Border run, extend, visa run to Laos, extend, border run, extend, visa run to KL, extend, visa run to Myanmar, extend.....well over a year.....then on the 1st of Jan 2019 you get another 2 border runs again....but they will question you eventually....always have 20k baht on your person just in case they ask and check specific Thai consulates before you fly there....they all can be different....

Ah no problem then. Prettu easy there as they don't bother with address reporting as far as I am aware.....it is required in Pattaya....

Which immigration office..?

Same sex marriage is not legally recognized in most of Asia as a whole.

How did you go with the motorbike riding...?? :)

A NON O based entirely on medical reasons, but we are not calling it a medical visa....This reminds me of the OA / retirement Visa argument ;) ;) OK there is no medical visa, but there is a visa specifically for medical reasons....LOL....

There are medical visas....But only for

Cambodia, Lao PDR., Myanmar and Vietnam, China, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Yes way too much in my opinion for something that is usually under 1k all up.

Yes you can for sure (in Pattaya). As long as you can get a residency certificate. If you are a TOURIST and staying short term then an IDP is fine If you plan to stay long term in Thailand you need a Thai licence after 90 days. This is legal wise and insurance wise.

Yes 2.