georgegeorgia Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 (edited) Everyone chooses Pattaya ... mostly...but as times go on , generations change ,cities change ,Asia changes etc etc First of all I'm wondering does Pattaya ,in Thailand top the list for single male retirees ? I would like some comments from others who have retired to other Asian destinations. I want to compare this , So your a single mature age man Compare these retirement destos Pattaya Thailand , Financial ⚪- 9/10 cheap to live , rent cheap, good for budget living , can easily live on $2000 aud a month 50k baht ,yes Plenty of condos for rent on a budget to high class Transport⚪ - Score 9/10 you have grab , bus , taxis ,baht buses , motor bike Nightlife ⚪ 8/10 ,plenty of bars , but NO major concerts , ballet etc Restaurants ⚪,8/10 plenty of good restaurants from low to high class Massage⚪ 10/10, everywhere Available hired company ⚪10/10 ,from bars to street hire Medical care ⚪8/10 big hospital to small ,but ambulance services fail Crime ⚪9/10 no crime ,can walk safely anywhere mostly Shopping centres ⚪ 10/10 Pedestrian safety ⚪7/10 Some areas have no footpaths Now let's look at other Asia destos ,Cebu in Philippines ,Duamagette ? Palawan ? Davao ? Vietnam, ? Hanoi,ho ch Cambodia ? Siem reap etc Edited April 17, 2023 by georgegeorgia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Time to make a move. No place is perfect. Plenty of places within a 30 min drive to Patts to live the quiet life on the beach. Utopia doesn't exist. While I haven't visited all of Thailand, I'd scratch off Isaan. Living close to Patts makes getting to Airports easy, good medical care, malls with nice restaurants and movie theaters and of course a good place to scratch an itch. Either you can afford to retire or you can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lacessit Posted April 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2023 I've been in Pattaya a few times, not my cup of tea. Chiang Rai suits my lifestyle. Before retiring here, I researched the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, because I had worked in all of them previously as a consultant. Thailand came out on top - easily. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc And what about medical hospital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 "Everyone chooses Pattaya" NO, never was a consideration. After visiting a few times, no desire or reason to return. Can't comment on other Asian countries, as TH is 3rd world enough for me. I need good infrastructure. TH meets the minimum and affordable required for my smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc And what about medical hospital? A small amount of nightlife (bars) along JetYod Road, plenty of massage shops in the sois off there. The only theatre I need is Netflix, I am not sure if the live Thai acts in the Night Bazaar are still going. Chiang Rai has Ram, Overbrook, Sriburin and Bangkok private hospitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said: Chiang Rai is nice but lacks Nightlife if your after theatres etc And what about medical hospital? I'm sure CR has nightlife, just not the sextourist/sexpat ghetto strip. When single in Udon Thani, nightlife was excellent, but I didn't visit the sextourist/sexpat ghetto strip, unless a meet up with other expats, actually during a monthly local forum meet up. Aside from that, I avoided once daughter was old enough to understand why it was there. Did have 2 restaurants worthy of visiting for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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