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I agree. I use Pattaya International Hospital for my cleanings, no other work, lucky for me, in three years. Dr. Aree has been there the entire three years and I have heard nothing but good comments about her.

England is in the process of converting to Islam. Will we have to do this also?

As wallyc said above a combination of Bank of America and Bangkok Bank works fine. In your Bank of America account click Transfers and when that screen comes up click Make a Transfer Outside the Bank then follow directions. It takes a couple days to do the transfer and verify a few cents trick. After that it takes 3 or 4 days to do real transfers. The fee from Bank of America is three dollars like wallyc said. Bangkok Bank gives the deposit a small haircut but you do get the in-country exchange rate.

I have mine cleaned at Pattaya International. For major work I have been told that the German Dentist on Tappraya Road is pretty good. Head toward Jomtien on Tappraya and watch for a big sign on the left saying "German Dentist".

The Villa Market is in the new Mall (The Avenue) across Second Road from the Lek Hotel. It has parking you enter directly from Second Road. As you come up Second Road look for the McCafe (McDonalds) at the entrance to the mall. I agree with previous posters. Most of the prices are high but they have a lot of items that no one else sells.

I came here in May last year with an "O" visa. When my first 3 months was up I paid Key Visa 10,000 baht to do the Retirement extension for me. All I had to do was go to the Embassy in Bangkok for the income verification letter. Gave my passport and the letter to Key Visa one day and came back the next and picked up my passport with a Retirement extension in it. Stress free. You can do it yourself and save some money, which I did when I got my second extension. Having someone do it for you the first time reduces stress and anxiety.

'fredcyber' Don't forget the in bank amount has to be there at least three months before you renew you retirement extension. By the way can anyone confirm that the medical letter is no longer needed? The medical letter is no longer needed.

Save time and trouble and get a new embassy letter. They do want an original. Bring a copy with you for their records but you have to show them the original. I showed them the original from last year and they accepted it again. I don't know how many years you can use it but I know it is more than once and assume it is less than 20 times.

Just want to confirm information posted in the past. Last year was my first time for a retirement extension and I paid a visa service to do it for me. Today was the time to roll it over for another year and I chose to do it myself this time. Had no problems, got it done in one day. 1. Went to the photo shop on the second floor of BigC Second road a few days ago. Got 5 photos about the right size. Immigration says 4x6 cm , they gave me 4x5.5. Worked fine, used one today, have 4 left for next year. Cost 200 baht. 2. Went to Bangkok Bank 0830 this morning for the bank letter. Cost

My account is with Bangkok Bank. Short answer is yes yes yes. When you open your account make sure you ask for internet banking. Go to bangkokbank.com home page and browse the site. It should show the availablility of what you want. If you want help with the nuts and bolts ask questions of the person who sets up your account. Example - I have no current account (what they call a checking account) just a savings account. They gave me a Visa debit card which I use to withdraw baht from ATM's and to order books from Amazon. Haven't tried it for anything else but I assume it would work for all th

When I got to Thailand I opened a Bangkok Bank savings account with 5,000 baht cash. They would not let me deposit a personal check until the account was open for 6 months. When the six months was up I deposited a personal check for 5,000 dollars. They put a hold on the money for 45 days to be sure the check cleared. Then I deposited 3,500 dollars which I am now waiting 45 days for it to clear the hold. My balance is now 310,000 baht. In March when this has cleared I will start depositing 5,000 dollars at a time, drawing baht from the bank's ATM until my balance is down to about 300,0

I opened an account at Bangkok Bank when I got here in June. They told me I had to wait six mo9nths before I could deposit a check. The time was up th 23rd. Went in yesterday and deposited a personal check on my BankAmerica account for 5,000 dollars. They put a 45-day hold on it. When the 45 days is up I will deposit another 5,000 dollars and start drawing living expenses out of one of the bank's ATM's. Account runs down, more deposits. Simple and the only fee was 370 baht. I assume There will be a small haircut on the currency exchange. Will find out when the check has cleared. Of cour

I am 67, moved here six months ago, and love it. I live in View Talay Condo 1 for 10,000 a month, about 15,000 with electricity, water, phone, cable, and internet. My other necessary expenses are about 15,000 for a total living expense of about 30,000. With my pension of about 73,000 a month I have about 40,000 a month left for beer and ladies without dipping into savings. Like you I am at the age where a lady is not required every night. On 100,000 a month you should have all you can handle AND add some to your savings each month. Take 10,000 with you, go to one of the top go-go bars,

Tricare amounts to the same thing as Medicare. Medicare will not pay for treatment outside the U.S. but Tricare will. The hospitals in Pattaya are familiar with the paperwork involved and will pretty much take care of it for you. It will pay for stuff like heart problems or broken bones but not for stuff like cosmetic surgery or sex changes. Of course you must be retired from the American military to get it. Tricare has an office in Bangkok with a web site if you really want solid info. I forget the web address but I found it once with a Google search.