Thailand Real Estate Market in Phuket – Your Choice For Second Home After Retirement

The cost of living is always the main concern for most of us. In order to enjoy life after retirement, many people choose to migrate to other countries where the cost of living is much lower. For people who have intention to look for second home after retirement, I would like to introduce you one ideal place, i.e. Phuket, Thailand.

Nowadays, this island has become an international jet-set destination. The international airport is located in the north of the island. There are many schedule flights and chartered flights from different countries in Asia, Europe and North America landing in this island. In the past 10 years, many foreigners have been returning regularly to spend part or all the year in Phuket.

Let’s read on. I am going to show you how great this island is.

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand. Its size is as big as Singapore. It is located off the west coast of Thailand in the Andaman Sea. This island is “backed up’ by its rich culture and colorful history. It has successfully attracted many tourists because of its beautiful coastline, spectacular natural sights and a wide variety of sports activities. For people who love to explore, there are dozens of smaller islands around Phuket which you can reach within a few hours of boating. You can spend your leisure time going around easily.

Besides the breathtaking beaches, most of the retirees like Phuket because everything can be obtained in a convenient manner. The island is “well equipped” with international banks, shopping malls, restaurants and post offices. Both its infrastructures and local industries are well-developed. They are catered to suit foreign tastes and expectations. Almost all types of facilities we have in the city can be found in this island. I would say no matter how senior you are, you don’t have any problem to survive in this peaceful island.

Purchasing real property in Phuket is not really hard. There is an important thing you must know. You need to understand the land law in Thailand. In this special island, foreigners are not allowed to own land. However, you have the right to own buildings. The fastest way for you to settle down is through purchasing condominium. According to the latest regulations, 49% of a condo building can be owned by foreigners. The prices of the condominiums offered in Phuket are very attractive. You can own luxurious condominiums which come with great facilities. You can enjoy sea view if you choose to buy the unit facing the ocean. You don’t need to worry so much about the investment cost. You are able to get exceptionally luxury condominiums if you have a few hundred thousand dollars. Your cost of investment can be much lower if you are looking for normal condo.

Lastly, you don’t need to worry much when you have made up your mind to get your second home in Phuket. What you need to do is to get a reliable real property agent to assist you.

Art Workshop Holiday in Thailand?

Most people who vacation in Thailand have a similar pattern with respect to their sightseeing choices; they usually visit the same places and participate in the same traditional tourist activities. Now, this phenomenon can applied to almost any tourist destination, not only Thailand. By no means am I putting down Joe Average Tourist in his choices, but sometimes JAT feels uncomfortable about deviating from the norm and finds a comfort zone in following the pack.

As an example, the typical tourist to Bangkok stays only a couple days in this large metropolitan city; his itinerary usually includes an all day highlights tour visiting the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Jim Thompson’s House and a river boat cruise including dinner on the Chao Praya River. Now that’s comparable to a tourist visiting New York City whose sightseeing itinerary includes the Empire State Building, the Statute of Liberty, World Trade Center, Central Park and Broadway. In addition, the ladies usually love to go on a shopping spree at one Bangkok’s sprawling shopping centers like MBK, in addition to shopping for bargains at Bangkok’s colorful night market.

Now if the tourist were aware of some of the alternative activities available besides the conventional sightseeing expeditions, he would really have an opportunity to have a unique singular experience. For those people with an artistic bent, they may want to consider taking a special 2 day /1 night watercolor workshop with Pe Seenam, an internationally renowned watercolorist from Bangkok The workshop takes place in the rural countryside alongside a beautiful river, about an hour’s drive from Bangkok.

While in Chiang Mai, Thailand‘s 2nd largest city and the gateway to Northern Thailand, a good option for the artistically inclined would be a special 3 day/2 night Terracotta workshop at a rustic homestay, located in the mountain village of Mae Rim, about a 30 minutes away from Chiang Mai. While you’re in Mae Rim, you can visit one of the area’s elephant camps and go on a little elephant trek into the countryside. What a thrilling adventure!

As a sidenote, in defense of about JAT (Joe Average Tourist), many times the JAT has a very limited time in a popular destination spot. As.a result, the most viable option for him is to do “the popular city highlights tour”.

Superstitions About Trees In Thailand

Thais have strong beliefs and superstitions about trees and plants. They believe that certain trees should not be grown within the premises of the house as they bring bad luck and there are other trees that should be grown for good luck.

Soak tree is one such tree that the Thai believe brings bad luck. It is a tall tree with short branches, which bears red fruits. Once the fruits ripen, they turn purple in color. The fruits of this tree are extremely bitter in taste and not meant for eating. In Thai language Soak means sorrow and therefore, Thai people believe that having a Soak tree growing in the house brings bad luck and it considered to be extremely unlucky.

The flowers from the Rak tree are used to make garlands. These garlands are used to adorn prisoners and criminals who are going to be executed. Because of its use, the Thai believe that Rak trees are unlucky and should not be grown or found around a dwelling.

Sala and Rakam are two trees with sharp thorns. Usually it is seen that thorny trees are not grown at homes in Thailand. As these two trees are thorny, they are considered to be unlucky trees. But these trees have high market value. So many Thai gardeners grow these trees for their commercial value.

Tau Rang is a type of palm tree which bears poisonous fruits. In Thai, Tau Rang means deserted. Given the nature of its meaning, Thais give a wide berth to this palm tree believing it to a harbinger of ill luck.

Nang Yaem is a shrub found in Thailand. Given a chance, the Thais will not have much to do with this shrub. This shrub has extremely long roots which can run to few meters. The roots have a tendency of sprouting new shrubs. The Thai avoid this shrub because of its roots as they can damage the house and strangle other plants in the vicinity.

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