Sitting on the palm lit beach of Jomtien with the warn breezes caressing our tired bodies off the Gulf of Siam after an amazing day of activity, a thought came to mind!How am I going to survive with the ever increasing cost of England when I retire, a spine chilling thought after spending most of my life travelling the world without a care and enjoying what the many varied countries had to offer. Income as a carpenter was never a problem and work was plentiful and well paid, approaching the big 50, it dawned on me that to achieve a viable pension at retirement was simply impossible.I was in Thailand without a doubt one of the most exciting places I had travelled to in many a year, could I live here? No question about it, who in their right mind would not want to be in this amazing Country – The Kingdom of Thailand. The next question was how? The mind racing a full speed and beyond I said to my wife Nom who is Thai lets buy a Villa here and rent it out, we searched North, South, East and West and finally came back to the place we started Jomtien Beach [advertising removed], why, because as much as we love the 24 hour hustle and bustle of Pattaya with it’s miles of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and shopping facilities we needed a place to go “Home” to.
