vistana

Thanks guys for your responses will keep looking.

Looking to move to the area around Mukdahan and am looking for a 3/4 bedroom place with western kitchen and 2/3 bathrooms, large living area and study etc with a pool if possible.

Budget about 5 million baht.

Can anyone tell us how we can go and look for such a property, I can not find any real estate agents listed in the area, and a Google search only produced a couple of places over budget!

Also how much would it cost to build something like the above with good quality materials and fittings on a piece of land we already have?

Recommendations of good builders in the area most welcome.

Thanks

We currently have a contract with a pest control company which is coming to an end soon and we would like to do our own spraying of the house and garden, does anyone know where we can buy the chemicals they use?

I seem to remember a post a long time ago about this but I am unable to locate it.

Thanks for your help.

Vistana

We have an underground water storage tank, I think its 2,000 litres, we were just wondering if any any other members add any chemicals to help keep the water clean?

Thanks.

Vistana

We did the trip from Hua Hin to the Andaman Club via Ranong last week, its a long day but can be done.

We left HH about 6.30am and got back home about 9pm in the evening.

Very easy to find the Andaman Club pier we had just missed a boat so had a 40 minute wait for the next one, but you hand over your 850 baht and all the paperwork is done for you, you nip across on one of the Andaman Club boats takes about 10 minutes, hand over your passport and documents to the immigration guys at the landing pier and its all done in about 10 minutes, depending on the number of people who are also doing the border run, then you wait for a boat back to Ranong.

The worst part was the drive from Chumphon to Ranong the road is singe carriageway and very windy with lots of hills...... so if you get stuck behind something large then overtaking can be a bit difficult and dangerous!

Watch out for oncoming traffic on your side of the road!!!

Watch out for the road works etc at Chumphon you can easily miss the turn.

Hope you have a hassle free trip like we did.

Cheers

Vistana

PS Pools along the Klong road here in Hua Hin can obtain the bags of TRS Pool Salt and charged 180 baht per 25 kilo bag delivered to the door.

Telephone: 083 492 4451 or 086 324 6156

Thanks for the names and addresses it was the South East Pharmacy one that I was thinking of but could not remember its name..... old age, but its useful to know about Facino's as well, we have a small branch in HH but they only sell original Ramapril tablets which work out quite expensive, i am looking at generics such as Ramtace,Tritace,Ramicord,Mediram,Gempril,Corpril in 10 mg tablets.....

Sheryl : Have you any thoughts which one of the above generics would be best?

Mark 5335 : thanks for jogging my memory that was the one I was thinking of.

Regards

Vistana

I remember several posts on here about a good pharmacy in Bangkok that sells original and generic drugs at a very good price...... a lot cheaper than here in Hua Hin and several people said they travel up to Bkk once every 3 to 4 months to stock up on the drugs they require.

Can anyone please tell me the name and address and phone number of this pharmacy?

I believe they also supply a lot of the smaller local pharmacies as well.

Thanks

Vistana

Thanks to everyone who has given good advice and places to buy a good drill, in the end we went back to MV and Home Pro this morning as we were in the area and I got a Bosch GSB 16 RE Professional which is on offer with a free carry pouch of tools - 3 screwdrivers, hammer, stanley type knife,adjustable spanner and a pair of pliers...... the drill has adjustable speed,with reverse as well and hammer action as well as a normal setting for wood/metal etc.

The power output is stated as 351 Watts

Rated torque of 2.0 Nm

Rotational speed under load (max) 1,640

Rated power input 701 watts

Chuck clamping range 1.5 mm to13 mm the drill bit I have does indeed fit this drill, so in fact as someone else already stated I did not need a chuck size larger than 13 mm.

Price 2,890.00 baht you can buy just the drill with out the additional tool pack for 300 baht less, but as I don't have many tools thought we would opt for that option.

Thanks again for your help.

