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Why? I don't make money in English or interested in your mom. Edited 14 hours ago by AndyAndyAndy But you do manage to put the meaningless word "like" in your message on two occasions. It's bad enough hearing people (usually North Americans) uttering "like" every two seconds in their speech, but seeing "like" in written language is a real horror-show.

The Biden regime will engineer a coup against Zelensky and force Ukraine to negotiate a peace with Russia.

Thanks for quick replies. Much appreciated. Intention is to stay for about 4/5 months, no more. In the "old days" before Covid, I used to obtain a "retirement" visa, and since I wanted more than 5/6 months, a 12-month visa did the trick and was good for the 8 months that I actually stayed. And if you timed things properly, you could (with a re-entry stamp obtained at the airport on departure) return to LoS before the original visa ran out, and return in time to be stamped in for a one-year extension of stay. That was ideal. Thanks again.

It's also worth remembering that two totally innocent Canadians were snatched off Beijing streets and held prisoner for two years (because the Canadians -aka Trudeau - stupidly carried out the orders of Washington to arrest the Huawei heiress when she changed planes in Vancouver). The incident did have the value of demonstrating without doubt that your country will never protect you in political disputes between countries (other than sending an embassy staffer to see if you have enough noodles to eat).

Please forgive my muscling in on this topic, but my query is in the same general area as that of the OP. My Thai wife (we married in LoS 10 years ago) and I live together (obvs) and she works in and is by now a citizen of my country. She also owns a house (rented out) in Thailand. So when we visit Thailand, she obviously, being a citizen, has her Thai passport and does not have to worry about things like visas. Question: how can we satisfy the demand in the link (in OJAS's reply) to have photos etc in our Thai house when we don't live in it. In other words, I would prefer to apply for an O-A marriage visa to avoid all the extension stuff that is involved in coming on a Tourist Visa (extended). I have no Thai bank at present. Many thanks for any opinions offered.

Sorry, yes, I was thinking it was LAX to BKK. But I was for some reason also thinking YVR to BKK, which is (or was) definitely under $1000 CAD on Eva Air before Covid.

If that's Economy, it seems a bit steep. Economy "in years past" was under a thousand.

For some reason, Ottawa Thai Embassy has always been glacially slow. May have something to do with the weather, or maybe they just send staff who are even less educated than the norm. Or maybe the only staff are the ambassador and his wife.... On the other hand, the Vancouver consulate does at least direct you to the online application process. http://www.thaiconsulatevancouver.ca/consular-services/

Air Canada fly non-stop YVR-BKK.

We'll take your Trump for our Trudeau any day.....

Anyone know of an efficient and reputable agent in Hua Hin? PM ?

When i was a subscriber to Netflix, it would block my access if they encountered a VPN. (Incidentally i cancelled my sub in 2022 cos the new offerings were becoming more and more juvenile.) Now i subscribe to FUBO TV for access to footy leagues around Europe, the EPL in particular ($25 per m), BUT if it spots my VPN on, it will prevent access. Not a big deal for me, but....

Every time I access my bank account (daily cos it is also access to stock market), I always make sure my VPN is on. Just in case. You never know. In particular, if you were ever accessing sensitive information in a public place such as a mall or coffee shop, a VPN would protect you from snooping by curious by-standers.

Tell me, Black Peter: is your sister's name Ursula, the Mama Bear who likes to be Laid on?

as much authenticity to this name as Joe Sixpack of Nakhon Nowhere....

Not the Thailand I know, but I suppose if you are prepared to travel around a bit you will find some "beautiful beaches". But dragging oneself around a temple does not in my book count as "cultural richness".

the list of ok reasons to visit Cuba are so wide and various that no American should ever worry about visiting or returning from Cuba. If by any chance your reason for going is not covered in the ok list, you can always go to Mexico or Canada and slip in that way....!!

If only they would lead lives of QUIET desperation.....

5555 It's always been impossible (undesirable, even) to find a "much younger companion" in the frigid West. Frankly, I wonder if Western males any longer know how to approach a woman - of any race, anywhere - (except of course the hardy warriors typing here).

I believe it is 72 virgins, but Allah will not be disposing any to this guy since he did not kill a whole bunch of infidels on the way out, just himself. Allah will not be impressed.

It's all about inflation. The rate of inflation growth has come down considerably since the almost double digits of 2022. But inflation itself continues to grow at an unacceptable pace worldwide. Ask anyone who goes shopping for food. Ergo, the disposable income of all those missing tourists is just not available to sustain the Thai economy at the level it once enjoyed.

Sad to see that nobody on here (the thread is about Christmas music) has so much as mentioned Handel's Messiah, perhaps the most wonderful piece of music ever written.

Any Leicester City fans on here will be glad to read that King Power will not be negatively affected.

As a Canuck with a Thai wife, if you don't already know Thailand, I'd advise you to do exactly what you seem to be doing (and which others have advised you on) - namely, two or three months to see how things go. Travel around a lot. Compare this and that. Be extremely careful as a pedestrian in Thailand. Medical insurance. Be aware (as I'm sure you are) that provincial medical coverage expires in six or seven months in all provinces of Canada when you leave the country. You can of course re-join, but there will be a three-month wait. My province (BC - and I am sure all the rest) will reimburse your medical costs incurred abroad, but they will not cover deliberate medical tourism. If you are going to Malaysia, I can certainly recommend Penang. As far as I can tell, you can no longer get a visa mailed to you from the Vancouver consulate or Ottawa embassy. Everything is now done on line.

Did she comment on your grammar?