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This is non-porn related, but I have long been considering taking an extended (6 months or more) vacation in Thailand to train Muay Thai. This is the place I have considered going with http://www.bangkokbodybuilding.com/ |
I don't follow Muay Thai so I don't know if that school is good or not. I do see ads for a lot of schools though. I also know that Lumpini Stadium is where they have real fights 2 or 3 times a week, something you will want to check out.
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I have been told I can live relatively comfortably on $200 a month. Is this accurate?
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No. Not even close. I mean, you can live in a very small room, with no AC and just a fan for maybe that, but its going to be small and probably not the most secure. And I am just talking rent.
Depending on where you want to stay, lets say Bangkok, if you can live in a small room, budget at least $300 - 400. Then you have food which is cheap if you can eat like a Thai. If you like to drink or chase pussy, this is where you will get killed.
Just as a reference, and I do not stay in Bangkok, but my rent is about $600 USD, and power is about another $50 on top of that. Now, its HUGE with an ocean view, but it is not in Bangkok and is away from the tourist traps. I have a friend that pays $150 a month in the same city for a cube, no air, 5th floor, all stairs, no security. There is also a GFY poster who was a $1700 Penthouse in Bangkok. So, you can live how you want, but $200 for EVERYTING is not going to happen.
I would say you could get by on $1000 a month and still have a good time.
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Also, is wireless internet readily available so I can continue to work while I am there?
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There is internet in Thailand, wireless, you can even get a card that you can put in your laptop and use the phone signal to have it all over Thailand. Sit on the beach and work if you want. BUT IT'S SLOW!!! IT'S ALL SLOW!!!!
If you are just checking e-mail and working on code, no problem. If you are loading large amounts of videos, you can, but it takes a bit. If I need large uploads there I do it while I sleep.
Best of luck, you will have the time of your life over there.