DSieg
American looking for information about Thailand
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We're trying to decide between Pattaya and Chiang Mai by DSieg
American retiree. Lived in Thailand before and taught English for 6-7 years total so I also speak a little Thai. Married a Vietnamese girl in 1995. Thailand left a lasting impression on both of us and now we would rather here than even my wife's ...
I used to live in both Pakret and bambathong in Nonthaburi. (It's been so long I'm not sure I got the spelling right.) in MooBan Chalida. Those names bring back a lot of memories! That would have been almost 20 years ago. So yeah, I know that area ... Read More
We're trying to decide between Pattaya and Chiang Mai by DSieg
American retiree. Lived in Thailand before and taught English for 6-7 years total so I also speak a little Thai. Married a Vietnamese girl in 1995. Thailand left a lasting impression on both of us and now we would rather here than even my wife's ...
See now there you go and touch on the absolute essence of the question. 馃槀 I prefer the Zen like tranquility of Thailand and I think Chiang Mai would be perfect for me. (I want to meditate in temples) Bangkok is too kinetic. (Although I do ... Read More
We're trying to decide between Pattaya and Chiang Mai by DSieg
American retiree. Lived in Thailand before and taught English for 6-7 years total so I also speak a little Thai. Married a Vietnamese girl in 1995. Thailand left a lasting impression on both of us and now we would rather here than even my wife's ...
I really like that you guys are suggesting alternate place to check out. Yes, I also check YouTube when I have the chance. But YouTube doesn't give me the "Down and dirty" like walking the street does, the smell of Thai street food. When I said ... Read More
We're trying to decide between Pattaya and Chiang Mai by DSieg
American retiree. Lived in Thailand before and taught English for 6-7 years total so I also speak a little Thai. Married a Vietnamese girl in 1995. Thailand left a lasting impression on both of us and now we would rather here than even my wife's ...
Thank you for the input. I lived in Vietnam from 2005-2007, in District 12 in Saigon. I saw way more than I wanted to. It's not that I dislike VN, but I just don't want to spend my money there. And of course, Thai food is way better. (My wife agrees ... Read More
Has anyone tried these new earbud translators?
Has anyone tried these new earbud translators? I plan on getting an ED visa and I can speak and understand a little Thai language now, but these ear bud translators really look kind of neat. I used Google translate for other travels (And it worked ... Read More
We're trying to decide between Pattaya and Chiang Mai
American retiree. Lived in Thailand before and taught English for 6-7 years total so I also speak a little Thai. Married a Vietnamese girl in 1995. Thailand left a lasting impression on both of us and now we would rather here than even my wife's ... Read More
Are quick visa runs still do-able?
I understand TL is changing the rules on visa runs. I'm a US citizen and I'm looking to come into TL on a tourist visa for about 3 weeks, then leaving to visit relatives in Vietnam for a week and return home using a flight from BKK. Will I need to ... Read More