely be able to leave the airport with only a couple of hours... Between customs, security, etc. it'll be tough. You will have to go through immigration when you get there, then you'll have to go back through when you're leaving.

[Aaron]

Good point.

Considering it's an off-the-beaten path place like Bahrain, and especially because - per Schwab - is so completely void of anything of remote interest, it'll just be neat to say that I've "been there," without having to stay there for any considerable amount of time.

Looks like my brother will probably be going with me, which is pretty neat.

[jonathan83]

I'd only be in Bahrain for a couple of hours, so at best I'll go outside of the airport and take some pictures.

I'll be flying Gulf Air from Istanbul to Bangkok.

I've been searching for tickets almost everywhere: Expedia, Orbitz, various airline's websites, etc. I just *cannot* find a way to get from Sydney to Houston on June 13 or 14 for less than a grand.

try going to the quantas website and maybe there's a deal there.

my australian friend is always saying how expensive flights are to/from australia. Quantas I think is the only major airline in that country?

[Hartmann]

try going to the quantas website and maybe there's a deal there.

my australian friend is always saying how expensive flights are to/from australia. Quantas I think is the only major airline in that country?

United services Sydney direct from LAX but they aren't cheap. Aaron, what about Bangkok to Sydney to Tokyo, then Tokyo to the U.S.?

[schwab]

if you have more than 3 hrs then try

security and customs can take a while (at least in dubai) but coming back into the airport i wouldnt see as a problem

and a random guess is that you will be flying in in the middle of the night (10 pm - 6am) is when most flights depart to and from the middle east

[Aaron]

Aaron, what about Bangkok to Sydney to Tokyo, then Tokyo to the U.S.?

Too expensive. Ironically enough, the cheapest way for me to get from Sydney to Houston would be to fly directly from Sydney to Los Angeles, and then take Continental or Southwest to Houston.

It's actually really bizarre and somewhat confusing, because the flight I'm eyeing from Bangkok to Los Angeles costs $850 and goes THROUGH Seoul and then Tokyo. When I check the price just from Tokyo to Los Angeles, that exact same flight costs $1675.

I just don't get that at all.

[impala454]

so $2300 for all those flights? what are the longest legs? and did you get a business or first class seat for any of them? we have some people in the phillipines and i've heard horror stories about flying to manila on anything but business class.

make sure and let us know how it goes.