Looking to move to Surin Province permanently

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

@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.

What is Surin like? Not been

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

Expat.com team

@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👍🏻

@Cheryl

no worries ... 🙏

@daviddomoney

it's what I call an unintentional tricky question 😊

I have a mate - Rod Young, from Brisbane - who lives in Buriram; he's fully set up there, grows avocados and vegetables  etc ... his Thai woman is from there

What I like about Surin Province is maybe what I like about Cairns; smaller population (about 160,000 in greater Cairns region) and Surin City has about 40,000 people and about 4 million in the greater, more far flung, Province.

I haven't mixed with ex-pats there purely because I'm not a pub type person (however, enjoy beer and more refined shots with beer chasers), but there are plenty about.

Surin Province hosts the Elephant Festival in November each year, so the place becomes a bit more lively then.

I just like Thai people, the culture and an expanse of non-suburbia ...😊

@kevh

🙏

@PattayaPools

sorry, don't know your name, but I'm giving the bring the car over the flick 🙏

@kevh

G'day Kev, yep, I have given that idea the flick, thanks ...  😊

@danielboonjp

Sounds interesting to me, presumed it probably would be somewhere can see the real Thailand! Have to check out Isan at some point!

@danielboonjp

👍🏻

@daviddomoney

I've been to Thailand a few times.

Been to Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya and Surin city; Surin Province is the closest to 'real Thailand' given that it is predominantly a rice growing region, but other industries as well.

As my Wife comes from Surin, it's the place that is familiar to us 🙂🙏

@danielboonjp

Good luck Daniel,

If you need any advice about property or things in general.

let me know

English,  been in Thailand 21 years 14 years in Buriram.

Denis

@danielboonjp

Daniel,

All the best and good luck with the move. I'm looking to move over close by you in Rattanaburi sometime in the future when my house is finished to be with my Thai wife. I'm a Brit, ex Army, builder, so with you having a chip on both shoulders we would have a few things to argue about in the pub!!! Anyway despite you being from Oz, I hope everything goes well for you mate.

Steve