I will say you’re spot on in your thinking Catherine. I live in Bangkok but from Oklahoma/southern California, and had the same awakening a few years ago on my first visit to Thailand. No laundry except a nice Thai lady and her daughters who apparently did laundry for the surround neighborhood. Ok. I said to my self…..I dropped a big load off and it was perfectly folded and vacuum bagged for a couple hundred baht….wow. Went to some friends ‘Up Country’…(everyone uses that term..555) and we went shopping at the local outdoor marketplace that’s been there for 50 some years….got back to the ‘house’ and they cooked all that food outside, underneath the house……no kitchen. I looked at condos for sale and still no proper kitchen….a single sink but no stove for cooking. I make another dozen trips to Thailand and decide to live in Bangkok. I leased a modern condo, underground parking, elevators to the 7th floor, dual air conditioning, nice modern fridge and freezer, sink, microwave, but still no stove. I like my clean clothes and sheets so I walked to the Mall (fashion island that has a Home Depot type place) and bought a combination Washer/dryer in one machine. Talking a look around many people have this machine on their balcony. So I did the same thing. Works amazing. Very quiet. Same for cooking. Apparently the hot ticket is an Induction cooker that can be stowed under a counter. Got one. Works very fast. I split time between California and Bangkok but I can cook and do laundry nice and proper in both locations. Bob. Here’s some photos…you’ll have to put the machine on a base mount. Lucky I had 3 inches to spare….555.

Zero chance.

Eva Air. Thru Taiwan into Bangkok. Buy the round trip ticket early honey. Usually a triple 7.

@Bonnie ********

No. I agree Bonnie.

@Christopher ************

yeah the triple 7 we fly in from Los Angeles, thru Taiwan is very cold inside. I wear long pants and a warm sweatshirt and I still shiver.

@Brandon ***********

I agree. They were focused on us paying $310,000.00 baht and quite disorganized. We just wanted to get to Tokyo. ..and home to Los Angeles….lucky we had travel insurance to get reimbursed.

@Gareth *******

good to know Gareth. I do remember a few years ago Kim kardasian (Sp) tried to adopt from a place in Bangkok but they said not allowed.

They don’t allow it.

From my experience immigration is not very accommodating. Wife and I did the Thai Pass to get into Thailand during Covid. Getting ready to fly out on time we failed the Covid test before the flight. We were rounded up and transported to Pragam 9 hospital and locked inside for a MANDATORY 10 days. We finally got out but we were now 6 days past our visa stamp. At the airport we presented our hospital papers but still had to pay a 6,000 baht fine. No excuses worked. Good luck sir. 🙏