Once a person wrote me in the comments, which is exactly the same like me, I was sick with Thailand, but then I became disillusioned with it and decided fly over to Spain, where everything is much cheaper, more comfortable, tastier, more hospitable and so on. This topic worries me a lot, because if we don’t find anyone to deal with with Yegor in Thailand, then our next stage is Europe, we will look for opportunities to live there. So I decided to interview Tatyana and ask more in detail, what is better in Spain than in Thailand? The answers turned out very much and very interesting, albeit controversial.
We must understand that everything in this world is subjective, and I, for example, a completely different vision of Thailand and other data on culture, sincerity of Thais, prices, food, and other moments. I will not present them here, because in this case it is interesting opinion of the respondent, not mine. Especially since in Spain I was only once, while still a schoolboy and as a bag, therefore Thailand can not compare with it. Ideally, you should always do their personal conclusions about any country, because one plus, something else in the minus. Not once was this, holivars occur even on about which beach is better / worse, what can we say about the country for of life.
Tatyana Bedareva and her family
The content of the article
- 1 From Samui to Spain without regrets!
- 2 Accommodation
- 3 Visa issues
- 4 Food
- 5 Savings
- 6 People
From Samui to Spain without regrets!
Tatiana, tell us a little about yourself who you are and what do you do? And how did it happen that you first got sick Thailand, and then your opinion changed dramatically after the trip to Spain, and finally and without turning?
Not so long ago, I had several types of businesses, the largest in Russia and Europe School-Studio of Hand Creativity and much more, but after the birth of my daughter, I realized that I had already earned enough to be able to devote themselves to the family. So sold all my business and my husband and baby decided to move somewhere from Russia. Now came back and I am engaged in more family, I wait appearance of a son, I keep a blog about life on Samui, travels and the works of www.teddy-love.com, as well as creating collectible toys
As for Thailand and Spain, everything is relative. Once upon a time I really liked Tae, I have been there several times, but never lived longer than a month. When my daughter was born, we lived a summer in Spain and then decided to go “for good” to Thailand. For the reason that Spain in the winter “cold” +17, and in Tae heat. However, in my opinion Thailand has changed very much for the worse in the last 5 years old. The main advantages in choosing Thailand, not Spain, were “eternal summer”, cheapness, good food, the sea – But comparing, personally for ourselves, we determined that the temperature regime is better in Spain, to moreover, it is cheaper there, and the food is better, and the water for bathing — and no all kinds of fevers, insects, heat allergies in children— In general, let them forgive me impressed with Thailand, I am very disappointed in this country. After the trips and the first half of my life I was in full of delight, everything seemed wonderful to me, but in the following half a year they began to open their eyes to many things, especially to the true Thais attitude to foreigners, the myth of cheapness of this country, climate features and much more.
I love Spain for greens and the most diverse nature.
Housing
In Thailand for 15 thousand you can rent a good condo, with Eurorepair, nice furniture, modern appliances, from 1-2 bedrooms, large in size, sometimes with a pool and gym the hall. Yes, such condos are not everywhere, but in this case it is already possible talk about the house. For 20-30 thousand we get a modern and new home. BUT if we talk about annual contracts, the possibilities are still expanding. What do we get for this money in Spain?
These are all Thai prices for certain places and luck. AT good location, by the sea, with a developed infrastructure – prices will be much higher. In addition, remove something in the fall and winter season is very problematic, smart foreigners (and ours are already already) book favorite houses ahead for two or three years to winter. About the quality of housing – “European-quality” I would not call it, almost all housing – “taistyle” with concrete “furniture.” Find what we want accustomed to in Russia – with a good kitchen, oven, washing machine and t d – almost not real for the money. Hot water will only be in the soul, tile – gas burner—
As for Spain, at least in the region where we lived (Calahonda near Malaga), normal studio apartment (bedroom + living room the size of a room, kitchen and everything you need, with two balconies) cost 200 euros, for 300 euros an apartment with two bedrooms and living room, two bathrooms, three balconies – Moreover, the quality of housing does not even compare with the Thai !!! Immediately closed courtyard with greenery, good grass, huge pool. And the Internet – for sure no match for thai. (For us, the lack of a normal Internet and the constant blackouts on Samui were a terrible problem). Everything It is on foot from the sea. By the way, on Samui you can find accommodation not far from the sea, but here in Hua Hin for the money you indicated at home will be better, but only to the sea can be reached exclusively on transport. In Phuket, prices are higher by the sea, and during In many places in Tae, the sea is in principle non-marketable.
