Looking to relocate to S.E.A
May 21st 2013, 6:36 pm
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Looking to relocate to S.E.A
Hiya guys new user please be gentle and if I overstep any rules point them out and I wont do that again.
Ok Im a young lad 33 years old looking to spend half my time in asia be it Thailand or else where but my first stop will be Thailand, My budget for the first 3 - 6 months of my stay will be £5k this is for Room/apartment - Drink - Women - food and sight seeing.
Im a poker player and can make money through that online if need be what I want is some one who has made the move and what costs should I think about a break down would be good.
Ok Im a young lad 33 years old looking to spend half my time in asia be it Thailand or else where but my first stop will be Thailand, My budget for the first 3 - 6 months of my stay will be £5k this is for Room/apartment - Drink - Women - food and sight seeing.
Im a poker player and can make money through that online if need be what I want is some one who has made the move and what costs should I think about a break down would be good.
May 22nd 2013, 5:05 am
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Re: Looking to relocate to S.E.A
Hiya guys new user please be gentle and if I overstep any rules point them out and I wont do that again.
Ok Im a young lad 33 years old looking to spend half my time in asia be it Thailand or else where but my first stop will be Thailand, My budget for the first 3 - 6 months of my stay will be £5k this is for Room/apartment - Drink - Women - food and sight seeing.
Im a poker player and can make money through that online if need be what I want is some one who has made the move and what costs should I think about a break down would be good.
Ok Im a young lad 33 years old looking to spend half my time in asia be it Thailand or else where but my first stop will be Thailand, My budget for the first 3 - 6 months of my stay will be £5k this is for Room/apartment - Drink - Women - food and sight seeing.
Im a poker player and can make money through that online if need be what I want is some one who has made the move and what costs should I think about a break down would be good.
I now have a house in Hua Hin and spend approx 50K baht per month (about 1K GBP)
Bangkok is a party place so I found it hard to stay home but if you spend a lot of time in your room 'playing poker' then you may get by on 100K/month
May 22nd 2013, 8:23 am
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Hi Brad and welcome to the forum 
What kind of visa will you be on? Are you working there?
What kind of visa will you be on? Are you working there?
May 22nd 2013, 8:57 am
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It will just be the visa I get on entry so I will have to do a border run I think, 4k a month sounds way expensive im not looking to party 24/7 Im not after a hig end place to stay dont mind doing 3/6 month contracts for say a studio or one bedroom places I read blogs where people are living on 50kbhat a month which to me sounds a decent price tho if we can get cheaper Im in
May 22nd 2013, 9:45 am
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It will just be the visa I get on entry so I will have to do a border run I think, 4k a month sounds way expensive im not looking to party 24/7 Im not after a hig end place to stay dont mind doing 3/6 month contracts for say a studio or one bedroom places I read blogs where people are living on 50kbhat a month which to me sounds a decent price tho if we can get cheaper Im in
If you eat Thai street food then it will save a lot. Pattaya working girls are cheaper too.
It's possible to live in Bangkok for 50K/month if you live normal ie. just go out at weekends and date office girls (although some do like to go to nice restaurants etc).
May 22nd 2013, 10:07 am
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It will just be the visa I get on entry so I will have to do a border run I think, 4k a month sounds way expensive im not looking to party 24/7 Im not after a hig end place to stay dont mind doing 3/6 month contracts for say a studio or one bedroom places I read blogs where people are living on 50kbhat a month which to me sounds a decent price tho if we can get cheaper Im in
You can apply at Thai Consulate in the UK (post or person) for a double/triple entry tourist visa which give 60 days each entry/exit (valid for 6 months).
http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/downloads-and-visas.aspx
May 22nd 2013, 12:51 pm
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ty guys how does Pattya compare say to cent BKK
Lets compare Rent - girls - food - drink and transport
Lets compare Rent - girls - food - drink and transport
May 22nd 2013, 8:14 pm
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The cheapest place to live would be Pattaya. I think you could get a decent studio for 6/7K there (The Thais tend to spend 2/3K).
If you eat Thai street food then it will save a lot. Pattaya working girls are cheaper too.
It's possible to live in Bangkok for 50K/month if you live normal ie. just go out at weekends and date office girls (although some do like to go to nice restaurants etc).
If you eat Thai street food then it will save a lot. Pattaya working girls are cheaper too.
It's possible to live in Bangkok for 50K/month if you live normal ie. just go out at weekends and date office girls (although some do like to go to nice restaurants etc).
May 23rd 2013, 4:07 am
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Girls: P-1K to B-2K night
Food: P-100B to B-200B meal
Drink: P-80B to B-120B bottle
Transport: P-10B to B-50B per trip
These are just a rough guide on average prices in a bar and near the bar areas .....there are always special deals to be had to save a few bahts and always extra cost for special services
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May 23rd 2013, 8:27 am
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You say that , but in many ways not staying in the city would be a lot more suitable . The first reason is that if you are there in the thick of it there is a tendency to get sucked in to the whole world of false mirrors that BKK can be and you can lose sight of what is real and what isn't . Might be going a bit deep there but I'm sure you know what I mean . It's good to be somewhere normal to have a bit of a reality check . The novelty of staying 5 minutes from a red light district soon wears off too .
