DonniePeverley

I went to Ho Chin Minh City. We enjoyed our two days there. Saw plenty of attractions (historical). Enjoyed the coffee culture, the motorbikes whizzing around, the old government palace there was brilliant to see. Really enjoyed it for a weekend away. It could be a destination to rival Bangkok, but unfortunately it lacked that craziness that Bangkok has. There was no huge massage culture, and of course it really lacked a metro system to get around - albeit the traffic is nowhere near as bad as Bangkok.

What are the differences between this and a Thailand beach destination ?

Totally respect that opinion, and thanks. I did imagine i would see the Himalayas in a sort of rural setting, didn't realise it would be a polluted city. That's a bummer.

Does this visa begin tomorrow ? Already looking on the Indian websites, and they practically see it as an apportunity to come to Thailand to work and live.

That would practically mean you are permanent resident then.

The people of SIngapore are boring, but Singapore itself is decent for a few days .... sentosa, Universal Studios, a beach although it's crap, China town, Little India, marina bay sands, etc

Yeah so ? If 300 baht turns away a nomad (ie a backpacker with a laptop) then i'm all for it.

What flights? Which area? I've looked into going there too. Tell me more ...

They already have it. So yes. The issue with Nuclear is that if something goes wrong, the neighbouring regions and maybe the world too, would suffer the impacts.

It will just be incorporated into the ticket - well it should be. 300 Baht is quite low, considering what they've lost in waving visas for Indians and Chinese.

Nuclear power plants in my opinion need to be kept to modern developed nations, who have the capabilities to tackle any major issues that could occur. The risk of something going wrong in a less developed nation is too risky.

Hey guys ... so where have been holidaying this year or upcoming plans? I am talking about outside Thailand for some new ideas and getting some new culture. Mixing it up with weekend trips, to longer. Good Let me start : i didn't realise Kolkata, India (or Calcutta) was only two hours away from Bangkok. Now that's a complete culture change, and i am going there in a few weeks. Short cheap direct flight, got my visa.

It's just your standard metropolis with a kind of dull Chinese flavour to it. The big building is nice to look at. They play baseball which is odd. But the rest of it just like a Chinese city.

If you see street food that is cooked fresh, high temperatures then go for it. Most of the food you see in food courts, has been left out there all day, and they just reheat it for you. That can't be that great either.

It's not just Thailand. Europe, Japan, and some other tourist centric regions have seen the local population hit back at mass tourism. It's not always xenophobia, but rather you can't just push mass tourism/immigration onto a local population.

Attracting low quality mass tourism, then wondering why revenue is down despite numbers being high. Solution - add more mass tourism. Just squash them in. To hell with locals, or giving tourists a good experience, or (forbid) attracting quality tourism by cleaning all the problems up, investing in infrustructure etc

I'm guessing nothing planned.

Yes it does appear that visitors from Hong Kong have really pushed up value of property out there. Indian visitors have pushed up rents. So anyone here ever done the move to Canada ?

It's censored by one or two posters who are clearly just advertising their tours, and throw in some cliched answers to some questions so they can do so.

I've noticed property prices out there have gone through the roof post covid. I was looking at 4 bedroom properties out there around 2018, that have now shot up almost double in price. Astonishing. I've done some basic research, but there doesn't appear to be a forum like this one dedicated to going there. Whilst holidaying in India, i was astonished to see literally whole towns of people heading to Canada, posters pushing immigration to Canada on a study visa, whilst it being a 'wink wink nudge' to a path to residency there. Yet unfortunately the pathway for someone from the UK, with property here that i can sell, as somewhat more difficult. Let's see how this unfolds.

Hello all, i have began to start my journey about the possibility of relocating to Canada - specifically to Vancouver. I am from the UK, and whilst i am post 40, and have no degree, i do have investment potential. I do have family out there - uncles, cousins. So how does one begin to look at the possibilities of moving out there ? Any assistance would be welcome. As i said, i'm just beginning my journey, so forgive me ignorance.

I remember how miserable you were regarding the subject over on tripadvisor. What happened - you got banned ? For the OP - see the train ratchada night markets.

So what number of tourists do they want a year ? Has there been any reports of a number? Furthermore, as i said do they have plans for infrustructure projects to handle the vast increase in numbers?

Are there any infrustructure plans on the horizon for Phuket , Koh Samui ?

Your major hassle will be navigating through traffic and queuing to get to that immigration centre. Not immigration itself. These new measures will increase numbers from around 40 million visitors to around 80-90 million visitors.