A New Life in Thailand by Nigel Cobbett

A very comprehensive guide to travel and living in Thailand. Packed with facts. Everything you need to enjoy your holiday or if you decide to stay in Thailand for the rest of your life. Every topic from A to Z is covered. With 51,500 words it is truly Thailand in your pocket. To help you plan your holiday the Planes chapter has all the airlines which operate at Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang with facts about their international and internal flights. Also the Planes chapter has tons of information to enable you to get away from Suvarnabhumi Airport to your chosen onward location quickly with little fuss whether you wish to travel by air, bus, train, taxi, van, limousine or car rental. The How to Order Food and Drinks chapter has 185 mp3 sound files in Thai to download to your device or you can use the links to soundcloud. You will be able to communicate effectively with Thais the moment you land in Thailand. The written English and Thai words and phrases are also provided should you wish to show them to a Thai for instant visual translation. The English alphabet Thai pronunciation guide is also provided to help you learn to speak Thai if you wish. The chapter about Thai food has recipes and cooking instructions for you to try. Details of the perfect teaching job are provided in the Working as a Teacher chapter but please hurry to apply before the hiring season ends. 10 Phuket fantastic beaches reports with great photos. All the important website links you will ever need (over 80) are summarised in the Summary of Website Links so you do not need to hunt for them. Phuket, Bangkok and Pattaya bars, nightclubs and sex scene packed with reviews of the best places to go. Stunning girls are everywhere in Thailand. Phuket, Pattaya and Thailand maps help you get around. Full bus timetables and train timetables to and from Bangkok to everywhere in Thailand are provided which is a great resource to have in your pocket. The new long distance sleeper trains are now up and running and provide a comfortable but cheap alternative to buses and planes so you will find the big trains map of Thailand very useful. Bangkok maps of the BTS (sky train), metro (subway train), airport train link and river boats help you plan your next move even if the internet lets you down. Packed with info about recommended hotels, a home, visas, Thai driving licence, internet, TV, telephone, marriage, health insurance, a job as a teacher and so much more. Also a section at the beginning describes my personal ups and downs of life with my 2 special Thai ladies.