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Yeah no surprises with Changi coming in at number 1.

It's good to see Nine Spa is still producing the goods, when I first went there I printed out their directions on how to get there from BTS Phrom Pong and gave them to the motorbike taxi rider who then proceeded to get lost and took me on a tour before finally arriving (lucky I went earlier just in case and now I know it's easier to walk from the BTS). On one trip there I tried their 4 hands massage, which was very good and the afters even better.

That's a good lap for early morning exercise (start no later than 7am), around Lumphini Park, along the green mile and then to Benchakitti Park (have a nice look around) and back again, takes quite a long time and must be early morning (or you roast) and take a big bottle of water. From memory the walk I've done from the hotel and back using that route was about 7 kilometres (give or take a bit), yes I do walk a lot even at home, a lot of my exercise now is walking for cardio health so a walk like that isn't too hard for me.

This video exposes the mistake in the calculation

Retiring to Thailand to work out the cost and how much you need could be broken down a fair bit, can't help you with a Baht / Dollar figure but when I thought about it I looked at the different options, still think about it at times but some of the changes they have made have me looking at other places and options just in case I decide to do it. Visa - PeterRS has covered what I looked at but that was before they changed the Elite visa, I don't trust agents and would rather sort out the visa personally. Where to live - Big city, small city or country. (A) Big city would have been my choice on that because of proximity to the better health care (I'm not an ancient one but not a spring chicken either) and on that note taking out private health insurance would be a must, also there's more to do to pass the time. (B) Accommodation - simple, comfortable or a bit more lavish, cheaper outside the big cities but as good in quality? Lifestyle - (A) Want to live like a tourist and visit the bars every night or massage several times a week, the expensive option. (B) A little more frugal and only visit those places once or twice a week. (C) Live a bit more like a local and watch the budget very closely. Want to travel around and see the country or just put down roots and stay in one place e.g. live in Bangkok and visit Pattaya on occasion or vice versa. No doubt there are many more considerations but if I were to seriously look at it again I would try to work it out as much as possible, there are expat sites that give approximate cost of living examples like rents, utilities, groceries, local transport, phone / internet / cable tv etc and add the fun factor costs to that. I have (and had) friends that moved to the Philippines and Thailand, some that decided to live like tourists, those that survived (a few didn't) their money very quickly disappeared and by then it was too late to penny pinch with the budget. There are a couple of sensible ones that did the right thing and are now happily married with families.

2 hours but then I just do the massage parlours and not the bars, 3 hours if it's a quality 4 hands massage and afters

I love that he included the Heard and McDonald Islands, no doubt the penguins that live there most likely couldn't care less haha 😆

Just watched a video on this and the building collapsing which is some nasty stuff, also read a post on Facebook (Khaosod English) that all flights in Thailand had been grounded (that one seems to be a maybe)

I'm one of those that are not too keen on the bars, I don't mind the beer bars for a drink or two but not the show bars and I very much prefer the massage shops for a quick spot of fun.

Should be rather nice when completed.

I'm hoping Australia will make the visa waiver list at some stage, I know the Vietnamese Tourism minister was once pushing for it to happen (a couple of years back now) along with quite a few other countries. My last trip to Vietnam was way back in 1999 and I will be returning at some stage, I loved it in Dalat and Nha Trang back then.

Yes I do prefer cut too but I just don't like those badly cut ones ☹️

I was reading a story on Bangkok Post and this little bit was mentioned, possibility the couples wrong bag is one of the smuggling rings bags. Possible bag mix up

To me this means Thai cocks are so much nicer looking 😍

Singapore Airlines now as well.