@Luit ****************
yeah I agree soft power route is a rip off ,the Workcation route is the best,also its not a trick its what the thia embassy said to do and planed for us DTV visa holders to do so not abusive to the DTV visa rules at all, the two month free tourist visa like most do for many times is abusive work around which I have heard people doing for years to live in thialand most of the time but they are cracking down on that as well i have heard. I think they do trips to flow money into those industries and a trip to visit a new place every 6 to 12 months is kind of nice.