I know you are not a relationship agency. But anyway. In my street lives a Thai about 50 years old. A human treasure. Is somewhat larger than the average Thai and looks well cared for. She also speaks pretty good English.
I have Thai Baht in a bank in Thailand and want to transfer it to the Netherlands. Is it best to first exchange the Baht into Euros and then transfer or transfer the Baht directly, which will then be exchanged into Euros in the Netherlands?
Reader question: Moving from Thailand to Belgium
Could someone give me an address of a company in Thailand where I could send a small part of my original household effects back to my home in Belgium?
News from Thailand – January 21, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Yingluck faces 10 years in prison.
– Special status for an airport in Thailand.
– Three seriously injured after collapse of scaffolding.
– Wealth of monks under scrutiny.
Bizarre: Toddler survives fall from pickup truck (video)
These parents are eligible for the election of 'suckers of the year'. A Petchabun couple left their toddler unattended in the back of the pickup truck, resulting in the child falling out of the moving car.
Elephant sex in Thailand (video)
Nothing makes elephants more playful and cheerful than the Thai winter weather and this year has been particularly cool. It is the mating season for elephants that has been in the news recently, as a number of horny and sexually frustrated elephants "ride" vehicles in Khao Yai national Park.
Tourist knocked unconscious in Pattaya over misunderstanding over payment of bar bill (video)
In the night from Monday to Tuesday, a tourist in Pattaya was assaulted by a bar security guard and a number of motorbike taxi drivers.
Fewer victims of airline passengers in the Netherlands
The year 2014 has fewer flight delays and cancellations than 2013. Research shows that the number of incidents* fell by 20%. The decrease was mainly caused by fewer canceled flights in 2014.
We are going to travel through Thailand for a month in February, from Bangkok to the River Kwai and then via Hua Hin to the south, the islands of Koh Tao and Koh Phangang as the last part of the journey.
I visit Thailand for a while every year with my Thai wife and want to buy a scooter for myself. Now I see that these have much more cc than in the Netherlands. My Dutch driver's license states that I can drive a motorcycle up to 50 cc.
Question of the week: Who visits Dutch people in Thai prisons?
The editors received a “cry for help” from a Dutch woman who wants to visit her brother in a prison in Nakhon Pathom but is unable to do so for financial and medical reasons. Are there Dutch people who visit prisoners in Thailand?
News from Thailand – January 20, 2015
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Prayut denies order for Yingluck impeachment proceedings.
– Import of 50.000 tons of crude palm oil to prevent shortage.
– Two large budget airlines are struggling.
– Taxi driver who swindled Japanese tourist has been dealt with.
SSO, an annual outing (with photo)
We must again prove that we are alive, this time to continue enjoying our pensions. So we drive to Laem Chabang. There is the Social Security Office with which the Netherlands has entered into an alliance, to make sure that we do not cheat things by continuing to receive the pension after our death.
Tour Thailand popular with the Dutch
A survey among Dutch people shows that Thailand is a popular destination for a tour. The Asian country thus scores sixth place in the top 10 of countries that are mentioned for a tour. Of the Asian countries, only Indonesia in fourth place is a formidable competitor.
Two tons of condoms dumped in Ayutthaya
A remarkable find at a village of Maha Brahma in Ayutthaya: More than two tons of unused condoms in all kinds of colors.
I heard from my girlfriend a few weeks ago that she went from 7000 baht to 8000 baht a month for 12 hours of work: 7 days a week for work behind the bar. So I wondered if they had a minimum wage in Thailand too?
I've been driving around Thailand for about a year now and now I know that the maximum speed for a car is 90 kilometers per hour. Regularly come to places with a sign “City limit – reduce speed”. What does that mean?