As for Spain – for 500 euros even for a month they saw there wonderful apartments in two-storey houses right a few meters away from the sea and overlooking it, of course. And by the way, the prices of Payments are lower than in Tae. And just the other day my A friend picked up a house in Spain, and her requests hoo what, so on the sites of the Spaniards themselves found luxury houses for 2-3 bedrooms with all furniture, appliances and utensils, with a pool in 5-10 minutes walk from the sea for 500-800 euros. Now personally for interest looked on the first available site great apartment on the beach for 300 euros in a large assortment. Moreover, Thai at home for the same money in no comparison do not go! By the way, in Our apartment was rented by 23 TV channels in Russian! In a month Life has pleased us. And in Thai only Thai TV. And already through week we had a lot of Russian emigrant friends to which we went to visit in the evenings. In Thailand, the season is not You will always find someone to chat with, especially close by. Of course, prices in different regions of Spain will vary, so the same as housing prices in Chiang Mai or Phuket in Tay, for example. Somewhere more expensive, somewhere cheaper—
An adult and a children’s room were attached to our apartment in Spain. pools in a closed area for 3 houses. And around a lot of space with living grass for tanning
How difficult is renting accommodation in Spain? In Thailand, I just I came to the area I needed, went to the condominium reception, and if I have apartments, then I drove them in 5 minutes. With houses about the same. That is, no design in advance and preparation, no restrictions by law, I want for a month, I want for a year. And the choice of housing is huge, you can just walk / ride around the area and reconsider a bunch of housing. In the same Russia, for example, rent an apartment for a short time it’s very, very difficult, plus go into the apartment and do not know.
Accommodation in Spain is removed more difficult. If you are lucky, then on the spot You can meet those who speak Russian, in Spain a lot and Ours, Estonians and others. Local housing can also be found as and in Tae. Housing rent a lot, often in the windows hang phone numbers although I think you need to know a little English, on your fingers explain how in Thailand is not so easy. We rented in advance by Internet is a bit more expensive through the Russians. Overpaid, but us met at the airport, all told and did not have to look with children. Although, if you book in Tae through ours, it will be much more expensive.
About the lack of design in Tae – I bet. Thais in this regard the people are cunning, for them pride to fool a foreigner. So my opinion – the contract must be entered necessarily. Oh, what have we got first the hosts were rich and decent, as we thought, although we lived they have great in the first two houses 6 or 8 months in a row, and those “forgot” about the deposit at the exit and tried to inflate us with payments, well i took a picture of the counter. And such stories are very frequent, so you need to fix everything. And then at the exit and your pledge “disappear”, and for electricity can be formed very amazing value—
The Spaniards in this regard, well done – all prescribed in the contract thoroughly, the pledge was not taken from us. In each house in the resort areas there are cafes, agencies, shops, their owners usually or they themselves have apartments in this house, or they know all the tenants and prompt who to contact. In general, you need to learn Spanish. sites, shoot them for the first time. And even more so, we were offered send a signed contract in advance for everyone to the consulate if will need. And they also make temporary registration for a while. contract, it is considered in the order of things.
This beach was next to us. When buying juice or anything in cafe – sun beds for free. However, we bought umbrellas, blankets and sunbathed mostly just in the sand
More crowded beach for tourists!
