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Exploring Thailand

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  1. This place appears to be advertising 3500 baht (under the photo at the bottom right). https://www.bdmswellness.com/en/packages-promotions/dexa-scan
  2. I was wondering if anyone has any experience of this. The e-visa site has this as one of the requirements: 3. Evidence of travel from Thailand (air ticket paid in full). I'd like to know whether there is any way of avoiding buying an exit ticket before applying for the visa. There are sites that offer this kind of service, but they provide only a reservation, not a paid-in-full ticket. Some sites allow you to buy a ticket and then cancel it within in 24 hours, but there are few uncertainties surrounding that. Does the ticket need to be uploaded online when applying for the visa? Will I be able to cancel it in time? Might the Immigration Officer ask to see it when I arrive in Thailand? if I have to buy a ticket, do they check the luggage allowance? A ticket to Ho Chi Minh City cost £31 with no allowance and £68 with 30kg.
  3. Thanks for that. I think I'll create a fresh thread specifically about this to see if anyone has any experience. As you say, it's a fully-paid ticket, which the rent-a-flight sites can't offer. Some ticket sites offer 24-hour refunds on certain flights, but I'm pretty sure the e-visa wouldn't go through in 24 hours. I'm not clear whether the ticket has to be uploaded when you apply via the e-visa site.
  4. Hi Guys, I just want to check what you're saying here. I took the information in the screen shot below, taken from the e-visa website , to mean that a flight ticket out of Thailand is required when applying for a Tourist visa. Is that not the case?
  5. Thanks guys, Maybe I'll do it myself. If there's anyway of avoiding dealing with bureaucracy, I'll always take it, but this sounds as thought it's not too bad. I asked the guy in Big Camera if you can legally fly the drone before you have received the registration. My guess is that you can't -"Yes you can fly it, but only in certain places". -"In which places?" -"You have to look" -"Look for what?" -"You have to look". -"korp kun krap"
  6. I've read that some of the DJI drone shops in BKK will do the entire registration process for you. Does anyone have any experience of this? At the moment, my nearest dealer is a Big Camera store. The staff in there were not very knowledgeable about the whole process. I'm wondering if a dedicated shop would be more helpful.
  7. i think they all know that there is no justification for freezing pensions. It would be expensive to unfreeze them, and there would be no votes in it, so just they just look the other way.
  8. Actually, it was from a Facebook post. I did point it out to the girl in the picture and she thought it was hilarious.????
  9. Yes, this one is from Google translate. It's sometimes okay, but this one gave me a good laugh.
  10. The government needs to say why it is discriminating against these countries. We should not have to guess the reason. We don't elect governments to make far-reaching decisions like this without explaining the reasoning. The governments of the countries which are being discriminated against also need to be informed of the reason for the decision.
  11. If they're going to impede vaccinated British citizens' ability to return to the UK, then it's incumbent upon them to explain exactly why they're doing so. My guess is that they're most worried about the lack of testing. They're concerned that if a new virus appears, it won't be picked up. But we shouldn't have to guess. They should tell us the reason (and also tell the Thai government). It would be good to see @British Consular Team active in this thread, or addressing the issue elsewhere.
  12. 'Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/23/englands-covid-travel-rules-spark-outrage-around-the-world Be good to hear @British Consular Team's position on this and to know whether they are lobbying the government to reconsider.
  13. At the top of the Motorcycles in Thailand forum, there is a link to Thailand Trip Reports. That link returns to the main landing page.
  14. Thanks, last time I looked into this both Pacific Cross and AA were towards the top of the list, another was April. I've since seen Cigna which, if I understand correctly, has the advantage that they are legally obliged not to increase the premium after a claim, unlike Thai insurers who increase it as a matter of course. Anyway, I'll review it all again a bit closer to the time.
  15. I'll probably get insurance here. I know it's something of a quagmire, but it's something I've been considering doing anyway.
  16. For me, it's a risk I'm not prepared to take. If they stated clearly (some hope) that you simply have to have transferred 65k per month, then I might use this option. I wouldn't do the recycling. As it is, the best method for me will be an OA with bi-annual trips home, once the quarantine requirements have been removed.
  17. Just another of the frustrations of dealing with officialdom while living here. For me that effectively rules it out.
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