Scottie12

Sensible question but silly answers from the type of person who has never been to a classy hotel with a free flow,lunch.

Big Joke is the guy who put the kybosh on pension confirmation letters from your Consulate, he doesn't give a damn about pensioners,decent or otherwise.

They don't give a toss about tourists, same at Layan and Bangtao,there's no one there.

The Tourism Department is a joke,there are two beaches, Layan and Bangtao which had beach bars until recently. These were highly popular with tourists and provided employment for many locals. Virtually overnight they were bulldozed down and now tourists cannot get a drink or a snack on these beaches hence, they are virtually desolate now. The rationale given is that the beach bars were unauthorised so why couldn't they come to some arrangement with the vendors, all sorts of theories e.g. they weren't paying the Mafia enough, the hotels ganged up against them etc. Whatever the reason tourists and locals loved them, they employed many people and they are sorely missed.

Old Bangkok hands realise this is a double entendre. Good on you Aseannews for showing a sense of humour.

On the same theme if I enter on a 90 day non o tourist visa (60 days plus 30 day extension) is there any way of extending it for a further 90 days ?

Thai were internationally respected and profitable when the Scandinavians were in charge, now they have no chance.

As a fit 80 year old I object to the term 'elderly' used to describe a 67 year old.

Hundreds of tourists went to these beach bars which created employment for many locals who are now jobless,were the bar owners offered the opportunity to rent the space ?

Would totally recommend the halogen oven, advantage over an air fryer is that you can see at a glance how your food is doing.

If they made it easier to get up to 90 day visas they would get more tourists, still have to jump through oops to get one.