arithai12

You too... good. I thought I was the only one. I mean, bad. Basically, we are obliged to like?

If you can reach a place on 4 wheels, chances are it's not really "away from civilization and absorbed in nature". And if you find it, I am sure Mother Nature will love hearing the sound of your generator all night long. But if you like hiking a little, there are places which are equipped to take tents and I suppose caravans, with bathrooms and electricity, and then you can roam in the daytime. Example, Doi Inthanon has facilities at the mid-level headquarters, then you can lose yourself (literally, I think there was a japanese guy that they never managed to find again). Lots of plants and wildlife and birds there.

If under the same booking, if you are no show on one of the segments usually you are removed for the subsequent segments as well. However, it is very well worth calling the airline and arguing to reinstate them. Good luck. If separate bookings (that is, two different 6 alphanumeric characters), then no problem.

I think there is freedom of wearing it or not almost everywhere. If most people choose to wear it, but you don't have to, what's the big deal to you? Except inside a hospital, I have never seen someone stopped on the street or in a mall for not wearing it recently.

dead horse comes to mind. Let's not forget 'peace of mind from knowing that your extension is legit'. And for those who care 'satisfaction from knowing you are not contributing to the corruption'. A friend of mine who didn't have the 800k got the extension from an agent, but had quite a few sleepless nights every time he was preparing to travel. Also remember the plight of those caught in the Phuket bust. All it takes is one Big Joke who decides to shake up one Immigration office.

Speaking about CM, my experience has been that they wanted it until recently, but last time I asked the officer said no. So I did not report (and update TM30) after my last trip in early August. I just hope all officers sing from the same book.

still better than those not donated by your country. any other negative thoughts?

Typical keyboard warrior response. Now go and read the article in full, and realize that it's a private company with roots in UK (guarantee for inflated prices) complaining that schools don't want to adopt their system based on scanning QR codes and such. The Kiwi guy who wrote the complaint is of course making it look like the Thai schools are putting children at risk if they will not buy their system. Of course, he doesn't mention how much each school should pay and how would they have to cover the extra cost if most schools are already under-funded. "Common sense" is to count your kids in and out of the van and in class. Easy, cheap.

Sad story, wish you luck. I find it a bit odd though that for a "4000B crime" you got 100y blacklist. Did something else happen at Immigration? Your wife and kids are of course free to go. And speaking of wife, how does she cope with all this? I think she should come to Thailand and set wheels in motion: talking to Immigration, contacting lawyers, perhaps trying to get attention on social media. The kids are legally Thai, I assume, the fact that they cannot have their father with them because of a minor offence which is not an offence anymore should have some weight. (assuming it was for personal use)

Obviously. Like getting two bags of silicon in their breasts, or botox in their lips, or getting hip surgery, or (for men) taking steroids. It's their choice, no discussion. But if somebody asks me, all of the above puts me off completely (well, speaking about women). And that's my business.

Unfortunately, in this country (as in many others) one can call "Provolone" anything they want. If you want the real thing (Provolone, or other kinds of imported cheese) better stay away from the big chains. Even Rimping sells "cheese" made in strange places of very dubious association with the stated label. They do sell occasionally the real thing (be it italian, french, german cheese) and you can see it by the price being exorbitant. If the OP wants an italian Provolone, best go to an import/distributor such as the one I mentioned earlier. If he's happy with Ploboron made in Khon Kaen, then I shut up.

Why Not restaurant in Nimman (import/distributor and retail).

Pity. Thanks for the info.

ok ok, catchy. now, please look up the time required to heal a fractured bone at 20 and at 80 y of age.

I am perfectly happy for you if you (or the other poster) manages to do it online and swim and nap. I do understand that for many IO is a long drive away. But in my case, e.g., the (satellite) office is inside the biggest mall in Chiang Mai, I go there at least a couple of times per week for shopping or eating, so the extra time to visit the IO is zero, the waiting time is usually zero, and I like to have a small rectangular strip of paper stapled to my passport instead of carrying around a whole printed page. Also nice to have an interaction with a smiling officer or maybe another foreigner and to boost the business of that office. Is it ok if we are both happy with our different ways?

You may well be right, but the fact remains that the resort is illegal. If you look at pictures from other sources, it's clearly an eye-sore in a beautiful natural surrounding. And btw, from what I read again from other sources, many or most of the protesters have actually no direct interest in the matter, just friends and tribal support. So, what would you do?

I wonder how much Frau Ursula pays to heat her home and to fill her tank. Also, NS2 was initially closed by the Germans some months ago, not sure what they are complaining about now. I thought the super bright EU leaders had everything arranged to import from Qatar and such. For double the price sure but that's secondary. The Italian PM Draghi famously stated a few months ago "do you want aircon or freedom"? He's been shown the door. A big friend of Frau Ursula btw. I am sure they are both very welcome in their next UN or NATO posts.

Maybe. btw, which uncertainty? Isn't "1" the one? Or maybe, it's the dramatically rising cost of energy compounded by the announcement that NordStream2 will not stream as much as hoped this winter. Domino effect on all western markets. The bill should be picked up by the one country that is really behind this prolonged so-called Ukr-Rus war. The US dollar affected less due to the aggressive defensive policy of its central bank, but its economy still feeling the pain and entering recession.

ok you have decided that it's more money-efficient for you to do it this way, go ahead, why do you have to antagonize everybody else that has taken a different decision? Do you really think that we are all stupid and only you have realized that it's possible to make the 800k be more productive? Accept that different people have different priorities in life.

but you didn't ask any questions. Except possibly "3. are there any other options", the answer to which is "probably not" (there are other type of visas but apparently out of your friend's budget). In turn, a lot of things are unclear from your post that prevent giving advice on this forum, and in fact you/he seem not to want any. I just hope that your friend knows very well what he is doing.

In my experience, they send the new card to you by post well before the previous one expires.

He should be home in time to enjoy the Oktoberfest.

You shouldn't have any problem, welcome back soon. However, the above sentence struck me. The reasons for staying longer are your own, no criticism, but around the time you mention prices were very reasonable. I remember because I bought a ticket myself. Basic eco with LH one way was about 10,000B. Prices sky-rocketed from July.

I don't understand your comment, what does it matter? Good for you if you decided to integrate so well. Although, depending on your race and nationality, I have some doubts that you will ever be accepted as a real Thai. I am European, been here 10 years, I still experience that if I go out for dinner with my non-Thai (but Thai-looking) wife the waiter will never talk to me even if I am perfectly able to order, only to her. Having a Thai passport wouldn't make any difference. And a question to you: assuming you are now Thai citizen, have you actually given up your previous nationality or keep dual passport? In the second instance, please don't preach to us, you cannot be assimilated and integrated on demand. So yes, I am a guest, lucky to be, hope to remain for a long time, and back to OP I'd never dream of doing what he did.

We don't know if he has citizenship or PR, if not then he is a guest. Even people with Elite or Smart whatever are still guests with an expiration date.