Thailand Challenges

We head back into Bangkok Immigration to run the gauntlet again with the 90-day check-in and my O-A Retirement Visa extension. The trick here is to get tickets in both queues and keep your fingers crossed that both numbers don’t get called at the same time. While waiting in the L-queue for the visa extension, I could see that the …

It’s still part of the King’s birthday long weekend, so we jump in the car and head out to Wat Don Wai floating market. Mother works long hours and never really get’s a chance to relax and enjoy herself, so when she does take the time off, she likes to wander the markets. Anyway, I was having a long chat …

We were out on our usually beginning of the monthly bill paying trips and I thought I would reflect on a recent issue with one of our buddies and offer some tips for other travellers when coming to Thailand.

I was asked about my views on relationships and dating in Thailand by one of our viewers and although I’ve not been in the dating scene for quite some time, there are a couple of things I thought we could share. I really do think that many people take relationships for granted, but to make them work, you need to …

I do have reoccurring questions about the retirement visa for the long-term stay in Thailand and although I have covered the topic in the past, I’ve again brought it back up for comment and further questions from our viewers. This question regarding the Thailand Retirement Visa and Permanent Residency has come up from a few viewers over the last few …