oskars 1mo

Ah, sometimes it rains crazily! For the last 3 years I had a few weeks when every day was pouring and raincoat didn't have enough time to dry. Mostly in Vietnam, though.

But I'd agree, most of the time "rainy season" is a bit overstated.

martinzoeller 1mo

Okay, maybe we've just been lucky so far. Thanks for the heads-up. 😄

farseb 1mo

Anybody here could recommend me a decent budget hotel nearby Phrom Pong?

hiromaekawa 1mo

Thanks guys! Can’t trust the forecast it says raining every day😂

martinzoeller 1mo

Yeah, at least Apple's forecast is pretty useless. 😄

tonyd 1mo

Don’t look at the day in any of them. Pull up the hourly and scan a few days to see what it’s generally like. Gives you a much better idea.

80% chance for the day could me 1mm at 2am :)

overflow10 1mo

Hey guys, will do Bangkok September - November. Want to stay in an area and building where it’s easy to meet other entrepreneurs (if there even is such a thing). Any recommendations?

martinzoeller 1mo

Well apparently True Digital Park and the "Whizdom" buildings next to it exist solely for this purpose or type of community. Was there once, can confirm, a lot of busy people working in the coworking space there.

simonforever 1mo

Or, the metered taxi driver will deliberately choose a poor/longer route to rack up the charge

khizrs 1mo

That’s all logged on the grab app

simonforever 1mo

Does Grab punish such drivers? It happened to me when I hailed a taxi from the road without Grab.

khizrs 1mo

I don’t know as I’ve never had this problem

frantisekjuris 1mo

Anyone around Pattaya these days?

ezh047 1mo

Just seen ur msg. Pm me.

elicohenator 30d

Hey everyone, while waiting for my DTV (issuing in Bucharest, as I’m a Bulgarian resident) I’m actually thinking to enter thailand on tourist visa and then re-enter once the visa arrives. Has anyone done that? Are there any complications I should expect?
I’d appreciate any help 🙏

Edit: read some more in the DTV fb group and saw it’s a bad idea. Leaving it here in case someone needs it

egorkolds 29d

I did it, my dtv got issued the next day I arrived, then after 3 months I did a border run paying extra for dtv. There was a little confusion on the border, but nothing problematic.

martinzoeller 29d

Why did you have to pay extra? So far, we entered twice with the DTV and didn't have to pay anything extra.

egorkolds 29d

Because I was using the border run service and they charge extra for DTV.

fruntxas 29d

For the ones that are usually there.....
How much rain can you expect around August/September across the country? Maybe comparing Koh Samui and Chiang Mai.
Like...rain days of the month | duration per day | etc

martinzoeller 29d

Ah, I see.

danamo 29d

Hi Eli. I’m planning to do that. Can you expand as to why it’s a bad idea?

elicohenator 29d

I've just searched in the "destination thailand visa" on FB and some people mentioned that you should be outside of thailand while applying.
although it's not very likely, the embassy could check if you're actually in thailand while applying and then deny you from getting the visa.
I decided to wait a bit more outside of thailand and not risk the application, but do as you wish

martinzoeller 29d

You have to be outside of Thailand, yes. They check the visa stamps in your passport to validate.

danamo 28d

Thanks for the info

brianx 28d

Anyone train BJJ in Chaing mai got any gym recommendations?

richardp6l 27d

Anyone here has worked with a personal trainer in koh phangang/samui or Tao?
Looking for calisthenics and general fitness personal training

sunpindong 24d

Hi guys, I am new to the group here, I am currently located in Phuket, is there any gatherings or events around the area, or is everyone located in Bangkok or Chiangmai?

gk 24d

Gato 🙂 Bank's a good instructor. I drop in most times I go to Chiang Mai.

gk 24d

Also worth noting I'm away from Lanta mid-July until mid-August so open mats only, unless I manage to get another BB to cover.

naz 23d

I go to Pure Grappling next to the Airport. Super chill gym and very few spazes

hiromaekawa 22d

Where do you usually find meetups in Bangkok?

