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I did the reverse journey to BKK Via car to Ubon Ratchatani, 2 hours in the car from Yasothon to Ubon, Over night stay in a hotel for the 8am flight, So i was at the airport for 6am and arrived in BKK at 9am and that was around 3500 baht for flight, Car and hotel and if it was the 2 of us, It would have been around 5000 Baht but catching a later flight, It would have taken us 5 hours in total. Maybe a hire car maybe a good option if you can drop it off in the town that your going too

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Thanks for your reply, No i have never driven in Thailand or my wife and only use to Manual, The last time that i drove an automatic in the UK I kept on going for the clutch and pushing the brake all the time , But i guess its getting use to Auto Boxes

We have been looking on google for a new Toyota Yaris from the UK Via a VPN linked to Thailand on the Toyota website and all their cars seem to be Automatic, We really do need a Manual car in Thailand since we are planning on spending a lot of time in Thailand in the future but also going back to the UK. I have driven Automatics, But i just can't get use to them and my wife has only driven Manual since passing her UK Driving test. My wife is Thai and passed fitst time in the UK. So which companies are building cars with Manual gear boxes ? Ideally we are looking at mainstream cars like Hondas, Toyota, Maybe fords but interested to hear what other manual cars are in Thailand worth buying

Just a update on this ,. We arranged a taxi from BKK Airport to Yasothon for 6000 baht , What could have taken 8 hours took 11 hours arriving at 2am in the morning after the taxi driver drove the whole way at 40MPH ... He was saying that he was driving slow for safety, But at times he was nodding like a dog, So the wife kept him talking and we stopped twice for coffee and we paid him money for a hotel for the night . We should have arrived at 11pm, Or 8pm if the original flight hadn't been cancelled (Long story but we did inform the taxi driver before flying out of heathrow) Apparently the taxi company in Yasothon contacted a driver in Pattaya to take us to Yasothon

Thank you for your replies, I had not thought about the post office , Its certainly a good idea , I will mention it to the wife, Regards the taxi, I thought about about 7000 baht, i remember last year in Pattaya getting a bolt taxi to the bus station and the driver asking me where i was going and he offered to drive me to yasothon and he only asked for 5000 baht, Going by bus can be a nightmare from patts and can take up to 13 hours

I know its a long shot, But is it possible to get a taxi from Taxi from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Yasothon and if so, Do you have any details on who to get , I know its a long drive and it will be expensive, But with the way that Thai smile charges for extra baggage and then waiting for a flight to Ubon Ratchatani then getting transport to Yasothon, it maybe better to pay a taxi driver . Maybe many won't be keen because it would be hard to get a return fare, Another possibility is to get a taxi to Buriram and then get a local taxi to take us to Yasothon . Tank you for any advice

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I am watching from the sidelines and its like the son is being lead into the lions den, Also like an arranged marriage , My wife's first marriage was arranged and that ended in Divorce but we have told them that if any marriage, Then its going to be next year at the soonest and even then, It will be going into the summer of next year by the time my wife can get time off. The wife seems to like this girl, She is switched on and to be truthful i feel sorry for the son, I feel that he is under pressure to have this relationship, He is 30 years old , He doesn't have a care in the world, He can go out drinking and he will be losing his freedom. I understand that falling in love can be magical and most of us have been there were you do want to live your life with someone until the wife takes a bite from the wedding cake which causes a nasty reaction that causes her to start dictating and nagging But hey, That's most women for you. To be totally honest, People are far better just living together than getting married , End of the day its a bit of paper that can end up costing you a fortune if it goes wrong especially if its in the UK

Thank you all for your replies. Your correct in letting the wife get on with it, Its her money and she knows best 😉 Like or Thai women do. I wasn't really aware of the money in the envelope and asking the wife , she is saying that it either goes to her son or to her , It depends on family tradition

You correct, You hear about too many scams especially when the mother is married to a westerner . The girl in question is very much switched on and she has worked most of her adult life for Chang ... Thats where she met the wifes son, He also works for the Chang but in a different depot

