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If you don't like it Leave ! Root canal
markeewan replied to georgegeorgia's topic in Health and Medicine
I had a molar root canal and gold crown done in Bangkok for $1300 and the AU dentist had quoted me $5000 for it (but that was for porcelain and not gold). This was about 5 years ago so prices will have changed a bit, but this is also larger and gold, so I would think ballpark still. From memory there was a specialist dentist that just came once a week to do this type of work and I had to go 4 or five times to have it completed. -
Does anyone know if Azithromycin 500 mg is available. The local pharmacy indicated the laws had been changed and she only offered me packs of 250 mg x 6.
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Normally the Thai price is around 500 baht per a/c unit, but this includes the outside one as well. My outside units in Bangkok get clogged up with those fine white floating seeds that get shed each year. I am not sure what the real name is I just know them as Sugars and they come from a long grass. They can be brushed or vacuumed off but pressure washing makes sure they are removed from the internal fins.
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Meeting a privately hired Taxi-Meter at Suvarnabhumi Airport?
markeewan replied to OneMoreFarang's topic in General Topics
This is how I do it. Just wait at Gate 4 arrivals drop-off area after giving the call. Normally I give the call once I have my bag and by the time I get to Gate 4 there could be at most a 10 minute wait. -
how to leave luggage in transit at Suvarnabhumi
markeewan replied to fvw53's topic in Suvarnabhumi Airport Forum
If after exiting Customs, you go to the meeting point at Gate 4 and look back to the Boots Pharmacy there is a luggage storage service to the right of Boots and that is where to store your stuff. -
Normally in this situation you would engage a Financial Planner to cost out the various options and identify the most favourable one. However as you have found out they are not allowed to give financial advice to non-residents, which makes things a bit more difficult for you. Looking at your options in a systematic way, may give you some more clarity. For example at 60 years: Option 1: Close Super Account, transfer money offshore, invest elsewhere. Option 2: Convert Super Account to Pension and draw down (monthly or annually) For each option, write down the risks and benefits. As you go through the exercise, write down any questions and then use Google to ultimately make a decision. Try not to overthink it with multiple scenarios or risks as it just becomes too confusing, but at least try to consider the larger risks and probability.
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Wife used this Samitivej booth option to fly out two weeks ago and 550 baht and 30 mins as said and before check-in.
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Need to change flight with Thai Airways online
markeewan replied to rudi49jr's topic in Thailand Travel Forum
Ticket changes can't be done online, so the process is to do as you have via email and they process them in terms of urgency. The Facebook page is a good source of information, so you can always verify on there. -
I am not going to comment on the situation with the Irishman in this story, but my experience with normal bars is that if you are obnoxious in any way then they may pad your bill. They don't just create the bill in an unfair manner, what happens is they transfer the bill of the polite customer over to the obnoxious customer and it is the girl's way of getting their own back. I was once in a bar and ready to settle up and found out the Indian over the other side was going to be billed. So that is my experience of someone else getting padded and I got off with a light bill. Everyone in Thailand (bargirl or not) has a respect level and if you encroach that, then expect poor treatment.
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Australian Tourist Visa Application
markeewan replied to David48's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
Guess what....Visa approved today, multiple entry of upto 3 months for three years. Happy wife, happy life. -
Australian Tourist Visa Application
markeewan replied to David48's topic in Visas and migration to other countries
Submitted a Class 600 visa application in November for wife to visit Australia. She did the medical and biometrics at VFS Bangkok in December and then submitted all the information. Then after Xmas we found out that you also need the pre-approval for the double Covid Vaccine. At that time this requirement wasn't on the Australian visa site and so we missed submitting it. Wife did that documentation in double quick time and that information was added to the application mid January. Fearing that the application had been put into the non-vaccinated pile. I did a manual submission of "Change of Circumstances" by 22nd January, advising them this document has been added. So far we have heard nothing, and the wife is past the upset stage now. My wife has had a two similar visa applications approved in the past very quickly and so is very frustrating that this has taken so long and there is no mechanism to follow up with the visa dept. -
New COVID Cases Rise among Foreign Tourists in Phuket
markeewan replied to snoop1130's topic in Phuket News
It is not correct to state that Thais are not getting vaccinated. My wife got her third injection yesterday and son the same day. The local people are still taking this quite seriously and vaccination is ongoing. -
I tried to edit the place name on the map but it disappears when it zooms in, so it seems you may not be able to do it. Things like this can be reported to https://support.google.com/maps#topic=3092425
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Really, 24 hours in an airport is going to be a challenge. You can read here, but this site only goes to a maximum of 11 hours, as no one with any options would stay any longer. https://www.bangkok-travel-ideas.com/bangkok-airport-layover.html This was obviously written pre covid. I think you are correct that the Miracle Transit Hotel does not seem to be taking any bookings, as all dates I checked are closed. In any event you can only book 2 or 4 hour slots. Paid lounges may be an option, but most close between midnight and 5am, including Thai Airways, so you are going to have to find somewhere to have a rest when they are closed. Concourse C has some beds you can relax on, they used to be Lazy Boyz before they broke. Also there are toilets are nearby. Use these beds for the night time and then maybe book into one of the lounges for the day portion Whilst lounges may seem expensive, you won't need to buy food and WiFi there, so they work out reasonable. If you have your own bed then Concourse B is pretty quiet after midnight as that is where the Europe flights leave from. I really don't envy you.
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Transit Flight BKK - Phuket
markeewan replied to ftpjtm's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Just change your flight to ZHR HKT and you will be eligible for sandbox and after 7 days can go where you want. That is as of today, in the future, who knows. -
It was fairly obvious that there were scenarios not covered by insurance ie false positive, seated next to a positive case etc. and that you would have to fund the costs yourself. Exactly the reason I did not travel and am now trying to get the wife to come and visit me, because it is so much easier. I wouldn't go as far as to call them self-entitled, but certainly they did not give it the amount of thought that it warranted.