SmokeandIce

That is helpful, but you cannot stay inside all day. Eventually, you will experience the pollution.

A loving home for every orphan is better than living in an orphanage especially a Catholic orphanage.

Not to hijack the information in this post, but I would be very interested to know if a person was injured like this and they had entered and paid the future THB 300 entry tax, how much would that fund pay for medical costs ?

So many hate posts; live and let live. Focus on your own lives and not obsess about others.

I am sure they will reserve your seat.

Don't forget that all of us Westerners who have moved to Thailand are migrants as well.

You might find it shocking but your opinion is not the definitive reality that you think it is.

He certainly does; I agree with him 100 %. No place is perfect. But greed and corruption in Phuket is rife.

Dear Buddha, no. Just no.

How has the say we Americans have manifested itself in healthcare and gun deaths ? The population overwhelmingly support better and cheaper healthcare and sensible gun control, but we have yet to get legislation that addresses these issues.

Here are some countries that charge for an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) and the typical fees associated with them: 1. Australia: AUD 20 (approximately USD 13) for the ETA. 2. Canada: CAD 7 (approximately USD 5) for the ETA. 3. New Zealand: NZD 12-35 (approximately USD 8-23) for the ETA, depending on the processing option. 4. Turkey: USD 50 for an e-Visa, which functions similarly to an ETA.

Yes, the fee is included in the ticket price; I believe it is now THB 700

The 500 THB tax is included with your ticket price. Here are the taxes, fees and surcharge on my Bangkok to Kula Lumput round-trip flight

I have lived in Thailand 18 years and have never needed a baseball bat to resolve any issues

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