@Todd ********

it’s not THAT hard dude. I take ferry from Koh Samui then bus to Phuket and train to the border.

I prefer to just go to Penang or Kuala Lumpur for 90 days and then return to Koh Samui or whatever for 90 and flip back and forth.

Really doesn’t make sense to me to spend the money and make all the effort to turn right around and come right back if you don’t have to.

Enjoy two places.

@Todd ********

For real! You’re referring to a van. A van travels over the road, just like a bus. On a bus train you can even get a Sleeper berth. Better than a damn van!!

But the mode isn’t really the point. The point is there’s no reason for a border agent when there are no visas needed, either way.

😂🤣

@Todd ********

why does someone need an agent for a border run to Malaysia? It’s just a bus/train ride across the Malaysia border which is 90 Visa free, so no need to get a visa to cross. Then get back on a bus/train and re enter Thailand on a 60 day visa free entry?

What am I missing?

@Lucy *****************

I’m pretty sure the SafeTrip insurance is available to the UK as well.

Safe Travels!

Check out United Healthcare SafeTrip!! Awesome coverage at the lowest premiums I could find, and I researched the heck out of it. Depending on where you live in the US, you can get a policy for up to 6 months.

I would highly suggest watching the following video from my YouTube channel that will provide you with a massive amount of information, most of which my guess is you haven’t even thought about yet. It’s loaded with great information that I have learned throughout my travels.

BUDGET TRAVEL - Slow Travel - Affordable Travel



Also, note that Malaysia is Visa Free for U.S. citizens for 90 days. It’s an easy way to do a visa hop when your Thai tourist visa need renewed. But now that it’s 60 days visa free for Thailand, extendable for 30 it’s not so much an issue.

Good luck!!

@Sean *******

Certainly.

Your question is wide and far with a thousand answers. And, they’re all wrong except for mine! 😜

After long and exhausting research this is what I decided. In my case it’s a little different because I’m now traveling internationally full time so I needed a solution that will work anywhere. So far it has.

1. I ported my US number I had with T-Mobile to Tello.

2. I selected a plan that only offers talk of 100 minutes and free texts. (No data) This cost <$6.

3. I then put $20 US on their “Pay As You Go” plan that pays the small fees for wifi calls too and from nearly anywhere.

4. I only turn on the cellular service when I need to receive one of this authentications texts. This assures my $20 on the pay is your goal. Plan isn’t getting eaten up by roaming data.

5. This is the big one! Before leaving the states I purchased an inexpensive android smart phone. Whatever country I’m in I then buy a tourist Sim for data only. I use that phone (Redmi 13) as a hotspot to connect my iPhone to so I have mobile Wi-Fi via the hotspot.

I do it this way because it’s the least expensive and most functional.

The data here in Thailand cost about $16 per month. Then with the six dollars at Tello puts me at $22 per month and the $20 on pay as you go will last at least two months.

The beauty of it is, if for some reason my data runs out from my sim/hotspot phone, I can still turn on my Tello and use it in an emergency which runs off of the $20 pay as you go.

Easy peasy!!

@Brandon ***********

that would be the first bank anywhere in the world that was even able to show “hourly” balances!

Come on now!!

Where are you from?

@Kool ******

Ahh. I was responding to this statement, "In order to get ahead you need to live somewhere cheaper."