OZZYGUY
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Part of the reason I stayed two months in the Philippines was to see if I could live in the place. The short answer is I don’t think I could and Chiang mai may still be a better option.
Sort of a plan B if I don’t have a job on returning. Even if I do have a job it will be short term.
These are my reasons in no order.
If I lived in The Philippines it would be a place called Valencia just outside of Dumaguete on Negros island. Visa’s are very easy, its super cheap to live, a large expat community, good mountain biking with a big cycling community, (you need a pastime right.) The schooling is cheap with one of the country’s best universities. Lots of restaurants with our food in Dumaguete. You can rent a good family size house for 20,000p ($570 AUD, 11500tb) a month. Airport is 15 minutes’ drive, Its close to my wifes family but not too close. It’s my wife’s country and language. Almost everyone talks good English, House helper is easy to get and only about $75 Aud a month. Its common for family's to have a house helper and even a driver. The negatives. It’s very much a 3rd world country, lots of poverty, they just dump rubbish all over the place, its grubby, its like everything is old and worn out. But the biggest is medical. With my sport this is a major issue for me as things can go bad. Its even hard to get blood, seriously I guy I talked with waited 10 days for a operation of a broken leg waiting for blood. My wife is still concerned about our safety with her ex BF, he is a nutter, safety in general although I have never had a issue but it happens and of cause the food.
Chiang mai
I have a large group of good friends already both Thai and western and my wife has a few as well. Food is good, Best biking community & trails in SEA, Ram Hospital is very good. Apparently, a good Filipino community working in CM. Its much safer, My wife can work as a English teacher the pay is 20-30k a month in public school but international is 50k – 120k. Lots of work for teachers starting March. I can work a cashy job a few days a week as a bike guide with my friends company.
As far as Visa’s go if my wife got work I would assume me and the kids get on her visa.? Or another option is we have friends that have non Thai kids that are on student visa’a and the parents are on guardian visa’s.
The downside is its more expensive, but the work would help, however International schooling is expensive, not sure how the kids would go socially although we do know a few English speaking kids in CM already.
Just my thoughts any comments?
Sort of a plan B if I don’t have a job on returning. Even if I do have a job it will be short term.
These are my reasons in no order.
If I lived in The Philippines it would be a place called Valencia just outside of Dumaguete on Negros island. Visa’s are very easy, its super cheap to live, a large expat community, good mountain biking with a big cycling community, (you need a pastime right.) The schooling is cheap with one of the country’s best universities. Lots of restaurants with our food in Dumaguete. You can rent a good family size house for 20,000p ($570 AUD, 11500tb) a month. Airport is 15 minutes’ drive, Its close to my wifes family but not too close. It’s my wife’s country and language. Almost everyone talks good English, House helper is easy to get and only about $75 Aud a month. Its common for family's to have a house helper and even a driver. The negatives. It’s very much a 3rd world country, lots of poverty, they just dump rubbish all over the place, its grubby, its like everything is old and worn out. But the biggest is medical. With my sport this is a major issue for me as things can go bad. Its even hard to get blood, seriously I guy I talked with waited 10 days for a operation of a broken leg waiting for blood. My wife is still concerned about our safety with her ex BF, he is a nutter, safety in general although I have never had a issue but it happens and of cause the food.
Chiang mai
I have a large group of good friends already both Thai and western and my wife has a few as well. Food is good, Best biking community & trails in SEA, Ram Hospital is very good. Apparently, a good Filipino community working in CM. Its much safer, My wife can work as a English teacher the pay is 20-30k a month in public school but international is 50k – 120k. Lots of work for teachers starting March. I can work a cashy job a few days a week as a bike guide with my friends company.
As far as Visa’s go if my wife got work I would assume me and the kids get on her visa.? Or another option is we have friends that have non Thai kids that are on student visa’a and the parents are on guardian visa’s.
The downside is its more expensive, but the work would help, however International schooling is expensive, not sure how the kids would go socially although we do know a few English speaking kids in CM already.
Just my thoughts any comments?
