quailegg

Hi,

I am coming to CM Dec 3 with flight out on March 2, My problem is I thought I could go to San Francisco and do the paperwork for a tourist visa but found out closest is Los Angeles and I will be coming over with only the regular 30 day visa. What problems can I expect? Too late to do by mail.

Thank You,

Thank you all for the information. Just what I needed to know.

Hello,

I am going to be staying in Thailand for at least one year with doing border runs or retirement if I can swing the $ part. Age not a problem. My question is can I buy a one-way ticket from US and handle all else once I get to Chiang Mai? My plans are to be coming mid to end of Nov.

Thank You

Thank you all for your help. I will be bringing all you have suggested. Great info!

Kindest regards,

Quail Egg

Hi WaatWang,

Thank you so much for the information. That is what I was looking for. I have a cousin living in CM that I visited a year ago this month and really liked the people and area, in spite of the smoke. I'm 62 and figure if I'm going to be adventurous I'd better just do it.

Thanks again,

Quail Egg

Hi Quail Egg,

I've lived here for about 1.5 ys and just had a trip back home recently. I can tell you what I brought back most of (because I have difficulty buying them here) were clothes and beauty supplies. Especially jeans, and cute feminine looking shirts. Even though I'm a M in the US, I'm an XL here because of the size difference between Asia and US. There is a lot of underwear cheap here but it just does not seem very durable, and also the size difference makes it difficult to buy that stuff here.

Sure wish there was a Goodwill - nothing like that here that I've found. Secondhand stuff seems to be looked down on in Thailand. There are a few pawn shops around but they seem to try to sell for high prices even though their stuff is used. Definitely not like in the US where you can get everything high quality second hand for next to nothing! I am currently in Pattaya area, not Chiang Mai, so maybe some locals up there would have more ideas for you.

There is a Craigslist for Thailand but it's the whole country, so you'll need to look at each item to find out how far from Chiang Mai it is. Maybe you can find some good deals that way.

As far as household products, if you go to the night markets you can get the items you'll need for your house, like towels, bedding sets, dishes, storage containers, etc quite inexpensively.

So, why are you coming to Thailand? Good luck with your move!

Kind regards,

WaatWang

Hello,

I am going to move to Chiang Mai within the next 6 to 8 month and want to know what to bring from the US and what would be just as easy and least expensive to replace when I get here. Want to rent a small house.

I won't have alot of extra money. Do they have garage sale/ goodwill type things in Thailand. Really looking forward (and scared) to an adventure.

I would really like advise . Thank You,