Why did you finally settle with a Thai visa? And which countries did you consider in the run-up to Thailand?

does scuba diving count as a soft power on dtv application say divemaster or open water scuba instruction training ?

Hi

I am traveling thorough Thailand and I am looking for guesthouses in any cities or villages.

I love real Thai culture and concetion with nature.

Muay Thai Gym in Nonthaburi

Hello!😊

I plan to apply for the Soft Power visa. Does anyone know good Muay Thai gyms in the Nonthaburi area??

Thank you!

For fun in Both Bkk and Pattaya for first time songkran. April 13 to 16 Bkk. April 16 to 20 pattaya. Is that a good plan ??

First DTV arrival at SuvarnaBhumi from Hanoi. Passport, A4Print Visa, Boarding pass. "Sawadee Krap". The Immigration Officer smiles happily, with an approving sound of satisfaction, upon seeing the fresh DTV paper. Oxytocin rushes thru my brain. She stamps and writes with a pen. Dopamine gets activated. "6 months, right?, I ask. "180 days" she corrects with an graceful instructive quality. The charming, calm and intelligent Thai Style puts me right back into that space of peace and joy. A "Welcome Back to the Golden Land" feeling fills me. With an ear-to-ear smile and a grateful "Kap Khun Krap" I receive back the passport, all within 30 seconds. Thai Culture really is warm, kind and respectful. Absolute Winner in SE Asia, and Gold score top spot in the world really.

kho hai thuk khon mi khwam suk

May Everyone Be Happy

Hi everyone 👋

I’m Thai and based in Thailand.

I joined this group because I often see foreigners asking about daily life, costs, and how things work locally.

I’m happy to share local insights or help explain things from a Thai perspective if it’s useful — especially to avoid common misunderstandings.

Looking forward to learning from this group as well.

😊🇹🇭

I am looking for soft power options in Krabi/ao nang.

I was planning on doing Discover Thai Nature, like many have suggested and the information is very interesting to me. I thought it was virtual seminars and I now realize it's in person classes in Bangkok. I do not want to live in Bangkok. I also after further research learned that there are no fully virtual class options on DTV.

Basically just looking for soft power options in Krabi if anyone has any recommendations I would really appreciate it.

I searched the group and just found one person saying they are doing Muay Thai but didn't list the gym

Thank you so much for any help

Recommendations for thai language classes that offer DTV papers and quality language instruction?

The closing chapter on my Frozen account with Bangkok Bank. Yesterday I went back at the 11AM opening of my Bangkok Bank branch airport Central Chiang Mai and waited about 5 minutes before I was called on. The staff had more than doubled from 3 weeks ago. I had provided all of the documentation requested during my last visit including passport, year lease, bank book, and Thailand driver's license. I was promised that the head office would call me to let me know the status of my reopening which did not happen, so I came back in to find out what was going on. Interesting that the original copies of my reopening paperwork were in an easily accessible location, a nod to those who look at BB branches as individual franchises. It was a bit of a hostile atmosphere dominated by older farangs like myself, some yelling thinking that it would help the process. I chose the tact of quiet cooperation and after about 20 minutes multiple ladies had worked on the reopening which happened. No additional documentation, the dreaded certification of my passport by my embassy consulate was not asked for and I verified my account was open before I left. Done.