@SonofBaraka
American expat in Thailand
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Registration: 27 June 2016
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which are the best neighborhoods in San Jose?
My wife and I are considering renting an apartment or B & B for 3 months - July thru September. Naturally, safety is at the top of list, but we are looking for accessible and moderately priced shopping and near a park, if within walking ... Read More
Quarantine
My filipina wife will be flying into Manila from the U.S. in March for 2 months. She(like everyone else) will have to be quarantined. but nowhere on-line can we find the hotel names,locations, cost and how long will she be in quarantine! Help! Read More
Who Knows When I'll Be Allowed to Enter Thailand? by SonofBaraka
No one, except Prayut and he's not talking. I can live with a 24-day quarantine, provided that I can spend it in Pattaya. I can produce the medical certificate and probably can meet the insurance benefit requirement, but when will planes be able ...
Just to add that I'm having the condo office send me a letter confirming my ownership of a con do in that building and a second letter from Bangkok Bank confirming I have over 1 million baht in a SAVINGS account and have had over 1 million baht ... Read More
Who Knows When I'll Be Allowed to Enter Thailand? by SonofBaraka
No one, except Prayut and he's not talking. I can live with a 24-day quarantine, provided that I can spend it in Pattaya. I can produce the medical certificate and probably can meet the insurance benefit requirement, but when will planes be able ...
I meant 14-day quarantine. BTW, I had an extended stay, 1 hyear, visa that expired in November of 2019 and couldn't return from the U.S. until this summer... Read More
Who Knows When I'll Be Allowed to Enter Thailand?
No one, except Prayut and he's not talking. I can live with a 24-day quarantine, provided that I can spend it in Pattaya. I can produce the medical certificate and probably can meet the insurance benefit requirement, but when will planes be able ... Read More
PC Connections
I plan to spend one month in Kuala Lumpur and need some advice. I am currently in Singapore and the cable connection between my PC and the wall requires a special adapter to work. Since I live in Thailand, any PC I buy there or in the U.S. does NOT ... Read More
One Month in Indonesia by SonofBaraka
I'm planning to visit Indonesia for the month of September. I live in Thailand and my GF is about to begin an 8-month internship at a hotel in Singapore. After that month, I will take a ferry to Singapore and join her(more or less) for 3 months. ...
Great advice! Forget the ferry. I just booked a flight on Air Asia from Jakarta to Singapore for $15(U.S.)! Read More
One Month in Indonesia
I'm planning to visit Indonesia for the month of September. I live in Thailand and my GF is about to begin an 8-month internship at a hotel in Singapore. After that month, I will take a ferry to Singapore and join her(more or less) for 3 months. ... Read More
Cost of living in Thailand - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Thailand, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...
Click on XE.com and you can convert any country's money to any other country in seconds... Read More
Cost of living in Thailand - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Thailand, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...
I am NOT confused. I have personally visited schools that were described on-line in a non-specific way. When I arrived at one, I was told it was a Thai school that taught Thai subjects 50% and English 50%. The other thai school taught Thai 70% and ... Read More
Cost of living in Thailand - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Thailand, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...
Your figures on schools must be based on fantasy. Even the Big Three: Garden Int'l, Regent and St. Andrews, charge approx. 610,000 baht a year, not a month. They use the Cambridge Curriculum and are located in suburban Pattaya. My girl ... Read More
Cost of living in Thailand - 2017 by Priscilla
Hello, Before moving to Thailand, it is important to investigate the cost of living in the country. As we did in 2015, we give you the opportunity to share your experience and tell us more about products and services average recorded prices ...
> How much does it cost to rent an apartment/house in Thailand? I own my own condo, but a studio in Jomtien runs around 10,000 baht/month; one bedroom around 15,000 baht > How much do you pay for your public transport tickets (bus, subway, ... Read More