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If wife is here on a Thai passport but in the US on a US passport, how does one go about making a round trip airline reservation? The name is the same, but the passport would be different. Is it possible to book round trip under these circumstances?

Not dee money, but perhaps cheaper than anything else out there for moving money from Thailand to the US

I have two SCB accounts, one with my wife and one for my annual extension. I have been able to link both accounts using the SCBeasy app. That makes it handy for transferring money from one account to another. Recently, SCB has advertised international transfers using their app for a set price of 88 Baht. Although I haven't had the need to transfer money from Thailand to the US, I like to have as many financial options as possible as an expat. I tested out the international transfer part of the app yesterday at 11 AM : Sent 2000 Baht to my US Credit Union (using their routing number). Within a few minutes, I received an SMS from SCB saying the transfer was in process at the rate of 33.25 Baht. This morning, 2000.70 Baht was deducted from my account along with 88 Baht (transfer fee). My credit union account showed $60.17 deposited. I only transferred $60 to test things out. Last year we went to the US for a 6 week vacation......we ended up in the US for 13 months due to the covid situation. While there, I did use my SCB ATM card one time just for grins. It worked fine......but having this new app feature would end up a lot cheaper than using the SCB ATM in the US.

I've seen this bird around the Udon area.....but only from the top of a highway walk-over. It overlooks a big TaKhop tree (https://puechkaset.com/ตะขบ/). The birds feed on the fruit that are near the top of the tree. They're easy to spot because of their color, but suspect they don't ground feed.

As a followup......my case of feeling like a boat tipping over on its side the other night. For sure it was the worst case I've had, although after I got out of bed and was up for a few hours, I felt okay. I did the exercise shown in the photos.......one time.......felt fine the rest of the day and slept on both sides at night without a reoccurrence.

For the past 12 years or so, I've had occasional bouts of BPPV. The vertigo sets in when I lie down in bed or turn at night. Last night, sleeping from 11 to 5, I got up to pee, then went back to bed on my side.......still half-asleep......and the bed felt like it was turned 45 degrees. It was most definitely the most severe case of BPPV I've had. I managed to turn to my other side and slept fine for a few more hours. When BPPV sets in, I've done a repositioning exercise that seems to work. https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/canalith-repositioning-procedure/about/pac-20393315 I'm curious if others suffer from this type of vertigo and what they do to get relief. FWIW: my first case of BPPV set in shortly after a mountain bike ride where I traveled downhill over very bumpy terrain. That's the only time I can possibly attribute the vertigo to any sort of activity.

The street in front of the jailhouse is Srisuk. The street behind the jailhouse is Srichomcheun. With the jail house on your left, pass the jailhouse and the four way intersection while on Srichomcheun. Less than 25m past the intersection on your left is a drycleaner. She's dependable and been in business for ages. About 50m past the intersection, on your right, is a tailor. He has several white goverment uniforms hanging in the front window. He's been in business for a loooong time. I've never used the tailor, but eat soup on a regular basis directly across the street. If I needed a tailor, I'd probably give him a try.

andrographis paniculata ฟ้าทะลายโจร has been touted as a covid treatment since early in the pandemic. Lots of Thais take use that herb for a variety of ills, and I know of several who have taken the herb on a daily basis in hopes of keeping the virus at bay. Capsules of the herb are available in 7-11. I've lived here for 25 years and I take 3-4 capsules whenever I'm feeling a bit off or a cold coming on. Many people have the herb growing in their yards. If it were a panacea, I doubt the government would be spending gazillions in vaccinations. Will I continue to use it? Yes, indeed. Does it cure/prevent covid........I doubt it.

I've never used 1-2 call cards, but use phonenet cards from CAT. Calls to the US are 1 baht / min, clear calls, and the card lasts for a year. You can put your pin into speeddial so you don't have to enter it each time. It's worked for me for several years.

Looks like I'm in the same boat: I'm equally not pleased with some of the responses I've gotten to queries about pricing on my Paradise rechargeables. Unfortunately, I'm in Udon and there isn't another option, that I know of, other than Eartone.

