| How to live a happy, luxurious, excitement filled | | | | stage of retirement planning or are now retired |
| retirement in a wonderful section of the world, | | | | that should concern you, as each day is precious |
| Asia! Luxury living for pennies, not just "getting | | | | and we should be enjoying life to its fullest. The |
| by" on your retirement pension. The best part of | | | | best is yet to come. |
| your life could be in Asia, and the best time is | | | | Travel with me down a different road of thought. |
| now. | | | | I have lived in retirement for the past 7 years in |
| In reading this article you may realize that the | | | | Asia, in the beach resort city of Pattaya, Thailand. |
| best part of your life could be in Asia, and the | | | | Being a tourist destination, you immediately |
| best time is now. | | | | picture an area with a beautiful bay view, fine |
| The theme of most retirement articles is the | | | | restaurants, and entertainment galore. It is more |
| best place to retire in the USA. However, | | | | than just that. It is so easy to get around the city |
| according to the AARP about 80 percent of | | | | using public transportation that my car sits in the |
| Americans do not plan to move when they retire. | | | | driveway. We have modern shopping centers, |
| Work a lifetime, and with the door open to have | | | | movie complexes, health spa's, fitness centers, |
| a fresh start in retirement, one just stays in the | | | | golf courses, and even an IT center with 5 floors |
| same town, the same house, the same routine. | | | | of computers, mobile phones, and electronics. |
| There must be a better quality of life in | | | | Pattaya has not one, but two International |
| retirement, and there is! Nowadays, more retirees | | | | Standard hospitals. Health care is affordable. Being |
| are not only moving from their house to another | | | | a tourist city, the Thai staff in most stores and |
| city or state, but are moving out of the United | | | | restaurants speak English, German, Russian, and |
| States. | | | | other languages. Language is not a problem, but |
| Over recent years I have had an increasing | | | | learning a little basic Thai is both fun and useful. A |
| number of friends write to me about my life in | | | | Hollywood movie with English sound track, shown |
| Asia. The motives behind the questions have | | | | in a high tech theater costs around $2.50. The |
| varied from political discontentment to financial. | | | | air-conditioned city bus is 50 cents, private buses |
| Many of the concerns are related to the high cost | | | | around 25 cents. A Thai food-bar meal runs |
| of living, including heating and A/C bills, taxes, | | | | around 75 cents. We have clubs that meet |
| grocery bills, the cost of gasoline, medical bills, | | | | weekly where the foreign community can get |
| dental bills, home repair bills, and list goes on. | | | | together. They have Open Forums where |
| There is no doubt about it, the cost of living in the | | | | newcomers to the community can ask questions. |
| USA goes higher each day. Many of those who | | | | The glimpse just given is representative of life for |
| write to me are not really enjoying their Golden | | | | foreigners in most Asian countries. A stress free, |
| Years but are just getting by. If you are in the | | | | quality lifestyle on your retirement pension. |