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You could spend a lifetime photographing derelict buildings in Thailand. Especially since Covid. 

6 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Be aware that is not a official website and it can have some out of date or incorrect info on it. This is on the bottom its home page. 

 

 

 

Oh i didn't see that little caveat at the bottom . I am from one of those countries and i do remember now seeing some info about them not providing the POI any more . So the simple option looks like #1 . #3 looks much more complicated and risky  . Thanks.

I am looking at moving to Thailand and while reading the financial requirements on the Thai Embassy.com page there are 3 options . My question is about the last option .  If one has say a pension that provides , for example , 500,00 THB / year  in your home country , representing annual income , then are you only required to have a Thai Bank acc with a regular balance of 300,000 ? 

Financial Requirements are as follows:

• Thai Bank Account showing THB 800,000 or
• Monthly income of at least THB 65,000 (income affidavit from your embassy in Bangkok) or
• Combination (Bank Account + Annual Income = THB 800,000)

23 hours ago, d15pl4y said:

Off-topic question: If I'm just transiting through Suvarnabhumi airport and don't intend to go through Thai immigration process do I still need 50.000 $ insurance? Thanks.

 A friend of mine just did that while travelling from Australia to Japan and transiting through BKK. All she had to do was pay for 1 day of Covid insurance . She used AXA and it cost just a few dollars. 

Excluding myself , and considering a large portion of visitors are , at the moment , Chinese and Russian , i guess its mostly cheap holiday packages and shopping. Although i cant figure why the Chinese would come for shopping . And it looks like the Russians are going to lose out on the shopping sprees as the Ruble loses value . I think the Russians love the warm weather and the beaches. I know on Phuket they spend a lot of time getting warm and wet at the beaches. The Chinese however seem to prefer the comfort of an air conditioned coach and to be ferried on mass in their matching pyjama suits to shopping centers and then to a nice Thai massage where they can be charged sometimes 3-4 times the actual price .

Norwegians,...really ????

Around coastal areas like Phuket , depending on the wind, they can be blown out to sea and become a hazard for marine life. I always see these things go up and they look great at night , but never used to spend a thought for where they land.

This is an alarmingly common scam, my sister in-law nearly got caught by this one..

A lot of very negative comments on here regarding the victim.. questions as to how she raised the cash etc.. does it occur to anyone that this may have been her life savings.. or she may have borrowed money secured on her house etc... have some compassion here, she may well have been stupid, but she is a victim non the less.

She is nothing but a victim of her own greed, bet her eyes lit up when she heard 270k Euros, yeah right.

And it looks like we have become the victims of your inability to read accurately . Try going through the story again,...sloooowly .

This is a scam often used by Nigerians. Sounds better to have an English sounding name than an African one. Ladies in Thailand may seem an easy target as they may not be as internet savy as some of their western counterparts.

It stuns me how many people on here are quick to condemn her and use this episode as means to balance up the scales for what some unscrupulous women have done in the past. Especially without knowing anything about her. I would be interested to know how many of those posters have never tried to get anything for free or take advantage of a situation for personal gain, no matter how large or small. Let he who is without sin , etc etc .

Patongs Jungceylon food court on Phuket, nothing under 100 baht unless you want a bowl of rice.

My first pport (issued 1968) had a stamp 'Not valid for North Vietnam' in the Observations page. I wonder why that was...

Strange , would have been a lovely peaceful place to visit im sure .

My (aussie) passport starts with a blank page, overleaf is the main page, then THREE blank pages, before page 2. I have stamps on the un-numbered page, before page 2. If you didn't get two extra pages like this, you wus ripped off! She'll be right mate, AA

Yep , thats how it looks , two blank pages , the second marked as " observations " then the first page , which everyone has stayed clear of . So it looks like that page is not " off limits ", so i'll get one more trip out of this old passport yet..... Thanks guys.

Its about the first page of an Australian passport. Aus Gov websites tell us that the Aus Passport is 32 pages , but page 1 is not numbered like the other pages, it looks like the other pages just no numbering . The numbering starts at Page 2 giving 31 numbered pages . When i went on my first trip the first stamps went onto page 5 and then subsequent trips went backwards and basically they went all over the place. But the first page is still empty . I just rang Australian passport office, and the guy said it was an immigration or foreign affairs issue and passed me on. But i have been on hold for ages. So has anyone had that first page stamped or does anyone know if it can be used ? My passport is nearly full and i would like to get one more trip on it if possiible.

This is the "Before", photo.

Oops,...failed to see the sarcasm .