Visa issues
Schengen visa is given a maximum of 90 days in six months. Getting it is a bit harder than Thai, which is absolutely all What difficulties do I see: need to have an official source income, a decent amount in a bank account (50 euro / day per person), confirmation of housing reservation. I have, for example, not long there was nothing of the above, but for a Thai visa nothing is needed from of this. And what to do if you want to live more than 90 days, or even whole year? In our conversation you mentioned that there are some loopholes? Are they legal? As far as I know, the issue can only be solved by working or a student visa, as well as the purchase of an apartment for 500 thousand euros. Investments and starting a business are not considered unrealistic. And in the same Tae, there are many ways to live long and legally. Yes, some of them are costly in money, others are more costly in time, but it is available to all, and with some approach you can generally spend on it 500-1000 baht / month
I will not tell you about the long periods, as we had 90 days. However, earlier it was possible to live 90 days at the end of one half of the year. and 90 at the beginning of the next, and this is already half a year. As far as I know, horror stories about getting Schengen already in the past. At least At least, all my acquaintances from Moscow received a Spanish visa without problems and failures. Documents for receipt – no more than on getting the same thai. There is also a list of documents. On My personal opinion is that there are more problems with a Thai visa, all of these extensions, trips to the emigration office in Tae, obligatory departures from countries at least once every three months — During the time that we lived on Samui, money for traveling to neighboring countries because of the visa decision issue and the need to do a new visa, we spent more than on life itself on the island.
By the way, from January 1, 2014, an additional tourist tax for each entry. And in Spain, since we ourselves from Peter, we went to the Finnish Schengen. For Petersburgers it getting no problem at all and, in principle, without any references. But Finland’s rules have now changed a little and, alas, not for the better for us a side. If earlier it was possible to spend half a year in Europe, then from October 18 for the last 180 days you can not hold on the Finnish visa in any European country for more than 90 days. However, I think there are always ways and exits, we just have not yet looked for them unnecessary. After all, a huge number of Russians live in Spain all year round and somehow solve visa issues. I think you can search on Russian forums and find loopholes.
On walks in the evenings, nights, fun as they could)
Food
Thai food, I understand you do not like, and therefore Did you have to buy expensive European food? If so then tell me what you got in this plan in Spain, maybe even it is worth comparing with Russia already then, because there the food is more is similar.
Not that we don’t love, we ate almost every day in Thai Europeanized restaurants, or rather, her husband liked, and me from Rice began to feel sick pretty quickly, well, once a day, the maximum can be something local to eat. Besides, Thai food is terribly unhealthy, Thai lovers just in incredible quantities to add to each dish sodium glutamate, various additives and stuff like that civilized countries are often forbidden. Yes, and almost no dish is cooked in Tae without adding their favorite preservative sauce, dyes and rotten fish, if not prepared with it – put on table. In general, this child can not feed. Well, fresh juices It’s scary to take, because even in shopping malls where they are made right in front of you, never wash the fruit, it is not accepted. Who can eat from a tray on the street when food hangs under flies all day (and maybe not one), and salads can get in the way with their hands, that will be eat really for a penny.
If you pack up in supermarkets, it can be cheaper, than in Russia, but more expensive than in Spain. Let’s say meat, chicken is worth more profitable than us. As for the products we are used to, they just golden! Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, potatoes – all imported and cost more. Fruit is the same – if you buy something local, such as mango, durians, papayas – cheap (although more expensive than seasonal fruits we have). But I, for example, can try it once, but do not eat everyday. Apples – from 15 D piece, pears and other “our” fruits even more, pamper baby cherries – 400 re kilo, watermelons in three times more expensive than ours. Well, that is especially familiar to us – bread, butter, milk, cheese – Thais simply do not eat, so it is worth accordingly, only foreigners buy. Average cheese 700 re, Bank of sour cream 100, if you still find. Rice, of course, cheap. But Pasta or cereals for baby porridge – worth its weight in gold!
