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Tell me more about samet, please.

That's in Laos, right?

I live in Pattaya and I hate Songkran. Having people throw water on me as I walk down the street or sit in a song thau sucks. Is there a quiet, peaceful, respectful spot in Thailand that I can go to for Songkran where I won't be subjected to the Pattaya-style chaos? Preferably someplace with decent lodging and restaurants and pretty scenery. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

In the end I submitted a hand-drawn map that took me about 20 seconds to draw, very crude. It was accepted with no comment.

Thank you all for your unanimous replies. I'll ignore it!

Until recently I was on an O-A retirement visa and usually filed my 90 day reports online. Last week I did a round-trip to Cambodia, without a re-entry permit. I'm now in Thailand as a tourist with a 30 day stamp in my passport. I'm in the process of applying for a Non-O visa. I just got an email to file my next 90 day report. But as of now I'm a tourist, so does this even apply? Should I ignore it? If not, what's the correct way to deal with it?

I am in the process of applying for a Non-O retirement visa. In order to document my residence, Immigration requires a map, for some strange reason (like Thailand is terra incognita and they don't know where things are). So I submitted a printout from Google Maps. NO! It must be a hand-drawn map. I told the agent: "I think Google can do a better job drawing a map than I can." She glared at me like I was Public Enemy Number 1. "No! It must be hand-drawn." This is just a way to annoy and harass visa applicants, isn't it? Or is there a reason that I'm missing? What if they don't like my drawing??? Has anyone else experienced this nonsense?

I will be flying to Phnom Penh, departing Suvarnabhumi Airport at 09:45, on Sky Angkor. My ticket seller, Trip.com, advises: "We make the suggestion to arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport at least 3hr prior to departure to ensure you have enough time to check in." Is this good advice, or is 3 hours overkill? What are other travelers' experiences?

Using Skyscanner, which is an excellent website and app, I found a flight from BKK to PNH (Phnom Penh) for $41.35. I feel this is a reasonable price for a throwaway ticket and I booked it.

I'd like an update on this issue. If one enters the country as a visa-exempt tourist, is an outbound flight within the next 30 days still a requirement?

My understanding is that if I stay past my visa expiration, even 1 day, I'm violating the rules. That's why I'm planning the border run before it expires. As noted in my edited note, money in the bank is not a problem for me.

My O-A retirement visa expires in less than a month. My plan is to do a border run to Cambodia, using a professional border run service, and return as a visa-exempt tourist. I will then apply for an O-visa. Has anyone used this method, and did it work for you? More details: I do NOT have a re-entry permit. I'm in the Pattaya area and use the Immigration office in Jomtien. I've had over 800k Baht in a Thai bank for a couple of years.

As noted, I've had 800k+ in the account for at least 2 years. So I should be okay, right?

Yes, I plan to do a border run to Cambodia and return visa exempt. I've had 800kB in a Thai bank for at least a couple of years. I'll be using Jomtien Immigration. By the way, what are "OP" and "o/s"?

Thanks for the link. Very helpful.