Can I re-enter Thailand on a visa-exempt basis after a short trip abroad?

Ralph Tyson Immigration does not sift through your passport pages to check on your stamps. As soon as Imm officer swipes your passport, they see on their screens your travel history into Thai. Previous passes through the automatic gates feed into that. It is all on their screens.

As other contrubutors posted, unlesss there is an excessive history of ins and outs PLUS extensions of stays, border runs, you have no problem.

While I was based in Singapore, I was coming to Thai 10 times a year for stays anything from one weekend to 4 weeks, never any problem. Obviously, I was not trying to live in Thai. A cache loaded tourst who spends money in Thai.

Just think of those fellows working Gas&Oil who come to Thay almost every 2nd month for stays 2-4 weeks (or whatever their FIFO work holidays allowes them). FIFO is Fly In Fly Out job. At Immigration, the FIFO are same as you, no Imm officer cares what their job is, they might not even know.

I had never been asked a question about my frequent visits. If I were, I would not have mentioned I had a Thai wife and daughter in Thai. Would not mention I owned a condo in Bangkok.

Just temples, elefants, beaches and general chilling and relaxing from my work.

Greg Alexander Yes it does. They tend to warn you but let you in if they think your stays are excessive.