As for Spain, when we went there, she was afraid of high prices. However, everything turned out to be much cheaper than ours. And most importantly, habitual to our stomach and everything is fresh! Fruits, vegetables – lie in the boxes are not like ours, a bunch of rotten, and each neatly wrapped in your paper. Seafood – generally cheap and fresh! By the way Koh Samui fish and seafood can be bought only in the villages fishermen in the morning, since all this is being brought to supermarkets from the mainland, and not in refrigerators, but filled with special solution — I won’t talk about composition. Meat, cheeses, sausages in Europe are also of excellent quality and also cheaper than in Russia. Who loves wine – even for a half euro a bottle – and that is not painted, like ours for 300 re, that’s why it spanish wine. Somehow it happened that in Spain we were on food for with your husband, a child, and two grandmothers to boot not denying yourself, arranging constant holidays and overeating daily strawberries, watermelons and other fruits, even with a visit restaurants were spending less than in Thailand for three not really shicking. Well, and the more less than in Russia.
Speaking of restaurants. It is clear that there are makashnits in Tae, where you can buy a whole dinner for 60 baht and eat on the street. But, There are also good restaurants whose owners are mostly Europeans. Good ones are just like ordinary cafes, I don’t have because of something gorgeous. But then there will be habitually cooked for us, a good piece of meat, not peppered crumbs on rice. AND average score in such places per person without alcohol is 600-1500 baht rubles. In Spain, there are a lot of great places where you pay for entrance 9-10 euros and there is not just a buffet, but something unimaginable! Mountains of fresh seafood, cooked meat right in front of you (poking a finger into any pieces, cook right in the hall fry), lasagna – you will lick your fingers, ice cream, cakes, sometimes fruits-. and eat as much as you want! This is paradise for me!
By the way, I asked friends of vegetarians how much they spend on food in Tae. And they usually went out as much as we have! But in Spain, fruits and vegetables are really cheaper than ours or in Tae, not counting some Thai locals who are quite lover. Only bananas are really cheap in Tae. Like in Russia in the summer, about)
For some reason, it took less than five people to eat on food in Spain. three in Thailand—
Can I buy yellow mango, papaya in Spain? About durians I do not ask, because I think they are definitely not there. These fruits are fundamental to many. We, for example, except listed, do not like anything, so in Russia there is very problematic. Cherry and persimmon save only, but their season short.
To be honest, not looking. Just because I love strawberries and watermelons, cherries and peaches, love apples and pears, kiwi, all this and was buying. What particularly pleased me was the avocado, in Tae it did not have. Papaya was durian just did not see) On my mango an allergy, but it seems that I bought it somewhere — I don’t remember. In fact business, in Spain, the same fruits and vegetables that in Russia, only quite other quality, cheaper all year round. We are baby food Began, by the way, there.
Fruit in Spain is enough
Saving
Is it possible to save in Spain as well as in Tae? For example, live on 15 thousand rubles a month and travel? For example, simple accommodation costs from 5000 baht / month with kondeem and the Internet, and the usual backpacker is no longer needed. Convenient ticket a bus from one end of the country to the other – 500-1000 baht, plate Thai food or fresh juice 30-60 baht, rent a motorbike 2500-4000 baht, t-shirt or shorts 50-100 baht.
Yes, not just there, as I said, Spain is much cheaper Taya. The apartment is not in a resort location and not by the sea. 50-100 euros per month to find, of course, with kondeem and quality (which Tae rare) inetom. And with a swimming pool, furniture, etc. comfortable buses with kondeem from town to town (!) are cheaper, than on Samui on a tuk-tuk open 5 minutes to take a ride. We have up to the next town, the euro was 60 cents, until the next two forty — By the way, they go without a break and on a schedule, and on Samui after 18-00 all the tuk-tuki abruptly become “taxi drivers” and take from 400 baht for short distances! And as taxi drivers generally insolent. In Spain there is simply no such thing. Yes, and I was more comfortable with a stroller in Spain – a special door opened and I just stopped by the bus. But Try to get a tuk-tuk in Tae. Yes, and the mentality of the local – Thais neither why not raise the stroller up, do not guess, and the Europeans themselves they are in a hurry to offer help, to raise a child.
