I want a place in Thailand, what do I need to know?
 

I want a place to live in Thailand. Not to shoot content, just a place to fucking get away and chill a few times a year. I am thinking Pattaya, but maybe there are better places with nicer beaches?

How does one go about getting a place there? Craigslist?

Anyone have a place they want to share?

Any all suggestions and of course flames, welcome.

Thats a long way to travel and prices on the airfare are going up.

How about here in Cancun?

depends where the trannies are i guess.

Get over there, get a hotel, get your balls sucked empty, then hit up some real estate company and try to find something.
Sad thing you cant BUY land if your not a thai, so you can register everything on some whore but chances to get fucked over are like 90%+.
Better ask DWB, my knowledge is based on dirty old sextourists!

If given the choice, I'd rather see men that look like women, than women that look like men.

tell us some good things about cancun:winkwink:

Well if you ever trek there make sure you report back how it is.

There is NOTHING nice about Pattaya. Shitty beach, tons of dirty whores and the Thais there are rude.

Try Phuket and Koh Samui. Much more laid back lifestyle and it still has a nice party scene but it's not too much. Just the right mix.

Pattaya is like one big city of whores... great place for a few days if you wanna party :)

Dunno if I'd wanna live there though... Check out this news site and you soon realise for such a small city there sure is a lot of crazy shit going on

http://pattayaone.net/news/

Personally I prefer Bangkok.... but if it's a beach your looking for and laid back living take DWB's advice..

when you go dont take the plane

Eh, I actually meant Phuket, lol. My bad. :thumbsup

You rang?

Phuket is nice. It's tropical and has a night life. You can also stay away from it all and just get away in some wonderful houses / condos. They have a marina there, lots of diving, an airport, you name it. It's also a jump off to the islands which are stunning.

I'd ask if I can crash on your couch, but...

If you are looking to rent or buy in Pattaya please take a look at

http://www.fairproperties.com/

I have done much business with this company and can highly recommend them.

Heh. I took that couch out and burned it.

Nice site, is there anything similar to this for Phuket?

I know nothing about Phuket other than it has some very nice beaches. I like the Pattaya (Chonburi) area because you can easily find a quiet place to live and have easy access to all the facilities Pattaya City has to offer. Since completion of new toll ways BKK airport is now within 2 hours and will be even quicker when the new highway 7 link hits Pattaya City.
The Pattaya Real Estate business is a bit flat and saturated at present, now is probably a good time to snap a bargain. Jomtien beach front condos are probably the best long term investment.

= 1 nice thing about Pattaya. ;)

They are having a few problems over there atm

Thai leader rejects election call

Mr Somchai vowed to stand firm despite pressure from the military
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has rejected calls by the country's military chief to stand down.

Army leader Gen Anupong Paochinda had asked him to call snap elections to end months of political deadlock.

But Mr Somchai said his government was legitimate and that he would continue to work for the country.

The call came after anti-government protesters occupied Bangkok's main airport and forced its closure, a move that Mr Somchai called illegal.

"I reassure the people that this government, which is legitimate and came from elections, will keep functioning until the end," Mr Somchai said in a televised address.

"My position is not important. But democratic values are," he said, speaking from the northern city of Chiang Mai.

He returned from a foreign trip earlier in the day but was unable to land in Bangkok because of the airport blockade.

Shortly after he arrived in Chiang Mai, a man was killed in a clash between pro- and anti-government supporters, police said.

'No coup'

Thailand has been in a state of political stalemate since former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted in a military coup in 2006. POLITICAL TURMOIL
September 2006: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ousted in military coup
February 2008: Samak Sundaravej sworn in as prime minister
September 2008: Protesters call for Mr Samak's resignation, saying he is a proxy for Thaksin
9 September 2008: Mr Samak dismissed for violating conflict of interest law. Somchai Wongsawat, Thaksin's brother-in-law, becomes prime minister.
October 2008: Thaksin given a two-year jail sentence for corruption in his absence


Chaos at seized airport
Q&A: Bangkok protests

Fresh elections at the end of 2007 failed to resolve the crisis, when a party made up of former allies of Mr Thaksin returned to power.

Gen Anupong's call for polls earlier in the day heightened speculation that another military coup could be imminent.

But the army chief denied that was his plan, saying the government still had "full authority".

A Thai court, meanwhile, has ordered the protesters occupying Suvarnabhumi airport to leave.

But the group - who belong to the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) - say they will stay until the government resigns.


See layout of Bangkok's airport
They have brought in food and blankets and appear set for a long stay.

All flights have been cancelled and thousands of Thais and foreign tourists are stranded in the Thai capital.

Frustrated passengers have been sent to hotels until the airport, one of Asia's busiest, can reopen.

The blockade comes at the height of the tourist season and threatens an industry which is one of the country's biggest earners.

The campaign by the PAD, which began in earnest in May, has paralysed the Thai government.

The group - a loose alliance of royalists, businessmen and the urban middle class - claim that the government is corrupt and hostile to the monarchy.

They also accuse it of being a proxy for Mr Thaksin, who remains very popular among Thailand's rural poor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/7750737.stm

dont use craigslist for anything

try akumal

You can get a thai style apartment for under $250 a month.