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6 minutes ago, sfokevin said:
I went to a very reputable Thai lawyer whos offices are on Huaykaew Rd... She told me that the Hang Dong land office would not issue a usufruct to unrelated parties such as ours... She said we would need to do a lease... She offered to craft a lease and go with us for submission for 20,000 baht... And we were also responsible for any fee the land office would charge...
Why would this "reputable" but slightly expensive lawyer stop you from building a dream house ? You have a Thai partner, so why not just visiting the land office, and see if you can register a lease ? (Like I did, see my post before yours). Usufruct maybe hard to get, since you're not married ofcourse, and some land offices are reluctunt do do so anyway (they make no money with it, and have a headache if the relationship falls apart) but the 30 y lease is a fine option instead, may cost you 10 or 20k, but there are no more future fees .
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I have done it, not too long ago, with the land office. No lawyer (although you may want to use one).
The land is bought by me and my wife several years ago, now I plan / started building, so I wanted a contract.
The land office boss was rude and reluctant at first, since we wanted a usufruct (we are married, and usufruct is lifelong, and has almost no registation fee) He stated : too much marriage troubles etc.
So we proceeded with a 30 year lease, which is just as good as owning it.
Had to pay 0,9 % tax/fee over the total "rentprice" that I am supposed to pay the next 30 years (example) so this was around 9000. Had to negotiate the brown evelop fee for him down to 10k for his ass#pocket. Total almost 20k but a tight contract, written as well on the back of the chanote. No more fees coming up.
Anyway if you decide to remove this stamp / lease in the future, why bother with it now ? You will probably pay the same fees again.. anybody have experience with this ?
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4 minutes ago, Kenny202 said:
The last big bar fine. How true hahahaha
Not for everyone... some wives come without a barfine.
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I didn't mind paying sin sod, father in law never asked for anything (we were 4 years together before I proposed ). So I offered a 100 k and made the family happy ( and showed off a few baht of gold, which we had already and still have now, 6 years later ).
What I got back was a great party with (some of mine) and her big family in the village. Lots of food frenzy, my friends eating and boozing, drinks, music speakers, all the family helping, cooking, partying...
After a few hours sleep we had a beautiful ceremony in the house, traditional styl, costumes all taken care if for me. A nap in the afternoon, and in the evening I decided to arrange a podium with a band and some more drinks for the village for about 20k (with didn't cost me anything since we got all the gifts in the morning back).
Had another great and drunken night, with my friends still there, and in the morning everyone helped out breaking down the setup, washing and cleaning while I was hungover.
Still have respect from the family and the esan village (when I visit there since we live in the south) ... If I would have done this in Holland, the cost for an event like this would have been at least 5x more than this.
Never regretted a second of this way of sin sod, and my wife and me are still happily married.
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So what's the news ? Last 4 months there were 37 whaleshark spottings around the koh tao divesites...
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Surin is a pleasant town, the province has some nice provincial roads and in the south there is Phanom Rung historical park, well worth a visit !
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My daughter has one of the beautiful long Thai names, but her nickname is "Eve". And it sounds and works out very well here.
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5 hours ago, webfact said:
Since 2015, Thailand has been on the IUU watch list for its “unimproved fisheries industry”, which the EU claims is destroying marine resources and ecosystems, abusing workers aboard fishing boats, and failing to provide necessary facilities for workers.
This is all very true, therefore, it would be better if the Thai fishing industry would loose this "fight for survival".
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38 minutes ago, connda said:
So, what's it look like today?
10 x more crowded ?
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Loving my motobike and the flow of thai traffic, and the fact that I can visit the empty beaches, and go bar hopping in the evening, without any parking problems, and just crawl on my honda wave and roll to the next bar, or home...
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Ranong is the most rainy province, but here a bit further down in Phang-nga we get our share of rain as well !
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Experienced dive Instructor qualifying ? Maybe not, haha...
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Oh, nobody screaming "island of death" yet ? ??
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Ao lak ? Never heard of it. I live in Khao Lak area, and didn't have any trouble with the dogs so far ( lived on the Gulf islands, like Samui and Koh Tao, dog trouble was much worse there ).
Maybe the story is just as much BS as the spelling of "Ao Lak".
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Well, I am happy I'm not a celebrity then... you should see my social media / network ????
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19 hours ago, BusyB said:
Whatever the cause of death (referring to Sheryl's post) - just what kind of life jacket leaves you "face down" in the water? Shocking.
Eh.. every life jacket. How you think all these Chinese drown snorkeling around Phuket ?
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12 minutes ago, animalmagic said:
Suicide attempts often show quite a good deal of preparation and demonstrate a logical sequence of events.
I'm failing to see the logic and do know that fire is very good at destroying evidence.
If she suffered from schizophrenia, there is not much logic to grasp in her behaviour.
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5 hours ago, JLCrab said:
No warning about the dangers?? This is from the UK Government Travel website:
Foreign Travel Advice: THAILAND
CRIME
Violent sexual assaults and unprovoked attacks have been reported in popular tourist destinations, including in the Koh Samui archipelago and Krabi province. These are particularly common during the monthly Full Moon parties and generally occur late at night near bars.
