wornoutcowboy

Is there any shop in Bangkok that sells THC gummies?  Indica preferred?

One quick question.  I will be applying for a retirement visa soon.  After getting the visa is it possible to use the 800,000 Baht for living expenses and then topping it up the following year?   Or do I need to keep the entire 800K in the bank the entire year?

42 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Many airlines will only accept a ticket by air out of the country.

If you have a valid visa for entry you may not need a ticket out of the country.

You could buy a temporary onward ticket online for about $12.00 if needed.

I am presently in the USA and arriving to Thailand on a one way ticket.  I need to get a ticket out so the easiest and cheapest would be to buy a bus ticket from NE Thailand to Vientiane.  Does any company sell these tickets online? I would use it to show to the airline agent while boarding in the USA.

What sort of proof is needed for Covid insurance?   Is a Thai company offering it to took online from the USA?

My partner is traveling back to Laos where he is from.  If he first stops in Bangkok in transit while catching another flight to Laos will he need to have a Thai Pass?  He will be at the airprot in BKK for around 6 hours and will not go past immigration.

My Lao passport holding partner will be heading to Laos to see his family.  He will be flying into BKK and hopes to travel to Vientiane via Nong Khai via the bridge.  Is that even possible now.  Is the Friendship bridge open for Lao Citizens.  Are there any special requirements.

Also is it possible to buy a bus ticket online?

thanks

Oh, sorry.  that should be 63000 baht a month which by local standards is very high.  I have friends in Bangkok who make much, much less.  Some of us have a knack for spending very little while others spend too much.  I tend to be the one who doesn't spend.

Thanks again guys.

Thanks for the information guys.  I was off on a campong trip hence the delay in this reply.   I had no idea agents were a thing so may contact one.  Does anyone have a good one they can recommend?

I will be keeping my Medicare knowing I will not be in Thailand for the long term.

I will be returning to my old apartment in Bangkok which is now 14,000 baht and have no fears about living on 63000 Baht a year.

Once again thanks for the replies and let me know of an agent to contact.

Isn't the exact amount required 65000 Baht a month?

I lived in Thailand many years back and want to return for retirement.   I would like to qualify for the retirement visa using the 65000 Baht monthly income.   I may be short by about 2000 Baht depending on the exchange rate.  Here is the question. Ii am on Social Security.  When I calculate my retirement I am about 140 dollars over the amount needed if i don't include the Medicare deduction..  This is before Medicare is taken out.  Will the Thai immigration look at  at the actual amount of my pension before or after the Medicare deduction?

Thanks

In the olden days people would just go back to their home countries and change their names and apply for a new passport and then return to Thailand.  I am not sure if that is still an option.

The best thing I did was found a support group online for quitters.  It sure kept me quit.  Quitting was without a doubt the hardest thing I ever did.  I had thought I was going to have a few bad days until the nicotine cleared but instead continued to have cravings well into the first year.   My advice would be to find you some great new quit buddies.

I quit seven years ago and even used this forum to get a bit of support.  It was very, very hard.  in fact the hardest thing I ever have done. I love being a nonsmoker but do now weight 23 kilos more than when I stopped.  I changed my nickname from Smokey to Jumbo.

It must be a very slow day for news. Damn, dull story.

I am confused by the rules. I am bi so I am not gay or straight. Can I still ask a question? If so why is it gay men seem more handsome than straight men?

The usage of the word faggot is very, very derogatory. You are clearly very homophobic and I will find it rather amusing when "the little faggot" shows up and demands more money. You deserve to be extorted. Rot in pieces!

I have a very heavy British friend living in Bangkok who complains that he is discriminated in the gay world for being fat. The funny thing about this is he once told me he didn't enjoy sex with fat people either. I suspect that is true for most of us. So, why would anyone want to have sex with a chubby when the chubby doesn't even want to have sex with another fat person? I know there are chubby chasers out there and if I were fat I would seek out these guys.

Who really knows if Thailand will have it soon or not? I really wasn't expecting it in parts of the USA and now we have it. I am presently doing the paperwork to take my partner back and get married.

For the real cheapskate at heart you can clear Lao immigration and take the local bus number 14. All newly donated by the loving Japanese Air con even. You walk out of immigration and head to the right. 6,000 Kip(about 25 Baht) and it will take you to the morning market. A great way to avoid the pushy jumbo drivers.

Oh, Lao visas are better paid in US dollars. 35 bucks for Americans. one dollar extra during overtime.

The best place for N.Americans to retire is CUBA. Opening up this year. Check it out,so close to home,and cheap.

And there is nothing really cheap about the place. About 3 times the price of Mexico.

I spend half the year in Latin America and the other half in SE Asia and can say there are advantages to both places.

I am presently in Mexico and do love the place and don't buy the fears about the violence. If you stay away from drugs you are pretty safe.

Really, the big advantage to me about SE Asia is the fact that I can get around in English while in Latin America I cannot. I do try my hardest at langauge learning and in fact have studied Spanish for about 45 years and still suck at it.

In SE Asia there is no real expectation that I will know the local langauge. I did pick up some Thai over the years but probably sound like a 5 year old to the locals.

No place is perfect but in the end for me it all comes down to places I can afford. At times I really think i would like to be living in Paris but just don't have the cash for it.

Just a note on community.

When I first came to Thailand back in the dark ages there was no cable TV nor internet.

In many ways I was forced out into the world where now I can pretty much just stay in all day and night.

I once had a group of friends who would meet up for board games and card games and a nice chat. We are all at home now reading thaivisa.com instead.

It is true in The West too. It seems people have disappeared into themselves. Me included.

Fly free Ronnie!

And to think I was on the forum a few days ago asking about swimming pools in Ubon. I flew in yesterday in the morning and all I have seen in Ubon is the rain. At this rate I may just put on my swim suit and head for the street. I will save a lot of money that way on swimming pool entrance fees.

Thanks you guys. That should get me started. That is what I like about Thai Visa. I will never have to buy another guide book.