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Adelphi

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  1. No midges in Glasgow or Edinburgh and a good train connection between the two cities. Lots to see and do.
  2. Can anyone tell me where in Pattaya that I can get a Covid vaccination. Ideally I would like the latest Moderna vaccination. Thank you in advance for all useful information.
  3. I have lived mostly in Jomtien for four years now. I have found that in all parts of the world you will find friendly and unfriendly people - even in the hospitality industry. If you become a regular customer - treat the staff with respect and leave a regular tip - you are normally treated very well. Often you will strike up a bit of a repour with said staff - who can be very supportive if you have a problem. Alternatively if I go somewhere and I get attitude I don't normally say anything. I don't leave a tip and I simply never go back. It is interesting that over time I have noticed that the good places tend to flourish where as the unpleasant place often close down very quickly. I guess you just need to find a village/town which suits your pace and make an effort to establish yourself - remembering that you are the foreigner/incomer. I think most times that kind of works or at least it has for me.
  4. Yes we now live together in Thailand and I have retirement visa. I think our biggest problem will be that we have only known each other for six months and only recently started living together. I am concerned that if we apply this year and get turned down that may count against us in the future. Maybe I should just do a short trip to the UK on my own and put off applying for a visitor visa for my partner until next year. Next year we will be able to evidence much more of a shared life in Thailand.
  5. I would like to obtain a UK visitor visa to take my partner to the UK. We have been together about 6 months. My financial position is strong but you could not say the same about my Thai partners position (no property/job). I will be paying for everything. Can anyone based on recent experience recommend an Agent who might be able to help us? Any suggestions on what we might do/say to strengthen the application would also be very welcome e.g. fit in a trip to Singapore, take out a years medical insurance for my partner, have our condo rental put into joint names. Thank you in advance for all helpful suggestions.
  6. Hi one further question please. I don’t have a bank book. Will I actually need a bank book when I go to Immigration? I know I will need a letter from my bank. I operate my account via the internet although I think TTB would issue a bank book if I asked for one.
  7. I need to transfer Thai Baht 800k to my Thailand bank account for the first extension of my Non O Retirement Visa. My Immigration Office is Pattaya. Can I use Wise to do this? The potential problem is that it shows up in my TTB account as an internal transfer. I can send the money direct from my UK bank which shows up as an international transfer but the exchange rate is not as good as Wise. Any advice much appreciated.
  8. Hi. I have applied online and received a 90 day non immigrant O visa for retirement. I showed funds in my UK bank account to do this. I arrive in Thailand next week. My plan is to transfer cash from my UK bank account to my Thai bank account equivalent to not less than THB800k after I arrive. That would mean that the 800k would have been in my Thai bank account for over two months when I apply for my first 1 year extension. It has been suggested to me that I have miss understood the rules and that the 800k has to be in my Thai bank account for three months before I apply for my first one year extension. Can anyone clarify the position for me please? Thank you.
  9. Thank you Sheryl and others for many well balanced and thoughtful responses. My health is good. I tend not to trust insurance companies but I take your point about safeguarding assets. You suggested that I consider a good international expat health policy. Can you suggest which companies I might consider? If you would rather not do this publicly then perhaps you might PM me.
  10. I am 62 and planning on trying out living permanently (retired) in Thailand. I now need to decide whether to buy health insurance or self insure. My preference is to self insure as I instinctively dislike insurance companies. Two friends have suggested that I should have at least 4M THB immediately available should I need emergency treatment. I would be grateful to know the views of others on this subject. Thanks in advance for all helpful contributions.
  11. Thanks Robin I am aware of that option. I don't think it is London who do the processing. As I understand it, it is a web based system which processes and issues the visas for every country. The downside with your suggestion is that you then need an onward or return flight to guarantee that your airline will board you. I know some say the risk is low if you don't have an onward ticket etc. but I just don't like sailing close to the wind.
  12. Thanks OJAS I hope you are right. What is bothering me is that the Thai London Embassy on their web site says I need - Confirmation of legal residence in the UK or Ireland. Copy of health insurance that covers COVID-19 related medical expenses, both inpatient and outpatient, no less than 100,000 USD for the whole period of your stay in Thailand.
