weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Rural living, in the rubber trees, yet only 3 minutes drive from an international airport, beach and all shops. Perfect for me 100_8380-800x600.jpg Me Too !!!!.....good hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very interesting; and thoughtful responses. I lived in Phuket for many years. I like water; then the traffic got dreadful, the market was concreted over, thousands more visitors. We moved to Bangkok! When, every morning, we had to clean the black oily dust off everything we moved to Chiang Mai. About 8 kilos out. Quite beautiful. Klongs and egrets and birdsong, beautiful flowers. But again I am a bit allergic to traffic and we, and the children, got bored with driving 80 kilos a day and dicing with death to get to school and back. We kept the house and moved to the banks of the Mekhong. Nearly perfect solution for us. Has the beautiful river and from a small wooden office we watch the Lao mountains rise from the dawn mist. Lot of greenery. Fresh water lakes to swim in. Has all the superstores, 5 minutes on a bike. Plane to BKK 1 hour. Never miss earlier lives in London, Paris, Phoenix, Bangkok; and shan't be going back!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Where do you live Simon? Can you walk to the facilities - if so - sounds good to me! I live about 1km from Phuket International Airport, (because my guesthouse businesses cater for airport travellers). I built the first airport hotel there about 10 years ago by the main airport road, so it was just a few minutes to walk to all the local shops, plus the beach was 400 metre walk. But over the years the traffic and car noise got worse as new buildings and businesses were built. So I sold up and relocated back from that main road, right in the rubber tree plantations, where I built 2 more guesthouses, (the latest one is also my home). Now I have to walk about 1km to shops and beach, but I value the peace and abundance of wildlife, (tree frogs, atlas moths, flying lizards...) Hope the trees are under short final Simon [/.quote] I'm parallel to the runway, so no overhead planes or noise... BTW, in that photo of my garden, you can just see the base of my 57 feet tall amateur radio antenna, atop which is the receiving equipment for ADS aircraft traffic data from the airport and surrounding region that is supplied to the flightradar24 website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoguzzibob Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sounds good Laolover - I've always really liked Chiang Mai and the surrounding beautiful countryside. However, one big problem seems to be the pollution starting around Jan/ Feb and lasting through to March/ April, depending on where I get the information from! A friend went there in March last year and said it was dreadful. Opinions please, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoguzzibob Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks for the reply Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonjake Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I live in an 85 m2 condo in the suburbs of Kotomo. I have a great view, a swimmingpool en tenniscourt at the 4th floor. My appartment is the only who is occupied, so very quite. Great security, all possible shopping amenities in the neighbourhood, Tesco, Villa Market, big C, big C Extra, Foodland, Central, more than 250 restaurants, from very basic till realy High End. Near the big roads to go North, South, East or west And only 30 minutes from Silom. I find no snakes or other strange animals in my kitchen or bathroom, evem mosquitos don't know my adress 555. And all of thar for only 13 495 Baht a month, including security, maintenance and wate. Why should I move to some banook village. no ones asking you to move to a banook village,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Seeing others have posted pictures, here is one of our rice paddy bungalow which I have previously posted in the Finished House Pictures Topic. Country living means different things to different people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 So where are pictures of the main house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Seeing others have posted pictures, here is one of our rice paddy bungalow which I have previously posted in the Finished House Pictures Topic. Country living means different things to different people. OK...ok...ok !!....Your pool is bigger than mine....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 But mines got a roof....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Snapshot_20120918.jpgBut mines got a roof....lol I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want swim in mine. It does have fish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 FISH??? Mine is full of leaves everyday nearly.....Keeps me busy cleaning it, so the wife can swim each arvo... YEP! Give the the rural life anyday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Gee WeeGee -- you kick off one end and you're already at the other end after one stroke. I generally do 1500 meters 50 laps x 30 meters -- stop every 10 laps for a water slug and then keep moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toknarok Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Rural living, in the rubber trees, yet only 3 minutes drive from an international airport, beach and all shops. Perfect for me 100_8380-800x600.jpg C'mon Simon. you live in Phuket. It may be quiet where you live (together with the hotels?) , but it's hardly the rural lifestyle that the OP was referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah but your younger than me....with mine i know for sure i can get to the other end before the heart gives out....at my age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah but your younger than me....with mine i know for sure i can get to the other end before the heart gives out....at my age. Could you do it when you were my age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuppa Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) I have lived in cities in the past, London for a year & Melbourne for 5 years, but I grew up in rural Essex in the UK, & gravitated toward a rural setting in Australia. Moving away from the city was ‘burning bridges’ with the knowledge that we would never be able to afford to move back to the city, but we were certain it was what we wanted. I imagine for many thecertainty may be less, & the sense of risk higher. For 20 years I lived a country lifestyle in a fairly remote spot, producing much of our own food & more, going into town only when needed, often only once or twice a month. Loved it. Over that 20 years I often felt I had made few connections & was astounded by the number of folk in the area who wanted to pay their respects