I’m hosting a couple this weekend here and on Nomeo, but it seems like not many people are active 👀

yaircohendev 22d

meetup.com

gk 22d

Yeah, Ryan's a good coach too. I prefer Gato because it helps me with thai vocab for teaching bjj.
Not that I need it; Had close to zero success tempting Thais to come learn 😂

badbunny2222 22d

hi friends, anyone in BKK? just flew in 2 days ago

badbunny2222 22d

looking for hotel, gym, hotel, food recommendations 🙂

anyafaraway 21d

Anyone did the 90 day report in BKK recently - at the new immigration office ?
How long does it take?
( i have DTV)

rysward 21d

Hi I am in BKK for the weekend.

rysward 21d

Does anyone recoommend a cafe to cowork from

rysward 21d

or a coworking space where you can rent a 2nd screen

martinzoeller 21d

Depends on where you are and how far you wanna ride. Default answer for coworking space is True Digital Park.

eliebo 20d

If you take an appointment and there are not a lot of people, around 30 minutes

gk 20d

Why do people do 90 day reports in person?
I've always filed online 🤷‍♂️

tonyd 20d

First one on new entry stamp has to be done in person. After that can be online.

gk 20d

Yeah. I've read that. It's never happened to me though 🤷‍♂️
Sometimes they'll call me if I resubmit it twice, but then I just explain and they approve it 🙂

gk 20d

I've literally never gone to immigration for this. Always do it online.

gk 20d

I guess I've applied on a new entry stamp about 20 times or so. I could count. I don't normally leave again within 3 months, and I don't normally stay for 6 months, so nearly all my applications are on new entry stamps.

dcurr 20d

where do you do it online?

gk 20d

TM47 site. https://tm47.immigration.go.th/tm47/#/login

gk 20d

I recently learnt you actually don't need to do TM30 if you're returning to your own home.
I'd kept filing it every time a hotel would register me somewhere else. They called to tell me I don't have to do that.

dcurr 20d

thank you.

tonyd 19d

What visa do you have?

gk 19d

Elite

tonyd 18d

That could be why. DTV and others have needed each new entry to do in person so far.

anyafaraway 18d

Oh thank you for this Ellie!
- i didn’t know its possible to have an appointment

gk 18d

So this is when I reapply twice more, until they call me 😂😁 But I’m not too worried about pissing them off, because I have a greaseable contact in the office if I need it.

gk 18d

7th May was the last time I did this. Only had to reapply once.

overflow10 17d

Hey, I want to get some medical stuff sorted when I‘m in Bangkok (various things such as MRI, collagen injection, general health checkups etc).

Is there a hospital that offers all?

anyafaraway 16d

I think many do
I like Samitivej hospital, or Bangkok Hospital for all the medical checkups while im in Bkk.

jivings 16d

I just did a health checkup at Samitivej, it was fine. Bumrungrad is nicer but their prices have gone way up

elpol 15d

There’s no point in Bumrungrad, only to say you’ve been there. They are money grabbers, it’s outrageous. In any other country they would be sued to death.

fiiv 15d

BNH Hospital is also decent. A smaller one for sure but has lots of offerings and if you’re already in or around Silom or Sathorn it’s easy to get to

jannik 15d

Hey guys, I plan to spend September until January in Ko Phangan — anyone got experiences regarding the weather and dengue situation in that specific timeframe?

elicohenator 15d

Anyone selling euros or usd in cash in Phangan / bangkok?
A friend needs help, dm me if you want to swap for bank transfer / THB Cash 🙏

elicohenator 14d

November is usually very rainy

fruntxas 14d

I might be around Koh Samui late August and was wondering the same thing

elicohenator 14d

mydinrjl emlwjmat Oct - Dec are very rainy in general in koh phangan. Most ppl leave and are coming back around mid dec when high season starts

fruntxas 14d

Yeah I may switch to Danang I think.
Don't want to go back to Bali

elicohenator 14d

Chiang mai is a good option at these times

fruntxas 14d

Really?

fruntxas 14d

Thought it would be terrible

jannik 14d

If anyone’s staying I’d be happy to meet up :)

tonyd 14d

The rain then does bring out the little dengue carrying mosquitos. So best to use spray etc.

