@Mike ****

shure it easy to find a expensive hotel lol.but there are cheap ones too .my advice try air b n b. great deals to be had . yes a standard hotel near airport was £25 .and wasnt impressed ,but all my private stays including the condo at £99 a wk in cebu near the it park was nice. swimming pool and gym too .i never had 1 expensive meal in my whole trip but then i aint daft enough to go an expensive restaurant .i ate and stayed very reasonable especially in palawan in peurto princess .was a great stay loved it there .heading back this coming feb.the only downside is the weather when they get those big storms .and its easier to stay long time .love thailand been going 27 years but they making it harder and harder to stay there or visit long time. this latest tax collecting will most likely see many ex pats go,

Sounds to me like a lot the people commenting on this one ain't actually been there .it is cheaper than thailand.yep some hotels are expensive in the city's but I found it easy in Cebu to rent a condo for a week for £100. On air b n b.beer deffo cheaper.food depends on what u want eat .I did see some 1 comment can't find decent food.lol.i was spoiled for choice and very reasonable.jap food ,Italian etc.and it was cheap.in palawan could find a room £10 up on air b n b.loved it.wasnt impressed with cebu but then it's a big city and a lot poor people.

@David **********

i already had 60 days and extended for 30 i was heading to kl to get another 60 on way back in but was only needing 30 as my flight home was in the next 30 days ,they wanted see my home flight details but i got the 60 .this was last time after covid they done the 60 days , the young guy on desk was being awkward but a superior over ruled him and gave me the days

Id be amazed if they ask u for Onward travel proof.they usually only ask if u been in and out Thailand a few times.ive only been asked once and it was because I flew to kl and back same day and I'd already been in Thailand a few mths .still let me bk in but I did have a flt bk to UK a mth later

after your 90 days u need go out and come back in then u get 60 again and can extend 30 again. thats 6 mth and its what i do,

Never had an issue fit internet in the houses I've rented in Phuket.internet is good in Thailand.better than UK and a lot cheaper.im v happy with true move.when there is an issue they give u free internet for your mob so your still on line till prob fixed.its👍

im still resident in uk and pay tax there ,i dont live in thailand but i did used to stay 6 mth now and then.not any more

@Sam ********

im cutting thai trips to 5 mth a year so no issues there. already booked for phils for my last 2 mths this coming winter.why wuld any 1want pay tax twice when u have already paid in your own country haha,

@Hartmut *******

read the next line.im staying thailand 5 mths from now on .plenty other places in asia spend a mth or 2.i already pay tax on my pension.ther is no way im paying twice

im keeping my trips in thailand below 6 mths from now on . phils is nice and cheaper in march april and 75 to the £ mmm,its thailands loss not mine