Again I have stopped there -I liked it because it was a little less frenetic than the centre of Pattaya .

I stopped at the Flipper hotel a few years ago-It was not 4//5 star . But it was clean /Situated conveniently to all the local sites . If you want to move a bit further along Jomtiem is a little less busy /Cheaper possibly ?

It will take longer as we open up /Get into the holiday period ?

Mine took about days from the Durham office -A lot depends on when you apply .Mine was just a Renewal which I did online . Very impressed with the service.😊

Be warned -Superrich and money changers demand no marks /damage to any notes that are offered for Bahts .😊

I usually take 100 pounds of bahts from my local bureau de change .The rest can be dealt with at the Superrich branch,s in Thailand .

I had root canal work done at Mahidol University in Bangkok. It is a Dental school/Teaching university . It took a bit of time to be clerked /ID card made .The treatment was professional and painless . MY wife is Thai so there was no language barrier . The cost was very reasonable . Go for it -Dental pain is not fun in any time /place .Good Luck.

I have flown with Qatar airlines -I liked Doha airport /Flight staff . My only negative was the time keeping was not as good as Emirates . Tomorrow Boris is going to make an announcement about Covid restrictions .So stay tuned ?Have a smooth /enjoyable trip.

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The first time I sent money to Thailand I was wrongly told that I needed an IBAN number . I went on the phone and found out the correct method . I guess they /Me learnt something .If I recall correctly you need an IBAN number for transfers within the EU ?

There was one in 2019 (when I last came back to Thailand with my wife). Of course Covid might have changed that . I know that they did a good job on my partners case.