Originally Posted by
Seekingasylum
we have family commitments, she has a good social life, tennis and swimming are daily, year long activities, taxation is low, travel is simple, cheap and available, excursions are plentiful, good hotels and restaurants abound, reasonable Australian wine at bearable prices are now available even in Family Marts/Tops, I can source pretty much any farang food for my cooking needs. The ambient weather means I can sit on my balcony most days and avail myself of the zephyrs wafting in from the Gulf and I can have my early evening tipple watching the setting sun painting the twilit sky and bay in tropical hues that deepen into the blue-black of a moonless night that heralds the evening fleet of fishing boats luring squid to the surface with their green spotlights strung out necklace-like over the bay.
Sadly, my social life has been curtailed by folk moving on, dying or who have become enemies but that is pretty much par for the course everywhere and I do miss old buddies but that is old age, yes? I enjoy writing and have a project that is well under way that hones my creative talents and gives purpose to the day, and of course the internet offers passing interest and scope for fun - I do like mocking folk and find it a deeply enriching experience.
And with several pirate streaming sites available to me I can watch all the latest movies etc from wherever and keep abreast of what is good in the world of entertainment.