Volume 44- No. 20
May 16, 2013
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vancouver, British Columbia
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Chiang Mai, Thailand
by lyle e davis
They read like a travel agent’s itinerary of the world’s most beautiful places to visit . . . but you can also live there and for very little money.
You’ve worked hard for your money - you want to retire in comfort, not worry about where the next meal is coming from, have easily affordable help available to you should you need it . . . and the prestige factor of living in paradise ain’t bad either.
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Regular readers of The Paper are familiar with one of our major, and favorite, correspondents, Michael Yon. Michael is the brialliant war correspondent who covered Iraq and Afghanistand and is a frequent commentator on world events.
Michael presently is on sabbatical, writing his book, “The Bomb Boys.” He lives in absolute comfort in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
His comments:
Lyle:
The people in Chiang Mai are wonderful and highly conservative. Think 1950s America. There is of course the normal wild side that so many westerners gravitate to, but that is backwater compared to the norm. There are loads of well educated Thai and farang (foreigners). The foreigners come from all over America, Europe, Australia, etc., and so it is no problem finding good Thai and foreign friends. There are many sorts of associations and clubs, such as the documentary film club, the photo club, and so on. There are some excellent photographers in the club.
There are countless gyms and fitness centers. Chiang Mai people love yoga, and so loads of yoga studios.
Shopping is at western standards, as are movie theaters, etc.
The food here beats pretty much anywhere in the world that I have been, and that is about 65 countries and 48 states. There is plenty of authentic Thai, but then also great Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, US.
The international airport, where I am now, is easier than
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