Top 5 Places to live in Thailand, Really?

[GreasyFingers]

2 hours ago, Mansell said:

And Petchabun an hour north has nothing to offer.....if you go a bit further there are the mountains which are much cooler.

Agree on being cooler but no farang bars and the advantage of that is no farang tourists (after living on Samui). This long weekend is full of Thai tourists as there is a concert of some sort. Whoopee.

[shaggy851]

Pretty funny that the article written by inspire pattaya magazine doesn't recommend or even mention Pattaya as an expat living destination. Wonder what survey they did to get these top 5. 

[shaggy851]

Other places interest me, I can't stand tourists for long periods. My list:udon Thani, nong Kai, Mukdahan, ubon, Buriaram. 

Dont forget you are living here, I don't spoil a nice holiday destination by living there. 

 

[Ahab]

Don't come to Buriram to live or retire, it is horrible here.

 

[Bobobirdiebuddy]

Songkhla is a great option.  How can you not like a town with only a smattering of tourists and a golf course in the middle of town?

[Keesters]

A good place to live in Thailand would be anywhere where there are no Farangs except yourself.

 

It would be absolutely the best if no Thais lived there too except for your own partner.

 

 

[Been there done that]

5 minutes ago, Keesters said:

A good place to live in Thailand would be anywhere where there are no Farangs except yourself.

 

It would be absolutely the best if no Thais lived there too except for your own partner.

 

 

And her/his family too ofcourse !

[Peterw42]

Is there really much difference ? The inside of a condo, or house in an estate, will always look the same, the pool and the gym always similar, The inside of any mall is identical, Big C and 7/11 are the same. The local sexpat area or bars are similar, you can buy a girl or a chaing, or both. The same internet everywhere, the same stuff on TV. You can waste a couple of hours each day on Thaivisa, anywhere.

If Thaivisa tells us anything, its that immigration, license, house/condo issues, GFs etc, is the same all over Thailand

I have lived in Phuket, Bangkok and Pattaya, with long term visits to Hua Hin and Chang Mai, my lifestyle in each place was pretty similar. 

The quietest place I have lived in was in the middle of Bangkok, the biggest party place I have lived was one of the quiet beaches in the south of Phuket, some of the nicest beaches I have found are out on the Pattaya islands or just south of Pattaya.

[Brunolem]

3 hours ago, Keesters said:

A good place to live in Thailand would be anywhere where there are no Farangs except yourself.

 

It would be absolutely the best if no Thais lived there too except for your own partner.

 

 

That would be my place!

No other farang for miles around...I just went to the small city, 20 km away from my home, and didn't see one farang, even though it was pretty crowded since it is a holiday.

[Brunolem]

3 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

 

I have lived in Phuket, Bangkok and Pattaya, with long term visits to Hua Hin...

So what you are saying is that you have never lived in Thailand...

[shaggy851]

7 hours ago, Ahab said:

Don't come to Buriram to live or retire, it is horrible here.

 

And besides that, as the song suggests there are no pretty girls left in buriram

[Ahab]

4 hours ago, shaggy851 said:

And besides that, as the song suggests there are no pretty girls left in buriram

None, stay away.

 

[The manic]

On 10/12/2017 at 10:35 AM, connda said:

NCC1701A - you missed Hua Hin:  Home of Thai men who engage in group beat downs on  elderly farangs including 65 year old women, no doubt considered a from of chivalry.

She was a trouble making chav.  In her homwtown a foreigner getting battered would not make news.  Her and her family got what they deserved!  But I agree  HH dread

Edited December 11, 2017 by The manic

[joecoolfrog]

Ridiculous , lazy list . My choice would be just south of Hua Hin , Pranburi or Prachuap.

[Keesters]

22 hours ago, Been there done that said:

And her/his family too ofcourse !

 

No. Your family would be OK. The family you made with your partner, not all the hanger's on.

 

 

[Been there done that]

1 hour ago, Keesters said:

 

No. Your family would be OK. The family you made with your partner, not all the hanger's on.

 

 

Unfortunately it does not work like that. For most

[Berkshire]

On 12/10/2017 at 12:42 PM, superglue said:

That is why I left. Fang is smallish but I like it.

Chiang Rai is Mecca.

Isn't Fang/Chiang Rai just as polluted during the burning season?

[superglue]

1 hour ago, Berkshire said:

Isn't Fang/Chiang Rai just as polluted during the burning season?

Not @ all. eg Fang has a high altitude. With a population of 20k it is not a problem - not a perpetual problem like CNX.

  

[Keesters]

On 12/12/2017 at 8:57 AM, Been there done that said:

Unfortunately it does not work like that. For most

We were dreaming of utopia weren't we. Never said it could exist.

