@Alfred ****

💯 I follow his channel regularly. He’s from the same city I’m from. 👍👍

@Todd ********

Interesting thing is, Victoria is considered one of the best places to live in Canada, especially temperature-wise.

Yep, was really tough going back home and still is. Samui feels like yesterday although returned about 5 years ago (right before Labour Day).

The only things keeping us from returning to Samui are family and visa issues. DTV definitely makes it less of an issue now.

@Todd ********

We were living in Samui from 2017-2019. I used METV’s so this DTV visa is convincing of making a comeback. My wife worked at Kamalaya during that time (she’s born in Canada despite looking Thai). Home was mostly in Lipa Noi.

I changed my profile picture so might look different on FB now but we’ve had chats before. 😁

I really loved wearing nothing but flips flops and shorts. Enjoy on my behalf! 👍👍 There was one day in November that got down to 23° in Samui and I could’ve worn long sleeves, but enjoyed that I didn’t have to. Rainy season was my fave time of year in Samui.

I actually first arrived in Samui this very week in 2017. Really enjoyed this time of year as well. Ok, all of them. 😁

@Todd ********

💯 It actually fits what the lady and I do perfectly, and how we were able to get out of Toronto and move to Muskoka. Muskoka is nice, but ya, Samui is a much better deal and I fell in love with the consistent weather (as well as many other things). Tired of carrying around a sweater, even during summer time!

At this point we’d move just to save on the laundry bill alone. 😅

As a fellow Canadian, I’m watching this DTV gossip closely. Seems too good to be true. 👍👍 I hope this visa continues long enough so that it’s available when I’m ready to head that way again for the long term.

@Todd ********

Totally understandable! 😁

@Doug ********

Bophut is great! We liked all areas pretty much, but chose Lipa Noi. Lived near Nikki Beach. 👍👍

@Todd ********

This is sort of our (Canadian wife & I) plan. Canada for 6 months, Samui the other as a base. “Live” in both. Still have the Samui connections for everything needed. Sweet deal.

@Brad ******

Yep, the hard truth right here. 🫡

Best way to “live” in Thailand is to have two home countries. 6 months home/6 months in Thailand (Tourist Visa). Can even stretch it out up to 9 months in Thailand. Go back and forth during the appropriate times, and immigration will almost surely let you back in.

Many people do this year in, year out, for decades.