January 19th 2012
Internet service in Thailand costs,western cable and phone plans, along with the daily expenses.
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During the 31 days:
I will be adding daily examples of costs in Chiang Rai Thailand, pictures and facts, I will also cover the more general aspect's of setting up in Thailand for an extended amount of time from A-Z.During the course of (31 pages - days) the topics listed below will be covered, with many others.
Browse by topic.
- Things you can do now, before leaving.
- Where to look for flights to Thailand.
- What to bring, or should it be, not to bring.
- Visas for Thailand and border runs.
- Nightlife, booze and cigarettes.
- My biggest mistake.
- $200 a month? I can show you how.
105 things I'm glad I brought with me!- Arriving in Bangkok.
- Arriving in Phuket.
- Living in a small village
- Getting around, transportation.
- Decent month to month accommodation.
- Leasing a house with a larger budget.
- Learning Thai and going to School.
- Internet costs, and other surprises.
- Food costs, and what to expect.
- Health Care costs in Thailand.
- Other Places Trang and Phang Nga.
- Other Places Songkla and Yala.
- Malaysia as an option.
- Border towns Satun and Rayong.
- Hua Hin and Sukho Thai.
- Pai and Chiang Mai.
- Settling in Chiang Rai.
- Purchasing a few basics.
- Thai Culture and Dating.
- Final Summary.
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Learning Thai, is it really nesscacary:
Day 18: Living in Thailand
Even though I have been happily plodding along, staying within the budget of $400 a month. Today I realized that I was running low on some basics, and even though I kept it to a minimum, today�s shop may see me going twenty dollars or so over budget for the month. Which is ok: as this site / exercise is designed to give an honest peek into what living in Thailand is like with $400 a month and not about pinching a penny or two, too finish under $400 for the month.
- Monthly grocery shop 744 Baht - $25.00
Going to school in Thailand and learning Thai.
In other parts of Thailand you can get by with some simple basic phrases, hello, thank you, and numbers, Chiang Mai springs to mind as one of these places.
One of my favorite phrases is "a little Thai goes a long way" once you get out of Phuket and start exploring the real Thailand. Thai language skills will enhance your experience 10 fold. On arriving in Phuket I already knew that I wanted to learn some basics and quickly found a school in Patong Phuket Language School, offering a course consisting of 5 half days over two weeks with a primary focus on language structure. Thai is a tonal language and considered to be very difficult for westerners to learn. The beginner�s course at Patong language school will help you get the basics very quickly. I took the course 3 times because it covers all the basics. Even though the course is spread over 2 weeks after two days I was at saturation point and little was sticking, going back a second time enabled me to get more of days 3-4 and the last time strengthened the earlier days and allowed me to focus on the last few things.
Attending a language school also allows you to obtain an educational visa, which makes staying in Thailand a lot easier. Cost for attending school for a year around $1,000
Continue Reading Day 19: Internet service, cable and phone service.
