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Anyone know the process for getting a marriage license in Bangkok? Neither person is Thai. I spoke briefly with someone on the phone who said it would take 3-4 weeks and needed all documents translated to Thai--but I got cut off and have had no luck getting back in touch. Would appreciate any advice/experience. Thanks.

I'm guessing if you get up high enough the smoke might not be as bad, but there's no readings at any of those places. Anyone found any improvement up around Doi Inthanon or anywhere else in the province?

3 minutes ago, Mahseer said:

Loads of countries have visa free for 14-15 days as stated. An alternative to VOA is an e visa which costs $25 is good for 30 days and typically received in 3 days. You go straight to immigration on arrival and skip the VOA queues. 

 

As mentioned a lot depends on your nationality and intended length of stay.

 

While I'm here I see Air Asia is starting direct flights to Dananng from 14 April. 

This looks like the right option, since they have expedited 2 day service. 

I'm a U.S. citizen. 

13 minutes ago, tonboy said:

Apply, pay money , receive invitation letter by mail 

Just to clarify you got the letter by email right? Also about how long did it take to receive the letter after you applied online?

Heading from CM to HCMC next Saturday. Anyone have any feedback on the Vietnam visa on arrival? i.e. which website to use, and how long it took to receive? I'm reading 3-5 days which is cutting it close if I'm scheduled to leave next Saturday. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

Anyone had any experience with Dr. Chayarop at Bangkok Hospital? I've used Dr. Thongnard before at his own clinic but Bk hospital is closer for me. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks.

Anyone applied online for an India e-visa? Looking for details on how smoothly the process went, time to process visa, etc. do you need your passport on hand to apply or can you just submit a scan?

Any experiences with this route? Looking to go for a weekend. I haven't been to Hanoi in about 20 years--I remember it being pretty quiet and mellow. Hoping to go on a family trip, has anyone been recently with kids? 

One of the places in mae rim plaza follows a stricter traditional/medical style. They also do gua sha if i remember correctly. It may be worth a visit if you have some nagging issues that don't clear up with prescription meds. It's over near Steak of the Day. I haven't looked in a few months so can't confirm it's still there at the moment.

7 hours ago, rickthailand said:

cnx legal  ruamchock plaza (big rimping) sansai

Thanks, looking at their website. Any specific recommendations i.e. personal tax filings or corporate, etc.?

Looking for a referral for a local firm, thanks.

thank you! i'll be working for international clients so govt contract issues aren't a major concern. great advice, appreciated.

I'm considering opening a small office in Vietnam, in the software industry. Would appreciate any thoughts on Hanoi vs. HCMC, and also any referrals for law firms? Many thanks.

24 minutes ago, moe666 said:

Active on your leg depends on your tolerance for pain and also the damage you may do to your knee by being to active to soon.

Understood--just trying to get a rough idea of typical recovery times.

Great thanks. Was it done under local anasthetic? How long before you were able to be active on that leg again?

Hoping to find a recommended doctor in Bangkok for ACL/meniscus repair.

I need ACL and possibly meniscus repair. I'd like to do it under local anesthetic, in Bangkok. Anyone have specific referrals?

12 hours ago, davidst01 said:

please give me the links. 

 

thanks

Here's one example, but if you google "itbit review" there are others with similar issues:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=356314.new

9 hours ago, davidst01 said:

Im unsure if I totally agree with the comments by 12drinkm

 

Coinbase has got to be the worst exchange. If your not American then just use bx to fund back to fiat. You can do this using their daily limits. 

 

If your American you can use 'itBIT' which is a highly reputable exchange and you can simply fill out a form to increase withdrawal limits to huge amounts. I just checked out their form to increase the limit. Its blank and the user can put whatever limit they want. Thus it would not take 6 months to withdraw 1m usd. 

 

Do NOT use coinbase. They are rubbish and expensive....

 

 

There's quite a few negative reviews of itBit, and how difficult it is to withdraw.

8 hours ago, 12DrinkMore said:

 

You are being sacrilegious. Anybody who talks about selling bitcoin will be pulped.

 

There are only thre ways to get bitcoins back into the real world.

 

1. Sell on an exchange.

 

2. Make a private deal.

 

3. Buy stuff from a business that will accept bitcoins, and then sell the stuff.

 

Ignoring 2 and 3 as it is not going to be easy to organise deals going into USD millions.

 

If you sell on an exchange, the liquidity to pay you has to come from current buyers. No buyers, no liquidity.

 

The largest and probably safest exchange is coinbase. They only deal with customers in a select few countries, and Thailand is not in the list.

The maximum transaction limit they will give you is USD 50,000 per week, this has to be specially applied for. AAnd is only given if you have undergone their identity verification processes, which includes providing a bank account and mobile telephone. You cannot be anonymous. And they comply with the US regulations, which includes the taxman.

 

To sell bitcoins for USD one million will take you 20 weeks, around 6 months with all the delays.

 

So yep, all those bitcoin billionaires will have a very hard job of taking out cash.

 

I have also read that it is easier to register and buy coins than to sell. For example you can buy using a credit card, but the exchange will not pay to a credit card.

 

Note also that only about 10 of the 3,000 plus alt-coins can be directly bought and sold using USD. The rest have to go through bitcoin, etherium or one of the other ten or so first. Anybody with say USD one million in Ripple, will first have to find owners of bitcoin looking to buy Ripple and then have to sell on the exchange for USD.

 

Awesome, thanks for the lowdown. Next step, obtain 1one million in bitcoins. Stay tuned.

Anyone know if/how large bitcoin holders have converted to fiat currency? I read about people with bc holdings in the tens of millions of dollars--how difficult would it be to turn that into USD for example, and what is the process? I wish I was asking for myself but really just curious about the process for larger amounts.

Try code.org there's a lot of resources on there and it's free.

Hoping to watch live streams online. 

I'm ordering the usual for a group of 40 people: turkey, masked potatoes, ham, gravy, etc. Any recommendations?