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Prasat is my town and it is 1hr 45 minutes drive to Buriram airport. 40 minute flight to Don Muaeng airport , as well you know . I have done the coach and taxi journeys at 6 hours which are tiring . OK the flights seem to be getting more expensive but remain my preferred mode of travelling that route . Just hoping that with all the new large development at Buriram airport , it will bring maybe international flights to at least the middle east where a European connection can be had . Also provincial flights from Buriram without going to Bangkok airports would be great . Finally I have never had a good journey with Nakhon Chai air coaches . Their gold class are like school buses and the V.I.P. coach that I took from Pattaya , was rough and shoddy and may have been V.I.P. 10 years before . If using coaches from my area I use and recommend , Sombat Tour . Modern fleet , clean , comfortable and 2 safe drivers on long trips .

A fiver for fish & chips ? cannot be cod for sure and the portion size must be small . In Southampton UK medium size cod & chips £10 - 12 large £ 15 -18 . I have seen pensioners day fish & chips at £7 but will not be cod .

Yeh , getting there for sure

Thanks for your input . Surfshark UK options are Edinburgh , Glasgow , London & Manchester . I have tried switching before and that worked but not anymore . Ways round the non access are for me to message my son in the UK with my bet as he can place the bet on his app . These cyber laws are annoyingly pedantic . Update = Just cleared the cache and browsing for the last 7 days and then switched from Edinburgh server to London and made the connection to W/H . Now there gonna pay for messing me around

Agree that Lazada can be a pain in the backside . Only yesterday I was trying to buy on their site , only to be knocked back on their over zealous security system . So I contacted their C/S who told me that using some servers can cause this and instead open their site via emails received on GMAIL . This I did and it worked without any hitches . I tried Proton free V.P.N. but was no good for me .

Up till the last week or so , my V.P.N. ( Surfshark ) has worked well . However just recently when I try to connect to my account with William Hill ,based in the UK , I am not allowed access as they say I am using a data center and that they must be able to identify the country where I am based in order to be able to see if gambling is allowed in that country. Does anyone else have the same problem ? It appears that UK gambling sites have tightened up on foreign countries access .

Was it the smell of urine in the queue of pensioners that put you off ?

I would not bet on that . Why ? the emphasis is growing on convincing the employed workers to invest for their retirement with commercial pension companies . The current UK state pension funding is creaking and unsustainable with suggestions from some politicians that it be scrapped in the future . Elevated tax concessions for private pension contributions has been suggested .

Not want to digress from the topic but I have to agree with your comment on " down the toilet " . Just returned to Thailand after 2 months in the UK which gives the impression of being over populated , very expensive cost of living and a noticeable amount of non indigenous people in the towns and country . The cost of housing/ renting has erupted to a level that young people - first time buyers cannot enter the market . The full UK state pension is poor even for those who made the full contributions and find themselves unable to claim any monetary benefits as opposed to those who did not plan for their old age and receive a lower pension and so qualify for a lot of benefits . If I was a young man I would seriously consider emigrating . Many UK pensioners cannot afford to heat their homes and visit day centers and libraries to keep warm . I say charity begins at home and so take care of the indigenous Brit as a priority , not as it is at the moment with the UK pensioners being treated unfairly and at the back of the queue . Shame on the UK government and benefits system .

True and for that reason her job title , income and her companies standing and willingness to endorse her return to work could be important . As for self employed , it becomes more difficult without an employer endorsement , as was the case with my lady who owns her own restaurant and house and supported her parents . Me with a 7 bedroom house , money in the bank , proof of our 7 year relationship, plus a reference / guarantee from my police officer son that she would return to Thailand at the end of her visit to the UK . Outcome was a refusal for the tourist visa with a statement that there was doubt that she would return to Thailand . That is all they would say and that left me bewildered and puzzled . Not bother again .

Exactly and that is why the Thai gov; will not legalize vaping i.e. people stop smoking = loss of taxes to the gov; and revenue to the tobacco industry VIPs in Thailand .

Golden Virginia tobacco is now £34 for a 50 gram pouch . Many in the UK now vaping but come to Thailand with your vape is risky as a foreigner but not Thai folk . Thai vape laws set up to extract funds from foreigners and not for health reasons .

Totally agree and I made a similar statement a few months ago . I simply do not understand why these sad <deleted> are protected and anonymous . Cowards in my opinion .

