Polar Bear

Between the street dogs, the motorbikes, the lack of pavements/sidewalks, and dogs not being allowed in parks, I find walking my dog pretty stressful in the city. We've ended up leasing a car, just so we can get to places where he can walk (mainly Nong Bon). But for daily walks, we rented a place at the end of a long dead end street, which limits the traffic and somewhat limits the number of unknown street dogs. (The regulars are less of an issue.) I still have to carry a stick, but most people on our street know us now, or at least they know my dog, and when we've had serious problems with aggressive street dogs, neighbours have come out to help us chase them off. We brought ours over from a very cold climate, and the heat has been an issue, especially as his winter coat appears to be a genetic feature rather than a response to the actual weather. We avoid walking him in the day between about 10 am - 5 pm, unless it's somewhere like Nong Bon, where he can cool off in the water, walk on the grass and stay in the shade. We do have a yard, and he spends a lot of time lounging around out there. (It's paved, not grass, so less worries about snakes and centipedes, but we do get scorpions sometimes.) I think that's helped him adapt to the temperatures. The air temperature doesn't drop that much at night usually, my bigger concern is the temperature of the tarmac/asphalt. During the day, it gets so hot it would easily burn his paws. If I'm not sure, I go outside barefoot and check. If it's too hot for me to walk on, it's too hot for him.

AirAsia. Flights to Vietnam are cheaper than Laos.

I booked a cheap flexible flight to Laos, which I will use at some point anyway. No one asked for it on departure from the UK or on arrival in Bangkok.

It seems to vary depending on which version of the site you are looking at. They are listed here: https://www.thaiairways.com/en_HK/plan/travel_information/pet_travel.page They aren't on the UK or Thai local sites though. But whether that means they are allowed or whether they just don't keep the pages updated, I couldn't say. You would need to speak to the airline and double check.

Email the Animal Quarantine Station at BKK and ask them for the latest requirements qsap_bkk at dld.go.th (with @ instead of at obviously) They are very helpful and speak English. The requirements can vary slightly depending on where you are coming from, but they are typically: Microchip before vaccination Vaccinations (at least 21 days before): Rabies Leptospirosis Distemper Hepatitis Parvovirus Health certificate issued by UK You don't need the rabies titre test, but get it done anyway while you are still in the UK. It's valid for life as long as you always give the booster on time. You no longer have to apply for the import certificate in advance, you get it on arrival. If your dog is too big to travel in the cabin (they can go in the cabin FROM the UK but not TO, if the airline allows it), then it's very important that you check them onto the flight as excess baggage NOT cargo. (They will travel in their crate in the cargo hold either way, but how they are processed on arrival is very different.) Having said that, if your dog is too big to travel in the cabin, you will struggle to find an airline willing to take it in the hold because the breed is considered to be at higher risk of dying during the flight.

OBS Studio. It can be a bit fiddly to setup the first time, but once you have the settings saved, it's very easy to use. There are lots of tutorials on line.

I made a transfer from my Wise balance to SCB a couple of weeks ago (14th ish), it should have cleared the next day, but it took a week. Wise just kept saying 'technical problems, it'll clear tomorrow'. In the end, I sent a payment from a UK debit card, which cleared almost immediately. I cancelled the original transfer, then they paid is out anyway. I don't use it very often, but in future I'll stick to debit card transactions, they seem more reliable.

I get all 3 at Villa in K Village. I've seen Nesquick there as well, but not for a while, though I've not particularly been looking for it either.

Sorry it didn't work out for you. Were you able to open an account with BB?

In my Grab app, I put the destination in, confirm the pickup location, and then on the next page it lists the types of cars and has the green BOOK button. To the left of that button there is a small icon of a car with a clock. Click that and the options for date and time come upm If you don't have that either, just look around your version of the app. It will be there somewhere.

One was on a tourist visa, but that was a while ago. The other was a non-immigrant visa, and I also opened an account there with a SMART O visa.

I've booked in advance with Grab for early morning trips many times. If I am able to book, it's never been a problem. They have always arrived on time, usually a little early. However, sometimes (and it's happening more often recently), I can't make a booking because they don't have a driver/the time is full. When that happens, I call one on the day, but well in advance because there is usually a long wait. So I would suggest you book it as soon as you can.

Try the SCB in EmQuartier. They will probably want to send your application off somewhere for approval, but I know a couple of people who've opened one there without a work permit.

This is a UK requirement, not a Thai one. Many other countries will certify documents locally through their embassies/consulates, but the UK won't, so we have to send them back.

It is not 'only' Thailand by any means, Canada and Qatar are two more off the top of my head, and Singapore only signed up last year.

Then is sounds like they want Thai legalization, not simply an apostille. That usually means you have to get it legalized by the UK first (either through a notary or apostille, depending on what Thailand will accept.) That legalized document then goes to the Thai embassy in the UK, who add their own legalization certificate to it. After that, it can be used here. These are the typical steps for a non-Hague country. I haven't done it myself for Thailand. Also, in many countries, what the rules say should happen and what actually happens can be very different indeed. So asking immigration directly will be your best option. Good luck!

Are you sure that you need an apostille? Thailand is not a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention, so apostilles are not officially accepted here. Documents have to be legalised instead, which has a similar purpose but is a slightly different process. If it's just for local administration (for a school, for example), they might be happy to accept the apostille anyway. However, for immigration or other official government purposes, legalisation would usually be required instead.

There's a Mail Boxes Etc kiosk near the bank section in EmQuartier. I've done email to print stuff there. I'd imagine other MBE do it as well.

It's not often I find another HMHB fan in the wild! But for actual sad lyrics, Terminus is brutal, though they still manage to get a few laughs in there.

Tinned haggis? That's so wrong. It's frozen, but at least it's not tinned. https://bangkok.sloanes.co.th/product/haggis/ Let me know what it's like if you try it. This is the black pudding. https://bangkok.sloanes.co.th/product/black-pudding/

Have you tried the ones from Sloanes? I've not tried the haggis, but their black pudding is good.

Check with British Council in Thailand first. BC can legalise UK education documents in some countries.

Having worked with EF in other countries and seen how this survey is implemented, I would give zero credence to the findings. It is a purely commercial process designed to get the results they want in each country. (I'm not claiming Thailand is any better or worse than the supposed ranking, as I have no evidence either way.)

Thanks all, he's going to ask for a letter to be sent out. He seemed to think he'd be in some kind of trouble with the embassy if they knew how he'd renewed it.

I'm posting this for someone else. He's fairly sure he's screwed up, but I said I would ask if there is an obvious fix. Brit working in Thailand with a Smart T visa + extension. His UK passport needed to be renewed, and there are still long waits for overseas renewals. He did an urgent renewal online, sent his passport back to the UK with a relative, and they were able to pick his new passport up for him and bring it back to Thailand. Now he has his old, cancelled passport (corner cut off), which has his visa, extension and stamps in, and a brand new completely empty passport. He started getting the paperwork together to transfer stuff over, but he needs a transfer letter that he should have got from the British Embassy (I think? I'm not exactly sure who the letter was from). If he had renewed it properly, he would have got the letter automatically, but because of his shenanigans, he hasn't got one. Is this transfer letter essential? Will the British Embassy issue one given that he shouldn't have renewed like this in the first place? What options does he have to fix this? Thanks!