| When planning for your retirement you should | | | | originate and terminate between Bangkok and Ubon |
| consider the possibility of retiring to Ubon | | | | but there are ways to make connections for |
| Ratchathani, Thailand. | | | | domestic travel. The buses can take you around |
| Why should Ubon Ratchathani be included on a list of | | | | Ubon as well as around Thailand. |
| places to enjoy your leisure days? It is a foreign | | | | There is a small but growing community of western |
| country. The native language is Thai. It is far from | | | | expats who call Ubon home. You can meet others to |
| your homeland. | | | | socialize with. If you want to get a taste of your |
| Many people, when the are nearing the age of | | | | homeland there are stores and shops to acquire the |
| retirement face the realization that they must adjust | | | | ingredients your need. |
| their lifestyle. Retirement income is often much less | | | | If you enjoy traveling you will discover it is quite |
| than during their working life. Where do you make | | | | cheap and convenient to get around Thailand from |
| the cuts? | | | | Ubon. You can walk the beaches of Phuket or Samui |
| Ubon Ratchathani is the largest province in Thailand in | | | | Island for a fraction of what you would pay in Hawaii |
| terms of land mass. It is located in the northeastern | | | | or Florida. Take a trip north to the Lanna culture and |
| region and is bordered by the Mekong River and Laos | | | | mountains of Chiang Mai. |
| to the East and Cambodia to the south. | | | | From Ubon you can be in Laos enjoying a step back |
| One of the main points for making a new home here | | | | in time or head south to Cambodia and visit the |
| is the cost of living. It is easy to maintain an excellent | | | | awesome magnificence of Angkor Wat. The journey |
| quality of life for a fraction of what it will cost in | | | | to these places is only a few short hours. If you are |
| western countries in Europe, Scandinavia and North | | | | wanting to visit friends and family back home it is a |
| America. You can secure quality accommodations, | | | | one hour flight to Bangkok to make your connection. |
| including all utilities, for less than you have been | | | | Living in a foreign country has requirements that |
| paying the bank for your car payment. You can | | | | never come to mind when at home. The local |
| enjoy three meals a day of tasty Thai food for less | | | | immigration office is just a 45 minute drive from |
| than a single meal back home. Medical care is | | | | Ubon city. All the foreign embassies are a train, bus |
| surprisingly affordable at one of the four major | | | | or plane ride to Bangkok away. |
| hospitals in Ubon. | | | | Retirement is a time to enjoy the fruits of your labor. |
| You can easily travel to Ubon Ratchathani by plane, | | | | You should seriously consider Ubon Ratchathani, |
| rail, bus or private auto. The city benefits from being | | | | Thailand as an option to maintain or even raise your |
| serviced with multiple schedules daily with three | | | | quality of life. |
| major modes of transportation. The buses and trains | | | | |