Cars u'll pay 300% import tax, most items u ship will carry a heavy tax penalty, which is y most of us don't go there.

You sound like an overthinker, and while its good to plan, and even look that gift horse in the mouth. Sometimes u just gotta do it and know that once in Thailand everything will fall into place, Rome wasn't built in a day, and you will crack up if you try to do so. Once in Thailand rent until you're 100% sure you've found the right location. Businesses that's something you can really only research once you arrive. Baby steps!!

I did all this in 2003, it took 1hr to find a good internet cafe n download my emails, things were so much harder then, yet we survived, me and 1000s of others, some before me some after me. 1 excellent advantage is we speak English, but so many other nationalities get by also. I had a 1yr old in tow, she's now 23. Definitely don't overthink it, cos it may hinder your decision

@Robert *******

yes i always understood it that they hate the border hoppers but those that fly out for a period then fly back in again are virtually never pulled up.

Yes it seems once they sorted a permanent and favourable government the baht strengthened, but look at the £ against Euro and dollar, the £ is strong, just the baht is stronger.

Its never a biggy when its just holiday spends, try working on £100k transfer, that 1bt movement wipes £2,000 off your savings 😱 - that shit hurts.

But then you didn't hear me complaining when i brought £100k into the country in at 70bt average, then taking it all out again in 2016 at 50bt average 🤣🤣🙊

@Kate ******

ooh that's a good idea, but won't you have to keep sin contract going at a cost? Can't you assign authentications solely to an email address instead?

Ok he's right in that if you tell the bank what you are doing they will tell you you must close account, but don't ask, don't tell, just find a 3rd party address that a friend/fam don't mind you using and give to bank and say nothing, simples!