While 170baht isnt much, this is discrimination. I think it would have been more fun if he instead of writting 170:-, he could have written Β« tips really appreciated Β« with a smiley.
You are completely right.π Not many people understand this. While you can fool a policeman but you will not get away with the insurance if you get into an accident.
Beside that, not everyone knows about the International driving PERMIT either. This is something you have to apply in your residence country.
For Switzerland for an example, we CANT apply abroad. One need to go to the office. And the permit is valid for 3 years.
Now that you have the time and the freedom to go anywhere I think you should be Β« based Β» in Australia but travel to Thailand for a longer time instead of moving to Thailand. This way you still have your security in Australia but still living the good life in Thailand.
Sell or give away maximum and keep minimum in a box at a friends/family place in Australia.
Just do an international driving permit from Australia and normally you are good to drive in Thailand for a couple of years. Please make sure that your original driving license permits you to drive a scooter if you plan to drive one in Thailand.
For the longterm visa there are student visa 3-12 month you can start with. Within a year anything can happen, you might want to leave or you might want to stay longerβ¦.
πππ Seriously? How many kids havent moved country and learn new languages? Kids learn so fast and will be so grateful later that they learn it at young age.
Does this mean we have to wait 3+ hours at the immigration?π₯²π₯²π₯΅ Or does this go relatively quick not like making an extension? And can we do it at any immigration ?