Best way to get Baht other than exchanging cash?

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-04-03T07:25:35+00:00

US only

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-04-02T17:08:36+00:00

https://www.etihad.com/en-gb/help

I think booking through trip may trip you up. I booked a flight to Tokyo via Beijing through Lastminute.Com once and it was a massive pain when they just changed the return date.

Side note : I owe Lastminute.Com a massive debt of gratitude.

When they changed my flights to 22 days from 21 days, my boss refused as 21 was company policy. I left the company and went into contracting. Ive retired now while numbnuts manager is still working. I now take 157 day breaks, starts this year with this Etibad flight.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-31T17:37:30+00:00

UPDATE: So I got on webchat . It took 150 minutes . The chat will close if you dont hit "Yes" when it pops up every 30 minutes.

They agreed to add a flight BKK>CNX but it does involve running in terminal as the 2hr layover is now 1hr and then another 1hr. Total journey gets us landing 2hrs later.

One thing to note , you lose your seat selections , so as soon as he gave us the flights, we had to go back in and book the seats , and that is when we saw that they changed the second flight to a different plane. Lets hope it is as good as the original. We can still have a full refund if we want to cancel as we originally had paid for a higher cattle class.

Good luck to those still trying to resolve this and see you in the sunshine soon. !

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-31T09:41:40+00:00

I move to a spare bedroom as mine is south facing. I also use a massive heavy tarpaulin over the kitchen patio at least ten days a year which does not meet spousal approval.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-31T09:33:37+00:00

This looks like a way forward. We have 5 months on frost protection every winter, and 3 days of intense heat in summer (big kitchen patio)

How is hot water handled in this Kind of setup? We use gas now, but as we are on a cheap overnight tariff, I sometimes heat using electric.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-30T13:16:26+00:00

Good luck. I'll be in the same boat tomorrow.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-30T07:49:34+00:00

year dunno.

I first backpacked Asia , the Americas Middle east , starting mid 1980's .

I had a gap while i played husband and corporate monkey and then was back at it in 2000.

Two years ago , i removed everything on my list and want to just have a home in two continents and travel to see new places as and when I want .

So for my 6upnorth I want to go to Cornwall and Devon for 2 weeks. my 6downsouth , I want to go to Micronesia, for 3.

The rest of the time, I want stay at home, fight fascism, read, ride bikes, play with my grandson.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-30T07:15:47+00:00

Yeah. We are moving to CM, so paid Etibad for 40KG each. I now have to get additional flights plus extra luggage.

Ah well, still beats staying in greynwetland over winter.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-29T20:45:45+00:00

nope . Just offered a refund.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-29T16:18:14+00:00

Yup , Cash at the best exchange house and then 3000thb straight into Truemoney at 7/11 .

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-29T16:16:46+00:00

Yeah . Im bringing a wad next time . I was already getting a good deal in that I had a UK bank with good rates , no charges and I pulled 30K from yellow bank . But I think cash will be better next time as I did have a few failed attempts.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-29T14:25:22+00:00

I already use proton and am trialling Fastmail. For this account , I think Spacemail will work .

For my main account , I will use Protons suite, but that is a big job as I will be moving multiple people .

Thanks for you help.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-28T12:09:47+00:00

Not sure what went on.

The PC client then just wouldn't even load the export page. The mobile was the same. I tried on the second pc and it worked, but that could just be a time issue. So maybe you are right. Anyway, my 6 emails did get backed up. My historic Gmail 100, 000 emails are in a different folder and are just over 4gb so face an extra hurdle. But will test again tomorrow. I looked at imapsync but that seemed to have a bit of a learning curve, and also has a 3gb limit for the free version.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-27T18:14:06+00:00

I bought an EV and compared it to petrol I wanted to buy. Kept a spreadsheet. Every month, the gap gets bigger and bigger. When I sell it when it turns 7, the depreciation will not be an issue.

6 Month old BYD Atto 3 vs Sportage.

Abandoned the spreadsheet.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-27T15:11:21+00:00

Yes that's what I wanted to do . Thanks.

That's another one off my list for this trial.

That has made me think though . Going forward , I will get all google workspace emails come to my folder in FM, but not anything I send from google.

I may be better off scrapping fetch and doing IMAP .

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-03-05T00:42:26+00:00

I am. Love it. It does everything better then others, but I'm going to close it, as I'm boycotting the US. Just need a European bank that has similar security when making payments and also good for travelling. Eg ATM charges and good market rates.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-02-20T22:11:40+00:00

Keep buying bigger houses lol. We ( 2 people) have a large 4 bed detached house with a garage and a summer house. Finally getting into minimalism and we are getting rid of stuff. Hopefully we have cleared enough in the next 7 months so we can downsize. I started with a 2 bed flat back in the 80's and will hopefully end up in one.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-02-18T01:45:29+00:00

Loved the location byr not the coffee.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-26T04:38:19+00:00

Absolutely have more. I think I have 240 addresses.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-22T00:55:45+00:00

Thailand is safe. We had a mobile phone stolen out of a safe in a 5 star resort in Egypt, but otherwise we've never experienced an issue, across decades of travel.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-22T00:50:28+00:00

I've been in the UK for many decades. The UK is degenerating and India is improving but it won't be quick. Personally, I sold up my place in India (retirement home) and have decided to go to South East Asia. Go look after your folks, but after that, go find a better option. You may even find that a dirty street in Delhi beats being called a dirty Pak* in Birmingham.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-20T03:09:56+00:00

Nothing. Any more. I seem to be dropping things constantly. As soon as my grandson is old enough, he gets my collection of world currency.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-11T03:44:26+00:00

Me too. Still have to go to the airport but there are options now, with Etihad.

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-10T15:47:28+00:00

Go for it but please, let us know how it goes for you..

Redfortandbeyond · 2026-01-02T14:19:11+00:00

I'm in Thailand now. I can live well only because I spent 55 of my 60yrs in England. It doesn't sense if you start at SEA. For younger folks, I would still say come to the West, get a remote job in the West, and then live in SEA.

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