I brought a guitar in by taking the neck off the body and putting it in my larger luggage. You can probably carry another one in without having to pay as I've heard many people say they've carried guitars in without being stopped. No guarantees, though.

But if you ship guitars in, you will pay.

My bank is in a different province than where I live and I have had no issues. There is a 30 baht charge of you use a bank card at an ATM , but I just use the phone to withdraw and there's no charge. I can print any records I need for immigration from the phone, and go to the local branch to get the letter immigration needs.

@Jon ****

however long the IDP is valid for, Thailand only accepts it for 90 days. After that point, they expect you to have a Thai license.

@Phil *****

yeah. I posted a link in another part of the thread where he can look up air pollution levels in various cities. That way he can be his decision on data. Plus, I'm not telling him what to do.

@Phil *****

in the opening scenes of that video, you can see that the mountains in the distance are grey. That's from air pollution. I've been to many places in Thailand where people claimed the air is good and when I check with an air quality meter, it's usually not.

I would love to find one, though. I did settle in the south, and run an air filter during the worst parts of the year.

I'm not sure the air quality is any better in other SEA countries. Check out aqicn.org and search for your favorite cities, to see what I mean. And historical data will give you a more complete picture.

@Phil *****

IMO, there's no place in Thailand with good air. In the south, it's better, but I wouldn't say good. And even there, for a few weeks of the year it's worrying.

Look into travel insurance for the first 90 days, and then shop for a health insurance policy.

@Mile ********

many countries, but not every country.

@David *********

how do you pay your lease offshore?