@Tony ******

I’m sorry, but California property laws make sense. Florida? Not so much.

@Marty ********

Theoretically, if a prenup were written in Thailand AND it were written in accordance with all applicable U.S. laws, then sure, it would be enforceable in the U.S.. However, finding a Thai (or even American lawyer in Thailand) intimately familiar with all the variations in the law in different states is unlikely. That's why lawyers need to pass the bar in different states. If he feels comfortable with a Thai lawyer with expertise in the applicable state, sure, he can go for it. It wouldn't be the approach I would take.

@Marty ********

I'm saying that one should talk to a U.S. lawyer, for the specific state in which the assets are located, to get advice about protecting U.S. assets.

@Marty ********

The OP is trying to protect American assets. Neil is correct. The state defines the ownership rights. The laws vary greatly state-by-state. Of course, this is assuming the U.S. recognizes the marriage, but that's a whole other matter.

@Phil *****

for future reference, Nok is a reasonable airline? I actually did consider them. I could get all the way to the purchase page, but I’d never heard of them. I was a bit concerned they might be the Spirit Airline of the East (a reference only those who have flown in the U.S. might understand).

@Mika *******

I’m actually going to look into airalo (which I recently learned about). I don’t want to have to switch between sims. I didn’t ask for life advice. AGAIN, a SIM would not have solved this problem and not having one has not caused any issues, so I’m not sure why you’re so focused on this.

@Nick ******

how is it an overreaction? I spent hours not able to book a ticket. I asked if anyone else had encountered the problem.

Thank you, everyone. Problem solved.

@Pete ****

ok, Pete...you win. "Clunky" was the problem.

@Pablo *******

I tried all sorts of variety of numbers to see if it was just looking for a different number of digits...no luck. I don't know why it thinks it knows better than I what is my mobile number :-(