About the “comfortable bus” from one end to the other – well it’s just a fairy tale) We once drove just from Koh Samui to Bangkok on a VIP bus with a child (for 1,500 baht from the nose) and almost died on the road. The seats are not comfortable, the whole back hurts, baby exhausted, condo – like in the freezer, someone went to the toilet – to the front seats lasted, but most importantly, all foreigners dreamed sleep, but Thai drivers stopped every two hours all night, we went into the salon and shouted loudly that everyone should go to eat. Thais they always eat something and they don’t understand that at night people want just sleep, although everyone present explained the whole way to them— And they yelled right over the ear of the child. As for Spain, there are buses it is definitely more convenient, there are also trains, ticket prices are very nice. For example, from personal experience in Europe – a train ticket from Paris to Germany cost me 29 euros at some super speed train, night in a compartment from Vienna to Venice – 91 euros for two, and did not buy in advance. As for Spain itself – friends were traveling from Barcelona to some of the resorts by taxi 4 or 6 hours, I do not remember for 100 euros, and we are from Bangkok to Hua Hin for 4000 rubles – exactly as much, just a rotten taxi and things you will not put in the trunk, there Balon gas from the Thais
Here is an example of a restaurant with a buffet, entrance 9 euros, in the photo a table with snacks, from the second side it is still the same, then a table with hot, soups, cook stand, and there is still a stand with sweets and ice cream separately. Eat as much as you want!
By the way, it is worth considering that a ticket to Thai-back from Russia is worth about 30 thousand, for two – already 60! Good company on a normal plane is even more expensive, but with a child with a bunch of long transfers for a small savings do not want to fly. Even order in advance, but Europe is much cheaper. Ticket from St. Petersburg to Spain-back, bought 2 months before departure cost us 6700 per person, and the Germans. And when there is the ability to think things through and book strongly in advance, for 4-6 months and more, I took tickets to the European capitals (Paris, Berlin and many major cities of these countries and Italy, Spain and others) for early booking promotions from the same Germans for € 49 per one end. By the way, inside Europe you can generally free hitchhike.
As for the rental of transport – about a motorbike in Spain is not I found out. Machines we were offered for a long time from 300 euros for 400 generally excellent. In Thailand, prices are the same and more expensive, an average of 16 000 per month. But the main thing is that our rights are valid in Spain, although for long stays you need to get local, and in Thailand our rights are not at all in the law, if something happens – a foreigner is to blame for anyway. And something happens in Tae often, because as they drive Thais are crazy, and there are a lot of drunk tourists driving and the most unpleasant, because of what I could not get behind the wheel in Tae – right-hand traffic.
As for clothes. What is sold in Tae from trays in the markets – mostly second-hand, although they are not recognized, because the price such In cheap supermarkets such as Tesco Lotus t-shirts mainly from 199 baht, on sales from 99, but the quality they do not fountain. Really cheap and more or less quality you can get dressed in Bangkok. And good things are also expensive, and you will find them more figs. As for Spain, you need to know the places. There are expensive shops, but I often come across stock stores, where branded clothing was from 1 euro! In one of the cities I came across a great three-storey store, children’s, female and male floors, where all things chic quality were on average a few euros, outerwear more expensive, but we dressed the whole family for a long time, spending a small amount, and the child was dressed for a couple of years ahead! In the markets too normal prices, T-shirts, all sorts of exactly no more than Thai, but not pulled out after the first wash, as teskolotovskie. Women Genuine leather bags for pennies will please you. For warm things in Spain, too, do not need to spend money in the winter can be in the same slippers walk In general, it is necessary, as in any country, to look for shops in your taste and wallet.
