@Neil *****

100% this…

60 days visa exempt, extend for 30 days at the immigration centre in Thailand for £45. Takes around an hour.

Hi Jared. Just as scrolling and reading your post, I’m watching this video by Daz, from everything Pattaya. He does yearly videos of cost of living expenses. Here is his most recent… check out other videos as well to get an idea of budgets.

@Terry *******

it’s a definite yes. I recently visited and can confirm.

@Bruce *****

you get visa exempt on arrival. You don’t need a visa. Just rock up and get stamped in for 60 days. You can extend for a further 30 days at a local immigration centre. They have one in most main cities / tourist destinations.

I’m currently on holiday in Turkey because Thais get Visa free travel here. First time here, it’s pretty good! For Euro travel, she would need a Schengen visa, which takes approx weeks to arrive but, you need to make an appointment at the relevant embassy for the country you want to visit, which can take an extra month of waiting. Hence Turkey for us…

You would be able to work, plenty of diving instructors here. But I also think you have enough to have a decent quality of life, compared to that which you would have in the UK. Just go for it, live your life, seize the moment… you earned it. Just be savy and don’t fall in love with the wrong one.

@Nongnuch *******

technically correct. But we all understood the sentiment.

@Paul *******

nailed it.

@Jasmine *********

live and learn, Jasmine.