scd

Hello Everyone

I'm considering this option to obtain a double entry tourist visa for Thailand.

Does anybody have any recent updates?

Thanks to all previous for the info.

Not mentioned by you, maybe for obvious reasons, but the GF and I are currently in Cambodia and liking it a lot.There's also a noticeable French (including language) influence here.Out of the three countries that you mentioned, Vietnam is the only one on our short term radar, but that's down to personal preference.You know... How stupid I am and can be. Never thought of Cambodia for the French influence. Even Laos big French influence. Both of these countries just a couple of hours by air from Chiang Mai. Thanks for opening my eyes.

No worries! Yes I enjoyed Laos very much a few years ago when I was there.

CM direct to Laos, or only a couple of hours to Cambodia via BKK, all very easy.

Not mentioned by you, maybe for obvious reasons, but the GF and I are currently in Cambodia and liking it a lot.

There's also a noticeable French (including language) influence here.

Out of the three countries that you mentioned, Vietnam is the only one on our short term radar, but that's down to personal preference.

It is professional in a sense, as that the players are paid. CMFC are in a lower division, second I think. There certainly are some better teams in the top division, such as Buriram etc.In terms of skill level, I would rate Australia's A-League as higher.

As for the rolling around on the floor bit, welcome to Asian football.

Why, who said it wasn't ?

No one mate. Just trying to give the OP, who is an Aussie, a point of reference.

Combine that with a bunch of over-age, alcoholic expats who, at best, are re-living their glory days of playing amateur football, and at worst suffering delusions of being able to play, what did you actually expect?

A bizarre comment by someone who has obviously never been to a game.

It is professional in a sense, as that the players are paid. CMFC are in a lower division, second I think. There certainly are some better teams in the top division, such as Buriram etc.

In terms of skill level, I would rate Australia's A-League as higher.

As for the rolling around on the floor bit, welcome to Asian football.

Okee Dokes, here we go. Please click, click away!

http://www.chiangmaicitynews.com/news.php?id=1603

Yup they do sometimes seem to appear around rain time. They're a massive pain when they're in full effect, but thankfully 3 days is about it for them.

HD, do you have a smart phone?

Nok Air have a pretty good app nowadays.

Because I PM'd to an online user and didn't receive a reply, and supplied a link to them which I was unsure whether to make public or not.

PM Sent

I think preparing for my first trip to Cambodia was probably the highlight of today. There is still two hours left though...

So I asked the same guy again at the Land Office today, and got the same answer - yes the money has to go out and come back in again every time.

I also asked at my Thai bank. I'm not sure if the girl quite understood what I was getting at, but she also said that the money has to go out and come back in every time.

Hi Paul

This question comes up here all the time, so if you search the forums, or do a google search, you'll find all the answers you need.

If it's a land crossing you are looking for, a day trip to Mae Sai will suffice. If it's an airport, then take your pick of destinations.

I asked a guy at the Land Office about this, and he said with a little hesitation that the money had to go out, and be brought back in, each time you wish to buy a condo. He didn't seem 100% confident with the answer.

Tomorrow I am banking the funds from my sale in to my Thai bank account. I shall ask the bank about this matter and will post the results.

While a little disturbing, that pink sun right now looks amazing!

Probably unrelated, but a whole bunch of bib including the tourist police were spotted at one of the Chang Klan karaoke places last night. It appeared that they had arrived in quite a hurry.

Confirming that they hit parts of Loi Kroh tonight, and the regular on site police were made aware of their presence, and ongoing activities. Make of that what you will...

Did the places that were hit, pay up or did they say NO....... Did they take anyone to the same police station?????

Two places said no, as they are staffed by some older, wiser heads. Another coughed up the dough. It was also mentioned by the business owners that the offenders prefer to target female staff only operations.

^^ I make of it that they're either unwilling to upset those higher up who are benefiting from the millions of baht these monkeys are pulling in, or they're in on it.

Ya... I know TIT, and we've all seen it happening before on different scales, but the level of pi$$ taking in this place really disappoints me sometimes.

Confirming that they hit parts of Loi Kroh tonight, and the regular on site police were made aware of their presence, and ongoing activities. Make of that what you will...

has any one used the dental clinic at taphe gate,i think?its called smile they have two clinics,one by macdonalds the other by the jungle shop,lol

Yes I went there for a laser light clean.

While the treatment itself was fine, I was put off by the dentist and two nurses gossiping and joking around the whole time. A small, perhaps isolated thing, but I expect a bit more professionalism in that kind of atmosphere.

I dropped in to Elite today and was a little shocked at the prices. They're definitely on to the tourist dollar now.

1a) Yes

Chaars!

1) Yes

2) Yes

Just be sure to keep all your original documents to present at the Land Office.

Thank you for your reply.

Sorry, i should of worded my 1) Question better.

To clarify, can i use the sale money from the first Condo to buy another, without the money leaving the country?

With thanks

scd

LOL...the third one says drive carefully and watch out for tourist, then shows a tourist riding a motorcycle.

Sound advice for all!