My wife and I have non immigrant visas and so need to do a visa run from Hua Hin three monthly. What suggestions can any one make regarding easiest place to go for renewal. Help for us newcomers would be very welcome.
regards brob
three monthly visa run
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sandman67
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Ranong -down south to Burma.
use the Andaman Club boat as its now monsoon, so crossing the bay in a longboat is playing roulette with the weather. The AC option is just easier and keeps you dry.....ive been in one of those longboats in a monsoon squall mid bay...not fun as it looked like it was gonna sink, and I looked like a drowned rat by the time we reached Burma.
Andaman Club run = 850 bht including the Burmese visa fee. Easy and no hassles.
Longboat from the dock = 400 bht and the chance it will sink, clambering around to get in and out, and hassle from the touts at the Burma end, which looks like the Lebanon on a bad day.....about as much fun as a broken leg. You will also need two pristine 10 dollar bills...wet ones arent accepted....and a photocopy of each passport biodata page.
If you overstay you cant do the Andaman run....just the longboat hell version.
Taxi there and back - the road gets "interesting" and full of idiot Thai truck drivers......round trip 12 hrs.
Set off at 3 or 4am and you miss the traffic both ways.
Some nice scenic stops down near Ranong with waterfalls and bays....take your camera, and make a day of it.
Chin chin
use the Andaman Club boat as its now monsoon, so crossing the bay in a longboat is playing roulette with the weather. The AC option is just easier and keeps you dry.....ive been in one of those longboats in a monsoon squall mid bay...not fun as it looked like it was gonna sink, and I looked like a drowned rat by the time we reached Burma.
Andaman Club run = 850 bht including the Burmese visa fee. Easy and no hassles.
Longboat from the dock = 400 bht and the chance it will sink, clambering around to get in and out, and hassle from the touts at the Burma end, which looks like the Lebanon on a bad day.....about as much fun as a broken leg. You will also need two pristine 10 dollar bills...wet ones arent accepted....and a photocopy of each passport biodata page.
If you overstay you cant do the Andaman run....just the longboat hell version.
Taxi there and back - the road gets "interesting" and full of idiot Thai truck drivers......round trip 12 hrs.
Set off at 3 or 4am and you miss the traffic both ways.
Some nice scenic stops down near Ranong with waterfalls and bays....take your camera, and make a day of it.
Chin chin
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Here's the thread you reference:petercr wrote:I asked the same question on March 29th.
Replies and comments will give you more background
http://www.huahinafterdark.com/forum/vi ... ght=ranong
A good read about the subject is also here:
http://www.thai-blogs.com/index.php/200 ... un?blog=35
Pete
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