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Before deciding to rent a vehicle, look at the traffic for a while and you might not even want to drive yourself anymore 😱
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 🤣
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Skyboss or whatever they call it, have a fast lane and my last flights with them were always delayed 😱
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@Lena **********
what do you do if your checked luggage gets lost and your life depends on the meds you don’t have? Without my blood thinners for example you could be days away from a heart attack or stroke. I have to import mine myself from Europe
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@Ruth ******
i have plastic pens with tiny pen needles separated. The thai check-in people don’t know what that is and first said I can only bring one pen. I need 2 so i told the employee if i can just give the 2nd one to another passenger. After she realized how stupid that was, she said just take it lol. I offered her to call my local doctor to let him explain why I need 2. but it was ok