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Jenny

@PlanX

New member

Australian looking for information about Thailand

Forum posts

4

About me

Australian

Lives in Brisbane

Speaks Learning Spanish at the moment, English, plan to learn Thai

Registration: 24 February 2013

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Jenny
PlanX replied to a thread
12 years ago
brendah9

Would love to semi-retire in Chiang Mai by brendah9

Hi, I'm retiring early next year and am fascinated with everything I've read online about Chiang Mai. I will go there for 3 or 4 months next year and longer the year after. Eventually I would like to move there but will work in Canada a few months ...

Jenny

Hi Stumpy That really does not surprise me. They have already changed the amount of time you can be out of Australia on holidays before losing the pension and having to reapply - used to be 3 months, and now I think its six weeks. I will keep my ... Read More

Jenny
PlanX replied to a thread
12 years ago
brendah9

Would love to semi-retire in Chiang Mai by brendah9

Hi, I'm retiring early next year and am fascinated with everything I've read online about Chiang Mai. I will go there for 3 or 4 months next year and longer the year after. Eventually I would like to move there but will work in Canada a few months ...

Jenny

Thanks Greg, for your good wishes. If I went to live in Chiang Mai I would expect to embrace their culture and learn their language - might try and study up on that a bit before I arrive (am learning Spanish at the moment). This is not to say that ... Read More

Jenny
PlanX replied to a thread
12 years ago
brendah9

Would love to semi-retire in Chiang Mai by brendah9

Hi, I'm retiring early next year and am fascinated with everything I've read online about Chiang Mai. I will go there for 3 or 4 months next year and longer the year after. Eventually I would like to move there but will work in Canada a few months ...

Jenny

Hi Greg Thanks for your reply. I realise it will not be like here and standards will be different, but the cost of living in Australia is very high and our government does not do the right thing by their pensioners, they expect us to live like ... Read More

Jenny
PlanX replied to a thread
12 years ago
brendah9

Would love to semi-retire in Chiang Mai by brendah9

Hi, I'm retiring early next year and am fascinated with everything I've read online about Chiang Mai. I will go there for 3 or 4 months next year and longer the year after. Eventually I would like to move there but will work in Canada a few months ...

Jenny

Hi I am Jenny, retired last year and live in Queensland, Australia. I too am considering retirement in Thailand and hoping to take my Australian pension there with me. (Is that easy to do?) Are there many retired single expatriate women living ... Read More