GypsyT Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Flower hotel DaNang deal now (I'm going there on Wednesday but staying in luxury for $ 30/day): 3 nights, 2 adults US$143, no meals. Original price US$143. Current price US$31.+ US$4 taxes and charges Vietnam has many great deals. Last time in Phu Quoc 6 days $ 114. No meals. Discounts are crazy! Don't know why. Maybe over priced list prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, GypsyT said: Flower hotel DaNang deal now (I'm going there on Wednesday but staying in luxury for $ 30/day): 3 nights, 2 adults US$143, no meals. Original price US$143. Current price US$31.+ US$4 taxes and charges Vietnam has many great deals. Last time in Phu Quoc 6 days $ 114. No meals. Discounts are crazy! Don't know why. Maybe over priced list prices? Sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, GypsyT said: Flower hotel DaNang deal now (I'm going there on Wednesday but staying in luxury for $ 30/day): 3 nights, 2 adults US$143, no meals. Original price US$143. Current price US$31.+ US$4 taxes and charges Vietnam has many great deals. Last time in Phu Quoc 6 days $ 114. No meals. Discounts are crazy! Don't know why. Maybe over priced list prices? No retirement visa and there never will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Lemsta69 said: Please ignore the troll and maybe he'll go away 🤞 Truth is trolling to you because you can't handle the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya57 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, bignok said: Truth is trolling to you because you can't handle the truth. Truth is how could you possibly know what it's like to live in Pattaya when you have spent a total of 1 night here. Means your comments can easily be called trolling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Pattaya57 said: Truth is how could you possibly know what it's like to live in Pattaya when you have spent a total of 1 night here. Means your comments can easily be called trolling Right so those photos are made up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyT Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 "No retirement visa and there never will be. " Pre Covid US citizens got 6m VOA for $ 75 and 12mo for $150. Very easy, on the net Now Vn favors Russians... i don't like it. There's talk they'll bring back cheap long term visas. A good thing is 45 days walk-in unlimited times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said: Truth is how could you possibly know what it's like to live in Pattaya when you have spent a total of 1 night here. Means your comments can easily be called trolling Here you go. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293919-d1441352-r540892507-Walking_Street_Pattaya-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBChiangRai Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 19 minutes ago, GypsyT said: Flower hotel DaNang deal now (I'm going there on Wednesday but staying in luxury for $ 30/day): 3 nights, 2 adults US$143, no meals. Original price US$143. Current price US$31.+ US$4 taxes and charges Vietnam has many great deals. Last time in Phu Quoc 6 days $ 114. No meals. Discounts are crazy! Don't know why. Maybe over priced list prices? Which hotel are you staying in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya57 Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, bignok said: Here you go. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293919-d1441352-r540892507-Walking_Street_Pattaya-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html So your expert knowledge of Pattaya is from random TripAdvisor reviews. Hilarious 😂 Btw, I haven't been in Walking Street in over 10 years. One street doesn't make a city Edited December 3, 2023 by Pattaya57 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, Pattaya57 said: So your expert knowledge of Pattaya is from random TripAdvisor reviews. Hilarious 😂 BTW I haven't been in Walking Street in over 10 years. One street doesn't make a city No experts here. Just normal people telling the truth. Sorry you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GypsyT Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 Sorry to say but Pattaya IS a dump! So is 1/2 of Jomtien. PS. If you come from Manhattan back alleys or downtown LA it looks decent.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 hours ago, GypsyT said: Also, once you get residency in one you can get to work and/or live in all. Presumably, that's what the website meant when they referred to Portugal residency leading to "EU citizenship". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) ... Edited December 3, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 6 hours ago, Prubangboy said: Prob: The Muslim thing -not that I think they're terrorists, just that they are def. lacking in the sanuk department. They are crazy-friendly; I prefer the more medium-cool Thais. I've never been to Penang... But I had gotten the impression that it is more Indo-Euro-Asian international than Muslim per se... unlike Malaysia at large? