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I can see how it can get tiring after some years. It's difficult to find places to chill out. Need more trees.

I think Jomtien/Pattaya can be a decent place to live if you're fit for it and not worried about the inevitable gossiping about your residence. Pattaya and Jomtien does have a lot of stuff to do and western oriented malls, shops, restaurants etc and of course all the nightlife and fun you could want. I would want to live up on the hills near Jomtien probably.

I speak poor thai and it's just good to have a chat with people without the cultural and language barrier once in a while. I am not against your suggestion, but that's why I would sign a 6 month contract and see how things play out.

When I studied at Thammasat back in the day I walked to Pinklao, which I would not recommend to live in, but every day I walked across the bridge and look at the condo by the river, Rattanakosin View Mansion, the best view, but then again, no MRT/BTS, so you'd have to take the riverbus to Saphan Thai or drive. If you worked at Thammasat or something, maybe it would be worth it.

I think I prefer to live with more westerners to be honest.

I have considered that also, probably would prefer Soi 14 or Soi 10 because you can exit without having to go past the tourist crowds every day. Soi 2 and 4 is also an option there.

Well, I don't mean done with the good parts of Sukhumvit such as lower Sukhumvit from Nana to Phrom Phong, which is the best part of BKK imo, just I think the residential areas of Sukhumvit are very overrated and people only stay there because they want to stay close to Lower Sukhumvit, when in fact you could stay near Rama 4 or somewhere like Soi Ruamrudee and get the parks, while still being closer to Asoke. It's also why this area is easily more expensive, but Park Origin and Lumpini 24 are actually quite affordable now.

An added benefit of Soi 24 is that it allows for sort of easy access to Sathorn and Lumpini etc, which are areas that I have never really explored. I'm kind of done with the whole Sukhumvit area to be honest. I do not think the extension of the BTS has done it any favor.

I didn't notice the traffic to be honest, but that's maybe because I have lived in On Nut and Thong Lor which are both much worse (the main sois) and Park Origin lies well back from the street. I'd much rather take a motocy taxi every day in Soi 24 than On Nut or Thong Lor. As I see it, if you have a motorbike you can also quite easily go the other direction through Soi 22 and drive to the BTS and leave it there without dealing with traffic. The issue with the small sois such as on the unequal side of Phrom Phong is that it's a long walk and there are often gridlocks. If they could get the cars out of the subsois then it would definitely be the better area.

If you find somewhere with an attractive female proctologist let me know.

I'm considering giving Bangkok a try again for 6-12 months and was thinking about Soi 24, since I stayed at Park Origin in 2023. I was pleasantly surprised to see how Soi 24 has changed over the years, when I first saw it 15 years ago it was much like Lang Suan, just seemed to be expensive condos aimed at japanese business expats and nothing else. Now it seems to have changed a lot and there's really a good mix towards both ends of the soi. The Rama 4 end of the soi has a bunch of restaurants, cafes, bars etc. It's also walkable and it's easy to get to Benjasiri Park. There's a streetfood market in Soi 22 and of course close to all the good stuff near Phrom Phong. Close to Emquartier, close to Asok. Can jump on your own motobike and drive down Rama 4 to Lumpini or Siam Square. Overall it seems a very good option of you want to live centrally and busily but not with all the tourist traps right next door. I liked Park Origin except for the pool. I am also considering Lumpini 24 which has a great pool, but rooms are less well constructed.

Ari to Chatuchak is hipster and cool. It is home to the most hip coffee places and the area around Chatuchak is also a historical neighborhood for woodworking. Soi Ari is definitely worth checking out, but it is very thai with an international touch, not many foreigners. Phra Athit Road near Kao San Road and that entire area is not only tourism, it is also very artsy because of the nearby Thammasat University, which is the liberal progressive university in Bangkok.

Bumrungrad says they don't have it. 8mg is for withdrawals, not for pain, which is 0.2-0.4 mg pr. dose typically.

Thanks Sheryl, I would rather get a script in Thailand, also because the waiting time here is so long, I might not get one in time. It was very easy to get a script for tramadol last time in Bumrungrad, but they probably think buprenorphine is more serious, even though it is exactly the opposite back home.

I wrote Bumrungrad and asked about it, waiting for answer.