Sploosh66

What time of day did this happen? Correct me if I'm wrong but Bull Sharks feed at night unless they have ventured up into a fresh water river outlet, if it was a Bull Shark.

HaHa,,,,This wont happen and wont be policed in our village, it's the shops income and there are too many set in their ways,,,wont happen,,,the police will need to do their shopping within those hours, no more sitting about outside the local shop shooting the shit and supping a beer or 3 :-P

Very Very True, This site is the only reason I found out, this won't make it to the national news and won't touch tourism, shocking but true!!

Hi sooplosh66 ur miss dosent need shengen visa to go Spain aslong as she travels with u! If ur British citizen!

In theory yes, in practice not that straightforward, travelling without a visa could well result in a carrier denying boarding, or problems at the border when attempting to land.

Best to apply for a visa at the Spanish Consulate, as I said before the visa should be issued free under the EU rules, it should also be issued promptly and no financial evidence or evidence of accommodation is required.

See the helpful stickie by Donutz http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/724180-schengen-visa-faq-when-applying-from-thailand/

Thank you once again, all this info has prompted me to search further and I think we should be okay, I will post our story on same thread when completed and let you all know how it went, thanks so much for taking the time to supply feedback, appreciated.

Sploosh66

Hi sooplosh66 ur miss dosent need shengen visa to go Spain aslong as she travels with u! If ur British citizen!

Hi Alexuk, that is fantastic news, thank you :-)

craigp I will post any relevant helpful info after we have secured the visa, also how and where to obtain the Schengen required to travel from UK to Spain

Is there an application center near Khon Kaen? Also when/if visa is granted can we travel from UK to Spain & then back to UK to travel home to Thailand?

theoldgit, ubonjoe, Thank you, My wife has not yet traveled to the UK, this will be her first time, we are hoping to go in April, this is why I ask about fast tracking as I've heard it can take a while, the reason for the agent would be solely to speed things up.

I'm looking to take my Thai wife on holiday to UK, does anyone know or can recommend a good agency that can help with this process, thank you in advance.

Hilarious, I do get a laugh with these do-gooders, I think whoever made that decision was already pissed as a fart, It will never happen, especially at Newyear & Songkran. Can't imagine they are trying to encourage tourism with <deleted> like this.

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Totally agree, too much negativity to a valid request, makes me wonder if these negative people really have a life, or sit on the PC talking drivel, maybe one of the reasons they failed in marriage.

normally the divorce costs much more. consider that.

Worth considering but who really goes into a Marriage expecting to get divorced? Crystal ball would be a great thing

An ARM and a LEG!

... you were Lucky - I had to give my balls for safe keeping!!

...YOU were Lucky - I had to buy her family a house each!!!

... You WERE Lucky - I had to give my entire salary every month, AAaaaand live int Cow shed!!!!

... you were LUCKY ...

Why? You didnt HAVE to do anything, it was your choice! Were you held to ransom? Or gun pointed at your head? You appear to be very weak if you HAD to do this!!

On this topic I am reading so much negative feedback! I suppose you all have had a bad experience, a wrong choice, misled or fooled? Maybe jumped in too fast and never really knew what you were getting into?

Tell us about it then, don't just come out with a cryptic comment.

My wife and I have been together living together for 2 years before tying the knot, hopefully this has been long enough for both of us to know each other and make the right decision, time will tell I suppose, all good so far

steve 187, absolutely, good days pay. To be fair it was worth it, no hanging about and getting lost here & there, the guy done a good job and knew what I needed, kept us right & had us all done in less than 5hrs. Obviously there are cheaper methods, and if you happen to be clued up with the process and where to go, what to do, even better, that was a luxury we didn't have. We were delighted with the way everything went so well, worth the cost. If he can make a profit like that then good on him, quality service. :-)

thaichalina

I recently got married to my thai wife in Bangkok, we used a tranlator to carry out the whole thing in one day. I payed him 9000 Bhat, then went to the Embassy where I handed in the forms and a fee of 3260 Bhat, I was then given the freedom to marry certificate which I then took back the translator agent, he then took us by taxi to the registry office 20 mins, where we were officially married. the whole thing cost 14000 Bhat and we were back in the hotel by 12:30 that afternoon. we were at the embassy 07:30, 30 mins before it opened, about 40 mins in there before going back to agents shop. There are many translators/agents near the embassy, plenty to choose from.

Hope this helps

Quite entertaining reading all this drivel,,,Who really gives a toss, the yank got a slap with a shoe, big deal, move on. A lot worse shit going on to be reported here, is this such a big story in Sin City? I think not!!

Thank you all for the feedback regarding this topic. Great pics from William, many ideas, thanks.

@ Deacon Bell, do you have a contact or details for this pre fab/kit builder?

Thank you>

Hi,

After reading a lot of disaster stories about foreigners building their house, below my story.

I have just completed building my house nearby Nakhon Phanom. This is a large house, living room, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, 2 bathrooms with a total indoor area of 196 square meters + 32 square meters outdoor (porch). with 20 cm thick wall 3 meter high ceiling, PVC windows and wooden blinds, wooden doors, tiled roof, ceramic floors, plastering and painting etc. The piece of land is 600 square meters and we lifted the land a bit over 1 meter. The construction style is with posts each 4 meters carrying the roof and walls filled in later.

I was away most of the time as i work in Beijing and the house was build by the husband of my wife's sister, who works as construction worker / supervisor.

My findings:

The land + house has cost me close to 2.5 million bath to build.

The cost is quite easy to control as I checked the prices (in shops and in forums and blogs) and added the labor cost.

The quality of the work is very good as the people working have the skills and experience and had price in the work they did.

if you are looking for a good builder, I can recommend this guy. He is going back to work on condo construction around BKK soon.

If you need more info or pictures, my email is < Email removed, use PM function >

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What has this got to do with kit homes?

Btw, nice pics, I see the family have moved in and set up residence from the first one.

Only joking. Kit homes, knock down homes, prefab homes etc. are ones that are prebuilt and and put together on the land, they can be taken apart and moved. They can be owned by Westerners 100% (the same like standard homes, but without a lot of the legal difficulty).

With them you can rent land for 30 years.

Buy a kit home, knock down home, prefab home, or whatever you call them. It is 100% in your name.

The company comes and puts it together on the land. This is your home that you own in your name.

If you ever want to move for whatever reason, you pay them to dismantle it and move it to another piece of land.

It takes a lot of ownership issues and problems out of the equation.

That assumes the company is still in business or sticks to past agreements. Other than that, sounds good.

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Hello to you all. Can anyone guide me or give me information regarding kit homes in Isaan area, Cheng Yuen?

My wife and I have some land and want to either build our own home or have a Kit Home supplied.

Any information on Suppliers with plans and styles would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards