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If in Pattaya check www.pattayasports.org

Several competitions every week with transport and organisation by local bars.

Most banks can arrange offshore debit cards, check with the bank you normally deal with.

Have a look at www.loyalbank.com , not using them myself so can not comment.

A few notes on international drivers’ license:

Thailand only recognizes International drivers licenses issued under the 1949 years convention. There is another license issued under the 1968 years convention which is NOT valid. Some countries accept both, many countries issue both, make sure you tell them where you are going when get one.

Most Asian countries will only accept the 1949 years convention, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos. Indonesia is one of the few accepting both.

1949 years convention licenses are only valid for one year, 1968 years convention license is valid for three years.

The vast majority of international licenses offered on the internet are not accepted, they will only get you in trouble.

An international license is only valid together with the national license, always carry both when driving.

It’s advisable to go to the Land Transport office (where they issue drivers licenses in Thailand) and have them check and stamp the International License. Think they charge 20 Bath for this service and then there will be no problems with the police.

You are only allowed to drive on your international license in Thailand for 6 months, after this you have to get a local license.

If you have had a Thai national license for over a year you can get an international license issued on this license and use this when driving anywhere outside Thailand.

I guess it all comes down to where the notarized documents are going to be used.

A document notarized by the US embassy may not be legally valid in Thailand, same as a document notirized by an authorized Thai Notary Public may not be valid in the US.

Nearly all lawyer firms have at least one person authorized to perform Notary Public services, this should be a lot less costly than at the embassy.

Also most business centers in the large hotels (Hilton, Conrad) provide this service.

I have asked the same question myself and always get the same answers: It's probably ok, not likely anyone will find out, should be fine, everyone is doing it so no problems....

The problem is that it is most likely highly illegal for a foreigner to rent out an apartment without the proper permits and without paying tax.

Not sure what the penalty could be but tax evasion, having an income without a work permit and probably a few other charges could possibly result in some time curtesy the Thai tax payer, hefty fines and maybe confiscation of the property.

Would be interesting if anyone have first hand information regarding this question???