I had a bump on my face a few years ago. I got it while vacationing in Thailand and doing a lot of golfing and walking around without sunblock. It was skin cancer. The doctor here froze it off and told me Nutregena is the best sunblock. Now I wear a wide brimmed hat and use sunblock, especially in Thailand.

Is it absolutely necessary to schedule an appointment in order to see a doctor at that hospital? For example, I was up with a pain in my side, and it's possibly an appendicitis unknown to me..

15:39 this one is nice!

10:36 don’t we all…

Looks delicious that joe

Looks a decent night out for a few 🍺

Man I miss this place 0:09

"Cobbler" wow ..

When you reiterated, "the Derm Plan" later in vid, it Sounds like they're doing it right .. Orig, you said it differently ..

I just had it done; Derm said he was pretty sure it was Basal, but he took a quick Core Biopsy (waited a wk for result) and it was Negative .. Same Spot, Core Biopsied, along with 2 other Shave Biopsies, 5 yr's earlier, and all were Negative .. Don't get "Surgery" unless the Biopsies are Positive for Squamous or Basal ..

Normally (US), you get a "shave or core" biopsy, to diagnosis Squamous or Basal Cell, etc, you wait for result, and then you get it excised "if it's Positive" ..

Glad to hear all well Joe. Good call taking care of small issues before they may become big ones. We need our man on the BKK streets so stay hydrated and well rested! Appreciate you!

Visited Philippines and will be revisiting this September. Hope to create a video as well. I was there from from 1981-1982. It was sad to see the change.

QUIZ: WHATS THE THIRD WORLD CITY A NEW YORK. B BANKOK

Can you provide th name of your insurance. Thanks

I had some seborrheic keratoses lasered off my back at a cosmetic surgery place near Asoke and it was about 1000 US, I will check out the dermatology clinic at Bumrungrad my next trip, almost impossible to see a dermatologist here and fees are excessive even by my standards. I think I would like to try freezing versus laser, had to put creams on for a few days and yes burning flesh has an odor.

Yes I remember The Beat Farmers. My Brother was into them. I got into “X” from listening to my Brothers Albums when he was not home. That’s right, John Doe was in Boogie nights and Great Balls of Fire. I forgot to mention those Flicks. Also I found out John was from Decatur, Illinois which was about 100 Miles from where I grew up. They are on Tour with the Psychedelic Furs and I just missed them in Az earlier this Month. I would have liked to see them again. Your Music knowledge is vast and I’d love to chat with you over a Beer when I get back to BKK. This time I’ll be sure to check out Stella’s and O’Sheas etc. I was not drinking when I went to BKK last Nov but I’ll be ready when I get back. Take care Joe

Looks nice all lit up at night

Cool vlog I liked seeing the picture on the wall in Buddy's bar Soi 22 at 9.40 of the old Lone Starr bar, even after 13 years i'm still gutted that they demolished Washington square.

If you enjoy checking out Bangkok and other SE Asia spots, consider subscribing. I'll continue to make videos showing the streets in Bangkok and beyond. Thailand is amazing and a great place to visit, work or retire. I'll do my best to show you how to live affordably in SE Asia. Plus, enjoy some great side trips from Bangkok.

Good luck out there Brother! Glad you got a skin check, it’s always a good idea to be proactive. High probability you’ve got nothing to worry about. For now, please follow the prescription below: 1) drink 2-3 pints of cold beer 2) little dinner with Boon 3) dessert back at the house 4) sleep well and don’t worry 🤘💪🙏

I've been told that Guinness in Thailand is generally awful....

❤ Thank You For The nice video eger😊

Hey! That yellow car is a……never mind. You got me. I always get a chuckle or two out of your videos. Thanks for sharing. There were only two places I had in mind that I didn’t want to go to in Thailand. 1. Jail. 2. Airport. Now I’ll add a third. Hope all goes well with the skin tags.

Best wishes for your health Joe

Hi joe with you being a well travelled dude and educated i was wondering if you can speak any other languages and i think i remember you saying your nana was Mexican and you have spent a lot of time there so im guessing you can speak a bit spanish?

Hope all goes well

17:40 you passed on a very great hospital's office, it's called: vejthani

Do you have your aircons cleaned as well? (I'm sure you did). i have my split units cleaned every six months, the amount of dirt that comes out of the interior portion of the split unit is mind boggling, the cleaning should also help with the overall efficiency. Yes older air conditioners arent as efficient though also the insulation of your condo, position of your outside walls to the sun and the type and quality of your windows also can effect how well your place can retain the temperature before the compressor has to kick in again to cool. I enjoy your channel, should be in Bangkok at the beginning of September. Not sure if you meet with subscribers or not, thought it would be cool to have beer together if you do. Keep up the cool vlogs.

