It is perhaps similar to the USA. I am divorced. For me to take the kids outside the USA I need a notorized consent letter. It’s a form you can get by googling it. I need to notify my ex of the travel plans. For safe measure I even wrote in the custody agreement the children can travel with me outside the USA that the judge signed it. At the airport I showed the notorized letter from the mother and no problems.

Jason Guitard no problem. just trying to help as ouch it sucked doing it on my own. I also will be applying for a one year visa soon so smart to get this stuff done.

I tried several Bangkok banks on my own. You Will get rejected or they may try to get you to buy an insurance policy for 5900 or 2000 baht for an embassy letter. The headache, the stress and cost worth it? Not to mention the taxi rides trying to do it on your own. The cost adds up. I ended up contacting

@Siri ********

in Chiang Mai. Siri also got me a driver license good for two years. She made it simple and saved me money.

Lots of misinformation in this thread. 1. International driver licenses issued in Thailand are illegal. 2. A permit from own country is valid for up to a year. 3. Easy to get a Thai driver license even on a tourist visa with a residency certificate, medical certificate, a driver license from your own country. Make an appointment with transportation office in your province you got the residency certificate.

@Av *********

if you got a permit from AAA it’s valid and yes need it to drive in Thailand if you don’t have a Thai license. The international driver licenses sold in Thailand is not legal.

I enjoy this group a lot it is very well managed. I feel like I learned so much just reading even if I will never use the information.

I have a feeling they will say yes but best to ask. Last week I was at the Chiang mai immigration getting ready to apply for extension of stay based on being married to a thai and they seemed very motivated to help make sure I am approved. They gave a list of everything they would like to see. I would do the same and get the list from your local immigration office and bring up the question.

At the time of this picture they were only filled 50% They can handle a lot.

@Jenny *****

I use Osprey and they last forever with a lifetime guarantee. I got a free one after a rip happen. Mine is 48 liters “EXO” and my wife is 38 liters. Both light weight versions of their other packs why we use them. Makes adventure and traveling so easy. I tried suitcases in the past and annoying. They are both carry on but some airlines still have weightlimits.

I would say no on suitcases if you want to travel all over. Switch to backpacks. A million times easier. Each person can get their own backpack. Pack light and enjoy the trip so much better. Don’t need a ton of clothes easy to wash clothes everywhere.

“Grab” app is great. I live in chaing mai it’s 100-150 baht to get around the city and use the app. Cheaper compared to TUK TUK. I get tons of groceries every 2 weeks load up their car they are always friendly. I tip them well becuase I waste 5 minutes loading and unloading stuff.

If you want to rent a car Booking .com has good rates for cars. I rented a car for a week it was a lot of fun. I smashed the car into a pole and didn’t have insurance. 3 panels needed to be sanded down and painted. A local small body shop did it for 2000 baht in a small village. Took a few hours. Looked brand new. So saved a lot of money. If returned it damaged they may have charged me a lot more.

Chiang mai has some really cool mountains so maybe worth renting a car if you want to see 100 waterfalls. Elephant tours just pick you up from the hotel.