Walnutcharles
American expat in Thailand
Forum posts
53
About me
American
Registration: 27 September 2023
My expat journey
Thailand
USA
Activity
New visitor visa lengths? by Intl guy jim
I hope to be arriving mid-Jan., 27, almost exactly 1 year later than originally planned. I had intended to get a 1 year retiree visa, but was put off by the cost of the full year pre-paid health insurance.I have decided to postpone that O (?) visa ...
I have used GeoBlue insurance for the 1st 90-day visa if you buy it for a year it did reset for additional 90-day if you went back to your home country like the usa. If you are going to do at arrival airport visa it's now 30 days. When here you can ... Read More
I plan to retire in December 2026 by watsonwillie32
Good day everyone My name is Will Watson. All of my friends and family call me Will or either Wat. I currently reside in Houston,Texas. I plan to retire in December 2026 after 40 years of teaching and coaching on the Middle School level. My ...
Hi,It's, nice to hear that you have a fraction of what I am I alone made and have. That is very good.When you said waiting for your SS check to me implies that is your income. If i am wrong about my interpretation of your income sorry. But, to me ... Read More
I plan to retire in December 2026 by watsonwillie32
Good day everyone My name is Will Watson. All of my friends and family call me Will or either Wat. I currently reside in Houston,Texas. I plan to retire in December 2026 after 40 years of teaching and coaching on the Middle School level. My ...
Hi, if you are going to come to Thailand with only your SS check and try to live here do not come. You will not be able to afford it and live a semi western style of retirement. And remember if congress dies not get off their asses your SS check ... Read More
Need help! by Kaid6065
Hello, I am new to this forum, from USA. Looking for input from retirees or others who have taken this journey. How did you make this journey? I feel mentally stuck trying to wrap my mind around how to begin the process, that is, selling ...
@Kaid6065 I use a service like this and it works well for me. But banks will not accept a service like this for your physical address. They will for your mailing address but not a physical address and by usa law they must have a physical address. ... Read More
Need help! by Kaid6065
Hello, I am new to this forum, from USA. Looking for input from retirees or others who have taken this journey. How did you make this journey? I feel mentally stuck trying to wrap my mind around how to begin the process, that is, selling ...
Kaid, 1st to look hard at is your money, the monthly retirement income if you have it.Do not look at the one time income from saling something or the income from something that you have to be around to manage or participate in any way out side ... Read More
Moving abroad when I retire by robertjmorgan
Hello everyone I’m Robert Morgan i live in Wales at the moment but in around 18 months I’m due to retire.I’ve had a crazy idea about moving abroad when I do retire, but is this just a crazy idea ?I left home when l was 17 so ...
You need to decide how much money do have to spend each and every month. How much you have in savings that you will not touch. Health insurance coverage you want. Live style you want, bars. Bars girls, wild or a quite live. Do you want to only eat ... Read More
Getting around with your pet in Thailand by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Living in Thailand with a pet also means learning how to navigate local transport systems together. From daily commutes to occasional trips, you have to navigate betwwen local rules and real-life experiences. Whether you’re ...
By my estimate only 3 to 5 percent of condo alow pets, cats or dogs. If you get caught they cam fine you and possibly terminate your lease or even ownership of said condo as you are breaking the lease or condo contact.I live in one of the condo ... Read More
Flight Cost by watsonwillie32
Can someone tell me about the flight cost to Thailand and the time it takes to get there? I will be flying out of Houston, Texas I'm pretty tall, 6'3 to be exact. Please do not tell me that the leg space is the same as on a domestic flight. When ...
If you catch a flight from Houston to Las Vegas you can fly from Las Vegas to Incheon South Korea and then from there to fly to Bangkok on korean airline.You can look business class and you will get lounge access in Incheon you can get a shower and ... Read More
I plan to retire in December 2026 by watsonwillie32
Good day everyone My name is Will Watson. All of my friends and family call me Will or either Wat. I currently reside in Houston,Texas. I plan to retire in December 2026 after 40 years of teaching and coaching on the Middle School level. My ...
Chiang-Mai and Bangkok air pollution is bad. If you have any breathing problems I would not settle there.You should get a "O" visa is fir retirement and is fir 1 year also get the multi entry visa too at the same time.I would not buy a motorcycle, ... Read More
Newbie wanting to retire to Thailand by AmandaFlo
Hi allI'm a 68 year old lady, still active (sounds like a dating profile - it isn't!) at the moment.Retried police office and local government officer. I've been retired for coming up to three years.I've contacted a few retirement villages in ...
@Coltonholbrook28 Chiang-Mai and Bangkok air pollution is bad. If you have any breathing problems I would not settle there. You should get a "O" visa is fir retirement and is fir 1 year also get the multi entry visa too at the same time. I would not ... Read More
New here living in Jomtien Beach by Amoura Restaurant Pattaya
Hi everyone, I'm Adam living in Jomtien Beach near Laguna Beach Condo 2. Loving the area and happy to share tips about life here!
There are good restaurants in the area from low cost like in checkpoint to normal prices. Some gentleman clubs one o like in the area. And bars. The food is to me a bit better than some areas. No real 10 bauts (bus service) a nice open air market.A ... Read More
Personal effects to Surin Province Thailand by danielboonjp
I have posted previously and received good advice re bringing a car over; however, I am specifically after tips on bringing stuff over, nothing illegal ... more like specific *sized boxes and the like ... I appreciate there is a crossover point of ...
It to me depends where and from who you are buying king sized sheets from here in Pattaya. You can get 100% cotton sheets king size from mall stores or other large stores. Their prices are very high. So I do not shop intemperate to get my king ... Read More
Thai Lawyer Holding Company by Duncan Pauline
Hi guys, I could do with some advice please. My Thai wife sadly died last August, as part of our retirement plan, I bought a house in Hua Hin in her name. I had wills for both of us. I needed to go to court in Nov and was granted Administrator of ...
It's my understanding that if you do the nominee you will lose big time. Your house the land which is not your, and your right to be in Thailand will be taken from you.You could try and have the land given to her parent or child and hope they do not ... Read More
Calling your bank back home ... by Wen Song
Operator assisted 'collect (reverse charge) calls' are as rare as finding a pay phone. Especially with today's mobile phones and their many various service providers. And toll free numbers, even country specific 'toll free' number does not work with ...
I do it with my usa phone number and wifi. I have my 1800 number select my usa phone number and it's sim. That sim is selected to use the wifi first. So incoming calls from usa use the wifi and I use it to call out back to the USA so no billing for ... Read More
Moving to Thailand by drgion
Hello all, My name is Dragos, a born and raised in Bucharest, Romanian guy, and a Canadian citizen since 1993. I live in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I'm 59 and I retired a few years ago.Last year, I visited many places in ...
Not here in Thailand. That is to low of income. With that income you would have a lot of trouble even getting a retirement visa here.Try Argentina. Panama but not in the main cities. Remember that Medicare is only good in the USA. You will have ... Read More