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Hi Mike, good to hear from you again. I am seeking referrals for where to live in Chiang Mai,
what areas to live in there, and what apartment websites, managers to be referred to.
Also Mike, love to go bike riding with you--to find areas to ride bike in
your area you live in too..
[email protected]

Gary

Hi my name is Vinod and I am from India. I came here to Bangkok for Job. I work as Financial Analyst. I am looking for some friends.

Hi everyone my name is Sami! I'm half Egyptian half Scottish, born and raised in Glasgow. I just relocated to Bangkok for work and pleasure and couldn't be happier!

I work as a market researcher specialized in the international schools industry so any of you teachers or heads of schools out there in South East Asia who meet an Arab looking chap with a thick Scottish accent that's me

I'm looking to meet some new people out here also if anyone likes playing football and needs an extra body I'm your man.

Cheers guys and hope you all have a nice day 

gwirfs wrote:

Hi Mike, good to hear from you again. I am seeking referrals for where to live in Chiang Mai,
what areas to live in there, and what apartment websites, managers to be referred to.
Also Mike, love to go bike riding with you--to find areas to ride bike in
your area you live in too..
[email protected]

Gary

Hi Gary,

BTW, I've read your two posts on  this thread but haven't read Mike's. Anyway, I was in a similar situation as yourself and have taken 4 years in Thailand, with the last in Chiang Mai, to figure it out. I'm 63, American and taught English here until I was secure financially enough to retire and move to Chiang Mai. I spent my first 3 years in Thailand living on Type O Business visas, which are a shade better than tourist visas, but both require numerous renewals out of the country. That means you have to physically leave Thailand (Burma, Laos are the closest foreign countries with a Thai embassy). I now have a retirement visa which is good for a year and then renewable at the immigration office here in Chiang Mai. Believe me when I tell you what a relief that is.

Secondly, I don't know if you prefer road or mountain biking. I enjoy mountain biking and highly recommend this Website as a resource for offroad trail riding around Chiang Mai: http://chiangmaibiking.wordpress.com/au … asknierim/ It refers to Chiang Mai Mountain Biking which runs totally free weekly bike rides. It also offers an email service that you can subscribe to that sends you info on the next week's ride (on Sat.). The skill level required for each ride varies but the organizer (Thomas Knierim) is a pro and the info on the site and in the newsletter gives you a fair idea how difficult the ride will be (this week's ride has a technical level of medium to difficult).

Lastly, about where to live and apt. Web sites. I based my initial requirement on a first class gym, which is hard to find. The best one in Chiang Mai, IMFHO, i is Fitness Thailand (a year's membership is 7500 baht). It is also within walking distance of many western style and, more affordable, Thai style apartments. I lived for almost a year in a Thai style apartment building (Huay Kaew Place) and paid 4500/month for a very small one-room apt., with a fridge, microwave, air-con. The minimum price is 3500 for air-con only. I have lived for the last month in a large (15 floors) condo building called Srithana Condo 2. I am paying 8000/mo. for a much larger (57 sq. meter) apartment, which also includes a tub and shower and room for two TVs (I own one). Each of the condos are furnished to the owner's taste but I've found they expect to provide all the furnishings, even if you buy instead of rent. In other words, there's no such thing as an unfurnished apt. here it seems. Srithana Condo 2 is also just a step from the Kad Suan Kaew mall, which is a large Western style mall that includes a Tops supermarket that will fulfill your wildest dreams of what a supermarket should be like (e.g;., including beer from the oldest active brewery in the world-Weihenstephan-which has been in operation since 1045 A.D., I kid you not). There are also clubs, restaurants and bars nearby, including a Beer Republic which, in addition to having a ton of Western brews (which is another rarity everywhere else in the city) has an excellent Thai and Western menu. The specific area I'm talking about is called Nimman and is just outside and north and west of the old city. It's bounded by Huay Kaew Road on the north and Nimmanahaeminda Road on the west (on google maps it's at https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nimma … bf81e2b035) If you zoom out a bit you'll see Central Dept. Store which is in the Kad Suan Kaew mall. You'll also see computer plaza where Fitness Thailand is located. Lastly, the area is a short taxi ride from the Night Bazaar and Tha Phae Gate, the other major night spots in the city but I don't believe you'll want to live in those areas, unless you're looking at emulating the tourist and backpacker set.

