Just a western womans view on the Thai differences - Not sure this is the answer you are looking for but just something I have learned since hubby and I moved here. Thai women are different to Western women and thats not a bad thing. You have to look at the culture itself to understand. Many Thai women have families to support so they go about their business making money to send home. Thai pension is around 600 baht a month - thats not enough for the parents to live on so the daughter typically goes out to earn and the parents raise the grandchildren. As much as those that are looking for women whine about supporting families - they forget this about the actual culture. Get away from the bar scene and you may actually meet the right sort but learn about the culture as well to avoid being disappointed. Remember the sons rarely help out parents and it always falls on the daughters of the family.

@Stephanie *****************

depending on diet they have a life expectancy of 100 years, and are prone to bonding with humans really tight. One of my favorites 🙂

@Stephanie *****************

unless they have had a feathered kid they can't understand the difference between a domestic pet and an animal that actually can clearly communicate with you and becomes a member of your family. It's different having a pet that can actually say thank you when you feed it or snuggles in for a cuddle and tells you they love you.

I'm curious as to what sort it is - I think you will find most of what you need for it on Lazada depending on it's size and diet (seed or pellet) but I only ever transported birds within a domestic country and even with just a couple hour flight it took days to get them over the stress the flight did to them. I can't help with the flight info itself nor any quarantine info that may be required but I understand how difficult moving pet birds can be. I'd suggest talking to your avian vet and ensuring that your bird has the meds it'll need for stress before booking the flight for it.

There is also the consideration of if Thailand doesn't work out for you, (most of us love it, some don't handle living here though) will you be able to take the bird back home with you too and how difficult that may be. Depending on which area you guys plan on settling in, temporary accommodation while you look for your permanent base, could be difficult with a pet. Feel free to message me if there are questions I can help with to help you make your decision on whats in the best interest of the bird, because I actually understand the complexities between having a bird own you to owning a dog or cat.

I get it with birds as an avid bird person myself. The parrots you mainly see here are sun conures though I have also seen budgies/parakeets and a small handful of other parrots. Keep in mind that you won't have an easy time finding supplies for larger birds so check to ensure you can find what you need to sustain the bird, depending on the species. Getting it here may be easier than caring for it once you do arrive. It's a hard call on bringing pets in as the trip alone could lead to stress which can be fatal to birds especially.

I do understand though how important birds become in our lives, and had mine not passed from egg binding at too old an age to still be producing eggs, I would have been facing the same decision

It is far cheaper to sell everything and rebuy new here.

We moved over with just a carry on and never looked back.

@Bruce ****************

LOL I avoid Bangkok whenever possible - too crowded! But yeah, brought enough back with me from my last trip to Aus to last me a while 🙂 But the reality is we can find almost everything here if we look hard enough and Bangkok obviously has the best shopping.

@Craig ********

yes we did and have maintained it for over a year, though we do know we could drop a bit below, it's just easier to do that.

@Paul *******

that's exactly why we both got our non o visas. Having to leave as soon as your partner passes would be additional stress no one needs.

Hubby and I have a joint account with the required amount in it and had no dramas getting our non o. We went to Hua Hin for ours, not sure if that makes a difference.

@Edwina **********

and the thinnest material / most breathable for clothing as the heat and humidity can be brutal for us here lol so until you acclimatize you need to be comfortable. I did bring 1 pair of jeans and in the 15 months living here have worn them less than a handful of times and those were short periods. Shorts and casual dresses are more useful. Good shoes too would be an essential. Flats, sandals, thongs, sandshoes/tennis shoes with good arch support are hard to find in larger sizes (I'm an AU7/US8 - I struggle with this lol)