I agree with Jonsei and did the same thing as Jonesi at about the same time. A Thai wife found me, we bought land and built a house 18km from an international airport for $15,000 which in Australia would be worth $350,000, had a baby, bought some rubber tree plantations and development land. All looking good after 3 years relationship. For now…[Read more]

Near Vientiane in north east Thailand, overlooking mountain lakes and the Mekong River, I bought:A rubber tree plantationA development blockA new house and land packageOur brick and tile home in peaceful rural Thailand is in my wife's name. I'm not too worried about losing my shirt because land is so cheap there. There aren't too many places in…[Read more]