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  1. Check with medical travel experts as most of the place is highly malarial.  There are some drugs which can be safely taken to lessen the effects of an attack.  Others such as Larium as best avoided.

     

    The usual rule is not to go out at night, a) mosquitos,  and B) raskols.  Both can be deadly.  

     

    See if Lonely Planet has a current edition.   They are usually spot-on with good advice.

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  2. On 16/01/2015 at 3:10 PM, hard124get said:

    why bother getting one at all? getting into National Parks cheaper seems the only advantage !

    You've go to be kidding.  

     

    The Royal Botanical Gardens hit me for the full farang fee, even after showing my licence, while three Indian women in front paid the 'locals' fee.

  3. 3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

     

    Funny peculiar,  in CM at mo and saw two I would say are quite old expats,  I didn't enquire to there situation but they looked in a sorry state.

     

    Personally without a caring Thai family I wouldn't stay in Thailand.

     

     

     

    Like a few of us old expats in Chiang Mai, we've fallen off the footpaths/sidewalks, as there's never enough money for repairs. Hence the sorry state.

     

    Those who can't walk fast have a battle on the zebra crossings, as unlike BKK, few drivers give way.  

     

    So best to stay in the condo/house or fly south for a nice beach.

     

    But I also know one guy in his 90s, and he goes to the gym most mornings.

  4. 5 hours ago, Scotwight said:

    They already know everything about people on retirement extensions the form is just extra paperwork to harass the old fellow.  

    I'd love to know if anyone (Immigration or other) has done any research on whether or not it's the retirees running the credit card scams, illegal gambling, and a host of other non-sociable activities.

    All of the retirees I've met seem to be likeable folk, getting along well with Thais, interested in community activities, and have lived here for many years.

    So I don't see what all the mindless questions are about, such as the current questionnaires are asking.

    Yes, it does seem to be a form of harassment, and I wonder how many illegal activities have been uncovered amongst the information we've been asked to supply.

  5. Is 'Mineral Water' available in Thailand?    It's drinking quality water, with essential minerals.  If you have young children, it's important to have the correct level of fluoride.(no amatuer fanatics please!)

     

    As ALQholic points out, demineralised water is not for drinking.  I have a feeling that's what some of these roadside units have.

     

    If I were to use water from a roadside machine, I'd want to see the date of last change.   We once had a heap of teachers off sick as the owner was too mean to change the cartridges regularly. 

     

    There a suppliers who will deliver large bottles of drinking water, for around 45baht a 19 litre bottle in most cities.

  6. 3 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

     

    Yeah we've got a lot of em too, they don't go down very well in the microwave though, l'll try the car thing later. :D

    Melamine, one of the types of plastic used in making plates and bowls, gets super-hot in a microwave, and usually there's a warning on the base. They can end up a smoking, molten mess.

    I once left my kitchen in the care of an asian student, and she destroyed a heap of plates and bowls in the microwave, before deciding to use the Corning ware plates, which are heat resistant.

    Non-stick pots and pans don't do too well either , if users have never been raised in a modern kitchen.  They don't like sharp knives and metal spoons.

  7. 1 hour ago, hansnl said:

    Friend once told me he thought the tailless and crooked tail cats must be something genetic......

    I guess the genetic thing is not in the cats, but........

    It IS GENETIC.

     

    Same in Bali and other parts of Asia   If you've ever been to the Isle of Man, you'll see the same thing.

     

    I've been reliably told that cat tails in Indonesia are never docked, they're born that way.   Maybe there are some different customs around Thailand.

  8. When I retired at age 65, almost ALL of my colleagues who had been smokers, had

    passed away.  A whole variety of cancers.    

     

    I prefer to believe Professor Doll , who first came up with the data showing smokers and early death were closely related.

  9. That's certainly good news.    I would say that Indonesia would be the worst of the ASEAN countries.   Kids as young as 5 take it up.   

     

    The average age of death for adult males is 51.  The largest hospital in the country is the Cancer Hospital.   The population is brainwashed into thinking that cigarette smoking is a huge employer.  (it is, but at what cost?).

     

    It's great that so few smokers are seen here in Thailand.

     

    There are some farangs who sit in the lobby of this condo and the smell travels all over.  

  10. 4 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

    Sorry, but there are no laws against people smoking in their own homes, gardens or balconies in Thailand. The same in every other country I think.

     

    3 choices really, either grim and bear it, keep your balcony door closed or move.

     

     

     

    Wrong.    In some states in Australia, balcony smoking is not permitted, nor is smoking in certain streets.  It was like trying to run the gauntlet in certain city streets, when the office workers came out for their cough and spit.

     

    Australia also defeated the big "C" guys when they objected to smokes being removed from display in stores.

     

    My thoughts about your smoking neighbour, makes me think of leaving some old rope smoking - smoke rises!

  11. . The first one I remember was the Prime Minister having a coup against his own government. Struck me as unusual at the time.

    A good dry humor deserves repeating! thumbsup.gif

    I had planned to move near to the ocean. Jom Tien seemed nice - until I went swimming there, and had to brush aside used rubber objects floating past me.

    Got a skin infection which took weeks to clear up.

  12. I've been here 2 months, but have rented a house for a year.

    Guess I don't fit in.

    Why not you have committed.... it is slightly unusual for a single mid age lady to pick BKK to live, do you want to share why................or just tell me ..........NO..!!....lock.gif......there's 29 ways to say it.

    What part of the UK did you come from......?

    I had a friend who come live here as he said there were to many foreigners in the UK.........I don't quite know what he expected to find over here.

    Off topic,

    From central London, I have a flat 200m from Kensington Palace. Only one of three Native English speakers in my 15 flat block. Your friend was correct, almost no English spoken around me in London.

    Flat so small I can touch both walls at same time. Chiang Mai, I'm living in a bigger place (2 bed bungalow) for 70 gbp a month. (Vs 350,000gbp for my flat).

    Don't socialize, so the same as back home, but warmer. I can stay in watch TV (via internet) and it makes a nice change.

    Thank goodness we can get around 20 English speaking TV Channels and almost all from the UK. biggrin.png

  13. I wonder how many different government agencies have these details already.

    When a visa is first applied for from your home country, you fill in a page or so of questions. You hardly set foot into Thailand, and you're asked again to supply these details at Immigration arrivals.

    90 days later...guess what?

    Are these new forms going to be handed out on incoming aircraft, so they can be filled in and photo attached, before landing?

  14. I walked around to the Myanmar Consulate in Chiang Mai, and picked up an application form for a visa. Seemed a lot cheaper than the costs detailed in their Embassy site.

    E Visa is only available if you're flying in to the bigcities. Driving over the border from Chiang Mai needs the paper application, photo etc. Cost about U$50.

  15. I come in every other month from the US and never asked for onward/return ticket..... BUT......... It is a requirement that you HAVE it and THEY CAN ask for it. Beware..... It all depends on your luck..........

    Most of you have credit cards with sufficient limits, Just buy a fully refundable one-way ticket out of LOS a few days before you come then refund it to your credit card once you are here. The credit will be back on your credit card before the pament is ever due......................

    It's equal to 1 (one) "GET OUT OF JAIL FREE" card........... LoL

    If you get a refund, then it's obviously not with AirAsia!!

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