There are several reasons why patients from First World countries travel to other (1) areas of the world. The main reason is that they want (2) medical treatment at a lower cost. Interestingly, (3) whereas every patient from Great Britain wants to avoid the waiting lists. As well as in Canada, it takes (4) considerable times for non-urgent treatment. They have to wait for 26 weeks to get a hip replacement, (5) virtually patients in Thailand do not have to wait at all.