The Bangkok Survivor's Handbook: A Guide to Living in Asia's City of Angels

Book Description
While this book is a valuable resource for anyone visiting Bangkok, it is especially useful for those persons who are going to live in the city. Here, you will find the facts you need to know for planning, setting up, and maintaining your Bangkok base. It describes how to choose and apply for the visa best suited for your needs and provides details on visa renewal, the most important elements for a successful, long-term stay in Thailand. Listings of appropriate government offices are included. It gives you a step-by-step method for determining where in the city to live, choosing an apartment, obtaining the best rental agreements and utilities costs. The information is backed-up with listings and photos of apartments with rents ranging from $100 to $500 a month. It shows you how to make money transfers, open Thai bank accounts, as well as ATM and credit card usage. Included are listings of Thai and US banks and agencies. The topics of health care quality and costs are covered in depth and include listings of hospitals, clinics and health insurance providers that are favored by the foreign community. It also provides details for city transportation and fares, shopping center locations, sports clubs and social organizations for foreigners, schools for foreign students, cultural customs, parks and recreational areas, and income opportunities. Many more topics are included in this book and covered in detail with text, listings and photos that will ease your move to The City of Angels, Bangkok.


From the Author
The information in this book is intended to assist the foreigners who are moving to Bangkok for work assignments, health care services, retirement, or an extended holiday. It contains no references to the nightlife activities of the city that are covered in other publications.


About the Author
Robert Hein has lived in Thailand for 12 years during which time he worked as a writer for business and in-flight magazines, English language newspapers, and ad agencies. His articles on living in Thailand have appeared in Transitions Abroad magazine, Sawasdee magazine, Business in Thailand Magazine, The Bangkok Post Newspaper, The Nation Newspaper and other publications.


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