TheLaughingMan

Nice, did you get the seat modified in Bangkok? Where? This is something I absolutely will have to do, my soft tushie cant take more than 5 minutes on a stock seat. Why the 2" risers? Do all CRF come with the option to upgrade to 300? How much was that. Thankyou

Does anyone have experience with both? I used to own a 250 DTracker (street tires) and I loved it except the seat was hard as rock, is the Honda CRF the same or they have a softer seat? Also any other major differences between the 2 and would you buy one over the other? The reason I like these types of bikes is they are the safest bikes to ride in Thailand. Been in plenty of accidents and scooters and sport bikes slap the ground instantly and you with it, breaking bones, but the taller "offroad" style bikes with street tires can do many things other bikes cant do well, they slide to a stop in emergencies without bailing most of time and when they do go down you have valuable seconds to get your feet under you and roll, saved my butt several times. Not to mention driving through floods with ease. My sportbike almost killed me but my DTracker saved the day repeatedly.

The problem is I might be in Thailand in December. So it would require a flight to Canada, surgery, then a flight back. So was just looking at options.

I seem to offend you by asking you questions, I will stop asking you, sorry about that.

My hernia is pretty big, Id worry that without at least natural tissue repair like from Shouldice to reinforce it then it would reoccur later, Im VERY active.

I live in Canada but will be visiting Thailand soon, not exactly sure where I will be in December. Is mesh very bad compared to Shouldice?

Thankyou very much for this, truth is I have a surgery scheduled in December at Shouldice Hernia Clinic in Toronto which as far as I know is one of the best in the world, Im just a bit impatient so wondering if Thailand offers the surgery at a similar quality level.

Yes for sure she will get worse over time. I will look into that place thankyou, do you recommend any place in Bangkok? Even if its just for a month or 2 while we get our bearings.

Did a search and surprised not to find a single hit here, has anyone done a inguinal hernia repair surgery in Thailand? How was it?

Yes the person Im thinking of is relatively easy to look after.

Has anyone got experience with using Homes for Dementia care in Thailand? Meaning you have put a family member in one of these facilities?

Ok so ran out and got my IDP, kinda disappointed as it does not have a picture of a motorcycle and car, it just has very tiny print of motorcycle and motor vehicle in english...... it does have translations for 8 languages though but not for Thai. Now that I have it I realise its kinda important for my situation as I am about to embark on a bit of a world tour so this should come in handy for more than just Thailand. So thankyou to those that helped me decide to go get this.

Thanks!

ok well that totally destroys that plan lol, where do I get the IDP, in my home country or this is something I get in Thailand?

ok great info, my worry now is my Canadian licence just says class 5,6 which means car and motorcycle, it doesnt say that in english anywhere though. Will I be able to prove what class 5 and 6 mean from Canadian websites when I apply you think? Im not in Thailand yet.

I did search as stated in the first line of my post lol, for whatever reason I failed to pull up that very helpful thread with the video containing the info I needed.

Yes motorcycles, is it different for cars? I have a Canadian licence.

Did a search but couldnt find the answer, what are the requirements for getting a Thai licence? What Visa do you need? Is it impossible for "tourists" to get one? Does Thailand allow foreigners to use their home country's licence as a valid licence for a certain amount of time? Thankyou

Was thinking of buying a D-Tracker but the seats are hard as stone, unrideable for me for more than 10 minutes. Does anyone know a place I could order and get installed a softer seat?

Oh yes for farang.

Hey looking into possible residential care for an elderly person in Thailand. Does anyone here have experience with family members using a service like that in Thailand? The length of stay is undecided and location not super important although Bangkok might be easier. Another option is a rented apartment where a nurse comes to provide care. Thankyou for any information.

This is the information I found: "From 1 July, 2022, foreign nationals are only required to show proof of either a certificate of vaccination or a negative RT-PCR or professional ATK test result within 72 hours of travel. These can be in a print or digital format. Random checks will be made on arrivals at Thailand’s international airports or land border checkpoints (in 22 provinces). Unvaccinated/not fully vaccinated travellers who are random checked and who are unable to show proof of a pre-arrival negative test will be required to undergo a professional ATK test at the point of entry."

Great news, to be clear when we arrive in Thailand we will still need to show a test taken in the departing country within 72 hours of arriving right?

yes, do you know what the difference is between RT-PCR and ATK tests?

No which is why she does actually require a covid test within 72 hours before arriving according to the website.