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I am going to start this thread in order wish @jonsie all the very best.
Tomorrow he flies to Thailand for good. A new life for him. He has promised to stay in touch with us all.
I hope so because he is such a well respected, knowledgeable member of the forum and has been helping people on here for years. His sense of humour is unique....
I have never met him but feel I he is the greatest friend. He helped and supported me when I crept onto this forum, technophobically challenged, a few years ago. (I am still 'challenged' but hey...much better than I was) 
Anyway... I am not writing this as any type of eulogy or epitaph. He is very much alive and kicking. I just feel it's important to wish him well in his new life.
Bon Voyage Steve. 
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@Beenherebefore wrote:
Cheers jonsie....and I hope everything goes well for you in your new life.
Thank you @Beenherebefore 
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Ok now @jonsie you know I like practicalities...as I have to track...What time do you fly tomorrow? When do you land in Dubai and then Thailand? Questions that need answering my man...
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I fly at 8.05pm tomorrow EY0022 lands Abu Dhabi at 3.45am
EY0404 at 7.20am to Bangkok arrives Bangkok at 2.05pm
All UK time. Then a 90 minute taxi to the city once I get through immigration....usually takes an hour queuing up at immigration!!
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@jonsie wrote:I fly at 8.05pm tomorrow EY0022 lands Abu Dhabi at 3.45am
EY0404 at 7.20am to Bangkok arrives Bangkok at 2.05pm
All UK time. Then a 90 minute taxi to the city once I get through immigration....usually takes an hour queuing up at immigration!!
Hells teeth. Thats a long long time. Particularly that waitover in Abu Dhabi?
And I see you don't fly till 8pm tomorrow...so plenty of time for a few more posts...Mwhahahaha xxxx
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@Cleoriff wrote:
@jonsie wrote:I fly at 8.05pm tomorrow EY0022 lands Abu Dhabi at 3.45am
EY0404 at 7.20am to Bangkok arrives Bangkok at 2.05pm
All UK time. Then a 90 minute taxi to the city once I get through immigration....usually takes an hour queuing up at immigration!!
Hells teeth. Thats a long long time. Particularly that waitover in Abu Dhabi?
And I see you don't fly till 8pm tomorrow...so plenty of time for a few more posts...Mwhahahaha xxxx
Well I have to be at the airport at 5pm and will be leaving here at 3.30 to miss the horrendous traffic on the motorway. before then I have to clean the house, pack my suitcase throw the rest of my stuff in the skip. Think I may be a little busy....
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@ComaChameleon wrote:@jonsie I'm curious... Does Thailand allow you to stay there forever by one permission, or do you have to get like a visa every year or so? Or like USA has their greencards, do they have such things too?
I once saw a docu on tv where they showed german retirees went there because it's nicer and (a hell of) cheaper then living in a home for old people. But they didnt said anything about immigration-law-stuff.
No they are very strict now that the army rule the country. The maximum visa length is 12 months but even then you have to cross a neighbouring border every 3 months to get your passport stamped on your return for another 3 months. Very messy.
As I'm married to a Thai lady I believe I can get the visa renewed there every year rather than coming back to the UK though the rules change at any given time dependent on whether the General is having marital bliss or whether any foreign visitors upset his wife.
There are other ways of getting a visa through the local crime lords but it costs you around 18,000 THB (360 GBP) which is cheaper than a 600 GBP return air ticket and the cost for a visa in the UK (currently 135.00 GBP). That's not counting general living costs whilst back here.....
