Martin Brit

Sky news description tonight was "Adventurous backpacker's" there not they are herded line sheep following the party trail. Full instructions in lonely planet. The perpetrators are just waiting for them. I visited Ao Nang recently. Left because it was full of said backpackers. Same in Pai, I noted food and drink was all premium prices and the cost of a Macidees was off the clock. Double the UK price! They are taken for mugs as far as can see

You see boys drinking jugs of fluresent liquid with a two foot straw sticking out. Sweet toothes they can't hack a beer. Funnily there was a generation that shunned tea & coffee & drank only water & coke but now coffee has become trendy............

Watch a John Wick film zzzzz!

I have cyber ghost. I have come to the conclusion that the BBC are good at blocking VPNs. Everything connects no problems. BBC is hit and miss and you have to do the "switch off switch back on" routine or whatever else it takes to get connected. I had Clearvpn before this & had same issues. So in my opinion I would put it down to BBC being clever, not the VPN.

Yes, hopefully one less to worry about. We need to feel safe walking the streets at night. Not easy when so many are drinking and driving. I see many farangs of all ages walk out of bars and get on their motor bikes. For the cost of a Bolt, is it worth putting yourself at physical risk?

Every Monday morning under the flyover at the bottom of Thrappaya Road. In the shade there is a team of ladies who do Weight, Height, Blood Pressure & Waist Measurement. It's free. Take your passport. The flyover is the one that goes over to Bali Hai Pier & has Basket/football/skateboard courts under it on the Bali Hai side. The ladies are under there on the otherside of Thrappaya Road opposite the car wash.

You point your finger there are three pointing back at you, shouldn't the hotel train their hotel manager to a high enough standard where this would not have happened. They should take responsibility not fire him. They should look at their staff training modules And see where it failed.

I used to go to 7Eleven 199baht for 30 days. Got a new sem each time I came. Can download an app for topping up or go in to 7Eleven. Take passport. Can get in Pattaya. I have not managed it in Bangkok there they want to sell tourist SIM. True network. Can put 1,000 b on and it's good for about 6 Months without having to change SIM.

Paying by card for me means I no longer have to wait around for the delivery, they will leave in my Condo lobby as it is prepaid.

Exactly, you might say they cannot afford to live in Thailand. I have friends in England who were Billy big <deleted> when we were younger, earning loads & spending loads. Never saved to pension. They still work into their old age because the state pension isn't enough & they have no other income. Remember cash is king, its not, put it into pension & reduce your tax bill whilst saving for a guaranteed income for life. Cash reduces in value by half every 10 yrs.

Here is what I did. In UK get a 60 day tourist visa, when applying online they email it to you within 3 days. Easy to do. Go get a 30 day extension to that at immigration making 3 months. I left and travelled 30 days in Indonesia (4 months). Back to Thailand visa exempt 30 days (5 months). Guess you could extend that another 30 days and leave Thailand for a shorter period. Up to you! But easily doable.

Spot on. Just eat less

Can I add a question to this topic please. If I leave Thailand on my retirement visa with multi entry, how long can I be absent from Thailand? Eg I have had visa since November. If I go to UK now can I stay there 4 months?

You will get an email explaining exactly which day your money will arrive. No hmmmm about it. If they say on Wednesday you get Wednesday.