January 16th 2012
Options for those with a larger budget including longer 6 month rentals, and the daily expenses.
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Options for those with a larger budget including longer 6 month rentals, and 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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Month to month accomodation has to be found
Day 15: Living in Thailand
Decided to take in a movie today, most major towns have a movie theater, and lots are state of the art theaters better than any in America I came across. Not all towns have films in English; prices are dependant on seats and times $5 - $8 in general.
- Trip to the Movie Theater 220 Baht - $7.40
- Groceries 35 Baht - $1.15
Finding a decent month to month rental in Phuket.
On foot alone you would never find this place, it would be practically impossible, as it�s half way up a mountain and well of the beaten track. Even though you may not like the idea of renting a small motor-bike the fact is without one you are going to seriously disadvantaged, and even though it is possible to find something like this without a bike, you will need to go back and forth to where ever.
Finding places like this take time because when you arrive, the first place will seem like an excellent deal, only after a few days will you hear of others paying a lot less for more, this all takes time. It is possible to jump straight to a longer-term rental with lease and all. Something I will cover tomorrow. This too has a lot of pitfalls �everything will seem like a great deal� when in fact most are over priced. Only physically been in Thailand for a month or more will you start to get a vague sense of what is correctly priced. Even now 18 months after arriving in Thailand I�m still learning that better value exists that what I thought was unbeatable a few months back Places like the one pictured today are a dime a dozen on Phuket it�s finding them that is not easy, you will need to go down side streets and up mountains.
Continue Reading Day 16: Living with more than $1,500 a month, and leasing a house.
