Hua Hin/Thailand: why are you there?

[T.I.G.R.]

Calguy - water isn't an issue in most of the area, just the overdeveloped/under developed infrastructure parts of HH. Cha Am, Kao Tao, Pranburi etc. have normal water supplies. We drink bottled water because it seems the whole world has forgotten we used to drink out of the hose when we were kids......I bet you won't find any young people doing that any more.

Homer - We were sort of on the same page but I personally have done what your guy suggested (several times in California, and many times back in the East when I was in the Navy) and it took a lot more than a year to get settled in, if you were expecting to become part of the fabric of the community.....that's all I'm saying and it's only my opinion. I think the idea certainly has merit as a move to anywhere if you haven't done much of it before would be an eye opener.

[sargeant]

Calguy
i am sure you will be ok finances wise but you may have to adapt at some point as we all have had to, adapting and being prepared to adapt if necessary will make your transition easier

the complaining side of the forum probably comes from retired, not enough to do, bored and sometimes a bitch here a moan there can make one feel alive
if you dont complain when things go wrong you are probably dead already
which tells me most of the board members are very much alive and kicking

[MajorBloodnok]

Hello,

my Filipino wife and I moved here from Germany 6 weeks ago.

We had never been to Thailand.

I have already explained in a similar thread Why Thailand.

So why Hua Hin?

Well, because compared to places like Phuket and Pattaya
it's a pukka, classy place with a different kind of clientele.

MB

[apinansukpeng]

I have relocated to hua hin and am originally from the US. I have been living here for over three years now. I have to say that I have never been so happy in my life, finally. Hua Hin is a great place to retire. I wake up to my dirty sneakers next to me with the cutest face waiting for his walk (Scamp) my dog. I grab my coffee and out we go. I get back to the house with my dog and we cook a pot of food for the day together while my husband is at work. I read a book and have bible study every couple days with my friend Noriko. Getting my hands dirty in my tiny garden with a little help with Scamp doing the watering. Teaching parttime and having the rest of the day dancing in my small little kitchen and working on my grandmom's potatoe salad. Taking my dog to the beach to play with the children catching crabs along the way. Having some red wine with my husband and watching a movie together before we go to bed. Just noticing little things that people take for granted and try to enjoy them as much as possible. All I can say is Hua Hin has the beach and I find the beach very therapeudic and relaxing. The cost of living is affordable with the so little that me and my husband make. We use our money wisely and try to enjoy the breeze in the evening by the mountains.

I am here because it is the total opposite from living in the States year in year out. How you might ask? In the states you never will own you home. It can be taken away if you can't pay your taxes. Here in Hua Hin once it is your home it will never be taken away from you. You have to have a car in the US person in order to get around. You pay a couple hundred a month for 5 years and right at the last payment your car dosen't work right anymore and you have to trade it for a new once and start the payments all over again. Here in Hua Hin everybody has their own motorcycle which dosen't cost much at all. Nobody has to wait for anybody for a ride. Just hop on and start driving. You can go to the market and spend 200 baht for stuff to stick in your crockpot for the rest of the day when your hungry. You don't have to go to the grocery store and spend 200 dollars on cereal, milk, cheese, butter, coffemate, junk food that just shortens your lifespan. You can get a meal in a box for a buck. You can go to the doctor anytime you want to and don't have to wait for your appointment to come. By that time you are starting to feel better already. The dentist, people fly here just to get crowns etc. because it is so much cheaper. People here in Hua Hin do not wake up to a neighbor that says hi and bye but instead can't wait to get home so they can grab their chair and their favorite drink and just sit out front of the house and enjoy the breeze and talk to the neighbors. I teach underpriviledged children English in front of my tiny little house at 5:00. every weekday. Their parent's can't afford the fees and they seem to want to learn sooo bad. I love it here and can not picture myself living anywhere else.

Just live life while you still can and lay back and enjoy the ride. Advice? Get everything you own and turn it into cash and fly here buy a small house with a small garden, less work a motorcycle live on a set budget and put your savings in a bank. If you have a little extra money laying around then use it to invest in a small store or something not fancy but people need and use the interest you make to pay the bills. Choose the right person to be with that feels the same, not someone that is with you just for the money or for vanity. Someone that appreciates you and loves you for who you are and do for them just as you want them to do to you.

Good luck in your choice.