Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
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Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
I was looking at Chaing Mai. You can get a decent little apartment there for £300 a month. I think you'd probably need £100 more a month for medical insurance. But it's very cheap.
Any other suggestions? What about eastern Europe?
Any other suggestions? What about eastern Europe?
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Jaywick Sands?
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Newport. Close to the beach and you'll be covered by the NHS.
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Vietnam seemed nice. And cheap. And sunny.
Lots of noodles, mind.
Lots of noodles, mind.
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
A mate lives like a king in Thailand and all for the £1500 rent he gets off his place here. He doesn't touch his pensions as he doesn't need to! Plus his mrs is half his age and real durty! 
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
And called FredTaipan wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:03 pm A mate lives like a king in Thailand and all for the £1500 rent he gets off his place here. He doesn't touch his pensions as he doesn't need to! Plus his mrs is half his age and real durty!![]()
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
I think I've seen his website.Taipan wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:03 pm A mate lives like a king in Thailand and all for the £1500 rent he gets off his place here. He doesn't touch his pensions as he doesn't need to! Plus his mrs is half his age and real durty!![]()
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
That's what I'm talking about! Chiang Mai; dirty Thai!Taipan wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:03 pm A mate lives like a king in Thailand and all for the £1500 rent he gets off his place here. He doesn't touch his pensions as he doesn't need to! Plus his mrs is half his age and real durty!![]()
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Plus all the sweet MeOH you can drink.MyLittleStudPony wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 10:13 pmThat's what I'm talking about! Chiang Mai; dirty Thai!Taipan wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 7:03 pm A mate lives like a king in Thailand and all for the £1500 rent he gets off his place here. He doesn't touch his pensions as he doesn't need to! Plus his mrs is half his age and real durty!![]()
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
For a rough old scrimper I'd go a little further north than Chiang Mai.
Pai is a great place to disappear to.
Pai is a great place to disappear to.
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
It's sand, one of the nicest beaches in the UK, shame about the village behind it, though by current UK standards it's not that bad, Jaywick is the same as it was 20 years ago, the rest if the UK is sinking down to it's level
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Check out this restaurant in Chiang Mai. It has crazy cats imagery. And some of the food you get raw and cook at your table, plates of weird looking meats and fish and basil. All for a pence!
https://www.facebook.com/makince.shabu/
https://www.facebook.com/makince.shabu/
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Yeah, I was reading an article about the place (it was relatively positive cf any others I've seen) and it said the beach was excellent.Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 10:48 amIt's sand, one of the nicest beaches in the UK, shame about the village behind it, though by current UK standards it's not that bad, Jaywick is the same as it was 20 years ago, the rest if the UK is sinking down to it's level
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Oh, and one slightly different location. Gainsborough.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
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Re: Places to go and live for a rough old scrimper?
Oooh, only been there once, it was in the 90s, it wasn't nice.Count Steer wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:07 am Oh, and one slightly different location. Gainsborough.
Went, just out of interest. It's got some positives (nice uptarted shopping area at Marshall's Yard) but, by gum, the rest of the place looked grim.
