MrJ2U

So true! A lot of Issan food is a product of living in abject poverty I believe. Luckily my wife is of the newer educated batch of Issan cooks. I won't touch her mothers cooking. She's been using the same unwashed cutting board for years for everything.

Good for you! 88 and still driving, I hope I can say the same in 30 years.

What a little cutie pie.

Sounds good. Simple questions and answers. They don't want to be recorded or have some Facebook post showing the "secrets of the trade and how they can do it". Interesting you don't know where your agents office is. Be nice to know if he does a runner or your unable to contact him.

I think you should talk with an agent.

Do you have a picture? If its load bearinging a crack can be very serious. You'll need to have an expert take a look and work out an arrangement with the seller. If its not a problem the seller should pay to have the crack repaired,sealed, and painted. Looking at a crack on ones house is unsettling even if its just cosmetic.

Highly rated. Ask for Paul. https://thaivisa-express.com/

You'll need to go in person to most agents.

Hope so.

Polls show a different picture. Eventually I think he'll eventually be living next door to Thaksin.

It's definitely not going to go over well with the Thai populace. "The world’s most widely used COVID-19 vaccines provide little to no protection against infection with the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, laboratory evidence suggests." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00079-6

I can't get an SMS. My cell number doesn't correspond with the place I got my Pfeizer shot. I can't register on the app. I ended up getting the yellow vaccine book. Took a week, cost .50 baht. Recognized for International travel.

Honestly a no brainer. Hotels,pandemic, time waisted. Agents can do everything. I don't think its much cheaper to even do it yourself. Having a business relationship with your agent over the years can help many problems that may arise in the future also.

For some its just out of their financial picture. For many it's the cost of doing business to get to where you want to be. Seeing family, girlfriends,or just stunning Thai freelansers can sometimes trump the initial price gouging. The biggest problem is testing positive and being forced into an extremely pricey public hospital.

Every time I here "Anutin" I get heartburn. I think Anutin is endemic.

With friends like that you don't need enemies.

"Although dispersant reduces the amount of oil that lands ashore, it may allow faster, deeper penetration of oil into coastal terrain, where it is not easily biodegraded.[4]" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_dispersants

Is this available to all without great expense or ineffective/poor financial planning? Its for people with "bad" financial planning or don't want the hassle. 15,000 - 20,000 baht to get started. You'll need to contact an agent. Plenty around.

They we're never far from the bottom of the cesspool of politics in regards to 90% of Thai's. Probably the most inept and corrupt Junta to rule Thailand.

"LONDON, 20 December 2021: British Airways has cancelled all of its direct flights to Bangkok until October 2022, according to a report on The Points Guy blog last week." https://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2021/12/british-airways-ditches-thailand-flights/ Code share or flight to Singapore with BA flight out.

An argument the author would surely lose.

Yes. No wind. Wake up with ash in the pool and backyard. I regret moving to Issan.

Should be interesting. I'm assuming the US government will have strict protocols in place and it most likely won't be a free for all. With Pattaya's luck Russia will invade Ukraine and all the troops will be put on high alert. No leave.

Way to expensive for the average Thai let alone hospital staff. Rarely seen staff wearing them in hospitals. And when the weather gets hot it's freaking uncomfortable despite the extra safety. After 15 minutes its soaking wet with sweat. A lot of the usual price gouging going on.

Definitely something to do. Our last visit the place was dead. We looked forward to a visit at the few open 7/11's and delapidated Big C. Like Kotsak mentioned the officials want some kickbacks and a few starring roles for their Mia Noi's.