Re: Target date: $15,000 BR
Been to Thailand many times... your plan depends on a lot of things.
For an extended stay (3+ months) you need to apply for a visa. Anything less and you can fly right in. Extended Visa is not hard to get for Thailand. You need to check the Thai Embassy website and it should give the details. Just say you want to backpack through the country or take an extended vacation. They don't care, tourism is Thailand's lifeblood.
Where do you plan to stay? Bangkok? You'll quickly become bored there. The nearest beach is Pattaya which is a nasty dirty hell-hole. I guess you could fly in and out of Koh Samui or Phuket or Koh Pha Ngan (if you wanna get ripped on drugs) but the flights will add up plus associated hotel costs. Even if it is in thai baht.
You also need to find out where the Thai government stands on online gambling. They have fairly strict regulations in place about the internet and all Thai ISP's may have all online gambling sites blocked.
If you can gamble, how do you plan to get your cash to thailand from your poker account? You need to work that out also.
If you do go and inevitably end up in Soi Cowboy or Soi Sea Dragon after one too many VodkaRedBulls make sure you always strap one on and make sure she's not a katooey.
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