thailand voted number 1 retirement destination - what do you think?

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 06:56

Top 15 destinations posted, guess which country wasn't there. Apparently UK number 23. Perhaps Gary Robb was on to something.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 07:24

north cyprus for me xxx

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 07:28

I have a couple of friends who live in Thailand and they absolutely love it. They enjoy a very good standard of living at reasonable prices.



Did anyone seriously expect N Cyprus to be in the top 25 ?



Paul

loulou



Joined: 14/05/2008
Posts: 785

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 08:08

or the top 50 ?

pollymarples


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Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 08:13

fiendishpaul



Do your friends rent there? Serious question as Pauline has been told she could have difficulty renewing her

residency next time.

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 09:12

What does Thailand offer that the trnc doesn't?

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 09:14

Title Deeds!

pollymarples


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Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 09:37

Perhaps you get to keep your house and laptop??

johnty


Joined: 03/06/2008
Posts: 257

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 09:48

you can buy or rent. rents start around £300 per month. cost of living cheap. electric with aircon running £40 per month. car tax £50 per year. water like here cheap. food extremly cheap. you have tesco everywhere,shopping malls modern roads motorways. fantastic beaches and islands that take you an hour to get too. cheap travel throughout the country trains buses and flights cheap cheap. have a look at

http://www.fairproperties.com

girne


Joined: 14/01/2009
Posts: 438

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 10:10

Still TRNC for me no matter how much anything costs!!!!.....................

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 10:13

REALLY?????



I have some rubbish for sale, are you interested?

aussiejock



Joined: 06/10/2010
Posts: 350

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 10:41

Thailand is currently facing armed violence in its five Muslim majority southern provinces, I wouldn't think of living in Thailand, ok for a 2 week holiday, but not to live there permanently.





Robert

twoexpats


Joined: 09/04/2009
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 11:12

Foreigners are not allowed to own land in Thailand however they are allowed to own apartments/condos. We are regular visitors to Thailand and you can rent reasonable accommodation from 200 pounds per month. The health service is good and reasonably priced so much so that it is becoming a popular 'medical tourism' destination.

Superb beaches, golf courses, shopping, etc. Thailand has a lot going for it as a retirement destination.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 11:13

Anyone know what quarantine restrictions exist?

eager


Joined: 23/02/2007
Posts: 1272

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 11:35

Bank in TC....live in Thailand

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 12:22

How many bahts to the £ and what are the bank interest rates like?

johnty


Joined: 03/06/2008
Posts: 257

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 12:59

about 48 to the pound dont know interest rates not as good as here i think

wanderer


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Posts: 1653

Message Posted:
25/11/2010 13:00

Polly

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