Yes they do, but it no longer includes buying a house. You don't need togo too far from Tourism before prices begin to drop.
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I thought Hatti would be higher in that neighborhood.
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All my years in the tropics, I often told people I really missed the change of seasons n the U.K.
Bariloche Argentina....no railings at the lake shore dock, no handrails on any steps anywhere.Elves ‘n’ safety Portuguese style. Motto “You are a grown up and responsible for the results of your actions”.
Sea Fishing. Find an overhanging cliff, get comfortable and throw a line over the edge. The cliff has been there for millions of years so what could possibly go wrong??
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It’s very different to life in the UK
Might as well pin a target on your back. BiL was mugged at knifepoint twice while there when he was travelling.
My long term plans are to retire in Thailand. Was a regular visitor there a few years ago and love everything about the country.Sounds a bit like me in an earlier life, bumbling around living wherever seemed interesting for a while, but in the far east. At one point I nearly applied for Filipino nationality/passport, and one of the requirements was you must speak one local language fluently. English is the language of their government and politics, so that was easily satisfied.I never did go any further with it though.
I spent a couple of years working as a mechanic in a yacht yard in Singapore. That was an interesting learning curve, considering I’d never set foot on a yacht before, and I was a machinist by trade. I had a work permit as well. Apparently most yacht owners were westerners and they weren’t too impressed with the local guys ‘work ethic’, and I was often asked just to be on a boat when locals were working on it, ‘to keep an eye on them’.
Most of the locals did have serious skill sets, with paint, fibreglass, carpentry etc, but mechanical repairs seemed beyond them.
I was offered a job in Thailand, big yacht company near Pattaya, but it never worked out, so I got a job offshore, for the next 24 years…
I was staying with a friend in the UK 2 years ago. He has a lovely Thai wife and 2 adorable kids. One topic of conversation was "Stay in the UK or leave?"
Yes, I liked Thailand, lived there for a year or so, bought a little bar, in Phuket, and promptly went bust. I tried hard to learn the lingo too. I even went to language classes in Singapore after I moved there, got fairly proficient at Thai, both spoken and written.
My wife's cousin comes from a very respectable family. The Grandparents are very upper crust, prim and proper. The cousin is married to a much older Thai lady. Very wealthy. The Grandparents think he manages a chain of restaurants for her. They would be horrified to learn they are upmarket lady bars
Bumrungrad hospital in Bangkok is considered the finest in Asia.
That’s the extent of my travels nowadays, after 3pm. One end of the sofa, until my back and arm ache, then scoot down to the other end, ad infinitum.i just relocated.
from the sofa to the dining table.
Do you have a new dog? You lost one recently if i remember. Big lump isn't he!
This is my daughter’s Husky, she moved back in with me a week or two ago.
I met a chap last year with 2 huskies. One was really huge. All white. I was astonished when he told me she was 18! That is so amazing for any dog never mind a larger breed!This is my daughter’s Husky, she moved back in with me a week or two ago.
I dreaded having him here, he’s a real live wire, escape artist, and hedgehog killer, but other than that he’s a lovely little fella. Really affectionate and loving.
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