So true and had he made private donations to needy foundations, it would probably have been made public by the press etc and stood him in good stead / kudos . What he has done is a planned way to make him appear a generous good person with his donation being minuscule in comparison to his wealth . BTW , I have tried to explain the meaning of CHARITY to my lady , up here in Issan . It is something that she has never heard of before .and when I explained that in the western world there are many charitable institutions , she was amazed .

I flew BK to Heathrow 10 days ago . One way was 340 pounds . It was 1 hour late leaving Suvarnabhumi airport and 30 minutes late in London . Shame really because the service in economy was excellent i.e. 3 hot good meals and plenty of drinks ( I even got a beer before take off in the galley at the rear of the plane ) . Flight attendants were eager to help . The toilets were always clean . Snacks available between meals . I could not fault the in flight service , plenty of movies and about 200 pounds cheaper than Eva Air . Thai Airways are my preferred way to fly UK / Thailand

While they are at it , maybe they should consider departures which is often way over crowded with queues from security to the elevator and immigration desks . Airport staff walking up and down the queues asking what time is your flight so as to bring you forward to the immigration desks to avoid missing your flight . BTW I flew out on the 17th this month and the Thai air plane was 1 hour late docking but made time up and was 30 minutes late at Heathrow but the Thai Air flight was good . 3 meals were all good and plenty of drinks and snacks . Cabin crew very courteous . ( had to mention Thai Air experience because they were criticized on this forum a couple of weeks ago )

Your opinion is so true , yet one can stay in a good hotel where every facility is immaculate and then venture out to a complete contrast for a shop or a beer and have to pass through a minefield of broken pavements / sidewalks or try to cross a road that has some crazy inconsiderate drivers . Lets face it , the majority of tourists are probably single males looking for the bar scene but I read that many girls are working on line and ditching the bars . Many bars with unattractive women and some appear to have come out of retirement .

Cialis is available in Thailand and a quick Google search came up with several suppliers including the next link https://www.misskamagra.com/cialis.html . Granted it is not cheap and the pills are 20 mg , not 5 mg . No prescription needed . I have also seen it for sale in Pattaya , by mobile vendors but maybe a copy because much cheaper than on line pharmacies .

May I ask if you have ever taken Viagra or anything similar . Not just for sexual reasons but also relaxes the prostate and makes urinating much easier . There was an article on the BBC News medical journal a couple of years ago that stated men over 50 years old would benefit from taking 50 mg of sildenafil ( or a generic pill ) a day to control and reduce the prostate size . This may be too late for you but it may help other readers

Tests in Thailand ?

How is the size of a prostate made ? Also I thought that a digital exam was the most reliable indicator of an enlarged prostate and normally the first procedure along with the PSA test .

To the OP , Adumbration , I admire your courage in bringing this delicate subject to this forum . Most men over the middle age years will have this problem to some degree . Many men are stubborn in getting a check up on their prostate because of embarrassment of a digital examination . I have been Googling the Aquablation technique and it appears to address all your concerns . Extract below from https://potomacurology.com/services/bph-treatment-options/aquablation/ What Are The Side Effects of Aquablation Therapy? We know that the primary reason men are delaying surgery is because they are concerned about side effects.1 In fact, a recent survey shows that 85% of men are concerned that surgery will cause incontinence, and 4 out of 5 men are concerned that surgery will have a permanent impact on their sexual function.1 In clinical studies, men who had Aquablation therapy had a very low rate of irreversible complications—incontinence, ejaculatory dysfunction, erectile dysfunction.2,3 0% impact on erectile function, orgasmic function, sexual desire, intercourse satisfaction or overall sexual satisfaction2,3,4 NEARLY ALL men with BPH preserve ejaculatory function with Aquablation therapy2,3,4 99% men with BPH did not have incontinence after Aquablation therapy2,3,4

Perilous pavements are a common feature throughout Thailand unfortunately . From street vendors who cause bottle necks to broken pavement tiles and concrete posts in the middle of pavements , there is also no consideration for those in wheelchairs or push chairs which is a reflection on Thailand's attitude to health & safety in general . To the OP , begging is illegal in Thailand and the normal police should act on your complaint .

Please explain how you do you remove the cvv number from the card ?

Me too , in my man bag . Nothing of real value do I leave in the hotel room bar one time when I had a lot of cash that I hid inside the air-con unit but never again .