Let me know if you'd like further details.

Re: Bill

Hi everybody,

This is to remind you that this thread has been created specially for new members, they come here to introduce themselves.

So thank you those who have introduce themselves here! 

However, if you wish to discuss or debate on another subject related to expatriation, i will advise you to open a new thread for more visibility please. Let's keep this one for the introductions only.

Thank you all,

Priscilla

Hi Krisanee,

I will be in Bangkok by December to March to try to live there and will relocate for a new living around 2017.

I am from Philippines. I am a single mother with 9 year old son. Hope you can help me find job.

Hello All,

I am new to the site and looking to meet expats here in Bangkok.

Hi All,

My name in Lisa. I live in Jakarta Indonesia. And I was thinking to move to BKK. I have visited BKK for 3 times for holiday and I love BKK so much. I have few Thai friend in BKK. Now I am working as a finance ass manager in my hometown Jakarta. And I can do some secretarial jobs and I also have experience in export import job. I can speak Indonesian fluently and I can speak English. I still thinking to move and find a good job in BKK but I don't know where to start. Maybe somebody can help  me to reach my dream.

hello newbie here as wekll looking to retire here i am in phuket with my wife doing the retirment thing i hope all works out for us , from las vegas so anyone with help to get us started living here would be great

It should work fine . . . what are you looking for?  Friends. house, business, pleasure?  I'm here because I'm new in Bangkok, but I do know Phuket fairly well . .  .

I am Gauri from India, I will be moving to Bangkok in 3 weeks for 2yrs. I don't know anyone there. So, I am looking to make some friends.

Can do, most likely.  So, what brings you to Bangkok?  Two years sounds like a posting or an associate's degree.

I have been transferred to Bangkok.

Ah.  By whom, might I ask?   And did you ask for it, or did it just happen?

well there is a position vacant there and I accepted internal transfer, so its both ways employee employer .

So, what do you do?  I was an English teacher.  Now, I'm designing a training course for them, with a Thai university.

Good to know that I work for an US based IT company As Hiring Manager.

Ha. Do I get to ask you tech support type questions, if we become friends?  I promise not to correct your grammar unless you ask me to.

we are still working on retirement visa for me and dependent for my wife , setting up bank accounts ect. my 2 pensions give plenty to live on and then some . looking for a good place to live apt or house. where i get more bang for my buck . we are starting to make a total new life. so as living anywhere, and starting over all is needed lol advise on good place to live. we are in  phuket now but willing to move

You got the right idea, man!  A fixed income in US dollars is wonderful, here.  My only advice is to consider parts of Thailand that aren't Phuket.   Phuket is so touristy, people will try to rip you off a lot, and double price structures are common.  If you went to a nice island or town that wasn't so (relatively) expensive and paid Thai prices, you could live like a king on the average US Social Security check. 

For an expat with a fixed income?  Try Chiang Mai!   It's nice, reasonably cheap, and full of expats.  The only reason I never lived there is that competition for teaching jobs is high and salaries are low.  I don't love Bangkok, compared to other parts of the country, but this is where things can happen for me . .  I'm younger, and still not financially secure, although I have a decent teaching career. As you might have read, I'm starting a teacher training program for a Thai university now, so I have to be based in Bangkok.

You might also like the mid-north, like Nong Khai.  It's right across the river from Laos, too, so you can get the best of both countries.  Or, if you want an Island, there's Ko Chang, Ko Tao, and Ko Samet.   All better places to live, in my opinion, then Phuket.

If you and your wife are ever traveling through Bangkok, send me a message and we can go get some dinner.

thanks nate for the info. with the 2 pensions both mine, i do about 54k yearly and my wife is younger and from russia so its a bit of a struggle to get all the documents ect  thanks for the tip i like Chiang Mai,  and ill look in to Nong Khai would not mind going to Laos as well .
oh i will let you know when we plan on going to Bangkok, would like to have dinner
thanks again gary

I lived and taught at a private school in Vientiene, the capital of Laos (right across the river from Nong Khai) for 8 months, from Nov 2013-May 2014.  Cheap cigarettes and drugs, expensive everything else, most people went over the bridge to Thailand for any real shopping. But Laos has it's charms, and being colonized by the French taught them about bread and cheese.  I've even had pastrami and turkey in Laos.  Never seen those in Thailand.

