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Sorry about this, probably a really stupid question but I have to go to the immigration office on Thursday and I'm having trouble finding out where it is and how I would get there. I'd be coming from Petburi/Asok

Thanks

How far is it from Sukhumvit? And are is there anything nearby? I've heard its less than 10 minutes in a taxi from the supermarkets (TescoLotus, Carrefor) in On Nut. Are there any swimming pools or anything nearby?

Anyone know much about this area? I thinking of renting a townhouse just off Ekamai 12. How far from the BTS is it?

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i checked out that Nichida Thani place....looks great and the wife being thai knows the area quite well...she reckons far better for expats to live there than sukhumvit especially if u have a family.....

just wondering is there any houses for sale in that estate or just rentals ? and if so how much would a house cost in nichada thani?

anyone else live there?

Hi, sorry for all the questions but I just looked at the website for that Nichida Thani place and it looks really nice. Lots of other families, clean air, swimming pools, sports clubs, etc. Can't see the family minding living there at all!

How would you get to/from work from there? Does the subway or skytrain go out that far, or would you need a car and driver? Buying a car and hiring a driver is a big expense straight away, or do you hire them with a car and how much is that?

Thanks for all the responses.

I found a website for Bangkok Gardens

http://www.bangkokgarden.com/index.html

Looks nice enough, how far out is it again?

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Thanks for all the responses, there are both positives and negatives - which I expected. My wife has lived overseas before, when she was 13 her family moved to Hong Kong and she lived there up until she came back to the states for university. Whilst there are differences between Bangkok and Hong Kong, the differences aren't as great as the differences between New York and Bangkok so she'll know a little bit about what to expect.

I've been to Thailand 5 or 6 times before, love the place, the people, and the food. Working somewhere is different to being on holiday there though, so I'm sure that there will be some differences.

I liked the sound of that Bangkok Gardens complex - quiet, swimming pool, etc. The baby loves swimming so if my wife was taking him down to the pool a lot I'm sure she'd meet other people that way. Agree about getting her involved as much as possible too.

I'm coming to Bangkok this weekend, but only for a few days next week so I'll have a look around and get a better feel for it then.

I'm going to be working in the Thanapoom Tower

1550 New Petchburi Road

Makkasan, Ratchtevee

Bangkok 10400

I don't know where that is in relation to the rest of Bangkok and what the transport links are round there, if it is close to a subway, etc. How do people manly get to work over there - bus, train, taxi?

Hi,

I was just after some general advise, and wondered if anyone else had been in the same situation. I've been offered a job in Bangkok that would seem like a great opportunity. I'm a Brit, my wife is American and we currently live just outside New York. We also have a 1 year old son. Some of the worries we have whilst deciding upon the move over there are is the polution in Bangkok as bad as they say, and would it be bad for such a young child? My wife would be giving up her job, are there social groups she could join, gyms, etc, and what do you do to keep your mind active when you aren't working? I've seen houses to rent for about 40,000 Baht/month in compounds with a swimming pool and tennis court. It says that these places are close to subway stations, but are they really far from the middle of Bangkok? And what is the journey to/from work like?

Anyone else made a simular move over with a young family, any regrets, things you'd have done differently, etc?

Cheers