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I've never been to Penang... But I had gotten the impression that it is more Indo-Euro-Asian international than Muslim per se... unlike Malaysia at large? Yes much more but there are plenty of Muslim Malays there as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jingthing said: No retirement visa and there never will be. I thought Vietnam recently had launched, for Americans, repeatable 90-day tourist visas... supposedly easily obtained, but it seems as though holders still have to exit the country every 90 days regardless. Edited December 3, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: I thought Vietnam recently had launched, for Americans, repeatable 90-day tourist visas... supposedly easily obtained in country. Don't know. Do you want to live to a country permanently on such a temporary basis which can of course be reversed at any time? You can keep it. They clearly do not want retired expats. I don't blame them. Edited December 3, 2023 by Jingthing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gargamon Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 14 hours ago, champers said: You say you have never been to Pattaya; your opinion has no value. That's not because he hasn't been to Pattaya. His opinion has no value. Period. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Yes much more but there are plenty of Muslim Malays there as well. FWIW.... "Penang is unique among Malaysian states in that no single religion commands an absolute majority among the populace." "In addition, Penang is home to a sizeable expatriate population, especially from Singapore, Japan and various Asian countries, as well as other Commonwealth nations. Over 8% of Penang's population consisted of foreigners, reflecting the well-established allure of Penang amongst expatriates.[157" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Do you want to live to a country permanently on such a temporary basis which can of course be reversed at any time? No, that lifestyle would not be for me... But, it seems to work OK for others, and I have seen first-hand reports of Americans now making their homes in Vietnam relying on those kinds of rinse and repeat visas.... just as many used to do here in Thailand. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mokwit Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Don't know. Do you want to live to a country permanently on such a temporary basis which can of course be reversed at any time? You can keep it. They clearly do not want retired expats. I don't blame them. The irony is you could be talking about Thailand. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, mokwit said: The irony is you could be talking about Thailand. Not really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Anytime you're an expat anywhere, there's always the risk that the local government might change its immigration rules at some point. However, Thailand having a relatively established history of offering in-country renewable annual retirement extensions (though they have monkeyed with the financials some) is a nice feature that I wish more other countries would offer. As I'm not a particular fan of being forced to travel internationally each year or more often just to satisfy a visa/immigration requirement. Edited December 3, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: No, that lifestyle would not be for me... But, it seems to work OK for others, and I have seen first-hand reports of Americans now making their homes in Vietnam relying on those kinds of rinse and repeat visas.... just as many used to do here in Thailand. Q: How long can a US citizen stay in Vietnam? A: US passport are allowed to hold 1 year multiple [entry] tourist visa, but the maximum stay allowed is 90 days in one visit. It means that you can't stay in Vietnam for more than 3 months at a time, and have to leave the country and return for another 3 months of stay. https://vietnamvisavoa.com/vietnam-visa-for-us-citizens-a924 Edited December 3, 2023 by TallGuyJohninBKK 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: Anytime you're an expat anywhere, there's always the risk that the local government might change its immigration rules at some point. However, Thailand having a relatively established history of offering in-country renewable annual retirement extensions (though they have monkeyed with the financials some) is a nice feature that I wish more other countries would offer. As I'm not a particular fan of being forced to travel internationally each year or more often just to satisfy a visa/immigration requirement. Yes of course Thailand doesn't offer expats of retirement status residence security more than a year at a time, but they do have a formal retirement visa and extension program, they aren't going to abolish that, and Vietnam never will have such a program. I oppose Vietnam being put on any best places to retire abroad lists but weirdly they still often are. There are countries with not specifically retirement visa options that retirees can use to live there and even transition to permanent residence and citizenship. Those places are legit candidates for such lists. Edited December 3, 2023 by Jingthing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ71 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 3 hours ago, bignok said: Here you go. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g293919-d1441352-r540892507-Walking_Street_Pattaya-Pattaya_Chonburi_Province.html You read ( and believe!! ) Tripadvisor reports......that's funny. I thought you were a tool but this has just confirmed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Just now, PJ71 said: You read ( and believe!! ) Tripadvisor reports......that's funny. I thought you were a tool but this has just confirmed it. Thanks boy. It's funny you believe it's not trashy. Hilarious in fact. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Looks so clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, bignok said: Looks so clean I don't recognise those beaches in Pattaya, anyone? could be anywhere. I did a scuba cleanup dive once in Koh Tao, after half an hour we gave up just too much rubbish, never to be done again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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