Thanks Brer Fox for putting this story straight.

I guess I will be a snow bird and see Thailand when I can for a few Winter months each year.

I may be interested in owning a condo in the future, but for now I do not want to stay for

more than a few months when I can afford to. I do want to visit Vietnam, but my Vietnamese friend

says to wait for a while longer before trying to hope for a good life in Vietnam. he says that he

still is afraid to go back even to visit. He told me of the horror he lived before escaping Vietnam to come live in Canada.

Could drive prices up a lot. Australia has an open real estate policy and foreign investors have made it impossible for young Australians to buy their first home.