Who can help me find a Thai-speaking psychotherapist in the Randstad? My Thai girlfriend has been living in the Netherlands for twenty years, but has unprocessed traumas and this has a negative impact on our relationship.
Reader question: Who has experience with tax clearance in Thailand?
Question 19 of the 'Tax file for post-actives'. A question that I don't know what to do with, can't find anything about but have received questions from blog readers. Who has experience with it, themselves or heard of it?
Reader question: Experiences with Pattaya International Hospital
Thanks to this blog we have already learned a lot about experiences with Bungrumrad and many other clinics. But what we know of to our knowledge have never heard anything about is the Pattaya International Hospital.
Everyone in the village knows farang Lung Addie
'I like to observe, analyze and try to understand the people here. How can I post articles or experiences on this website myself?' Eddy de Cooman recently wrote to us in an email. Send it in, we replied. In his first contribution he introduces himself.
Prayuth: Television soaps promote violence and division
Prime Minister Prayuth believes that Thai soap operas glorify violence. That should be better, he thinks, and if necessary I will write them myself, he told reporters on Friday.
News from Thailand – September 29, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Double murder Koh Tao: Three suspects, but who?
• Asian Games: Gold (3x), Silver (2x) and Bronze (3x)
• We need time, the minister pleaded with the UN
Reader question: Buying air conditioning in Thailand, new or used?
My Thai girlfriend and our two children live in a reasonable neighborhood in Bangkok. We rent a house there without air conditioning; that is why it is sometimes scorching hot and unbearable.
Reader question: Who has experience with a lightning protection system?
Our house is completely free in the open field with some trees around it. It is located near Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima province. I'm thinking of installing a lightning protection system on our house but can't find anything from others about their experience with it.
Reader Question: Can my Thai wife buy a car if she is blacklisted?
We want to buy a new car, but my wife is on the black list (because she acted as a guarantor for a friend and she never fulfilled her financial obligations).
News from Thailand – September 28, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• 28 NLA members want to keep their financial position secret
• Princess Chulabhorn has an upset stomach
• Taxi more expensive in November; subway next year
New iPhone already on sale, but twice as expensive as in the US
Apple's new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are going on the black market over the counter—or, more accurately, under the counter—for prices that are double what buyers pay for them in the US.
Phuket Vegetarian Festival Parade 2014 (video)
The annual 'Vegetarian Festival' will be held in Phuket from September 23 to October 2, 2014. This nine-day festival is world famous for its sometimes bizarre ceremonies designed to invoke the gods; there are various parades and manifestations.
KLM flight tickets Bangkok – Amsterdam return: from 25.535 THB
KLM has Pack&Go super deals on its Thai website. According to KLM, the fares start at 25.535 baht.
Killings Koh Tao: No suspects yet
28 cm, measured from the top head, and two 20 cm columns, Bangkok Post dedicates today in its opening article to the double murder on Koh Tao two weeks ago. That's a lot of words, but it won't make you any wiser.
Reader question: How can I establish an internet connection to Belgium?
My wife would very much like to stay in touch with me via Skype. How can I make this operational and what are the costs?
Reader question: Is my itinerary for a tour in Thailand realistic?
For my first trip to Thailand, I have already mapped out a route based on this useful blog. Is this a realistic route? Not too much hay on my fork? Because it is often warned here that many people do a “round race” instead of a round trip…
Thailand visa question & answer: How can I make an itinerary if I don't already know?
I have a question about visa. We leave 09-01-2015 for 3 months to Thailand, to an apartment in Pattaya. In those three months we want to travel through Cambodia for 2 to 3 weeks, but we don't know when we will do that yet.