Swiss1960

Just another night out during Songkran...

Glad to see the Swiss disappeared from the news... for now...

We just don't like to be far back in any ranking... but we'll never be able to catch up with the British, too many drink knuckleheads there...

His name is Urs Peter Fehr, yes, he is Swiss, and he and his Elephant Sanctary have been featured positively in several Swiss newspapers and magazines well before these incidents

I hope that his Visa will NOT be revoked - not because he is a fellow Swiss, BUT because Switzerland does not want him back...

Bloody serious. I don't pay/donate for other peoples stupidity... oh wait... maybe the concrete barrier jumped in front of his motorbike... well then, let's donate... I give money for people I know when they need it, i.e. when they have cancer treatment that is not fully covered... but primarely, my extra money is to build up savings for the future, so I don't ever need a GoFundMe beggar page

Health insurance is not equal travel/accident insurance... and the main question would remain, does he even have a motorbike licence But as far as foreign tourists go... it seems travel insurance is completely unnecessary, it is cheaper to later ask for donations on GoFundMe pages... nobody will ever get a cent from me for such an accident

Ah, the famous balcony deaths are back with more tourists... More booze than they drink at home... lower balcony rails than they are used at home... whether suicide or accident, does it really matter, as long as they don't injure/kill somebody or cause damage by falling on a car? Dead is dead

It will impact her credit rating, but a one-time slip in 10 years should not impact future loans / credits

Yeah right... and we would like married people from the Schengen countries to have the same stay visas (2/5/unlimited) and no 90d Reports as Thais living in Europe and married to Europeans. Reciprocity the key word...

Another one... motorbike crash... "no record of insurance for him" according to the family (BBC article)

report it to the local police first, and if they do nothing, report it to the cyber crime investigation unit https://ccid4.ccib.go.th/

It's NOT an improvement except for the (for now) smoother surface. But the ridiculous signage changing from 2 lanes to 1 are dangerous, specially for motorbikes

My 16y old daughter caught dengue and her blood count was do bad, even a bruising could have let to significant internal bleeding. She was in the hospital for 6 days... after that, we did vaccinate her as soon as possible

Since Cigna sold the Thail business to Chubb - which then cacelled all policies by expiration date - Cigna has become... (naming and shaming not allowed), so I recommend everybody who can to stear away from them. @tomgreen: Check reducing the coverage to Thailand / Asia only, that should reduce the premium. If you need to travel, get yourself a cheap travel insurance

Elephant rides are animal cruelty, the spine is not made to carry that weight, elephants are schlepping animals, not carrying animals

Departure and landing times, both of which are times arriving/leaving gates.

Every agency will take advantage of you, that is their business

No, ChatGPT creates better and more believable stories

Nes Years celebrate starts immediately after Christmas celebration and ends sometime before mid of January... welcome to Thailand

There us another priority line in arrival 1: go in on the right (Thai) side, turn sharp left on top of the short walk, and the priority / business entry is straight ahead. I used it yesterday morning, through after 3 minutes.

They are not approved for age over 60

Get yourself in a hospital for proper diagnosis before asking about a surgery you don't know you need. Drinking buddies are not good medical advisors...

No, she doesn't need it. The change will be recorded in the database, and the owner of the old tabien baan can go into his amphoe and have the old entry removed. ID is all my wife and daughter needed.

Expensive, but still cheaper than a long time stay in the ICU with a broken skull...