IgboChief

Two things: 1) Always get all the papers possible because you will never know what the next government will be doing and how regulation will change. 2) The Yellow Book is very helpful when you stay in Thailand, but will want to apply for Visa to other countries. Those Visa will only issued in Thailand with a CoR (which the Yellow Book provides conveniently.) Otherwise they will ask you to apply in your "home country".

How would that work" There was only Ethidad or maybe Kenian, and both don't count as West Africa. (Kenian does not fly to Lagos anymore). What direct flight do you have in mind?

Can remember exactly this offer 12 years ago ???? Since then, I never left.

Actually Doha, since Dubai is still not flying. For Lagos you will need Yellow Fever and an Online Registration form. Qatar airways offers the link. By Return tickets! If you buy it in NG you will be charged in NGN and the FX rate will be totally messed up and the ticket will be overpriced. Although a lot of things have changed last week, finally. Good luck!

Nothing. Just go through. Doing this since 12 years, never have been asked any question. As far as it concerns them, you come from Doha or Dubai.

Thanks for pointing it out, though my argument stands: Splashing water on a police force will trigger a reaction everywhere in the world and Thai police is not as bad as rendered here in the forum. Come to West Africa when you want to see really bad forced.

I do read your comments with great interest always as they are insightful and content heavy. This one goes over the board though in my opinion. At least in my 20 years of experience, the Thai Police is not as bad a rendered often and have shown professionalism (at least towards me) whenever I encountered them. Try to splash water on Police somewhere else and you get clubbed (rightfully in my opinion).

While I am very much on your side and the side of EV and renewable energy, we still need to discuss batteries because so far it broke any calculation and/or use case I have seen. I have inverter/batteries and solar panels running in Lagos, because there is no stable electricity provided. Batteries hold 5kW and need to be replaced at least every 3 years which makes electricity quite expensive. For that reason I refuse to switch to solar panels in Thailand despite having plenty of space and sunshine: The panels are cheap and effective, but the battery lifespan kills every calculation. I don't mind a limited range of 200km and premium on the initial purchase. But I will not want to worry about battery replacement in my car, when it's the most expensive part.

Hilarious idea: enter Friendship Bridge 1 Nong Khai, drift downstream and exit Friendship 2 Mukhdahan -- you can actually nap while floating and grinding distance.

Stupid question: how was that not an illegal entry? Even as a Thai he still needs to get stamped in/out? Kudos to what authority ever made it possible though.