Take a metal table spoon. Place the spoon into a coffee cup and pour boiling water into the cup. Wait about 30 seconds and then remove the spoon from the cup. Wait another 10 seconds or so (allowing the spoon to cool enough so as not to burn your skin) and then hold the spoon on the bite for roughly 1 minute. The heat from the spoon will denature (unfold) the proteins in the mosquito's saliva, which were injected into your skin and are causing the itch. It sounds a little crazy but it works very, very well. Give it a shot, you'll be a true believer afterward.
Maybe before you buy anything try putting your friend's SIM card in your phone and see if it will work. If it works, just buy a SIM. If it doesn't, you know for sure that you need another solution.
I completely agree. What makes no sense to me is that I can apply for and most likely get her a green card (eventually) giving her potential access to social security benefits as well as other programs that would cost the US government money but they wouldn't let me bring her home to meet my mom before she died and then her return to TL. SMH
my mistake. There's a YouTube vlogger in Pattaya, I believe his channel is called "Rides 4 Kicks." He did a video a couple of months back on the new ferry route. Recommend you check out the details for of location, time and costs of the ferry. Sorry for the bad info.
The one in Pattaya shut down quite a long time ago but they opened one that I believe runs from Si Racha (just south of Pattaya) to Yala in South Thailand. I may be mistaken on the exact arrival location in South Thailand but it will definitely get you across the Gulf of Thailand.
I tend to do things myself and not hire an agent (e.g. Thai drivers license, visa renewal, 90 day report, etc.) However, if I were trying to open a Thai bank account on a tourist visa, I would hire an agent. I think most agents charge about 3K THB but IMO it will be money well spent. I say this because I've read many posts in these groups of people going to bank after bank and being rejected. My 2¢ on the matter. Good luck!
You should check out the US state department site. I could have sword the testing requirements were changed about a month ago to 48 hours before your first flight.
