danielboonjp
Australian expat in Thailand
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Registration: 03 February 2026
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Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@kevh G'day Kev, yep, I have given that idea the flick, thanks ... 馃槉 Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@PattayaPools sorry, don't know your name, but I'm giving the bring the car over the flick 馃檹 Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@kevh 馃檹 Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@daviddomoney it's what I call an unintentional tricky question 馃槉I have a mate - Rod Young, from Brisbane - who lives in Buriram; he's fully set up there, grows avocados and vegetables etc ... his Thai woman is from there What I like about ... Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@Cheryl no worries ... 馃檹 Read More
Importing a car into Thailand by wozzlegummich
Does anyone know where I can get an import duty/tax estimation before importing a car into Thailand?
馃槄 yes, it's a quandary ... I have a 97 BMW 540i which owes me about $5,000 so paying 80% to import it takes it to $9,000 plus transport circa 200,000 baht ... one there for sale 368,000 Baht ... but who knows, I may have to scale back Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently by danielboonjp
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ...
@PattayaPools a man who thinks he knows it all, knows ***allMy best mate of 54 years lived in Pattaya for some 14 years, but moved back to OZ (Cairns) a couple of years agothe consistent is always, there is changelooking to buy land (in Wife's name ... Read More
New members of the Thailand forum, introduce yourselves here - 2026 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Thailand forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
@Julien Hello Julien, how do I upload a photo if I have already filled in the introduction part please 馃檪馃檹 Read More
Looking to move to Surin Province permanently
Daniel Boon; Australian from Cairns. Looking to move to Thailand permanently, to Surin Province, where my Wife of 12+ years is from.Wife has been to and currently living in Australia, since 2014; been with me through thick and thin.I am looking to ... Read More
Importing a car into Thailand by wozzlegummich
Does anyone know where I can get an import duty/tax estimation before importing a car into Thailand?
@stumpy 80% was the max I read Read More
Bringing a car to Thailand
I am weighing up on whether to bring a car with me, but a bit concerned with the hoops..Its a 1997 E39 540i ... looking for guidance 馃檹 Read More
Building a house in Surin Province
Hello all,I have read a few of the posts regarding building a house; I have been advised that certain municipalities do have building requirements, in building, renovating and demolishing.I have read that building in some areas, no application was ... Read More