Badger18

Well the app says it's quicker but I am imagining getting stuck behind a slow moving ve-hicle or something. I just have no sense of how major/minor these roads are and the shorter route looks very minor on the map. I don't know either route. I haven't really driven much in Thailand. In fact I haven't driven much at all since about 2010 when I sold my last car. That's probably why I don't trust the app... I was just thinking of stopping for lunch but I could make it a few hours or overnight if there's somewhere worth seeing. Somewhere around Loei would make sense but I've seen Loei itself before.

I'm planning to drive from Uttaradit to Nong Khai. The route planner is sending me down Highway 11 but only for about 20 miles, at which point it turns off and takes 4-digit highways through Loei and Nong Bua Lam Phu to Udon Thani. The alternative would be to stay on Highway 11 as far as Phitsanulok and then pick up H12 to Khon Kaen, from where H2 takes you through Udon and almost to Nong Khai. This route is shown as being about an hour longer but the roads look much bigger. It looks like the 4-digit highways have only one lane, so am I better off taking the longer route so I can stay on better roads?

Yeah it's not great news but if he has been in the country more or less continously since March 2023 it's not that worrying either. It just shows there's a limit even at CNX. OP, I think another TV would just be a temporary reprieve, so if you're wanting to stay more than another 90 days you're much better off with a DTV.

Yes. As I say I have no idea how it works in Indonesia. For Thailand you would probably get away with that visa exempt year in year out. You might want to consider staying out for a bit longer and/or getting a visa for the second entry, but the risk is small. Two months in two months out two months in then the same the following year is totally doable. But different country, different attitude. Do you have any advice on how long I would need to stay out before returning?

I have a feel for where the line is on Thai tourist visas but no idea about Indonesia. If I were to enter via CGK in February, extend the VOA, leave just before the 60 days was up then re-enter a month later, would I be asking for trouble? Is it realistic to do that year in year out? (The second trip would also be for about 60 days, assuming they let me extend.)