[Caursedus]

Well, like they say a change is like a holiday. In Thailand the cost of living is much lower, so your US dollars will give you a much more comfortable life style. I think the main problem will be socially, do you speak Thai, it is very hard to pick up a new language when you get older, and even thought there are large expat communities in some parts of Thailand, not all exspats are from English speaking countries, like Germans and Dutch. My bet it would be best to hang around the area's that have many English Australian's and Americans. Having said that, many of the expat men are married to Thai woman, so there may be a lack of female company of an expat nature, but I'm shore there must be some organizations in Thailand where female expats hang out, maybe a bit more research meeded in this area.