Search found 94 matches

by jungle
Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:08 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Hospitals in Hua Hin
Replies: 12
Views: 2694

Re: Hospitals in Hua Hin

Anyone had a total knee replacement at the Hua Hin hospital ?
by jungle
Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:01 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Visa options and Thai bank account
Replies: 6
Views: 1082

Re: Visa options and Thai bank account

my wife and i are living in South Korea just now, i have a home in Pranburi and a bank account with 800K funds, and this time next year we intend to leave Korea. I was going to apply for a non imm O visa here at the Thai Embassy for both of us ( both over 50) with multi entry as we intend to travel ...
by jungle
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:17 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Car Insurance
Replies: 5
Views: 1146

Re: Car Insurance

is it the car that is insured or the driver ( as in the UK / Singapore)
by jungle
Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:52 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Yellow book, blue book
Replies: 71
Views: 9933

Re: Yellow book, blue book

Like J.J.B i also have a blue book, house registration in both our names all done at a office in Pranburi.
by jungle
Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Registering with a hospital in Hua Hin
Replies: 15
Views: 1585

Re: Registering with a hospital in Hua Hin

thanks James for the good info.
by jungle
Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:19 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Dengue fever in Hua Hin?
Replies: 109
Views: 18071

Re: Dengue fever in Hua Hin?

Dengue fever is nasty very nasty. i lived in Singapore for over 12 years and even in a very modern city close to the city center Singapore still has many dengue cases each year. They will put up big signs at the ends of roads where there have been cases. They will also do spot checks on houses, cond...
by jungle
Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:47 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Registering with a hospital in Hua Hin
Replies: 15
Views: 1585

Re: Registering with a hospital in Hua Hin

Do they do a full health check ( like a MOT) the cost of this in the Bangkok hospital is crazy and it also includes a lot of checks i don't need ?
by jungle
Sat Jun 13, 2015 10:02 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Entering Thailand on "O" visa without outbound flight
Replies: 6
Views: 823

Entering Thailand on "O" visa without outbound flight

come this time next year my wife and i plan to move full time to Hua Hin. We will apply for the O type visa with multi entries as we plan to travel the first year. when we leave Korea it will be on a one way ticket, my question is" will we be allowed into Thailand without a departing flight boo...
by jungle
Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:15 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: medical cert
Replies: 1
Views: 415

medical cert

anywhere in Pranburi where i can get a medical cert for a driving licence ?
by jungle
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:34 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Court voids 'secured' foreigner property leases
Replies: 52
Views: 5631

Re: Court voids 'secured' foreigner property leases

on another note. what would happen if in 30 years if you could not afford the lease for a further 30 years. what would happen to the house, who would it belong to ?.
by jungle
Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:32 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Court voids 'secured' foreigner property leases
Replies: 52
Views: 5631

Re: Court voids 'secured' foreigner property leases

the way i looked at it was" i have a lease for 30 years, i have a signed contract with the land owner for a further 30 + 30 years. so in 30 years or so, if laws have not changed a thousand times, i would probably have to go to a Thai court to fight the owner to honor her contract, or may be not...
by jungle
Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:51 am
Forum: Hua Hin & Thailand Golf
Topic: Golf course recommendation
Replies: 16
Views: 3075

Re: Golf course recommendation

. you can still play Jurong or Raffles country club mid week for around 140 to 150 bucks. around 3500 baht.
by jungle
Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:48 am
Forum: Hua Hin & Thailand Golf
Topic: Golf course recommendation
Replies: 16
Views: 3075

Re: Golf course recommendation

whatever course you play in Hua Hin they are not cheap. without having guest savings you are getting to the Singapore / south Korea prices. i think the days of cheap good golf courses in Thailand have gone.
by jungle
Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:32 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Finance requirements for long stay visa
Replies: 12
Views: 1569

Re: Finance requirements for long stay visa

Thanks guys, your advice is much appreciated. I will keep checking on the financial side of it.
by jungle
Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:06 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Finance requirements for long stay visa
Replies: 12
Views: 1569

Re: Finance requirements for long stay visa

Thanks for the help guys. I asked this question some time ago and I thought I had it sussed but not so sure. We are both British and are living in Korea (was Singapore last time.) we have a home in Pranburi and will move there full time by mid 2016. when I do leave here I was hoping to go to Seoul t...