Regards

Vistana

We are trying to find out if there is a local supplier of TRS Pool Salt (25 kilo bags) in Hua Hin, this salt has a stabilizer built in so to speak, the manufacturer company is in Bangkok, but hopefully they might have a local distributor.

Any one know if any of the Hua Hin Pool Companies sell this product?

Thanks

Vistana

Thanks to everyone who made constructive and helpful comments and advice, especially hhf, as i am not a DIY person your informative post was very useful

We looked in Homepro and the only Black and Decker had a chuck size too small..... I need one with 13mm and larger.

They had more expensive pro type drills for 6,000 plus don't want to pay that sort of money as I will probably only use it a few times a year.

Will look at the other places people have suggested and at the other brands such as Makita as well.

Thanks again.

Vistana

Can anyone tell me where i can buy a good quality electric drill (Black and Decker or similar) with a chuck size that goes larger than 13mm..../.other than Home Pro!

Thanks

Has anyone got a copy of the form I would need to complete for my entry in to Myanmar for my 90 day border run?

And is it still 500 baht?

Thanks

Vistana

Thanks guys very helpful info and a good link as well..... thanks for the GPS co-ordinates as well, hope the roads are OK and not effected by the floods.

Regards

Vistana

My Thai wife would like to come with me to do the border run at the Andaman Club via Ranong, does anyone know the costs involved for her? using her Thai ID card etc.

Thanks

Vistana

Got to do a 90 day border run next week and want to try the Andaman Club via Ranong, will be going from Hua Hin, has anyone got the GPS co-ordinates for the Andaman Club Pier?

And does anyone know if the run from HH is effected by the current floods?

Thanks

Vistana

Thanks Lopburi, your knowledge on visas etc on this forum is second to none, and I am sure I speak for many other members as well.

Regards

Vistana

I am currently here on a multi O visa based on our civil partnership obtained from Hull last year....on production of our civil partnership certificate.

This visa expires on the 23/11/2011 and we don't wish to return back to the UK so I am thinking the retirement visa might be the best option, as i am over 50 and can apply for that visa in Thailand.

My next 90 day border run is due on the 21/10/11, taking me up to the 21/1/12.

At what point should I go along to Immigration and fill in my application form for the retirement visa?

And on what date would the 800,000 baht have to be in my sole name account? i know its 3 months but 3 months from when?

Sorry if this is going over old ground but I need to get it straight in my head.

Is there any other alternative to a retirement visa in our situation.... i.e same sex relationship, my partner is Thai.

Thanks in advance for your help and patience

Vistana

Does anyone know where we can buy cyanuric acid for our swimming pool in Hua Hin, I understand it is cheaper than "stabilizer" you buy from the pool shops.

Thanks for the clarification LB.....90 days it is then

Regards

Vistana

Sorry to confuse everyone LB I have a multi entry O visa which was obtained at Hull........does that help in answering my post yesterday?

Thanks for your patience

Regards

Vistana ........ hoping to be less confused after your replies

Thanks everyone for your replies.... it looks like a trip to Bkk is on the cards then!

Cheers

Vistana

I got an multi O visa based on our civil partnership certificate from Hull last November 2010.

My Thai partner had lived with me for 6 years in the UK and we decided to move to Thailand to live so I contacted the consulate in Hull and as has been stated already was told just send your original civil partnership certificate with your application form..... and sure enough a few days later it came back with a 12 month multi entry o visa.

My question is since April 2011 if I did the same again this year would they still issue a new 12 month multi o visa?

Any one got experience of this since April 2011?

Regards

Vistana

Thanks for the info I will contact them tomorrow.

Regards

Vistana

I am also on a multi entry O visa issued in the UK which expires on the 23/11/2011, so does that mean if i leave the country say on the 12/11/2011 to go to Malasia for arguements sake and then return to Thailand on the 22/11/11 I will get another 12 months stay on that first multi O visa untill 22/11/12! sorry if that sounds confusing but I am confused!

Regards

Vistana