I can't imagine living 'retirement' in a place where I'm not happy. Life's been good for the past 25 years!

It could be something like the olive-backed sunbird.......or if not a bird, the hummingbird hawk-moth which fooled me for a real hummingbird when I first saw one

Sounds like a man with experience. I know quite a few expats who have found their mate on the internet......many teachers and government employees who have free access to the internet seem to have a leg up on the competition.

Back 20+ years ago a monk, either Brit or US) published a book about his early days in the temple. He talked about the ไม่รู้อะไรสบาย mai ru arai sabai feeling he had then......if you don't know, it can't hurt you. I think a lot of expats suffer this problem....they come here and everything is peachy keen....until there's a coup or three, or some teenager is executed in his village for dealing drugs, or the umpteenth person he knows is killed on a motorcycle. Then reality sets in and he doesn't like it here anymore. Nothing's really changed......it's a matter of learning what you got into in the first place. One of this forum's most prolific posters has had a long running thread about ideal places to live if leaving Thailand. Despite the thread running for several years now, I don't think you could find any consensus on better places to live. The grass is always greener......

Been here for 25 years......been back in the US on more than a dozen times, but always yearning to come back to Thailand. If you're dismayed by Thai politics, how would you have felt in the US on Jan 6? My wife and I were in the US, in Texas of all places, .....and we were terrified. There are lots of nice things about the US......but given a choice of where I want to spend my retirement years, I'll pick Thailand in a heartbeat.

At least with the US, the money you make/earn in the US is not taxable in Thailand......some sort of tax treaty with Thailand and the US (and, I believe, most if not all, other countries). If you put money in a Thai bank, the interest you earn on that money is taxable.....although it's generally nothing to get worried about as interest rates are near zero. I second the opinion that if you're coming here to live a quiet, retirement life, the best way to go is to park 800,000Baht in a Thai bank and leave it alone. That will make your annual extensions so much easier.

I heard that was the case say 20 years ago......but read somewhere 10+ years ago that that's changed. Foremost advertises as 'made from 100% real cow's milk'.....whatever that might mean

Less than 50 Baht a liter......last I bought some it was about 40.

If you buy it in pharmacies, be aware, it may be 6% versus the standard 3%. I've bought 6% bottles (same cost as 3%) and cut it with water. It seems to have the same effect.

Positive for Covid in Nov, minor symptoms. One shot of Pfizer before leaving the US in Feb. Double shot of Pfizer in Udon in late Aug/early Sept.

If it's how you describe....like a cat meowing (loudly or even in a fight), it's a drongo, I'd suspect fancying a partner or fighting off a predator in a nest. We had a pair of drongos high up in the thick of palm trees. The first time we heard them, from 200feet away or so, we were sure some animal was having a fight. I ventured down toward the palms and saw one of the drongos fly off. I subsequently saw the drongos in the same area many time, but heard the commotion only a few times.

My wife and I moved here when we were 46, now we're 71. Thailand's always been a good place to retire.....if you're financially secure, and better yet, if you have some sort of medical coverage (like Tricare). If you're constantly worried about fluctuations in exchange rates and not especially financially secure, Thailand wouldn't be a good place to retire. Thailand is definitely not a place to retire if you aren't financially secure and have no medical insurance. One of the most satisfying things about living here for 25 years is seeing the progress the country has made......stable electricity, fiber optic to the jungle, better food hygiene in restaurants and most markets, better private hospital care, safer and better roads, improved domestic flying opportunities (pre-covid), cleaner environment (not US standards, but they're improving), stability in immigration policies....especially for retirees, vast improvement in service sector - especially in government services like driver's licenses, passports, banks, on-line banking, - and finally, lazada - not yet Amazon, but it's getting there.

Twenty Foot Equivalent T.E.U. https://www.facebook.com/exportnavigator/posts/1614890938646672/

Sorry, I don't know the name, but here's a clearer photo of one I took on my back porch in Udon.