The June edition of The Thailand Expat Living is out now. Go to my website and receive a free Thailand Expat Living Magazine with every book purchased. All of my books, including my latest book, The Golden Years-Retired in Thailand and Living the Dream, have been reduced to just $4.99 for this month. Go to my website for this special offer: any book plus a free magazine for just $4.99. In this month's magazine, the alternative retirement country is Mexico. The magazine will also feature Koh Phangan as a Thailand retirement destination. And the Thai music artist of the month is Lamyai Haithongkha with her hit song Makbao Isan South. The Thai recipe of the month is the popular pad kra pao moo or stir-fried holy basil pork. The book of the month is the 8 best retirement locations in Thailand.
If you are planning on retiring, living or even holidaying in Thailand, you will find that Thailand is not a Nanny State and that many things are not controlled or restricted by government departments like they are in Western countries. So in June's magazine, there's an article about some of the things that you won't see in Thailand that are common in your country.
The cost of living has risen in Thailand since COVID-19 raised its ugly head in 2020. So, we look at how cheap it is to live here in 2025?
The chances are that if you’re coming to live in Thailand, you’re coming from a cooler climate with more temperate seasons. To enjoy all that Thailand has to offer, you need to be able to deal with the Thai weather and humidity. So, there's an article on dealing with the heat and humidity in Thailand.
Thailand has many types of visas to allow entry into their country, such as tourist visas, business visas, transit visas, and long-term visas, so we will go through the different visas to see which one is best for you. To enter Thailand
Thailand is divided into six regions with 76 provinces, so we will go through each of those six regions and explain about each area
There's an article about hospital, dental and medical insurance in Thailand
There's a chart of May's Thai baht fluctuations compared to other currencies
You will find that buying a property in Thailand is much more complex than it is in many Western countries. So in this month's magazine, we will go through the procedures for purchasing a property in Thailand, and much more