Expat68

Not sure where you aim to start and finish. A good route would be: Udon Thani - Nong Kai - Chiang Khan (follow the Mekhong) - Tha Li - Loei - Wangaphun - Phukradeung - Petchabun - Khon Kaen Plenty of villages en route

I am not

No. Mine is per normal. Have you received/sent a life certificate form recently

Definitely

Concur with places mentioned in Vietnam, well worth a visit

Many doctors have their own private practice also. No complaints from me

I can see summer of protests on the horizon

All depends on the woman. Everyone is different. I will give you a true example (same age difference) man takes out his thai girlfriend for dinner to a restaurant (very pleasant, tables by the river), the bill came to just over 400 baht, the lady turned to the man in all honesty and said I am expensive to take out. Example 2, the man wanted to do something a little special for his birthday, he suggested staying at a nice hotel with dinner, the same lady as above said I am low class, I would feel more comfortable staying at a cheaper hotel

Just because the ladies work in bars does not mean they are bad people, they would admit themselves they are only doing it to support their families. Some of your called ladies with decent jobs also offer extra services on a night time (I can introduce you to nurses, teachers, etc if you do not believe me)

Don't know but my girlfriend's brother brought 6 bottles of Dark Beer Lao over from Laos. Cost 29 bhat per bottle

https://www.hsbc.co.uk/international/

This is getting boring!! If you go on the HSBC web page you will see they offer accounts for expats!!!!

I informed them I was moving to Thailand and ope.ned a new account with the said company

I still have house in UK

Twenty metres doubtful, number of times pickup/car has pulled out in front of me only to park up again 20 metres up the street

Chiang Khan, Nong Kai

I would think the people who empty sceptic tanks would be able to do it. Go to your tessabarn, they will point you in the right direction

Thai people have been treated like mushrooms for far too long

My own personal opinion is that Nong Kai is much nicer also the expats

The only thing I have noticed is that they (the bank) freeze the account if no transactions in a year

Can't blame it on the British this time

HSBC. Opened mine before I departed some 13 years ago

Everyone to their own opinion

Yesterday had first significant rain for at least a month in Loei but go 25km in either direction they have had it regularly

I thought once you return, it goes back to what it was before?