u/Thelonetraderr

I’m a 37 year old guy from the UK. I’m heading to Thailand in December for about four weeks of travelling, and after that I’m planning to settle in Chiang Mai in January on the DTV visa. I’ve been to Thailand before but never Chiang Mai. I’ve heard it’s a solid hub for digital workers and remote professionals, so that’s where I’ll set up first but I’m open to moving elsewhere in Thailand later if it doesn’t feel right long term. Once I’m settled, I’ll mainly be focusing on investing/day trading, so I’m hoping CM has a community of people who aren’t just backpacking for a week. One thing I’m unsure about is the burning season. For anyone who’s lived in the north: is the smog actually manageable, or is it bad enough that I should plan to stay somewhere else in Thailand during those months? Any general advice from people who’ve done long term living in Thailand would be appreciated, especially around choosing Chiang Mai as a base.

I’m from the uk and recently opened an international trading account. Il be splitting my investments between different brokers and they offer a debit card that you can link to your account and withdraw cash from atm’s abroad, any atm charges get refunded by Charles Schwab. This is part of the reason I chose to open an account as Il be travelling around Asia next year. I haven’t requested the debit card yet, does anyone on here have this card and if so what do you think?