@Lindsay *****

no it's by Land border too. My son crossed last week by land from Laos to Thailand and got 45 days

@Alistair *******

20,000 baht in an account in any currency or country for a period of 3 months

@Tod ********

it was weird that they asked him to show accommodation in a week's time in Bangkok and not the immediate accommodation he had booked in Nong Khai. Fortunately he was prepared

@James ***********

they turned back a whole plane load of visa runners/boarder bouncers recently

@Todd ********

my son arrived visa exempt two weeks ago, His plane which had transited in Kuala Lumpur was met with about 10 uniformed immigration police. He tells me they examined everyone's passport thoroughly. While he has multiple Thailand entry stamps, they are not back to back. He was allowed to proceed with his journey but they expressed surprise that he had no visa

@Mark *******

my understanding is that Thai street numbers are allocated in the order that the plot of land was bought ie not sequentially as in Western countries. My house number is . My immediate neighbour is , his immediate neighbour is . Houses numbered and 143 are two streets away from mine

@Jorge ***

me too, my house is difficult to find. The house numbers are not sequential where I live, my street doesn't exist on google maps and none of the sois around me are named. Making the delivery drivers do cash on delivery, makes them try harder to find me, instead of them disposing of a prepaid package. Has worked every time and I have never had an item undelivered

You did a border run not a visa run. A visa run requires attending a Thai consulate or embassy in another country, paying a fee and getting a full page visa sticker stuck in your passport. Which usually entitles you to 60 days in Thailand, 90 if you extend at immigration.

Regardless it is good that you posted your experience and it all went well for you

@Chris ***************

with a British passport in Laos, 3 working days

It really depends where you choose to live. Phuket and Samui will cost you more for restaurant food and drinks. Bangkok will cost you more than Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. And everywhere will be more expensive than Isan. It depends how you want to live? Drink wine? Eat cheese. Or eat like a local without eating Western food regularly. Are you going to buy a car or motorbike? Will you be paying for adequate health insurance? A major accident or illness could heavily dent your savings. It really is a difficult question for anyone to answer if they don't know your tastes and lifestyle preferences.