Katipo

Ahhh yes, the infamous deadly nocturnal strain of the virus.

I have friends living in Vietnam who love it. They are a a married western couple in their late thirties with well paying jobs, and they find it much more enjoyable than Thailand. Generally things are cheaper, including imported goods. While the cities can be quite chaotic, things are generally of a higher quality. Travelling within the country is as good as Thailand too. At least this is what they say.

For sexpats and beer bellied day drinkers it's not such an attractive proposition, as there isn't a historical industry built up around that type of person.

Seems everyone is happy with this idea, so why the negativity?

It used to be 120kph. With the proliferation of cameras and associated fines, this is no longer the case. On a road with a limit of 90, assume the camera will be set-up accordingly, unless there is a sign specifically saying otherwise e.g. sign with picture of a camera with 120 below it means the camera is set to 120.

B-Quik is owned by a guy from the Netherlands I think it is. So ironically, probably the most European of the outfits. Funnily enough though, I had a similar experience with them, and then also went to Tyre Plus. Short while later I drove off with a set of 4 new well priced tyres without any drama.

If you've got your own tent, then yes you can camp in pretty much all the national parks in Thailand.

Nakhon Si Thammarat, Ranong, Kanchanaburi, and Mae Hong Son offer some of the nicest spots without the crowds of some other places.

I find Facebook useful for keeping up with family and friends back home. Quite a few organisations and clubs I am involved with use Facebook as their primary way to communicate with members, so also good for that.

If neither of those things interests you, perhaps you are a stay home sort of person, then I imagine FB offers few positive benefits.

There are only a few avenues through which you can buy Crypto via a Thai bank account. Satang Pro and Bit Krub being two. To the best of my knowledge these platforms do not allow you to withdraw funds to a foreign bank account. In summary, money laundering and too many people doing what you want to do mean the regulations in place are very strict.

1 hour ago, JoePai said:

Umm looks like the old one ?

 

Very much so. Not even really a facelift (2019 model for reference below).

Nice and elaborate cover story. ????

Bang Tao was deserted. Not a soul on the beach. I'll be going back again shortly ????

On 3/13/2021 at 8:14 AM, AhFarangJa said:

Who would call him anyway...............

His wife, his agent, friends, his millions of screaming fans.

The motocyc driver will say that the security guard started it by using some bad words, and because of his short temper he attacked him. And then got his friends and attacked him some more. But they didn't mean to kill him, so it's ok. Wai. Sorry. The End.

One would hope that 'God(s)', considering the very nature of the word, wouldn't need mere mortals to get offended on their behalf.