Rural Thailand (Isaan) is where stuff is cheapest, but you won't make too many friends unless you speak some Thai!  And it's harder to find what you want.  I usually stayed in central Thailand (Lopburi, Nakhon Pathom), close enough to Bangkok that I could find everything I could have in the US.  Usually much cheaper.

For documents, you may need to come to Bangkok, to the Russian consulate.  If you do, send me an e-mail at [email protected].  From Phuket, you might as well fly . . .it's a little more expensive, but domestic flights here are so cheap that an hour on a plane definitely beats a 12 hour bus ride for a difference of about $25 a person.  A couple weeks ago, I flew here from Surat Thani for 1750 baht, with 5 bags.  You'd fly into Don Muang, which is right near my apartment.

Dear All,

I am a native Singaporean looking for a career opportunity in Thailand.
I am a Registered Nurse by training and Nursing Lecturer. I have branched out to Administrative and Managerial roles.
I am currently working as an Operation Deputy Manager in a private hospital in Singapore. My role involves running of day-to-day operations of the Specialist Centres- Eye Centre, Dermatology & Aesthetics Centre. I do work plans as well as yearly budgeting, staff recruitment, engaging with Specialists, and I am currently involved in setting up of new clinics and services in Orchard (Central of Singapore) and new Wing of private hospital.

I am planning to relocate to Thailand. And I hope I can be given a chance to be linked up.

Thank you..

Ariel Huang

Hello, everyone!

I'm Kate (or Ekaterina, Rina - however you like). I'm 22, native Russian with Specialist degree in Japanology (yeah, I'm a new graduate). I am currently living in Saint-Petersburg while trying to find a job in Thailand in order to move there.

Have been to Bangkok and Koh Samui a few times and I absolutely loved it there!

Hope to find myself a job and move to Thailand soon.

Nice to meet you all ))

Since Pattaya is practically very Russia dominant, I am sure you could find a work in the travel industry.
Best of luck.

xD So I've heard. Thanks! ))

you can be my fulltime girlfriend

THAT is a general introductory statement?

I'm afraid it doesn't apply to me.

If it isn't a joke (along with your user name), then you are truly obnoxious, and being in Bangkok will relieve you of your excess money quickly.   If you have any.  If you don't, you are in for a rude awakening, "real man 1".

real man1 wrote:

you can be my fulltime girlfriend

This forum is not a dating site so go elsewhere.

Amen.

Hello Vinod,

Hope you are fine. I am from Bangladesh having 16 years of experience in private sector. I am also trying for several months to come and live in Thailand. Please do favor if you have any opportunity. You can mail me at: [email protected]
Thanks.

Abdullah

Hi Everyone,
I am Dara. I am new in Expat.com now. 
I was born in Thai. If anyone needs help, let me know I will be happy to help if I can. 

I travel in Chiang Mai now.

Hey, I noticed you were based in Vientiene.  I just left there in May, after working for Eastern Star Bilingual School for 8 months.  Nice place, but everything is expensive except for cigarettes and drugs.  So, what do you do in Laos?
(Feel free to move this to e-mail.  Mine is [email protected])

Hi Phada,

Nice to have you in this site. I am from Bangladesh is trying to move to Thailand. Can you help me how I can move and do something in Thailand. If you want you can mail me at: [email protected]
Thanks

Abdullah

Hello Mostafa,

As-salam. I am Abdullah from Bangladesh is trying to move in Bangkok for several months, but couldn't get any real opportunity. As expat can you please help me how I can move to Bangkok and do something to lead my life comfortably. Thanks. Abdullah.

Thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to be a part of your network. I must get a big visibility towards my business.

Hello there,

I'm just new here (in this site). I am currently working in Bangkok, came here to Thailand December 2013, from the Philippines..i'll be staying here for a while (maybe at least 2 years or so)..I look forward to meet new friends here. thanks everyone