When you feel sick, weak or nauseous, you don't think about sex. But men and women in particularly good health have a high sexually active life expectancy, according to a scientific study. So: No smoking, moderate alcohol intake, healthy eating and exercise.
Last year, and like the previous years, I booked a hotel in Pattaya. A young Thai girl asked me what I paid for the hotel. I replied with 950 bth per night for total 17 nights
In the meantime, we, my Thai wife and myself, have been living in Belgium for almost a year. All documents are in order and now we have applied for a Belgian driving license for her on the basis of her Thai driving licence. That's fairly easy.
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Prayut does not want protests in Thailand, the judge is now speaking.
– Internet in Thailand slower due to cable break in Vietnam.
– In Pattaya, a police officer was killed on a motorbike.
– Bad weather coming in the North and South of Thailand.
– Thai investors want to buy an English football club.
The Marriott hotel chain is making significant progress in Thailand. In Hua Hin a new hotel near the beach is being built and in South Pattaya the hotel chain has strengthened its expansion with the opening of a brand new Courtyard hotel.
In response to the reader's question "What can I do about the noise nuisance of my neighbor in Isaan?" Frans Nico sent two beautiful photos to the editors.
A few months ago I asked the questions here; why to live in Thailand and why not to live in Thailand. After studying the answers and in consultation with myself, I decided to live in Thailand.
Now that there is more and more offer from Dutch and European channels, even now one with 250 channels and with 18plus channel, I have a question about (for me) the latest offer.
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Proposal to register pre-paid SIM cards in Thailand by name.
– Wild elephant harasses villagers in Trat.
– Norwegian expat (73) commits suicide in Saraburi.
– Balance after 7 dangerous days: 341 killed and 3117 injured.
– Doubts about suicide French tourist (29) on Koh Tao.
Discover the world from Bangkok or Phuket? That is now even more interesting for Belgian and Dutch expats and retirees, because you can now fly with Qatar to 130 destinations worldwide with discounts of up to 25%.
Many retirees already knew: Thailand is a great destination if you want to enjoy your retirement. This appears from a list of the American magazine International Living Magazine.
The oil globe time is over again. Many, including myself, wonder where all that cooking oil goes? And what does the Thai street vendor do with his or her used oil? My Thai neighbors quietly throw it into a sewer or worse into the water.
We intend to fly from Bangkok to Mandalay in Myanmar on January 27 with Air Asia. We had this intention for some time, but we have not yet definitively booked a flight. Now we wonder if it is wise to book a flight with Air Asia, given the current problems with their flight license?
My wife's son has turned 18 and wants to become a Dutch citizen. He now has permanent residence and a Thai passport. It is said that he must automatically surrender his Thai nationality, but there are exceptions. That is why he objected because of inheritance law and great financial disadvantage. The municipal official says he has little (no) chance of that.
With their overdriven and suffocating rules and urge to control citizens, the government puts pensioners quite a few spokes between the wheels. That is why this week's statement: the Dutch government invents too many rules for pensioners abroad. Join the discussion and give your opinion.
A selection of today's most important Thai news, including:
– Tourists stranded on Phuket due to Etihad cancellations.
- Thai woman who fell off a rock did not take a selfie, says family.
– Unrest in southern provinces has so far killed 4.000 people.
– Number of road deaths “seven dangerous days” increased to 302.
– Police Bangkok will tackle speeders.
The fear is good for air passengers. At the airport of Surabaya in Indonesia, dozens of passengers left an AirAsia aircraft just before departure. They did not dare to continue after a loud bang on board.
