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Yes Bangkok is still a chaotic city which i only visit when meeting friends. I live in a beachside city 2hrs drive away. It sounds like you visited Patpong which is notorious for scamming tourists into paying inflated prices for drinks and show. If you want to see that sort of stuff you're...

Amen: i still pay taxes in Oz on rental income and share div's so i think i'm entitled to use the services here. In fact i had my swine flu (H1N1) shot last week plus a full battery of blood and urine tests as well as a dodgy mole cut out all for free by flashing my Medicare card. There's...

'Here' is thailand and 90% of my income comes from rent, the rest from shares and capital. My earlier comparison of my income to the average local income is probably not the fairest way to compare because the locals are accustomed to living on far less. My life here is very comfortable but i...

I probably spend about 6-7 mths of the year at 'home' with the rest of the time spent travelling as i get itchy feet staying in the one place too long. Last year i went twice to Hong Kong, Malaysia & Cambodia and once to the Philippines, Singapore, Prague, Turkey and 5 different Greek islands...

BV, yes having a partner native to the country makes life a lot easier for visas and buying property and businesses. I'm single so haven't done much research into it but i have friends who own bars and guesthouses and they have either set up companys or done it through their partners' name with...

The biggest hoop was deciding to make the leap. 2nd biggest was getting rid of all the crap i'd collected over the years. 3rd biggest is visa issues.

My favourite bar sells my beer for AU$1.30 a stubbie and my other favourite bar sells my preferred spirit (Jack & soda with ice) for AU$2 a glass. If i want to have a drink at home i walk to my local 7-Eleven (open 24/7) which is 40 metres away and buy my beer for AU$1 a stubbie. It takes a bit...

I'd say most of them are better than the botch jobs you get done in oz for a price multiple of 6-8. The cosmetic surgeons in Thailand are very skilled and experienced because they have done so many jobs: 2-3 customers a day compared to a surgeon in Oz who probably gets 1-2 customers a week. The...