About phatmax

Currently Lives:

Citizen of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Laos: shipping container to Laos:

I'd like to ship a 20 foot container of household stuff - furniture, clothes, dishes and possibly a jet ski from the US to Laos. Has anyone else shipped a container into Laos? If so can you tell me which shipping company was used? The experience of dealing w/ Customs? etc thanks phatmax

Laos: thinking of moving there:

I've been living in Laos for 2 months after moving here from Thailand. I was able to get a 1 year Business Visa through a *friend of my GF's mom*. I'm retired (don't work and don't have a business here) so I don't know what this "friend" had to do to get the visa. I didn't ask alot of questions, just handed over $500. Another option is to start some kind of business here. The Lao government is very enthusiastic about foreign investment $'s and it's relatively easy to open a restuarant or export business. BTW, cafes and night clubs can only be opened by Lao nationals. Once your business has been approved you can apply for a one year business visa. One thing I've found by living here for just a short time is that EVERYTHING is done here by knowing someone. Searching online for a job is useless. You gotta come here and start chatting w/ people, then chat w/ other people, then others.... How's it like living in Laos? I live in Vientiane and love it. I lived in Chaing Mai Thailand before coming here. The restuarants are great, I love living next to the Mekong river, the people are very friendly, the financial scams (which I encountered in Thailand) are much less prevelant here, and a surprising number of people here speak either French or English. The biggest drawbacks are trying to transfer $ from overseas and the dusty roads due to widespread road reconstruction around Vientiane at the moment. That said, I'm staying! phatmax

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12/13/2006

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