Living in Thailand Live with Les

[@MichaelLowery-u3i]

You have a great channel. I’ve learned a lot. I’ve been watching for a while, but I just subscribed. I’ve visited Thailand many times and now I’ve retired and I’m moving there, I hope to see you there. Thanks for the education.🙏🏽

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Glad to hear you are enjoying the channel. I hope your move goes well. 👍 Best wishes for your future retirement plans.

[@michael-lt2lf]

Les: great live vlog or whatever it's called. So much valuable information

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

[@icemanknobby]

I mate in the U.K. has a top campervan he said better off have a campervan with a roof tent in the top purely because of the heat, then you can make more use if the inside

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Many different ways to do this, many options. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment.

[@russelprice6929]

Great video I’m in the village now can’t wait to see sum expats when I go back to saterhipp👍😎

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Thanks for watching good luck on your trip.🙏

[@stanleymoore8084]

When I’m out and about in Thailand always look for farangs 😂

[@ozzy6668]

Welsh Boy Webby, who lives ln Jomtien, is currently in Philippines with 5 mates and 2 of them have been robbed of a lot of money in first few days! He says the beggars and hawkers are relentless.

[@user-bg2ig5xc3e]

That's the tourist areas just like BKK ,

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Wow I can live without that, thanks for letting me know. Much appreciated.

[@michaelnewton9341]

I watched that video… wouldn’t fancy visiting the Philippines at all.

[@deejeemadrox1866]

Hi Les, ty for the great videos. Thinking of retering in Thailand myself with a thai woman which owns a house. Any tips for me?

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

They are out there, my wife owned her own house and farm before we met, my Canadian friend is about to marry his gf who also has her own house, a friend in Kohn Kean also is with a lady with her own house. Look and you will find. Best of Luck.🙏

[@deejeemadrox1866]

​@@RetiredandLivingthedream Thanks Les, i see i made myself not clear..haha. I have found here already, we know each other almost six months now. She works in China in a work permit, make many hours. Her house is in Thailand rural area and she also owns a car. Gonna meet her very soon. I am 60 now and she is 52. Gonna need to save money if i want to retire in Thailand, Maybe with her.

[@stanleymoore8084]

Q hi les your looking and sounding in better spirits ,is it still possible to do a border run on a visitor visa , I have been in Thailand three weeks now just planning ahead

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Yes you can! but now you get 60 day then you can extend for 30 days do a border run get another 60 then extend for another 30, Long holiday, best wishes. Les.

[@stanleymoore8084]

@ hi les thank you for that my return ticket 6th April 2025 👍🫢

[@davecousins3775]

Great video Les , don’t want to be the grim reaper but Labour are looking to increase state pension from 67-71 they literally don’t want you to get it

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

No problem with that for me, Oct 2026 I get mine it's too close for me to change the goal posts. But you never know.

[@IsaanMan]

⁠@@RetiredandLivingthedream What I find concerning is the last Tory government was reducing NI saying they wanted to abolish it and called it a tax and said the money goes into the same pot. Labour and none of the other Parties challenged them in this. It is NI contributions not tax and they go into the NI Fund which because they are not taxes are not available to government for general expenditure. The NI Find pays a supplement to the NHS and for certain contribution based benefits including the state pension all of which are free of means testing. The surplus is borrowed by the government Debt Management Dept at preferential interest rates. If we ever lose the link to NI contributions then we lose the free of means testing and as means tested benefits everybody living overseas could lose the state pension. See the following where the above is explained National Insurance WIKIPEDIA & National Insurance Fund WIKIPEDIA.

[@andyjackson5986]

@@IsaanMana lot will go back to there country,it would be cheaper to give the pension than have to give them benefits and pay there rent,but with the uk government they are thick as shit

[@michaelnewton9341]

The worst thing would be if they means test the state pension!

[@FredPantone294]

Hi Les, what is the best way to lower the costs of prescription medications in Thailand ?( I am aware that many medications there do not require prescriptions.) For a retired expat in Thailand is it best to have health insurance with a drug plan or how do you keep the costs down?

[@RetiredandLivingthedream]

Thanks for the question, sorry I am unable to answer this question as I am not on any medication so can't comment. I think most meds are cheaper than the equivalent western price. You would need to see a Pharmacy for a comparative price. Health insurance with meds I think would be expensive. Sorry I can't give you the answer your looking for. Best wishes Les.