jacko

Not T5 (I HATE LHR), but I was bringing 2 boxes of Golden Virginia back into the UK for years and years without issue.

Christopher Walken

I am guessing, but I hope Cigarettes aren't really what they are looking for there!

Make the flag a little bigger to change the site's language. For Pattaya, do you include areas outside of central Pattaya, ie Soi Khao Noi, near the lake, Jomtiem, North Pattaya etc? Are you using your own drivers and vehicles or simply passing bookings on? What type and age of vehicles do you use for 2/3 seats?

John Travolta

Yes, of course.

Looks like Liam Gallagher is busking for his paternity settlement.

Snatch

Hmm, I say do listen to all sides of the argument. Sadly hard to filter out those with personal experience from those just joining in.

While you were at the dentist?

I thought he meant a Ford Grenada. :

Ben Foster

I hear water chucking started last weekend around Soi 7-8 area.

Well I never mentioned under what guise I own it but yes, I do have anxiety over it. But it is a method that has been around for a long time and I have a fall back plan (presuming we get some advance warnings!) The most secure thing of course is a condo which can be in your name. But a condo will not suit everyone, limited space, shared facilities, proximity to neighbours, who may not be agreeable. I even have reservations on the annual service charges levied on condo residents. In a poorly managed building they are often seen as pocket money and you end up living in a poorly maintained place that would be hard to sell. Despite the fact I have bought, I advocate renting first.

Same same BKK Bank(no OTP needed). There is a selection of amounts to top-up. I tend to do a True and my AIS top ups at the same time and marvel at the simplicity of it.

I noticed it suddenly dived down at 0600 GMT yesterday, the reason was the £ dropping (rather than baht rising) as it also fell v US$. It seems to have climbed back up later in the day. Rates aren't changing on the Thailand Bank websites at the moment as it is Songkran holiday but I keep expecting improvement on the £. What with an improving economy and discovering oil in England! Must be that crappy Euro holding us back, or the fear of Labour getting elected. Do right by the country and vote the UKIP in GE!!!

So there would be a change in Dubai as well as Sciphol? Just a coincidence as someone I know just got an extremely good price for a Y Class flight BKK-Scotland (via Schiphol) on KLM, so they are offering some deals at the moment.

Well I just felt that when one lives here, your needs can change over a relatively small period of time. Until you actually do so your idea of location and needs are not firmed up. Myself I lived in town for a while in a small place and decided I wanted more room and less hustle and rented a small house slightly out of town, and even then after another year, decided I wanted more space and bought a larger house further out of town. But I have good friends who are very happy living 2-3 in a little box in the sky, very centrally. I also sometimes wish I was closer to town, but I could not get the space I have there, within my means. During my limited searches I felt rather negative on the RE people I dealt with, some were clowns, showing me places that did not even come close to my specifications, I always felt they were pushing new places with better commissions for themselves. I believe self-exacerbated, as unlike you, I did not seek out a good agent, coming well recommended. But don't over-plan, quite often in Pattaya, for example, a second-hand condo can be found as simply as reading the post-it notices, near the toilet in the Mall or in the lobby of the building. It is a buyers market at the moment.

There are plenty of 'foreigners' who are in the Real Estate business in Thailand. They can set up a company providing they have enough Thai staff. Anyhow, that really isn't your question. I have one, why do you feel you need a Real estate agent before you come here? Have you already considered whether to buy or rent, condo or house, new or second hand, off plan or completed, location?

Easy to set up with Bangkok Bank....... then takes only seconds to Top-Up from a smart phone.

Did her/him/it call back?

Yes, +1 rep point from each mod!