Review: Great reference to start a new lifestyle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2010
The first few pages of this book really jumped out and held me, except for the locations he could of been talking about me 6 years ago feeling the the high stress and wanting to escape. I escaped to the Philippines, but now am thinking to splitting my time between the Philippines and Thailand.I  think for those who are just starting to consider moving out of their home country to another, Mike has some very good advise and this book is a must read.  I would also recommend it for anyone who has never traveled to Thailand or any other Asian country.  The points on cultural is very important.The sections on cost is very good and his discussions of how he lived on $300 a month brings it together. One minor negative point is that the cost charts are hard to read and does not seem to enlarge.His book is also different from others that deal with living in  Thailand is that it is more geared to your average fed up person. Many other books are  geared toward retirees while this one gives valuable information about earning a living. Others are geared to those who are sex tourist, while this one shows more about fitting into the community and not the subcultural of the sex industry.This book is now in my kindle and will be a welcomed reference on my next trip.Charles Davis authorReinvent Your Retirement: Renew Yourself in Subic Bay, Philippines