You don't have to go back to Canada för a Visa run. You can get the Visa in any country. Most people go to Malaysia, Cambodia & Singapore close to Thailand.
To get the non-immigrant B visa. Also called Business Visa by most people. You will need a few things. Evidence of adequate finance. This is proof that you have a monthly income of (can't remember if it's 20 or 30k baht per person)
Letter of approval from the Ministry of Labour in Thailand. (and I don't belive you will get that from your prospective Thai employer. (they have to fix it for you)
Copy of work permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and alien income tax.
This is very difficult to get. And much more difficult if you are inside Thailand, instead of a Embassy in another country. You also have to pay the Visa fee for two persons. And they will keep your money even if you don't get any Visa
This is why nearly everybody doing this kind of work, is doing it illegally without permit. But you don't like the police to catch you with one years over-stay without Visa in Thailand I have seen it happen a few times
You can't take a 5D body and still qualify for "light" let alone "ultra light".
Consider selling something to fund a GF1 and a few small, quality manual focus primes. An Oly OM Zuiko 21mm (whether f/2.0 or 3.5) makes a superb normal lens, while a 50/1.2 makes a wonderful portrait lens.
If you wanted to take a pass on "ultra-light," you could *also* bring the 5D body, in which case you'd have an ultra-wide (21 on 5D), normal on either body (21 on GF1 or 50/1.2 on on Canon), and short tele (50 on GF1). The GF1 body would hardly add to the weight of your pack.
There's really no way to bring a 5D and multiple L lenses and still qualify as ultra-light. That's not to say one shouldn't bring the 5D and multiple lenses. It only to say that they're not consistent with being ultra-light.
Alright, alright. I think if you want to evaluate whether someone is traveling "ultralight," the only way to judge is by looking at their overall luggage. My entire pack will be under 20lbs. I think one change of clothes, raincoat, guidebook, notepad, water bottle, a few toiletries, power converter, and a 5D with one extra lens--all in a single carry-on-size messenger bag--is ultralight. Some of you guys don't, and that's okay too.
Dec 12, 2009 at 11:23 AM
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I own the ThinkTank Ultralight backpack. Even with the Ultralight name it's a rather big backpack. Big enough for a 1Ds and 500/4 + a few other lenses.
So ultralight doesn't have to be very small or very light
Beauchamp wrote:
Alright, alright. I think if you want to evaluate whether someone is traveling "ultralight," the only way to judge is by looking at their overall luggage. My entire pack will be under 20lbs. I think one change of clothes, raincoat, guidebook, notepad, water bottle, a few toiletries, power converter, and a 5D with one extra lens--all in a single carry-on-size messenger bag--is ultralight. Some of you guys don't, and that's okay too.
I consider that ultra light! And I applaud you if you can pull it off. My earlier reply assumed you were carrying food and shelter. RailRiders makes protective light weight clothing. You might even be able to afford a couple of changes weight wise. Good luck.
Jeff Nolten wrote:
I consider that ultra light! And I applaud you if you can pull it off. My earlier reply assumed you were carrying food and shelter. RailRiders makes protective light weight clothing. You might even be able to afford a couple of changes weight wise. Good luck.
Yeah, I think the word "backpacking" has connotations I didn't intend. We will be "hosteling" if that makes more sense.
