Looking to move to Surin Province permanently

danielboonjp New member

Member since Yesterday 23:35:22

danielboonjpNew memberToday 02:15:15

Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns.

Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.

Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.

I am looking to set her up in her homeland, hopefully before I fall off the twig.

Energy efficient home designer ex-builder, looking to build (already posted on the subject).

Mad BMW fan (considering bring one with us); sussing out the hoops etc.

Ex a lot of things .. Navy, finance, construction and solar industries; typical Aussie, chip on both shoulders

Wife is the Thai food business and I'm in the honey business (might look at importing at a later stage).

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PattayaPools Member

Member since 19 May 2025

PattayaPoolsMemberToday 05:27:20

Welcome Daniel to the land of Smiles from a fellow Aussie m8, however I've been here since 1995 ;-S

Sounds like you're well experienced but if you need some ideas on how things really work here and tips and tricks to avoid the bigger pitfalls just DM me :-D

danielboonjp New member

Member since Yesterday 23:35:22

danielboonjpNew memberToday 08:43:38

@PattayaPools

a man who thinks he knows it all, knows ***all

My best mate of 54 years lived in Pattaya for some 14 years, but moved back to OZ (Cairns) a couple of years ago

the consistent is always, there is change

looking to buy land (in Wife's name of course) and build in Surin Province.

considering bringing car and personal effects to Thailand / cars are dear there, and regards to tools and personal effects, debatable as to buying there as opposed to sending them over.

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daviddomoney Contributor

Member since 31 January 2025

daviddomoneyContributorToday 09:00:55

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Cheryl Moderator

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CherylModeratorToday 09:40:18

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Hello danielboonjp,

Welcome to Expat.com 😀

Just a quick message to let you know that I have changed the title of your thread.

Cheers,

Cheryl

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kevh Active member

Member since 02 August 2022

kevhActive memberToday 13:06:18

@danielboonjp

I would forget about importing a car mate, I looked into it years ago and importing a vehicle attracted a 100% import tax! Not sure what it is these days but i‘m certain it’ll be something ridiculous. Bringing stuff over like tools and other personal possessions might not be so much of a problem if you ship them

in a container, I’ve spoken to people here who’ve done that before without any issues. Thaiwatsadu is a great place to buy tools here. Bargain basement stuff to top notch gear from

what I’ve seen.

Good luck with your move, hope it all goes smoothly for you👍🏻