All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
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All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
Has it changed since i moved here in 1984...hell yea>
is it expensive ...depends on ur life style
is it still a place worth living...Hell yea
Top 10 things to know about Phuket for beginners (2019)
Phuket is an island and a province. It’s the largest island in Thailand, Phuket is only just an island, linked to the Thai mainland by a 400 metre bridge.
Been in Kamala since 1996
https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/top-10 ... xKDDcvt71s
is it expensive ...depends on ur life style
is it still a place worth living...Hell yea
Top 10 things to know about Phuket for beginners (2019)
Phuket is an island and a province. It’s the largest island in Thailand, Phuket is only just an island, linked to the Thai mainland by a 400 metre bridge.
Been in Kamala since 1996
https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/top-10 ... xKDDcvt71s
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
got to admit it's one place i have avoided because of all the stories of high cost, too many russians, corruption and crime. matbe its not asblack as its painted
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
its not, lot less crime than PP.
NOTE Patong is not Phuket.
i have a much nicer life here than anywhere in Camboida for less $$$
Unfortunately, after another 16 months will be moving back to Cambodia
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
So, you love Thailand but Thailand doesn't love you?phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:51 pmi have a much nicer life here than anywhere in Camboida for less $$$
Unfortunately, after another 16 months will be moving back to Cambodia
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
Thanks for posting this. The only islands I've visited in Thailand have been Koh Lipe and Koh Phangan, and I had interesting experiences on both islands. Koh Lipe (in '94) was such a paradise.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:03 am Has it changed since i moved here in 1984...hell yea>
is it expensive ...depends on ur life style
is it still a place worth living...Hell yea
Top 10 things to know about Phuket for beginners (2019)
Phuket is an island and a province. It’s the largest island in Thailand, Phuket is only just an island, linked to the Thai mainland by a 400 metre bridge.
Been in Kamala since 1996
https://thethaiger.com/thai-life/top-10 ... xKDDcvt71s
"Love and Loss in Cambodia: a memoir" available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578537788
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578537788
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
these are a few reasons for the move; we want build another house on our land ,GF wants to be closer to her Sisters,nephews,nieces, gf's 4 year thai visa /WP will be coming up for renewal and easier visa for me ( of course with new regulations coming into play)clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pmSo, you love Thailand but Thailand doesn't love you?phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:51 pmi have a much nicer life here than anywhere in Camboida for less $$$
Unfortunately, after another 16 months will be moving back to Cambodia
To tell the truth, if i didn't have a khmer gf i would NOT move there
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
spent a week on Phuket back in early 2013
hated Patong
the beaches (Kata and Karon) were packed full of europeans
i was staying in Phuket Town though which was nice, quiet, and could get the baht busses to any of the beaches for like 30baht i think it was
never really had any interest in going back, although im sure theres better sides to the island
hated Patong
the beaches (Kata and Karon) were packed full of europeans
i was staying in Phuket Town though which was nice, quiet, and could get the baht busses to any of the beaches for like 30baht i think it was
never really had any interest in going back, although im sure theres better sides to the island
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
I stayed at Karon once and hated it. I should have travelled around more but didn't have time.
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
Thailand is like France. Love the country, not so keen on the people If ti wasn't such a faff getting a visa I would have done it. I have the money in the bank, i just cannot be arsed wityh all the roadblock. Website says one thing, got to immigration they deny it, tell me to go to Embassy in PP. Embassy in PP say immigration are wrong so FO. Rinse, repeat. Seems the only way to get a visa is to go to a dodgy visa agent and pay them to fake bank accounts i do not need to fake just to get the other paperwork done, or go home for a month to apply through the embasy there and thats too expensive in time and money. Thats ok, i fthailand doesn't want my money Cambodia still does - for the momentclutchcargo wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 2:00 pmSo, you love Thailand but Thailand doesn't love you?phuketrichard wrote: ↑Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:51 pmi have a much nicer life here than anywhere in Camboida for less $$$
Unfortunately, after another 16 months will be moving back to Cambodia
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Re: All about my home ( Phuket) for 33 1/2 out of the last 35 years
Thai people are fine once ur away from the tourist areas
Karon and kata are tourist ghettos.
Pczz: yes,we know, you have told us before on other threads...and i told ya how to do it correctly....
Karon and kata are tourist ghettos.
Pczz: yes,we know, you have told us before on other threads...and i told ya how to do it correctly....
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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