@Brian ****************

Yeah, because air passengers are trustworthy and land border passengers are not.

I wear shorts and a t-shirt and I wear trainers or flip flops.

If you don't want me to come dressed as I please, that's fine, I won't bother.

I've done first class overnight trains in Thailand including private cabins and they are not comfortable or an enjoyable way to travel. They are bearable, slightly better than 2nd class. I always arrived feeling as though I needed 3 days to recover.

Don't get me wrong, they can be fun, just not easy to sleep on and I always feel sweaty and dirty when I get off.

I'd fly every time. Penang is good for a couple of days.

Not a visa requirement but make sure you have and can perpetually afford world class healthcare insurance which does not run out as you get older.

This might cost £5000 to £ a year for a couple.

How do you live now, on what visa ?

Every option advised is an illegal fudge or near illegal fudge.

For the first year, you can get a multiple entry tourist visa and extend each one giving you 6 months or so. You might even be able to stretch that out to a year with a border run or two.

Of course there are education visas for those so inclined but with all of these, costs creep up and any parasitic agents want their cut.

At the moment, the best sub aged 50 option is the 600k Elite visa. OK, that is 120k a year but no hassles and it is legal. IMHO if you haven't got the money for it, you haven't got enough to consider living overseas for years.

The same apologists saying this is ok will be the ones in years to come who complain when it actually affects them.

A scam is a scam, is a scam.

Avoid and hope they go broke.

Laws limit the deposit to 4 or 6 weeks maximum I think.

@Dana ******

When did you last fly Thsi ? 10 years ago ?

Merchant ID is for business banking as in taking card payments.