one thing i do know about thai's and filipino's they both face the same problems and successes in LDR, i use to go on the biggest thai-uk forum, for immigration purposes - repsect to john one of the mods there, and also a mod on a uk immigration forum - he's the man , nearly the same flight times to get there, i think its 4 hrs shorter to thailand? , same hot weather , same pretty gal's and for me a veggy, nothing i can eat