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Cool but is the city still "functioning" etc? Maybe what im asking is are the bars open lol

Hi, this might be a silly question but can I actually still come to Chiang Mai? Ive never been and ive already booked my flight to LOS for start of Novemeber but havnt yet booked the flight to CM since all this flood business. Where would be best to get this kind of info, my embassy etc?

Thanks C

Im thinking about getting a multiple entry tourist visa (im 28 based in UK) but im not sure which office to apply too. As you can guess im a bit nervous about sending my passport off to some random place. My current options seem to be:

Hull

Birmingham

Dublin

I suppose what im really asking is if anyone has recently had success with any of the above embassies, or maybe im just looking for an excuse not to go lol

Thanks A

Lol, don't worry, I won't be that guy. I am not planning on going to CM just to go out and pick up girls. I really want to get a place for 4 months and make some friends, take Thai language classes, train BJJ and get out and have a good time. Basically I am looking for that home away from home that I can feel comfortable in, have a social circle, and return to every so often or possibly even stay for an extended period of time.

Im 27 and actually thinking about doing the same thing, muay thai and language classes. Also are you turning up on your own? This is the route Ill have take and have to admit it scares the £$%£ out of me! (made a previous post about it)

C

Is May ok?

Is CM really that bad in March/April? I thought there were lots of you guys who live there year round?

C

Thanks for all the positive responses, very cool.

Most have done it on there own,

It's still one of the safest destinations,

Bring half the clothes and twice the common sense and you'll be just fine.

Its not actually safety i was thinking about. I moved to a large western city by myself for a job a number of years ago and it was a pretty lonely experince. There seemed to be a lot of different groups/cliques that i just couldnt break into, im thinking LOS will be very different.

Hopefully i can become one of those people who does thinks instead of just talking about them

Thanks C

Ok so I feel you guys are really the only people qualified to answer this question. I’ve been to Thailand twice now and even before I went the first time I was thinking about an extended trip i.e. living there for a while. The last two trips were great, felt like an amazing culture and a lot of fun, but I don’t need to tell you guys this.

The thing is finding a friend to go on a 2 week holiday as before is no problem but taking off to a foreign country for a few months is a different option, there are not many people where I’m from doing that. So the loose plan is to take off to Chiang Mai for 2-3 months and live there and as you can guess the idea of travelling 6000 miles to the other side of the world to a strange city on my own is a bit terrifying!

The thing is last time I was in LOS I did actually have a few nights out on my own just through being separated from friends etc (they got distracted lol) and I did meet a lot of people both Thai and Ferrang, maybe its the atmosphere given most people have made a big effort to get there and everyone seems to be there for good time.

I suppose it’s because when I’ve mentioned to friends/family that I’m thinking of doing this on my own they are a bit shocked. However my feeling is that quite a few of the long term residents on this forum made the trip on their own. Maybe I’m not sure what my question is here, am I just looking for permission/reassurance to make possibly the biggest change of my life?

Thanks C