Qdenga vaccine is an option and available in Thailand.

frantisekjuris 12d

Also meetings in Pattaya, write anytime :)

letsgrowwithme 11d

Looking to work with AU companies remotely while living in SEA — anyone doing this?

imranlalani 11d

hi guys just in chaing mai, just had a question with the local street food pmt options, they use a qr code... does wise work with those?

elicohenator 11d

Nope its a thai payment system from a local bank account.

imranlalani 11d

ahhh annoying

imranlalani 11d

thx for the info though 🙏

danamo 11d

Check out Moreta Pay (iOS app) if you can. I was able to transfer money over from wise to Moreta and you should be able to pay via qr code with it if the qr code is for a business.

danamo 11d

But note that I have not been able to test it yet as I’m not in Thailand at the moment.

imranlalani 11d

cheers will check it out

sunpindong 10d

moreta is only business qr code, but majority of Thai locals use personal QR code. So moreta is kind of limited in its usage. Same for TAGTHAi

danamo 10d

Indeed. They have it on their roadmap to enable personal accounts too, and I have heard that Thai law is getting updated to “push” the business classification on accounts with high number of transactions, but you probably are not going to be able to use it for street food payments for now.

danamo 10d

Im not associated with Moreta btw, just trying to find a digital payment solution myself. If you have better alternatives please do tell

sunpindong 10d

Negative, the best solution is open a Thai bank, but challenging for foreigners with DTV visa, unless you have Elite visa.

danamo 10d

Yeah. That’s where I’m at. Thanks for confirming :)

marcuspaula 9d

Hello everyone anyone in Hua Hin ?

tackjibe 9d

Hey there, anyone planning to travel in Thailand in December January February time please hook me up. There’s a couple of us who might be heading over there and it’d be great to sync up with other people who are traveling as nomads to maybe make some plans

marcuspaula 9d

Hey Rooster, what’s up? We’re making some plans let’s talk in PM if you want. We’re thinking of going to this city to check out the cost of living and see what’s most comfortable for us.

brianx 8d

Anyone got any month to month rental spots recs in Chiang Mai ? Ideally above the square area

gracjan_grala 4d

I wanna spend a month or so in Bangkok with my wife and a 3-year-old. Does it make sense to rent a car (to travel with my kid in a safe way)? Is parking remotely available?

danamo 3d

Depending on where you are staying and where you are going it goes from nightmarish to ok IMO

oskars 3d

Some streets are very jammy. Maybe you can use public transport at first and check taxi on Grab? If you are coming from Europe or US you can be surprised by local prices

gracjan_grala 3d

Thanks. I'm looking at staying in the Sukhumvit / Phrom Phong area. It's not the prices I'm concerned about, it's the safety of my kid. If I rent a car, I can use an actual child seat in it.

ccooper 3d

Driving down sukhumvit and the sois is basically awful, it might be more practical if you stay further down one, tho a lot will depend on where you're going

ultrared 3d

Hi everyone! I'm at the moment in Chiang Mai and was considering to move south for august to avoid daily rain. I stumbled upon ko samui, phangan and tao because they would easy to reach by flight from CNX. Does anyone have recommendations on which island is better for focused work, traditional basic thai cuisine and good enough beaches to swim? also areas to avoid the parties/touristic vibes. I was leaning towards Phangan but I'm reading such bad things about the island (overdeveloped, weird hippie, extremely westernized)

ariannanomad 3d

Hello, anyone in Phuket?

basilchatha 2d

Going to be in Bangkok from Aug 5-12 if anyone wants to meet up!

rysward 2d

xiqilvqttbjsxpkpuc Koh Tao is nice. Less party than Koh Phangan etc. Nice places to work from.

ciaranoglesby 18h

Military fighting down by the Thai - Cambodian border. Borders closed. ☹️

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