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I moved here a couple of weeks ago from Pattaya. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing because I'm a kind of spur of the moment type of guy.

We came, we saw, I liked what I saw and was ready for a change and made the move.
Usually my TG is my right hand and is there to help out. Well actually more than help out she’s like a pack mule.

Loves to carry things for me. In fact insist on it.

I = take = care. Noi = take = care = of = Bill.

Unfortunately for me her kids were on a school break for 2 weeks and she had promised them to go home.

I had already told her she could and I don’t like to go back on my word.

I had decided I could do it myself and so I dropped her off at the bus station and went home to pack things up.

When I moved here almost 2 years ago it was to stay. My place to retire, my little corner of the world.

I sold my home and most of the things in it at the same time. (Was that a lucky break or what?)

What I kept were Pictures and mementos most of which are still in storage in Calif.
You’d be surprised at what you’ve collected over a period of 60 years.

But their were things I thought Id need and had shipped over.

Side note: If you’re thinking about retire here and moving. Consider just leaving most of your stuff at home and replace it when you get here.
For one thing it can get expensive to ship and depending what it is there can be duty to pay through customs above and beyond “teaâ€
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Post by buksida »

A very moving story, I've done it eight times in as many years here, last two times were with a 110 gallon aquarium ... now that was fun!
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Post by ozuncle »

Thanks for sharing that Bill.
We are so lucky to be alive and happy.
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buksida wrote:A very moving story, I've done it eight times in as many years here, last two times were with a 110 gallon aquarium ... now that was fun!
And some of remember getting press ganged into helping. One of the times you hadn't even taken the pebbles out of the fish tank. How no-one lost a finger or toe is unbelievable.
At least there was a case of beer after we finished :cheers:
Fortunately, I've only had to move twice in almost 10 years.
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Post by migrant »

As I've come to expect, a great story and photo byline :thumb:

Thanks
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Post by johnnyk »

A good Thai woman is a wonderful thing.
Nice story!
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Post by gunner46 »

Superb and it'll be interesting to hear your views on living in HH, especially after your time in Patts so feel free to type away in due course and update us on the big move.

Nice one!

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Post by hogus »

Nice story and pics!
Looking forward to hear more about your coming experiences!

:cheers:
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Post by Guess »

You certainly have the art of capturing the readers attention. The photos help. I keep forgetting to take my camera with me.

As I was reading whilst eating my Ciabatta with avocado and crispy bacon breakfast I kept waiting for the sting to come.

It was quite a pleasant surprise when it did not.

My opinion based upon people I have known personally is, that if the farang behaves well in a relationship he often will have success with a Thai woman. Unfortunately many guys don't treat their wifes and girlfriends very well and then start bellyaching about how they have been mistreated.

Of course I also accept that there are cases of farang guys being conned.

We could do with a few more happy ending stories.
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Post by Hobiecat »

Great story. Thai women are truely wonderful and caring. I to have been lucky and fortunate enough to have met someone with the same caring qualities. As the old saying goes" what comes around goes around" The pictures where a nice touch. :thumb:
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Loved the story and the pix.
I'm looking forward to my own shift to HH in about four months now.
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Post by NuggetTNQ »

Wife and i moving over in Feb next year. Cant wait. Hope our move goes well like yours. Mind you we are moving over from Australia. Maybe need to leave the dishes behind
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NuggetTNQ wrote:Wife and i moving over in Feb next year. Cant wait. Hope our move goes well like yours. Mind you we are moving over from Australia. Maybe need to leave the dishes behind
Leave it all behind.

OP > Side note: If you’re thinking about retire here and moving. Consider just leaving most of your stuff at home and replace it when you get here.
For one thing it can get expensive to ship and depending what it is there can be duty to pay through customs above and beyond “teaâ€
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Post by johnnyk »

Yes, don't bother to ship everything. Ship the stuff that really matters and you can't replace, sell or give away the rest. I shipped stuff from Canada to France and regretted the hassle and expense of keeping very ordinary furniture. I'd have been much better off using the money to buy new.
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johnnyk wrote:Yes, don't bother to ship everything. Ship the stuff that really matters and you can't replace, sell or give away the rest. I shipped stuff from Canada to France and regretted the hassle and expense of keeping very ordinary furniture. I'd have been much better off using the money to buy new.
Our last couple trips out I tried to check and see what was worthwhile to haul over, what wasn't.

About the only item I saw that I would probably take is my
Bar B Que - seems the choices are limited, and prices high plus personally I like a certain type.

But I also could have missed the best spots to find one
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