Drink spiking has been reported in tourist destinations around Thailand, with both male and female victims. Be careful about taking drinks from strangers and at clubs and parties, or leaving your drinks unattended, particularly in Koh Samui, Pattaya and at the Full Moon party on Koh Phangan, where date rapes have been reported.
Alcohol and drugs can lead to you being less alert, less in control and less aware of your environment resulting in accidents, injuries, robbery, assaults and lost travel documents. If you drink, know your limit. Drinks served in bars overseas are often stronger than those in the UK. Some British nationals in Thailand have suffered severe psychiatric problems because of drug use, resulting in some suicides.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/safety-and-securityWell.. clear enough here. Lots of travellers binge drinking and drug using get in trouble in.Thailand. Anything new ?
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Now there, Bigdogfarang, that seems indeed a more plausible story than the 'death island' and 'serial killer' theory. Well done !
Indeed, the police ( who weren't even on the island my years on Koh Tao in the 90s) are still hardly present, incompetent, and it's very likely they have been trying to cover up this suicide, especially since Koh Tao has been under scrutiny ( more like under an magnifying glass ! ) since the previous deaths, which Did ! see two scapegoats blamed for it.
With thousands of farang travelers per month, trying to learn diving ( after some tripped out partying on Koh Pa Ngan ) drunk- driving bikes around, getting involved in all kinds of drunk or doped up trouble (also with each other) it's no surprise accidents and deaths happen, and the incompetent BIB are handling things in panic and totally wrong... still... very different then the idea of serial killers etc. prowling on single farang girls.
In all the years before on the island, in the nightlife, I was more worried about high drunken louts looking for fights, and not too much about the local Thais.
Looking forward to my next trip to the island ! if you are sane minded, staying off the drugs and out of fights, nothing to worry about there !!
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150 of the 500 party-goers tested positive...
Well, not much of a party then.
On our early 90's parties in Amsterdam, it would be all of the 500 party goers ??
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Religious sect involved... obviously more to the story.
Hopefully the boring "death island" screamers (who probably never been to Koh Tao) will realize now there is more to this, and leave the "serial killer" stories behind.
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Ofcourse it's all relative, and depending what you do here, and where you are. If you live here in a Thai village / slightly touristed place (for me in south ) in an area without too many bars and nightlife, don't walk around too drunk at night with gold around your neck, don't do visa runs in minivans, don't insult the locals too much, keep the police at a friendly distance and keep away from the 'troubled' provinces in the deep south.... you're a lot safer here than any European city, South America, US, or Africa !
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9 hours ago, andy said:
Worth going. Has a nice slightly chilled vibe to it without being too quiet. The beach and sea is nice for swimming. There is a tourist scene in peak season, but it's nothing like Phuket and the associated problems there. You are going in the off season so it should be fine and accommodation will be cheaper.
Pretty much to the point. Very chilled here, great empty long beaches, much less hassle compared to Phuket, and the low seasons are quiet and lots of houses available now for long term rent, and the swanky resorts are starting with deals now, rooms with breakfast available for less then 1000 baht.
The place is home for me since many years, the first 10 or so, I used to move away in the low seasons, and work in other places, mostly Thailand, since it was just too quiet (and rainy) here, and no money to be made, but the last few years there is more going on here in the low season as well, so I stay around.
The diving islands are closing next week, so the diving guests move to Phuket, but Khao Sok nat. park and the Phang Nga / Bay area are still great options for trips. Many roads to explore here, with a bike.
There are some things that are more expensive than elsewhere, like taxi (fixed prices) and high end hotels, and restaurants in the khao lak center area... but if you grab a motorbike for rent and eat around Bang Niang area (being 3 km north of Khao Lak center, and the best area to stay ) it's cheap living here, lots of restaurants with good prices where the Thais eat, lots of food options also western food ( run a place myself here too ) , three bustling markets with good prices, everything available here.
Nightlife nothing compared to Phuket, hardly any dumb girlie bars ( thank God ) but quite a few live music bars, the Build (big all night Pub ) and many bars around besides Mars bar... too many places to cover for me. And more bars popping up since the new Build market is growing.
Many friends have come here over the years, and never left.. or visit every year. Surely the best place for a mix between a bit of tourism and good life, and still quiet and chilled vibes.
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On 4/7/2017 at 2:59 PM, tracker1 said:
World famous ! must have been kept a secret and don't worry about the coral it has a way of repairing itself might take a while as long as Tourism doesn't take a hit ! as for National Security those submarines will do more damage running aground on a few reefs !
Richelieu Rock has been the best Thai dive site since diving has been on the map here altogether. And the only site left in Thailand that hasn't been too much affected by the coral bleaching in 2010 and can still qualify as one of the top spots in the world. The news of this dive site being destroyed by dynamite blast fishing is just as shocking as the blasts,
Whale shark spotted in Ang Thong national marine park
in Koh Samui News
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Good, let's post every whaleshark spotting around Surat / Samui archipel / Ang Thong area on the news / ThaiVisa ( coz it's news to you ).