You are very lucky that your USA-based retirement medical insurance is covered in Thailand. Last month, I sat on an airplane next to a recently divorced 65-year-old retired man on a flight to Bangkok. His ex-wife took most of his life-savings so he was moving to Pattaya to live mostly off his social security. He sold and cashed out everything that his ex-wife didn’t take. He bought a one-way ticket to Thailand. He had the unrealistic “grass is greener” in Thailand dream and thought he had sufficient funds for a retiree visa. Since Medicare doesn’t cover outside the USA, I asked him how he was going to pay for his medical care in Thailand. He said that he’s been fairly healthy throughout his life so he thought he could handle the medical cost out-of-pocket. I didn’t want to piss-on-his-dream, but when I reached 65-years-old, my health care problems escalated - compression fracture, cataracts, arthritis, atrial fibrillation, etc. If it wasn’t for Medicare, I’d be in a big HURT trying to cover the medical cost. He said that he was going to cancel his Medicare, but I told him to WAIT until he was absolutely certain that retiring in Thailand was going to work for him. If retirement in Thailand doesn’t work and he returns back to the USA and goes back on Medicare, the $$$ Medicare penalty could be significant.

Last month, I was having breakfast at the Buddy's Bar and Grill shown in your video. From his accent, the manager was Aussie or Kiwi. I asked him about Buddy's and he said that there are FIVE locations throughout Bangkok, but one is independently owned (franchised?). For me, it's a good breakfast place to watch early morning NBA playoff games on TV.

nice 1 Joe. i never knew that about The Eagles Song. Interesting. Speaking of Music, i found out some interesting facts on a Punk Band that i know you like. John Doe from “X” has had a few Acting gigs. He was in Roadhouse and also in Brokedown Palace which is a Movie about Thailand. I’m not sure what his Roles were. I saw this info on his very interesting Wiki Page.

I’m sure those older mini splits are sub 14 seer. The new ones today are 20 seer plus. I run a 22 seer in my mother in law suite and I don’t notice an increase in my power bill. I live in Texas heat

Sounds like you’re in good hands. A cardiologist once told me Swedish snus is the safest form of nicotine addiction. Virtually zero cancer cases statistically. Not the American ones. However a large 20 year study was done using West Virginia vs rest America. WV has highest dip users and they found no increase in cases. So the study was inconclusive.

Man, that pork chop dinner looked absolutely amazing. Great video.

Thank you Joe for this lovely video 🙏👏☺️ Love Alisa

Thank you Joe for this lovely video 🙏👏☺️ Love Alisa

People brush all over the world, but apart from US and Canada, I havent seen this much variety of toothpastes under a single roof.

I've been staying for the past 3 weeks at the Oakwood Suites just across the Hilton before that I stayed at LiveZen hotel which is at the other side of the shortcut you took. If I had known that before it would have saved me the 15 min walk I took in the boiling temperatures 😅. I love this area ! Hopefully some months from now I can move from Rotterdam to a condo in this area enjoying early retirement. Going to miss this place when I'm back home in a few days especially Imjai Thai food restaurant at Soi 33 Sukhumvit road average price 90 THB, same meals 15 Euro at home. Love your videos!

I stayed previously at Honey House 2 decent and reasonably priced but a bit of walk from Sukhumvit.

Meal on me.

Is she going to give me the "local" or "tourist" price???? LOL

Nice videos, Joe. Thanks for sharing. I.C.E. stands for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

This plate is minimum $20 in California. Add another $5 tip. But as cheaper as Thailand is, they just don't have the Beef and Steaks like Cali and the U.S. has.

If you enjoy checking out Bangkok and other SE Asia spots, consider subscribing. I'll continue to make videos showing the streets in Bangkok and beyond. Thailand is amazing and a great place to visit, work or retire. I'll do my best to show you how to live affordably in SE Asia. Plus, enjoy some great side trips from Bangkok.

🎉thankyou 🙏 Joe

Cool vid Joe … looks like my typical Bangkok day 😊

Probably should factor in $75 USD for BTS monthly transport if you’re going to live down that way.

Yummy I’m jealous that meal looks so good easily $50 or more in US!!

Agree about the Opey de Place. Stayed 2 nights 10 yrs ago, moved to Areca Lodge, was a bit better. That crossroad is crazy. I think Bukhao is going to be a one way street soon