  13. I will soon be applying for an O type visa (retirement) in the UK. I have travel/health insurance which meets the requirement to get the visa issued. The policy document does not specifically say it covers Covid (or any other specific illness) but I have checked with my insurance company and Covid is definitely covered (inpatient and outpatient). Do you think such a policy will be acceptable or does it specifically have to reference Covid? Thank you in advance for all helpful advice.
  14. Well said Chivas. In addition, the UK has a huge welfare state to finance which Thailand does not. Also the Thai debt to GDP is at a manageable 50%. Whereas the UK debt to GDP is 85% - which is getting close to the point where paying down the debt becomes very difficult.
  15. Why should they not be allowed to adopt? Many children in orphanages without parents. All the evidence is that lesbians and gay men can make excellent parents.
  16. Sorry but I don’t understand. Maybe you could tell the other half of the story so we can all understand what you mean.
  17. Hi Blazes. I am struggling to understand your confusion. In the modern world lots of gay men for example marry other men. Before the marriage ceremony they normally refer to the guy they love as their partner. After the marriage they refer to the guy as their husband. All very straightforward and no deliberate intention to confuse. Indeed when a man refers to his husband he is obviously a married gay guy - no other interpretation possible. Nor any need for a “double take”.
  18. The simplest/fastest/most expensive way to get from Heathrow into the "London transport" system is to take the Heathrow Express to Paddington. Not perfect but in my opinion the best option. £25 standard ticket and £32 first class. The simplest way to by your ticket IMO is to download the app and buy it before you leave Thailand. Safe journey.
  19. I normally spend the UK winter in Thailand as I hate the cold and grey. I love Thailand but not with all of these hoops to get in to the country. Last winter I went to Gran Canaria - very nice - much cheaper/shorter flight. Good holiday. This coming winter I am going to the Philippines - no hoops on arrival. If Thailand wants me and my money back they need to cut the <deleted>. Up to you Thailand.
  20. When I studied economics we were taught that an exports were goods or services sold abroad to obtain foreign currency. Thus the revenue from foreign tourists were classed as export income. If you were to include the huge loss of tourist income in these figures they would look a lot less positive.
  21. The people coming up with these rules are completely delusional. They think that Thailand is so wonderful that foreigners will jump through any hoop to get in - wrong. Very few real tourists will visit Thailand with this nonsense. Within a few months when it is clear that they are getting very few real tourists they will think again and make life simpler - no test/quarantine on or after arrival . They have undermined the tourist industry and peoples confidence in visiting Thailand. Consequently when a sane entry system is put in place it will take many years, if ever, before Thailand gets back anything like its very lucrative tourist industry. As is so often the case it is the ordinary people who pay the price for incompetent leaders - while the incompetent leaders are completely unaffected by the economic damage they have wrought. Very sad to see a country I like so much being so needlessly damaged.
  22. Any chance of a high season has gone for 2021/22. They can bring back Test and Go but in my opinion it will have negligible effect on tourists. It would certainly make life easier for people who live/have stake in Thailand and must travel. However, tourists and particularly high end tourists, just won't do Test and Go. Who in their right mind will book an expensive two week holiday in Thailand. Fly over 10 hours to get to Bangkok to risk a positive test on arrival - followed by two weeks incarcerated in a cheap nasty hotel with lousy food. Then having to pay for the privilege of staying in said hotel. Then getting out just in time to spend over 10 hours on a plane going home. It just ain't going to happen. If Thailand wants significant numbers of tourists then yes to evidence of full vaccination, a Covid test before the flight and maybe Covid insurance. Testing/quarantine on arrival forget it.
  23. Hi Dr Jack I have always rented my condo from an owner - some good some not so good. I was not aware that there were condos where private ownership was not allowed. Is this common in Thailand? Have I understood you correctly i.e. that you are not able to invite a friend round for dinner or a drink. I would be very interested in finding a well managed condo which cracked down on anti-social behaviour but I would also want my friends to be able to visit. Are you able to tell me how you go about identifying condos which do not allow private owners? I would be interested in checking out such condos. Thanks in advance for any advice you are able to provide.
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