It’s definitely beneficial if you need to go to one of those private hospitals. They’re not cheap. My mom is currently in Bangkok Hospital pattaya after her kidneys suddenly failed. Luckily she has an insurance that pays the dialysis and stuff. I had to pay 40k as a security because the insurance didn’t immediately sent the guarantee of payment. I have an international expat health insurance which covers even pre existing conditions

In my first condo, my only choice was true because they installed the fiber already. Maybe that was a lie but I’m happy with them so far. Even let me use my own router

Try telling them that you just come from a birthday party and thai people stapled them together around your neck. Works well with thai baht. Good luck 😂

Before deciding to rent a vehicle, look at the traffic for a while and you might not even want to drive yourself anymore 😱

Some meds you only get in hospitals. I got everything else without any prescription. I brought mine from Europe, too but only needed it once to prove that I require 2 insulin pens on a flight

I converted my swiss subscription postpaid to prepaid esim and inserted my pretty old prepaid thai sim to my iPhone 11 before moving here. dtac is now postpaid but occasionally need to reveive texts from switzerland. i always keep around 500 baht on that prepaid that the number doesn’t expire

My mom had something called 3D secure off and called the bank. The had to activate it and wait for 12 hours to try again. Not from the e-visa site but from another one where she tried to pay. Maybe it’s the same

The samsung galaxy A series are very cheap. And the chinese brands, too. Flagship phones are cheaper in Europe. The cheap ones work fine. They usually even test it in front of your eyes. Tell them to set to English

I put them in checked luggage but put a tape over the power switch to avoid it accidentally turning on. I don’t want strange noises coming out of my suitcase and getting arrested lol

There are multiple places to stay near hospitals for medical tourists. Condo owners usually don’t let you rent for less than 6 months. Airbnb is available but the owners usually don’t have a license and you might have to leave if sh1t hits the fan 🤣