Old York

For years I have used a fan to blow cool outside air through the screen door and into the bedroom. It works very well in Chiang Mai except at the peak of the hot season in late April early May.

You are allowed to spend your two weeks within Tachilek town limits only. The exception is if you can get permission from a Burmese phuyai, which means either police or military. There are checkpoints on all roads out of town. Definitely require a re-entry permit when you return to Mae Sai.

Should be no problem. My daughter has just returned from a year in England and used her Thai issued debit card to withdraw money I put in her Thai account. She got a good exchange rate too.

Had the lot; squamous cell, basal cell, Bowens sarcoma, and recently incipient melanoma. The melanoma was in an area that never sees the sun on my upper back. Always keep covered and wear a hat.

When scaly patches first appear I apply the topical medication 'Aldara' and after a period of redness and itching the lesion usually disappears. I have a skin doctor regularly check my back which discovered the very early melanoma, which is deadly if left untreated.