relocate to Thailand
You will smile here, a lot. Thailand is really that friendly. Fun, cultured, historic and exotic under one, all encompassing, azure blue sky. The beaches are mythic; what beaches are supposed to be. Its cities are steeped in the gentle culture of Buddhism while bursting with new, first world architecture and technology. The countryside is a spectacle of Golden Temples, a place where ancient Banyan tree trunks are wrapped in sacred cloth to honor the modesty of their resident spirits.
Thousands have relocated to Thailand already. The cost of living is low, medical services superb and retirement visas are readily available.
You can live in that dream house, get house help, have a regular massage and go out for dinner often. You can live a lifestyle most retirees in the West can only dream about.

Hua Hin is where the King now lives and, as a consequence, is a well regulated, well policed and orderly place.
Tom and Sonja have been living in Phuket for thirteen years. They have both worked there but Tom is now retired. They have no interest in moving back to Australia.
‘I like the feeling of being in Asia—it is more interesting than Australia. Here, every day is different. In Australia, it is always the same. Your friends stay the same. Here, life moves on. It is more vibrant.
Dorothy, is a 70-year-old English Rose, and she loves Chiang Mai. It still has a bit of that wild hippie feel to it but it is gentrified and safe today.
‘Our dream was to live on the beach in Phuket. So we sold everything, packed a container and came. We brought some of our furniture—pieces that mattered to us.
Nostalgia and the need to face old monsters for many ex-Vietnam veterans is a driving force to return to Vietnam or other parts of Southeast Asia.