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cbeck13
Joined: 29 Dec 2006
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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anybody ever found a cheap way to do this?? the cheapest ticket i can find is like $800. any info would be appreciated. thanks |
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Hanson

Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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ipsofacto

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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cbeck13 wrote: |
anybody ever found a cheap way to do this?? the cheapest ticket i can find is like $800. any info would be appreciated. thanks |
Why Phuket - it's a shit hole full of 50 year-old sex-tourists. Much better to jump on a boat when you arrive in phuket and check out Ko Lanta which is the next island along.
Sarcasm aside, it would most probably be cheaper to fly to bangkok and get an internal flight to phuket. That's why you're most probably getting quoted high ticket prices for the luxury of arriving in phuket. |
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cbeck13
Joined: 29 Dec 2006
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:19 am Post subject: |
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nope, its still like $780 or so to fly to bangkok......why is this freakin country so expensive to fly out of??? japan, china, thailand...doesn't matter......you'd think korea was on another planet or something |
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ipsofacto

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Send this woman an email:
[email protected]
I paid 400$ to bangkok. Her business is called shoestring travel.
Let us know how you get on. |
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lawyertood

Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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jaganath69

Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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ipsofacto wrote: |
cbeck13 wrote: |
anybody ever found a cheap way to do this?? the cheapest ticket i can find is like $800. any info would be appreciated. thanks |
Why Phuket - it's a *beep* hole full of 50 year-old sex-tourists. Much better to jump on a boat when you arrive in phuket and check out Ko Lanta which is the next island along.
Sarcasm aside, it would most probably be cheaper to fly to bangkok and get an internal flight to phuket. That's why you're most probably getting quoted high ticket prices for the luxury of arriving in phuket. |
Sex crazed 50 year olds in Phuket or drug crazed, unwashed backpackers on the surrounding Islands. What would be worse? Stereotypes, that's what! |
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Zark

Joined: 12 May 2003 Location: Phuket, Thailand: Look into my eyes . . .
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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ipsofacto wrote: |
Why Phuket - it's a *beep* hole full of 50 year-old sex-tourists. Much better to jump on a boat when you arrive in phuket and check out Ko Lanta which is the next island along. |
Get out of the tourist (and/or sex-tourist) centers and you will find a completely different kind of Phuket and Thailand. Those who think Patong is Phuket - are only showing their limited experience. |
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oxfordstu

Joined: 28 Aug 2004 Location: Bangkok
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: |
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When are you going? If it's during a holiday season in Korea, then yeah --- expect to pay at least 800k.
And to echo what others have said -- stay out of Patong and get to the other nicer beaches. |
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cbeck13
Joined: 29 Dec 2006
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:37 am Post subject: |
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the shoestring travel lady was great. i booked a one way ticket in July for $500, which seems to be ok. i was close to giving up and booking an $800 flight on expedia, so thanks. as for the phuket info, thanks to everyone. i am going to patong for a few days and then somewhere else for a few days. whats the best beach area on phuket?? i would like nice quiet beaches, but i don't want to totally be by myself. and a little bit of nightlife would be nice. thanks for any additional help. |
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ipsofacto

Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:42 am Post subject: |
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cbeck13 wrote: |
the shoestring travel lady was great. |
She, she was very helpful when I booked with her. Will no doubt hit her up when I leave. Not literally..
I'll leave it to the diehard phuket peeps to advise you on your trip.
Don't rule out getting a boat to Ko Lanta. It's only 90 mins away. |
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passport220

Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Location: Gyeongsangbuk-do province
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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Zark wrote: |
ipsofacto wrote: |
Why Phuket - it's a *beep* hole full of 50 year-old sex-tourists. Much better to jump on a boat when you arrive in phuket and check out Ko Lanta which is the next island along. |
Get out of the tourist (and/or sex-tourist) centers and you will find a completely different kind of Phuket and Thailand. Those who think Patong is Phuket - are only showing their limited experience. |
What he said. |
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seoulis
Joined: 29 May 2007
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Flying Seoul to Phuket |
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xCustomx

Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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I bought my ticket for late July for 600,000W. I got a round trip ticket to Singapore via Singapore Air and then a RT ticket to Phuket via Tiger Air. I'll be in Phuket for 5 days and Singapore for 4.
Korea-Singapore = 500,000W
Singapore-Phuket = 100,000
I booked this a month ago so I doubt you can get those kinds of prices again, but you may try. I know Tiger Air has a 2 for 1 sale going on now, and Asia Air always has special deals going on as well. |
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happygirl

Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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cbeck13 wrote: |
the shoestring travel lady was great. i booked a one way ticket in July for $500, which seems to be ok. i was close to giving up and booking an $800 flight on expedia, so thanks. as for the phuket info, thanks to everyone. i am going to patong for a few days and then somewhere else for a few days. whats the best beach area on phuket?? i would like nice quiet beaches, but i don't want to totally be by myself. and a little bit of nightlife would be nice. thanks for any additional help. |
If you are a diver, check out Chalong Bay. There are a couple of nice bars right off the round-about, a few really cheap places to stay (check out Father's Bungalows down the road from the bars on the way to the pier) and a couple of nice places to eat. It's easy to explore the South end of the island from there if you rent a car. |
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