

Simon
@corvinb
Canadian °µÍø½ûÇø in Thailand
Forum posts
18
About me
Canadian
Lives in Bangkok
Speaks English, French, Thai (learning)
Registration: 19 November 2012
Activity


How to send money from Malaysia to India by neufmartial
Hi, I am moving to Malaysia from India shortly. So I just wanted to enqire about how to send money back to my home country India from Malaysia? Is there any way I can send money to my bank account in India from Malaysia? What will be the ...

Why not use direct bank to bank transfers? (swift, iban...) Read More


Slow travel by gilberts1111
Hi all, I would describe us (my partner of 30+ years) more as economic refugees, than °µÍø½ûÇøs. We are in our mid 50's, and need to reinvent. The need is economic, but also from burn out. It's time to seek slower, less expensive environments. We are ...

Hi Jim, As you are from Monterey I will assume you are a US citizen. Wikipedia has a great list of visa requirements for US citizens and I think that list will be a good place for you to start your ... Read More


New In RamIndra area... by Amiesalt89
Hey, I've been living in Bangkok for 1 month now. I recently moved to the RamIndra area, very close to Fashion Island and wondered if anyone lived near here, or could recommend any places to go close by... like nice places to eat, drink or just ...

I have to admit that I'm quite curious as to why you chose that area... It is very far from the centre! I've never been though, is it nice? Read More


Getting My Money to Thailand by wannaretire
Since posting last a few days ago pondering whether to retire now and move to LOS, I have decided, yes, now is the time. I do have another question that I've been having some trouble with. I will have a pension. My employer will only deposit in a US ...

You can open an account with HSBC, they have branches both in the US and Thailand. They can open a Thai account for you even if you are still in the US and you will have access to both your US and Thai account using their online banking system (easy ... Read More


where do you live by pokoal2000
most of you seems to live Bangkok , Chang Mai or Phuket. Anybody lives in East Thailand? I am in Rayong province, live in the countyside.

Why Rayong? Seems a bit extreme to go from Europe to the Thai countryside... Read More


°µÍø½ûÇø Meetings in Bangkok by LuisF
Thank you all for coming yesterday night to the meeting, it was very nice to meet you all. But it was a pity that you were tired and you left bit by bit until we were just 4 cats left. Debbie, Sidd, Paco and myself we partied until long ours in ...

Anyone up for a meeting in the next few days? Read More


Looking for a fitness Center in Bangkok by enara.escobosa
Hey everybody! I would like to go to a fitness center in Bangkok, near an MRT STATION and good price if possible. Any recommendation? If its frequented both by thai and °µÍø½ûÇøs much better! Thank you!!! Enara

California WOW is indeed a good chain but to be honest I prefer to use the gym in my condo tower. Read More


Looking to meet new people and hopefully make some friends by LostSoul90
Hello there everyone I've been in Bangkok for almost 2 months now and would like to meet new people either local or °µÍø½ûÇø, if you're a local you can perhaps show me around as I havent done much sightseeing yet. If you want to hangout drop me an ...

I just looked at a bunch of photos of Kanchanaburi and it does look beautiful! I didn't even knew the place existed lol. I would definitely like to visit. I've also wanted to visit the monkey town for a while... I don't remember the exact name but ... Read More


Looking to meet new people and hopefully make some friends by LostSoul90
Hello there everyone I've been in Bangkok for almost 2 months now and would like to meet new people either local or °µÍø½ûÇø, if you're a local you can perhaps show me around as I havent done much sightseeing yet. If you want to hangout drop me an ...

Hey LostSoul90! I haven't done much sightseeing either so it could be fun to form a small group and go visit the city. Would be a great way to meet new people too! Read More


Cheapest Way to go to Bangkok from PP? by anthonyteo
Hi all, I am planning to go to Bangkok from PP, but I'm wondering what are the different routes I can take, and what are the expenses involved. I heard that flying there takes about $200, and taking the night bus takes about $20, but it's a 20 ...

I've flown a few times to PNH from BKK and never paid more than 70$ all in. I would never consider the bus on that route, from what I've heard it's an absolute nightmare. Read More