We’re identifying Gavesh using a pseudonym to protect his identity. He is from a country in South Asia, one he asked us not to name. He hasn’t shared his story much, and he still hasn’t told his family. He worries about how they’d handle it. Until the pandemic, he had h...
Airbnb, Turo, and others offer early bird discounts for booking a certain number of days in advance.You’ll almost always save by booking train or bus tickets in advance, starting as much as 12 weeks before the travel date.
At the last school I worked for, I had to walk the five minutes from my house to the main road in order to catch a taxi (taking the bus was far too much hassle) The taxi to the sky-train station would cost me 60-80 baht depending on traffic. Then my sky-train ticket would work...
If you have ever spent a lot of time in a foreign country, you may have noticed this affecting you – at the start of your trip, 10,000 baht cost you x, now the same amount is costing you y – why? Well, now you know why x sometimes turns into y. ...
1.Monetary salary 4500-5500 yuan/rnonth.The salary will be paid on the 15th of each month with RMB from the day of starting work to the expiration of the contract.In case the time is shorter than a whole month,the payment shall be counted by day。The daily wage shall be 1/30 of ...
2.Re: How much cash @ airport? 1 year ago Assuming they share the same last name still, then if asked they can probably plead being a family under the financial wherewithal rules. And their stash of cash can be the equivalent in US Dollars, it doesn't need to be in Thai Baht. ...
000 per day, then you can withdraw Thai Baht in Thailand equivalent to Rs.25,000 per day. But, if you have too high withdrawal limit per day (Say, Rs. One Lakh) in your home country, then it is not necessary that you can withdraw that much of amount from an international ATM also...
In a country where teaching jobs are easy to come by, given the enormous demand, there has to be a catch — low wages. The basic beginning monthly salary in Bangkok is only about 30,000-40,000 baht (US$850-$1100) and approximately $25-$80 (1000-3000 baht) if teaching on an hourl...
The nice thing about Chiang Mai is that there's something for everyone. I used to think anyone who would spend more than 10,000 baht ($308usd) a month on an apartment was stupid as there are options for so much less. However, I had different priorities at that time and a different ...
I'll stick my next out and say that you could do it on around 10 million baht. Yes, just 10 million baht, not much more than 250,000 USD, or 200,000 Euros. Of course, you could do it on much less, but my personal feeling is anything less than that ...