doug could spend 3 hours talking about irregular pieces of aluminum and i would still be interested we love you doug !

I am really enjoying your videos. Mae sot is my favourite town in Thailand. The canals have been a major achievement from the perspective of locals as it has mitigated the terrible flooding that used to be so common. Modern buildings on the ground were so prone to high water but the investment in canals has made a big difference. It was a big issue in local elections for a long time! Thank you for sharing your life with us.

With economies heavily reliant on tourism suffering the way they are right now you would think that they would want to keep people with money to spend inside their countries. But what do I know. Thanks for another great vlog Doug, they're always good.

I was curious to know where this canal is and managed to find in Google map. I even watched your video and traced the canal entry point, bamboo bridge and end point where the walk path end. You were lucky that stray dogs didn't bite you. Very interesting, I wish I could do the same after I retired 😊

Thanks for your english, it is super easy to understand for non-english speaker like me. I showed your clips to my 12 years old grand daughter to learn.

I iove the way you told stories.

Just find your videos so relaxing.

Hi Doug, any plans to visit other parts of Thailand? I think it would be great if you can to do video blog of other parts of the country, so you can explore more. And showcase its food and culture. 🙂 I enjoy watching your vids.

Hi..Doug...At long long see ur Vlog again ...thought u went MIA on us...looks like Luck us with you yet again...get Visa Amnesty until 30th Nov 2020 from Thai Immigration. U also become a Mae Sot Canal specialist ( explore most of the Canal system along it ) and attracting all kinds of Dogs along your walkabout everytime without fail...while telling ur Experience getting a Visa extention. Finally do explore more of Thailand other towns since u are able to stay longer now. Looking forward to seeing new places and things in future...Stay safe and alert of Dog attacks....haha😇

abt 8:00, audio is really good!! th efforts in kl was worth it :)

Another great story. I do not know how you put up with those immigration hoops you must jump through. Keep us posted.

You can tell a long term visitor to Asia when you realise that trying to walk any distance on the footpath is near impossible leaving the road as the only alternative. I congratulate you on handling the reflective heat off the bitumen.

I like to watch your videos when I'm having lunch. It's very relaxing. :-)

Oh you beautiful Thai bureaucracy! I was half expecting future Doug to pop out of a wormhole somewhere in Turkey. Staying put is probably the best course. Even with the hassle it scores above flying in some roundabout way to Canada. That would not be a cheap option. The "support" letter Canada gave you was pretty disappointing. Sounds like they have different levels of support and they gave you the weakest non-supporting support letter. I didn't understand why so many foreigners waited until the last minute to go to Immigration and you cleared that up in your vlog. Many happy visa renewals!

Love your ending where you say "I think these things will happen" Optimistic , I am sure bureaucracy will get in the way! Also I believe Malaysia is not letting anyone in till end of December but could be longer.

Another amazing vlog of the canalsystem in Mae Sot! Great scenery and the way you tell about what is happening with the visa extention is very informative.

That water hyacinth is certainly a problem.It seems to have invaded may countries. I found this on comment on the web regarding its prominence in Nth America: "Ecological Threat Eichhornia crassipes invades lakes, ponds, rivers, marshes, and other types of wetland habitats. It can quickly form dense floating mats of vegetation (populations can double in size in two weeks!). These dense mats restrict light to the underwater environment, reduce the light availability for submersed plants and aquatic invertebrates, and deplete the oxygen levels. Eichhornia crassipes is native to South America and was first introduced as an ornamental into the United States in 1884 at the Cotton States Exposition in New Orleans."

They are really amazing to give visa amnesty. Especially in early months when foreigners could not leave.

Hello Doug, My Doug and Duke of Edinburgh.

You should get an attorney to do a VISA for you next time. It would be nice if you can get 6 months visa.

Look so relaxed walking along the canal, I would love to do what you do, just enjoy the walk and views, nice country to visit. Thank you for sharing, can’t wait to see your next video,have a wonderful stay take care,

What is your plan after your visa and any subsequent extension runs out? Where are you looking to go?

Im going to I.B.to report as directed on Tuesday...hopefully the staff are up to task and the Royal Gazette is released quick,it is released on a Tuesday...i will comment on Tuesday, let you all know.

Hi Doug, what happened to your documents , sent out of KL? Have u recieved them or is it , still in limbo?

Good to hear from you, Doug. I thought that you flew back to Canada. Seems like you will be spending the rest of the year in Thailand 😂

hopefully u can come into malaysia soon!:)

Hi Doug. About 6:36. I haven't heard the word "chavvy" used much recently. British slang: "an insulting way to describe a person, or their behaviour, clothes, etc. that is thought to show a lack of education and low social class" hehe.

Great news, stay safe and enjoy the local culture and food

Why don't you visit Thailand? No need to stay in Mae Sot.

Tourist visa extension application. Well,that was another waste of time and money...fucked up dangerous road in the pissing rain...went to IB office today,as instructed...told my visa was not ready...3 times now at 500 baht per trip. I was given a phone number and told to call back...

I'm surprised all the dog commotion didn't seem to alert anybody!

Any of the main agencies in big towns will get you a visa if you have the money. A retirement visa for example will cost 24 000 baht or thereabouts. These agencies are run in 'association' with immigration, and are often run by immigration officers, usually retired. If you for example pay 24000 for a one year visa, the agency will take only about 6000 of that, most of the money goes to immigration as a backhander. The stamp that you get in your passport is a genuine one. That's how it works here. The agencies are a big earner for immigration.

I like ur vlogs, but appreciate if they were shorter.

that was an epic and so many dogs, the hounds of mae sot, those canals look so sinister, there's no way i would go along those walkways and absolutely no way i'd go anywhere near those howling mutts, or puppies as you gently call them - you're in the middle of town and in the neighbourhood of tesco lotus superstore and yet it has the stark and bleak appearance of being in the middle of nowhere so appropriate to set the recounting of your odd and nonsensical observations of how your world works or does not work or only just works - ish - kind of - as seen from another universe - good luck Doug - and on to the next stamp Stamp STAMP STAM P STA M P ST A M P S T A M P

1:05:00 is soooooo annoying!!! mybe can show them a relevant web page? edit: i see, they r waiting for th announcement to be officially gazetted.

Why the obsession with Malaysia? Why not just explore Thailand? Its a far nicer country with less western influence and so many cheap great regions to explore. Why are you just staying in Mai Sot? Why not travel whilst stuck there ? You can still do it for cheap. Also how do you earn cash? Are you teaching online? You need to do some type of Q&A to stop me asking my wife these questions about you

Thai government lures Doug in every possible way to trap him in Mae Sot forever. I think I might have chance to see his guesthouse if I have plan to go Um Phang this year end with halfway break in Mae Sot.

You people in Thailand worry about visa's too much,when I was there I never did anything until I left and if I owed money I paid,they never did one thing to me on a overstay an I did this for 10 years up until 2010 was the last time I was there.Too Much BS about visa's now.If a guy overstays 5 or 10m years then he deserves what he gets but a couple months ain't nothing.

I think you should start bringing some treats for those doggies :)

I think you've earned yourself a bad reputation within the Mae Sot dog 🐶 community... "Good dog, sit, down boy!"