@Pui ****

Credit card acceptance is quite high in Thailand actually. Nearly all gas stations accept them. Malls, convenience stores and chain restaurants as well as hotels accept them. Some coffee shops too. Only the local economy doesn't accept cards.

@Nick ***********

It's got nothing to do with where you reside. Assuming you COULD open a German bank account without being resident there, why wouldn't you? The account is in a stable currency, namely the Euro.

Fortunately, I maintain multiple overseas bank accounts, because I wouldn't be dumb enough to rely on the Thai banking system, which could freeze my account at any time. Thailand is an unstable country.

@Pui ****

Nonsense. I've never used the QR code system. I pay for 80% of things in CASH and the rest with my credit card. I'm pretty sure if somewhere doesn't accept a credit card, it means NO credit card is accepted, regardless of where it was issued!

Anonymous participant Understood

Forget about Cambodia.

The borders might be closed until mid 2026 or even permanently.

You can travel to Cambodia by land if you so wish, via Laos. However, due to anti-Thai sentiment, I wouldn't count on a Thai vehicle being permitted to enter Cambodia from Laos, though there are cross-border buses operating between Pakse and Siem Reap as well as Pakse and Phnom Penh.

Otherwise, you can fly...although many airlines have reduced their flights between Bangkok and Cambodia since July.

@John *********

Since it's an e-visa, I don't understand the need to carry 2 passports. With a traditional visa sticker, then yes, that makes sense and I've done it that way before.

You had a "wild flight"? Sounds like a turbulent flight? Just the way it is....it's rainy season and it will be bumpy. You might experience what I did a couple of years ago, while flying towards Bangkok out of Singapore on SIA - flying through a thunderstorm and dropping probably a couple of dozen feet. It is what it is. Can't be avoided. It's the reality of air travel.

If you're afraid of flying - wait until late October or later, which is when the air becomes calmer as the rainy season comes to an end, though anywhere south of Samui will experience a second monsoon.

Or just travel by land. Other than Cambodia and most of the Burmese borders, the rest of the region remains open. Laos and Malaysia are your best bets.

@James ******

Not that I'm aware of.

@John *********

Don't be ridiculous. A DTV is a non-work authorized visa. It has the same "employment prohibited" restriction as tourist visas or retirement visas. In practice ALL of these visas allow you to work remotely for non-Thai based entities. Stock trading is about the same "work" as opening your banking app or internet banking anyway.

@John *********

It doesn't matter. It's possible to work online on any visa. What matters most is what visa is most appropriate for his situation.