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I am sure this has been asked many times before, but forgive me, did a search and search function seems to have changed.

I know you can apply for a partner visa for Australia, with the eventual aim here to migrate to Australia for my partner, in either Thailand, looong waiting time and work won't wait for me,

OR

Apply in Australia if the prospective partner has a "Substantial Visa"

Definition of that not on the Oz Immigration web site though they quote it a lot, that I can find.

Can the wife enter Australia (married 14 years, 2 kids with Aussie passports) on a regular tourists visa, then apply for partner visa (class 802 I think) from within Australia?

Does she have to leave to get the visa? (not an issue)

Thanks,

Again some great threads, but I am interested in applying within Australia, not from outside

Do what's in the boys best interest, not sure I see that here much

Less Politicians = less corruption, hes down to 77 - how long before it's only one politician?

I fully understand the OP's concern, i am placing my daughter on her 13th birthday in a nunnery in a remote mountain in Peru, we'll let her out when she's 42.

I honestly expect (and hope) that people in mostly her age range do look at her and think she's someone they like.

It's all about laying down ground rules for dating, being with boys, and also explaining not just the birds and bee's. But also how boys will try to smooth talk her, how they will act etc, when to sense a dangerous situation.

I find sharing that knowledge is better to arm/empower her.

If people look at her, I don't care that much, unless it's a Thai Visa monger

great pics Darkien, thanks, envious of all you who have done this

Excellent!

Dashing! All the best

Stumbled on this last year the light and sound show was pretty good, and dirt cheap. well worth the visit.

The wifes "chopper" A hybrid, honda engine, suzuki and other running gear, an interesting bike. bought it for 500 baht sol it for a lot more.

I played Euphoneum, even have one somewhere in the village, also anything else up Eb trumpet, but I travel too much, but keen to see how it goes. Police, school and Army bands, we won a few comps, used to open hospitals and things.

Cambodian markets, used to be good, but now they put a bunch of good clothes on the top, the bottom of the bag full of rubbish, not a good source. Platunam markets all have shops there advertising factory quantity deals, take your time wondering around there.

So I posted a photo of a Tesla with a Thai number plate, taken a few weeks back on Phanyothin, see above

So someone in Thailand has at least one, no idea how they re-fuel it.

Tesla Roadster in Thailand - no idea if it takes leaded or unleaded

Tesla Thai

Nice SR400 ad from Yamaha Thailand, found on Omega Racers page

Great write up, thanks

Problem is the range of cars, in most countries you can get a far wider range of vehicles than you can in Thailand, even Laos and Cambodia have a wider range, me smells cartel in that. So grey importers are for people who want something not available locally, some cars are even made here and not sold,

Madness as usual

If your not a heavy user, I agree, for a number of years I rented a few times a month, for weekends away etc, for a holiday I'd do a one week rental, good place I know near Victory Monument and it cost for a Altis 800 a day, so great value. When kids started going to school, cost of the school bus was almost the same as monthly car repayments, so bought a car as it was now being used three or more times a day.

I think more people could hire and be just as happy. I was for a number of years

Was there over the weekend, it can be done in a day if you want, it's about an hour and a bit from Bangkok. I think I'd be bored after one day.

Driving or bicycle to all the sites is easy, dual entry fees, however not all sites seem to be government run, some seem just to be open.

Local food is great, I go often, never had bad food there, YMMV,

We usually eat on the "edges" overlooking water, not expensive and pleasant, it's not that hot, but then I've lived here for a while.

It is hard to find all the monuments, there are some outside of town too,

Also the Japan Village worth a drop in if being a tourist is what you want to do, it's the site of the earliest Japanese trading settlement back centuries ago of course.

Well worth the visit.

Few people seem to know that close (50KM) but not near to Ban Chiang are a number of other archaeological sites, with some great finds, still on display, dating from same time period

Giant Bird on the loose? Has Noi from Bad Girls in Cowboy gotten drunk and done a runner again?

FARK - he looks like he's in tears doesn't he

There is a shop (or was) at Chatuchuk that sold something very similar to the Sparta, 25 000 baht, very oddly cool.

Have you looked into joining a caravan yet? great fun with the Honda C's

I'm sorry, I really don't understand, why didn't the police arrest the OP as the TV back chairs warriors always claim if an accident occurs, it's always the farangs' fault????