credit crunch hits all expats

credit crunch hits all expats
with the gradual decline of most major western currencies those expats on fixed incomes derived from pensions and investments drawn in sterling our us dollar are really starting to feel the pinch even in Thailand
and for those on the bottom of the ladder surviving on a UK state pension yes times are hard but spare a thought for those expats in Europe Sterling is pound for pound with the euro you can bet that a large number will be moving out of Spain maybe they will travel to Thailand even a small bungalow in Spain could buy you a decent house in Thailand and if you avoid the south and make your way up to issan in north east Thailand you would find even battered western currencies can still provide a far better standard of living then you could find in you home countries
the only thing to watch out for is healthcare make sure you do your research and factor into your budget the annual cost its certaniley worth makeing cut backs elsewhere to mantain cover for yourself and familey maybe one day all those years of payments you paid from your salary will entitle you to some kind of international fund outside of europe we can dream carnt we

udon thani

Udon Thani issan Expat blog
A personnel prospective on life in udon thani issan and Thailand the ups and downs of expat life
The blog was opened up to to give a voice to those of us who are fed up with the local forums who censor any story that does not make them money this includes removing links to other stories you will find many links on expat udon thani and feel free to comment and join in the banter

Udon Thani website
this udon thani website ofers free adverts to all reputable udon thani places of interest when you visit you find really usefull links about udon thani the reader you get the no b/s stories made up buy some locals to promote there own interests which other local websites seem to be doing
anyway udon thani needs a real voice so what the hack

Thai expat info
Thai expat info is a large collection of local information from dozens of websites from all over issan and Thailand bookmark this site drop back and keep up with whats really going on for expats around Thailand these stories you wont find on the bbc our cnn enjoy the site i do

Issan Guides
issan guides is a random collection of posts about places hotels transport in issan north east Thailand its a new blog which is getting constantly updated and excepts reviews and stories from anybody so if you have a story review a photo with a story submit to Issan Guides and have your say they welcome it

Ban Dung blog
ban dung issan blog focus on a beutifull corner of issan 1 hour outside of Udon Thani
a small town with a super chilled out bunch of local expats some say village life is boreing but scarth the surface and who knows what you will find