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Thailand's 90-Day Report and TM.47 Fines — What Long-Stay Visa Holders Must Know in 2026

Not everyone in Thailand files a 90-day report. If you entered on the 30-day visa-exemption (the new 60-country tier from 15 September 2026, or the 90-day bilateral for Brazil/Argentina/Chile/Peru), you do not file it — your stay is continuous and ends when the

Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru Get 90 Days in Thailand — The Bilateral List

If your passport is from Brazil, Argentina, Chile or Peru, you get 90 days visa-free in Thailand. Not 30 — 90. That is a bilateral treaty, not the new 30-day exemption that covers sixty countries since 15 September 2026 [^1^]. France, Germany and the UK sit in the thirty-

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Temples & Culture

You Can Watch a Hand-Made Umbrella Being Made in Half an Hour From Chiang Mai

Paper umbrellas made from tree bark, wood carvings, silk — all within half an hour of the old city. Which craft village is worth the trip and which is now a shopping strip.

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Temples & Culture

Nakhon Phanom Illuminated Boat Procession 2026: Dates and Times

Twelve illuminated boats launch from 18:00 on 26 October 2026, longboat races run 22 to 25 October, and the country goes dry for Ok Phansa.

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Practicalities

Thailand Checked Baggage Rules: Security Can Open Your Bag Today

Security can open a flagged checked bag without you present from 16 October 2026. What triggers it, what a TSA lock saves you, and what never comes back.

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Practicalities

The Sleeper Train Has a Carriage Just for Women and a Compartment Just for You

How the overnight trains actually work in 2026, the booking window that changed in April, what first class really gives you, and which trains have women-only carriages.

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Street Food

How Thai Markets Actually Work, and Why a Rot Fai Is Not a Railway

Talat, rot fai, talat nam, wholesale and retail. The system behind every market in the country, and how to read one before you walk into it.

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Islands & Beaches

Ranong Is Thirty Minutes From Myanmar and Almost Nobody Has Heard of It

The narrowest point of the Malay peninsula, a border town nobody visits, a cashew island offshore and the gate to liveaboard diving. Why I went and what I found.

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Islands & Beaches

Koh Samui in November: The One Month the Gulf Loses

Koh Samui in November is the Gulf coast's wettest month. What the rain really does, which ferries stop, and what the island is still good for.

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Temples & Culture

Thailand Runs Four Kite Festivals and One Rocket Festival and Nobody Watches Them

Giant kites in Pathum Thani, kite contests in Satun and Pattaya, wax castles in Phayao, and rockets filled with gunpowder in Isan. The festival circuit, with dates.

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Money & Costs

Thailand Blocked 717,425 Gambling Sites and Wants You to Know It Was Serious

A legal state lottery, a criminal ban on everything else, and a year-long crackdown that took down hundreds of thousands of URLs. What it means if you are in the room.

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Money & Costs

Thailand Wants Another 1,450 Baht From Every Air Visitor

One charge is already inside your ticket, two more are being written into law, and none of the three works the way people assume. Thailand's 2026 tax stack, and who is fighting it.