My Thai wife's son is dating a Thai lady and now she is talking marriage even though she has only known my wife's son for 3 months and my wife is saying that its going to cost half Million in total plus the dowry . I know when i married my wife in Thailand it was really cheap, apparently you need to buy gold for the Thai Bride , The ceremony and a party plus other stuff. They are both 30 years old and neither have been married or have children . The family of the girlfriend have a business, So i guess they are up in the Thai status with both of their other daughters marrying businessmen Without really knowing the cost of a Thai Wedding , I just wonder if 500,000 Baht is about right . I believe that any dowry paid will be going back to the married Couple, That's if they do get married My wife is paying for wedding , So its nothing out of my pocket, But i don't want her getting ripped off , I question Why the GF hasn't been married before and why the rush, If it was me , I would run a mile with talk of marriage so early on... And no babies on the way yet LOL I guess if it was the UK , You would be talking a lot of money but Thailand is suppose to be cheap

Just phoned Thai airways london, Due to Covid we are working from home and its email service only, So likely no one is employed in the UK and the emails will be going to Thailand... On top of that , The answer phone during out of hours state that you can call between 9am and 5pm... Regards emailing them , I have done that and buying extra baggage is only possible Via Thaismile Bangkok. Anyways , We have come up with a solution that saves us money, I am going to send the extra baggage up from Pattaya up north via Bus and its only 200 Baht

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Hi All My wife has just found out that its going to cost her 3000 Baht for a extra 15 KG at Thaismile Check in unless we purchase 24 hours before flying. Its not possible to buy Via the Website and only Via phone call , Is it possible to buy the Extra 15 KG Via Thai air office in London? or do you need to call and if so, Whats the best way to call thailand now from the UK, Last time we called Thailand Via Landline was over 10 years ago Thank you for any replies

Great information, So i guess i need to buy a sim data plan that is on a contract. It would have been good if a CCTV company would sell you a plan. I was looking at buying a camera before our next trip to thailand, but i will look for a camera once i get there.

Looking to install a CCTV Camera in our home in Thailand and because we are only there a few times a year, We would like to install a CCTV which we are able to view live pictures while at home. Can i ask for recommendations for a good camera that doesn't need Wifi and maybe operate from a sim card or maybe some subscription based company that you pay monthly that just needs plugged into the power socket and connects up to a cloud based CCTV Company. Thanks for any replies

No, its a separate ticket , We are going to chance it, The ticket is for the wife and if we miss it , Then will go and get a bus. I did asked the Eyes off owen from Youtube about is connection onto a internal flight and he said that he had loads of time, But he did buy his ticket after landing in BKK

yes i have been many times, but i have not transferred onto a internal flight for a long time and the last time was when emirates was delayed 2 hours and we missed our internal flight and emirates paid costs of missed flight and put us up in a hotel for the night , now i want to avoid that happening hence asking the question

Looking at booking a emirates flight that lands in BKK at 13:30 and planning on getting a internal Flight that leaves at 16:10, Is that going to give me enough time to transfer ? Fully understand that the emirates flight could be delayed plus the check in for internal flights close within 50 minutes of departure Thank you for any info

Thank you and the comments are really good and learnt a few things and yes i think its wise to pay the extra years NI. and will get onto that. Thank you also for the links Regards the future, In a ideal world, I would like to spend the summers in the UK and winters in Thailand and that would make the matter of pensions a little bit easier.

Not sure which forum to post this in , So Admins, Please feel free to change the location of the post. Hi , Both my wife and i are living in the UK, I am 61 and she is 49 and my wife is a British citizen at the moment my wife is working full time and paying into a company pension and paying National insurance contributions. I think in Total , She has 5 years full NI contributions and she has the chance to buy 2 years for £300 where she only worked part of the year. In the next 3 years we might decide to move to Thailand. The questions are Since she won't be able to claim a UK pension until 67 or maybe more if they increase the age limit to get a pension and i will be 79 IF i am still alive and kicking, Is it really worthwhile paying into pensions in the UK, Lets face it, If anything happens to me, Then their is a 99% chance of her moving back to Thailand. Regarding paying the £300 voluntary contributions , Is this going to be a waste of money? If we did both decide to sell up and move to Thailand 1. Can you get UK pensions paid to you direct if you don't have a UK residence ? 2. Is it correct that your pension won't increase over time to match inflation? 3. I believe that if anything happens to me and i am over pension age, Then my wife will get halve It would be great to hear peoples views on pensions and what you have in place for your wives. Its so difficult to find anything out and i guess the rules on UK pensions can change, Its like my wife needs 10 years NI contributions to claim a minimal pension, But that could change