Another thing that amazes me is how much people are prepared to pay for so little . I remember when I was younger moving around in SE London paying for a room by the week . 75 a week in Bermondsey , 60 a week in Peckham , 50 in Deptford . The idea of doing all that again in Thailand when you can get a whole house for the same money I find bizarre . Especially when you can get a nice house out in suburbs away from everything .
I would also suggest that a young single lad would ultimately have better fun with a better quality of girl out of town a bit . Plenty of young single girls around and not speaking Thai wouldn't matter that much either . Get on the net and see what's out there. I knew plenty of young guys who lived out of the centre and what they all said was that it was good to have the option to go into town if they wanted but nice to be able to take it or leave it .
I expect that the OP will not listen to any of the above though and follow the well-trodden path.
It does get boring very quickly though.
Another thing that amazes me is how much people are prepared to pay for so little . I remember when I was younger moving around in SE London paying for a room by the week . 75 a week in Bermondsey , 60 a week in Peckham , 50 in Deptford . The idea of doing all that again in Thailand when you can get a whole house for the same money I find bizarre . Especially when you can get a nice house out in suburbs away from everything .
I would also suggest that a young single lad would ultimately have better fun with a better quality of girl out of town a bit . Plenty of young single girls around and not speaking Thai wouldn't matter that much either . Get on the net and see what's out there. I knew plenty of young guys who lived out of the centre and what they all said was that it was good to have the option to go into town if they wanted but nice to be able to take it or leave it .
I expect that the OP will not listen to any of the above though and follow the well-trodden path.
It does get boring very quickly though.
May 23rd 2013, 9:08 am
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You say that , but in many ways not staying in the city would be a lot more suitable . The first reason is that if you are there in the thick of it there is a tendency to get sucked in to the whole world of false mirrors that BKK can be and you can lose sight of what is real and what isn't . Might be going a bit deep there but I'm sure you know what I mean . It's good to be somewhere normal to have a bit of a reality check . The novelty of staying 5 minutes from a red light district soon wears off too .
Another thing that amazes me is how much people are prepared to pay for so little . I remember when I was younger moving around in SE London paying for a room by the week . 75 a week in Bermondsey , 60 a week in Peckham , 50 in Deptford . The idea of doing all that again in Thailand when you can get a whole house for the same money I find bizarre . Especially when you can get a nice house out in suburbs away from everything .
I would also suggest that a young single lad would ultimately have better fun with a better quality of girl out of town a bit . Plenty of young single girls around and not speaking Thai wouldn't matter that much either . Get on the net and see what's out there. I knew plenty of young guys who lived out of the centre and what they all said was that it was good to have the option to go into town if they wanted but nice to be able to take it or leave it .
I expect that the OP will not listen to any of the above though and follow the well-trodden path.
It does get boring very quickly though.
Another thing that amazes me is how much people are prepared to pay for so little . I remember when I was younger moving around in SE London paying for a room by the week . 75 a week in Bermondsey , 60 a week in Peckham , 50 in Deptford . The idea of doing all that again in Thailand when you can get a whole house for the same money I find bizarre . Especially when you can get a nice house out in suburbs away from everything .
I would also suggest that a young single lad would ultimately have better fun with a better quality of girl out of town a bit . Plenty of young single girls around and not speaking Thai wouldn't matter that much either . Get on the net and see what's out there. I knew plenty of young guys who lived out of the centre and what they all said was that it was good to have the option to go into town if they wanted but nice to be able to take it or leave it .
I expect that the OP will not listen to any of the above though and follow the well-trodden path.
It does get boring very quickly though.
I can't see a 'fresh' lad on a 3 month fun trip getting much out of staying away from the wild area. OK if your living there and looking for a girl to settle down with but in my opinion it would be 3 months wasted (for a young newbie).
I personally couldn't live in BKK suburbia and chose Hua Hin suburbia
May 23rd 2013, 9:16 am
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In case my position changes in the future, how much would a guy cost then? Same price in Pattaya or BKK? What about a Western guy? Can I rent one of those too? Is it different prices for different sizes? Maybe I can find a George Clooney lookalike, or Pierce Brosnan maybe, that would be nice. What do you think?
May 23rd 2013, 9:44 am
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In case my position changes in the future, how much would a guy cost then? Same price in Pattaya or BKK? What about a Western guy? Can I rent one of those too? Is it different prices for different sizes? Maybe I can find a George Clooney lookalike, or Pierce Brosnan maybe, that would be nice. What do you think?
May 23rd 2013, 9:53 am
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TY for the advice guys, whats phukket like as thats more of a beach right or am I getting confused?