to me when we sold up & moved away earlier this year. I left with a great deal of sorrow having realised just how much a part of the community I had become, even though town was 30 kilometres away & only 10 other houses within a 15 kilometre radius. The reality is that when we lived in the cities, we were only connected to a handful of others. Also with so much available to us, virtually on our doorstep we really didn’t make much use of it. We rarely ate out, went to the theatre or cinema. Our idea of going out for enjoyment was to leave the city boundaries behind. We would pack up the car with camping gear as often as possible. Walking amongst the freshness of the forests & the ‘realness’ of the wildlife gave me a connection to the earth & a clearer & more grounded sense of self, that no amount of spending money in the city could ever compete with. I have a few friends who are city folk through & through however, folk who’s lives revolve around ‘what’s on’ & meeting up for coffees. They love it & would never dream of leaving. When they visit us they recognise the country is different, & enjoy the difference in much the same way that folk enjoy cute pictures on chocolate boxes, but they don’t see the quail nesting in the grass, the mushrooms ready for picking, or know how to read the weather. They have little or no interest in things which are central to our way of life, the weather means no more to them than whether they need to take an umbrella with them. They notice the quietness, but find it a little unsettling. Bottom line is that we are all different. Wherever you live there are always deeper & deeper levels to understand & appreciate. Those who criticise or generalise about the ‘other’ reveal only something of themselves. Horses & courses. I have no doubt that if we end up settling full time in Thailand that it will be in a country setting, but we will have to start off in town somewhere. For me population density will be as big an issue to adapt to as the difference in culture I language I think. Moving to a big city would be unthinkable. Edited September 16, 2014 by Cuppa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dont know where these guys get the idea we...living in Rural places.... live in houses with no running water and stuff like that.. This is my kitchen and it costs me nothing per month except the food to fill it.....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah but your younger than me....with mine i know for sure i can get to the other end before the heart gives out....at my age. Could you do it when you were my age? YEP !....if you are around 20yrs old...lol. Swam five miles in open sea once when a trawler sank.....(18yrs old though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdanielmcev Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 C'mon Simon. you live in Phuket. It may be quiet where you live (together with the hotels?) , but it's hardly the rural lifestyle that the OP was referring to. And with that comment, you join the (thousands?) of other ThaiVisa members who have no idea that Phuket is more than just Patong... Right now (8pm), I'm sitting on my verandah, watching my garden fountains and being deafened by the tree frogs and other night-time wildlife. The only lights I can see are those in my garden. Yes, it is not rural Issan. But it could be if you didn't know that it was Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Hill Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 City lad born and bred NEEDS urban HUSTLE & BUSTLE. . Loads of cheap, accessible public transport literally in front of the building; Need a taxi at 3am? (I often did when the nightlife went on until 6am ) No problem, step out of the building and hold out your hand. BTS/MRT 100m walk; motorbike taxi rank 20m; 3 gyms, 2 cinema complexes, 3 Western-grade supermarkets, 2 of Bangkok's best shopping malls, 3 7-11s, 2 Family Marts within 100m and literally hundreds of bars, restaurants and clubs all within a stone's throw Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 City lad born and bred NEEDS urban HUSTLE & BUSTLE. . Loads of cheap, accessible public transport literally in front of the building; Need a taxi at 3am? (I often did when the nightlife went on until 6am ) No problem, step out of the building and hold out your hand. BTS/MRT 100m walk; motorbike taxi rank 20m; 3 gyms, 2 cinema complexes, 3 Western-grade supermarkets, 2 of Bangkok's best shopping malls, 3 7-11s, 2 Family Marts within 100m and literally hundreds of bars, restaurants and clubs all within a stone's throw Fantastic Granted, but I guess you are a young fella still?...Love to hear your comments in about 20yrs from now....been there done that, how do you think all those places and amenities came into being? Us old fellas and the old ones before us started it.... Times change and so will your outlook later in life....betya! So go enjoy the things important to you now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff33 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 OP has developed a deep almost primal lust for nature. I have developed a deep almost primal lust for lust. Good for you,let's hope you don't live up to your name and catch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALFREDO Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 =Urban living or Rural living, what is your choice?= Ask my GF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 cities and their invented entertainments are weak replacements for the pleasures of spending ones life in nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijb Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 cities and their invented entertainments are weak replacements for the pleasures of spending ones life in nature How would you know. You spend all your time on ThaiVisa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYJAYDEE Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 cities and their invented entertainments are weak replacements for the pleasures of spending ones life in nature How would you know. You spend all your time on ThaiVisa. how would you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 cities and their invented entertainments are weak replacements for the pleasures of spending ones life in nature I respect other peoples needs or opinions but never liked city's myself and I like your quote, I certainly feel it's true to a point and I have to agree certainly now in my retirement I do not wish to be among or near the concrete jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I will move at the drop of a hat if I fancy a change, all our limitations are made by ourselves,.......ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTURE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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