Hua Hin Forum

" ... Yes is the answer. 65.000 Bath is what you need every month to obtain your visa. This must be officially stated from the Canadien Embassy in Bangkok ... " Thank you for your response Norseman . However, referring to the info in my post, I am applying first for my O-A visa from here ...

Please excuse this large quote below, but I thought my questions would make more sense if the entire set of requirements for the Non Immigrant Type O-A (Retirement) are included. This quotation is taken directly from the Thai Consulate (Vancouver) website. My question(s) relate to the parts in bold ...

For another take on the Chinese / Thai relationship(s) and cultural interweaving you might try reading this book which I found for sale at Amazon recently: LETTERS FROM THAILAND . Though the paperback is dated 2002, looking deeper I notice the book was actually written in 1977. But I suspect the pow...

" ... So, as a start, for me and for maybe many others, the heartland is the Northeast. I've spent a good bit of time around Buriram and Surin. Sino-Thai just dosn't exist there, as far as I could see ... " Thailand is nothing if not a land of fabulous irony. Thaksin Shinawatra (now 'Of M...

Last April we breezed into Hua Hin (after numerous previous visits over the years) with the intention of some serious condo / house hunting. As I retire next year in November we have decided to make Hua Hin our home base for yearly stays from anywhere from 6 months to a year at a time. Love Hua Hin ...

" ... Pattana Guesthouse is a Thai style place ...." The Pattana is VERY Thai style (though when we stayed there the owner was Dutch ... may have changed), VERY reasonable. Excellent breakfasts are served in a sweet little outdoor garden, and it is NOT ncluded with the room cost. One prov...

.... a Google search using the phrase "soi 80 hua hin" puts your website & message board at to top of the first page. I chose that because it was one of the small neighbourhoods we were walking through while checking out areas to keep on a list of rental possibilities for next year. Fr...

Found your very informative website & message board by accident, and quite glad I did. Been coming to Thailand (all over!) for 7 years now on holidays once or twice a year for 1-2 months durations. Love the place warts & all. I retire next year and my partner and I have chosen Hua Hin as a p...