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(Somehow that posted before I was ready....) If I can determine from Aetna that some/most/all of the pre-existing conditions would be excluded only for one year, I might start the policy in January 2023 so that the one-year period ends sooner.

@internationalism Thanks. I do want to be in dialog with Aetna before I re-start (part-year) residency in Thailand. At this time, I wanted to see what expectations I should have, and ideally, have someone chime in who has actually done it. I'm planning a 60-day Thailand visit starting in January 2023 and will talk to Aetna directly then. I probably would restart residency in the autumn of 2023. (Don't want to have a retirement extension renewal date in high season again!) I have permanent residency in Mexico so I can come & go with ease here.

@Etaoin Shrdlu Thanks. That's what I was assuming, but sometimes that eternal trickle of hope can work. Not this time, it seems. I'm planning a visit next Jan-Mar and will check it out when I'm there.

I had lived full-time in Thailand from 2001 until February 2020 when I left on a one-way ticket to Mexico, where I have lived full-time since. I'm rethinking my life plans and considering splitting time 50/50 between living in Mexico and Thailand. I had an Aetna (previously BUPA) health insurance plan for 15+ years before I left in 2020. I maintained the policy for one more year but then decided not to renew. If I return to Thailand and want to get the another Aetna policy am I screwed for any/all pre-existing conditions? If so, would those pre-existing conditions be excluded from coverage permanently, or only, say, for one year?

Thanks. That's a different series of phone numbers that what I had found/tried. The one I had rang with no answer. Maybe I'll try during the week to see if I can get a person on the line.

Where can I find the web site for the Thai Embassy in Mexico? Close as I can tell it should be http://www.thailatinamerica.net/mexico/ but that domain is either not registered or has expired? I want to know their visa process, e.g. visa types available, procedure to apply, costs, etc.

Remember the roaring success of the Pattaya Beach Bus circa 2005? Oh, right. It failed after what, six months? The fare was B15 or B20, IIRC, in air conditioned comfort, and they couldn't attract enough passengers to make a go of it. I think baht buses are here for the long haul. Long live the baht bus! ????

A mountain goat would be on a mountain, hence they are flying right at/into a mountain.

Interesting. I know they did that at Don Muang (before Suvarnabhumi opened). Didn't know that was the case at Suvarnabhumi now.

Does Thailand recognize the Johnson & Johnson Janssen vaccine, which is one dose?

A green shirt emblazoned with dollar signs! ????

Anybody else come to this thread to read about toilet paper? (It was on the e-mail summary list, so no way to know it was in Thai Visas forum section.)

That snake doesn't look four meters (~13 feet) long, does it? ????

Yeah, what about the bottoms?

I've been mispronouncing it this whole time? He says KRAY-tuhm. I've been saying kruh-TAHM.

I was simply pointing out a statistic that I found surprising. From an airline economics standpoint, an 80% load factor on what I considered an obscure routing seemed pretty good.

The linked article said: Currently, there are twice weekly flights on Thai Air Asia (Fridays & Sundays) between Hua Hin and Chiang Mai: Thai Air Asia A320-200s (which I think is the model used on this route) have 180 seats. (Other Thai Asia A320 models have more seats.) 180 seats x 2x/wk x 80% = 288 passengers per week each way?

Did it lurch before the explosion?

The linked article says that the load factor between Hua Hin and Chiang Mai is about 80%.

Their aircraft are subject to confiscation. Most of the aircraft are leased, and those leases are in countries that have economically sanctioned Russia and the leases made invalid. A secondary factor is the plunge in the value of the Ruble. Even if the planes could operate, can they pay for fuel, maintenance & routine operating costs in countries to which they would fly?

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Does this have the makings of Natalie Wood, The Thailand Version?

I'll have what they're smoking.