Hua Hin Forum

I took a different spin on this topic, which is the situation of "no tax" in Thailand. If I would live in Europe, I would need to pay tax of at least 10k Euro per year (capital gain tax and wealth tax on private pension funds), that is around 425k Baht or 35k Baht per Month. That is alread...

Great to read all these stories and what motivates people, a lot of soul-searching as well. Although I am not living yet (with my wife) in Thailand (next year is the plan), I have lived and worked around the world, and it is such a privilege, it opens your eyes to many cultures and different kind of...

Hi, Reading it all, and also planning to be in Thailand next year, I can add to the discussion by suggesting to be "open & flexible" to a nice retirement location. May be Hua Hin will be great for 1-2 years, may be 3-5 years, may be longer, but once you have seen it, go to the next gre...

Great Frank, makes me want to go now :-)

Glad to hear that there are more affordable places, even big houses for 25k, as this web-site that somebody provided in this thread seems to indicate that it is bloody expensive .... but perhaps there are people paying these inflated prices. My budget (for next year arrival) will be 30k max.

Hi, Good to see that there are also couples getting over here for retirement, and not only guys looking for ladies... :-) (I am okay with that, to be clear, but it is nice to see a mix of pensionados) Would love to hear about your experience finding a nice place, we will be in the same position by m...

Hi Jim, Welcome (I am new as well). How did you decide on Turkey for Retirement and not Thailand? Reason for asking, we have been comparing Spain, Turkey and Thailand, and so far we think Thailand fits best for retirement, but it is never an easy decision. In Turkey you can afford a nice house at th...

Hi everyone, We are 50 (dutch couple), decided to step out of the rat-race, and plan to be in Thailand by mid-2014. So, newbies emigrants, but not new to living outside our home Country, we already traveled, lived and worked for 14 years around the world. Why Thailand? As we stop early, our "pe...