 

[JAFO]

On 12/10/2017 at 10:45 AM, Kwasaki said:

Yeah don't come and live where l am it's a terrible place those 5 places are the best.

I agree. Those 5 are the best most outstanding places where any Foreigner considering living in Thailand  should move.  I would also add Pattaya to the list. 

[marko kok prong]

On 12/10/2017 at 2:17 PM, MuuDaeng said:

Rice fields? I visit regularly Phutoey just in neighborhoods, and there is only sugar fields. And not even one farang  bar

IT's Phu toei,and i was talking about Wichian buri about 20km north really, so your post is irrelevant.

[marko kok prong]

On 12/10/2017 at 3:54 PM, Mansell said:

You have to be joking...this is a two street town/village with nothing to offer. I was seeing a lady there, and there wasn't even one decent restaurant , the one she took me to offered French fries and that was the summit of the gastronomic world there. It is also hot as hell. I was told by one farang there that there were around 250 farang in the surrounding area.....probably all married to farmers. And Petchabun an hour north has nothing to offer.....if you go a bit further there are the mountains which are much cooler.

Chiang Rai is a semi-industrial place with not much to offer besides the Queen's Gardens in the mountains, and they were beautiful. 

I moved from Phuket on a quiet beach, to Korat. And I am really enjoying it here. If you are into malls they have three huge ones here that make Phukets one look like a dump.....just my opinion.

I am sure everybody is happy where they live in Thailand, if not....Move!

My God sir,when was your visit 1970,i can tell you it is a nice place,some may not care for it's rural charm,but to describe it as you have thus, yes it does get hot in the summer,but of course i de camp to my luxurios house in the Cameron highlands in summer,in Malayasia.

[marko kok prong]

I should add that is if i am not prospecting for gold in New Guinea,but after the last trip when some of the native porters deserted,and some were captured and eaten,i have grave doubt's about another foray,i mean having to pour your own brandy,damnable, at one stage we even had to cook,i mean i am up to it,but that is what you call a difficult,in fact hellish expedition,Carruthers wants to go again,but our other partner Snodbury is out with gout,and i don't think i can face it and i have recently got married and am building a house of vast proportions,8 bedrooms ,9 bathrooms and guess what i am giving it all to my wife .

[Destiny1990]

5 minutes ago, marko kok prong said:

I should add that is if i am not prospecting for gold in New Guinea,but after the last trip when some of the native porters deserted,and some were captured and eaten,i have grave doubt's about another foray,i mean having to pour your own brandy,damnable, at one stage we even had to cook,i mean i am up to it,but that is what you call a difficult,in fact hellish expedition,Carruthers wants to go again,but our other partner Snodbury is out with gout,and i don't think i can face it and i have recently got married and am building a house of vast proportions,8 bedrooms ,9 bathrooms and guess what i am giving it all to my wife .

Yes overall ur post makes zero sense but ur wife gonna be happi she found u.

[marko kok prong]

12 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Yes overall ur post makes zero sense but ur wife gonna be happi she found u.

At least i can write English ,last time i looked ur was an ancient site in mesopotamia,know where that is destiny ?

[marko kok prong]

17 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Yes overall ur post makes zero sense but ur wife gonna be happi she found u.

I have encountered some dimwits on Thai visa,but buddy you are up there,really up there.

[Destiny1990]

11 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

I have encountered some dimwits on Thai visa,but buddy you are up there,really up there.

Yes but ur middle name sounds somewhat funny on a English spoken site.

[thaibeachlovers]

On ‎12‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 8:57 AM, Inspire said:

Chiang Mai: Mountain Views and a Slower Pace of Life, Koh Samui: A Tropical Island Haven, Bangkok: Modern and Affordable, Hua Hin: Relaxed Seaside Retreat, Phuket: A Beach Lifestyle with All the Amenities.

Chiang Mai- probably the most boring tourist town I've ever been in. Slower pace of life- try walking across the moat road slowly if you believe that. No mountain views in the city itself.

Samui- a once beautiful tropical island ruined by concrete and greed

Bangkok- I've never even considered living there. Too polluted, too dirty, too expensive. Terrible traffic.

Hua Hin- ruined by concrete and has a rubbish beach which has been encroached by the condos below high tide level. Rubbish public transport.

Phuket- one would, IMO, have to be barking to live there.

 

Typical BS publication by people that probably never went anywhere else.

The place with probably the highest number of expats, Pattaya, not even mentioned in the list.

[superglue]

Chiang Rai

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, superglue said:

Chiang Rai

Don't tell people that you'll just spoil it.

 

Edited December 17, 2017 by Kwasaki