The Russian-Speaking It Community Open Campus For Freelancer In Koh Phangan

[crazyawm]

The Russian-speaking IT community has been recently livened up by the following information the author of which invites everyone to work "telecommuting" on the Koh Phangan island of Thailand.

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The "Thaicamp" freelance project is based upon a resort – some separate houses, a pool, a beach, a terraced restaurant and, finally, an office for serious people who relax too much when working in a chaise longue. As expected from the place, the Internet is accessible in the whole territory of the complex. The resort is called (no reason to conceal it) Niramoon Sunview Villa, and situated on the island's western coast.The project's advantage is the founder's wish to set up all the conditions for solving common financial and legal problems of the freelancers living in Thailand: working with electronic currency, solving visa problems, signing contracts with employers. By the way, the founder has significant experience of doing business and several firms in operation. This guarantees the stability of the project management and, at the same time, prevents from shaping one more lifeless "co-working" with an astonishing price tag and no glitter in the participants' eyes.In the end, I'd like to mention that personally to me, Phangan seems the best place in Thailand with a unique atmosphere of freedom and ecological advancement. Many people have been hanging out on the island for months and years. The population is very young in comparison with many popular resorts inhabited by 70-year-old men on crutches with two prostitutes on each side.

Project Characteristics:

32 separate terraced dwelling houses for two (from conditioned first-line houses to romantic bungalows with a hammock);

Minimal duration of stay is 1 month. Maximal period is not limited;

Cost of accommodation depends on the chosen house and the duration of stay. Prices vary from $225 per month for DBL/BGL (double bungalow) to $1000 per month for DBL/Pool view/Ocean view;

Smorgasbord is included at $6 per day (natural food, seafood, and fruit), with evening barbecues near the pool. On special meal demands a restaurant menu is available at a 30% discount and with delivery to the house;

Free Wi-Fi in the campus territory and the possibility to install a personal allocated channel (6 MB) at the house;

An office for 26 persons (air conditioner, shower, tea, coffee);

A restaurant zone (up to 38 persons): tables (220v sockets), Wii, billiard, printer, scanner;A chillout zone (up to 20 persons) – low tables (22ov sockets, beach beds);

An open terrace zone near the restaurant (20 persons);

A pool zone: beach beds, tables, bar, barbecue, children's pool, Jacuzzi, shower;

There are restaurants and bars close to the place;

The campus provides freelancers with cheap motorbikes (from 150 thb per 24 hours) and cars (from 500 thb per 24 hours).

How to Join the Taicamp.com Project

The project is non-commercial, and that is why community joining is moderated. You can join it after communicating with the founder in advance. For this purpose, it is necessary to send your CV (+ links to portfolio, personal sites, LinkedIn, and other personal information) to [email protected].

Cost of the project accommodation per month (if you stay for a month/three months/six months and over):

Beach Front Villa – 45.000/36.000/30.000 thb

Pool View Villa – 45.000/39.000/30.000 thb

Tropical Garden Villa – 39.000/33.000/28.000 thb

Bungalow – 13.500/12.000/10.500

source - http://habrahabr.ru/...working/123081/

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Can any of the specialists comment on this project? Is working freelance in Thailand legal when staying on a tourist visa? Can someone who has stayed in Koh Phangan at this resort (Niramoon Sunview Villa) comment on the prices? Aren't they overstated?

Edited July 8, 2011 by crazyawm

[Soutpeel]

Seems like a bit of a scam to me, can't see how this would be legal form a work perspective...

[mahtin]

The population is very young in comparison with many popular resorts inhabited by 70-year-old men on crutches with two prostitutes on each side.

How come I never seem to gravitate to these resorts?

[simon43]

Not very wise to publicise that the 'community' will apparently be breaking Thai law ==> no work permits. Would it not be better to communicate via dead letter drops?

Simon

[Gippy]

Sounds like those schemes in the US where the cops mail out winning tickets to the bad guys asking them to come to such and such a place to pick up their free TV. Round up all the illegal teleworkers in one place and make it easier to nab them all!

[crazyawm]

Would it not be better to communicate via dead letter drops?

i write here only becouse before about this know more 10.000 peoples