@Rolf ********

absolutely not true. It's extremely easy to get citizenship, the process just takes many many years. Go join "Thai Citizenship Group" and you can read about countless people who apply each year.

Take your pick, Vietnam is nice, I also quite like KL. If you're after something a bit different then China / Chengdu is only a 3hr flight and is quite popular with Thais. The mountains are currently covered in snow and is an option if you're from a country that gets visa free entry.

This is assuming you're planning to re enter Thailand visa exempt

@Ron *******

it's a color blind test, a depth perception test and a brake test. Takes about 5-10mins.

I did mine recently at Bang Chak, didn't need an IDP, just my Australian Driver's license. Had to watch a one hour online video and do a couple of quick tests at the department of land transport. But otherwise was pretty quick, took about 2hrs all up.

You can extend by 30 days, then fly out and back in. Your next entry can also be extended by 30 days. If you want to stay more after this, I'd recommend using a border run company as they'll make sure you get out and stamped back in without issues.

You might be better off working out how long you actually want to stay, then people can reccommend options for you. If you want to stay say 4-6 months or so, then your idea will likely be fine

@Roy **********

he probably moved here years ago, I'm not American but the cost in Australia has gone up massively esp since covid. So whilst Thailand is reasonably expensive for say western food, even that is still only what I paid 10yrs ago in Australia.

But for Thai, Japanese, Korean food, rent, transportation and everyday costs it's about 25-50% of the cost back in Oz.

No. The requirement is just a ticket leaving within the allowed period of entry. You won't have an issue if you meet the requirements and generally only the airline is likely to ask for proof of onward travel.

I'm not sure what you're asking and where you're getting your licence. But there are many scams that claim to get a Thai licence for you, but just steal your money.

As for a medical certificate, yes you need one to get a Thai drivers licence. There's probably a clinic near the DLT office. I paid 140B for mine and it took under 10mins to get.

@Christopher ********

why do you call everything racist tho? No one calls Europeans racists when they they hate Russians. But when an Asian country dislikes another Asian country it's suddenly racist?

Heightened tension and war between neighbouring countries is extremely common and happens throughout the world. It isn't racist and calling anything and everything racist just degrades the meaning of the word.