Rest a success!
How generally is life in Spain expensive compared to Thailand and Russia? There is not only the need for shelter and food. Is it expensive to buy a car? How much are household goods, appliances, clothes? What are the costs of kindergartens and schools?
Again, I am not special in Spain. For a child bought some baby pots, nipples, diapers and the like, something for the kitchen for baking, everything was much cheaper than in Russia. We bought a little since almost everything we needed was provided by the hosts apartments Cosmetics pleased, all sorts of shampoos, household chemicals times and a half cheaper than ours. By the way, paid attention to children products. Well, here, as always, it is cheaper to bring from Europe than to buy we have. Smart strollers 4 times cheaper than I bought at home. And with the Thai strollers do not compare. In Tae they are from 900 re canes, from 2500 folding canes (large, as we used to, Hardly ever). We bought for 4500 folding pleasure the stroller, but after 2 weeks her arms were bent, and after three she just broke in half.
A bed in Spain was provided free of charge, the hosts themselves ran and searched. In Tae rented, it seems, for 600 baht per month, I do not remember. Can was to buy, but in supermarkets a nightmarish quality, and in children’s the store we bought the same folding bed for several thousand more expensive than exactly the same is in Russia. Baby chair in Spain rented for some funny money at all, like 15 euros for the entire period, just asked the mistress of a nearby shop with a child. In Tae, high chairs from 1850 baht are wooden and bulky, normal plastic tables, as we used to, do not I saw, and plastic simple and light type as in Ikea for 699 rubles, in principle, no. Smart Russians are taking with them.
As for household appliances – there are a lot of ridiculous prices in Tae, kettles there from 250 rubles, toasters from 150— But of such quality to me and no need for free. High-quality technology is a bit cheaper than ours. I brought a good blender with Ty, but then I found it in ours online store for about the same price. I remember I really wanted to Spain to buy a blender – cost 29 euros, in Russia it was from 4000 Re, but already space in the luggage is not enough. Captured from Samui and huge monitor, in Tae bought it for 6000 rubles, in St. Petersburg the same 12-15 000. Macs in Tae are cheaper than ours, 15-20 percent – from the fact what I saw, but I didn’t really look for it. But the usual laptops, in my Look, at a price not worth it to drag them to Russia.
As for the last question on kindergartens and schools – it seems to be in Spain, they are free, as well as health care. But I will not lie. When we were last summer, any doctor could turn to a doctor. a foreigner and get expert help for free. But, I remember there were rumors that the authorities were not very happy about it and wanted to for foreigners to make paid medicine. But did or not – I do not know. But for me the main thing is that kindergartens and schools are there at the level more familiar to us. Thai kindergarten I was not particularly pleased, because as about any intellectual development of children, occupations music or physical education, natural history, educational games and speech did not go. Not to mention that the rates of a speech therapist or nurse as in Russia, there is not at all. Yes, and no sanitary standards. Want to open a garden? Open at least at home, that the Thai women do. And with children communicate in Thai or nightmarish English. In Spain, all everything is stricter than ours.
For me it was important that there is always where to go – the famous exhibitions (visited the famous Human Body from human bodies), We went to the Argentine tango, and this is the show with these The guys watched and in Buenos Aires. Many museums, interesting places— Not only zoos or safaris!
People
Is it worth in Spain a national question of our type Moscow with people from the Caucasus, a noticeable winterer? In france and Germany, for example, too many Turks and Arabs who do not want assimilate. I remember in Paris and Marseille was not very nice in the evening, walk along a street filled with noisy blacks—
For the big cities of Spain like Barcelona, the last time I traveled a few years ago and I don’t remember that someone strained that now – I do not know. In the summer we lived in the Spanish part. near Morocco, in fact through Gibraaltar (we traveled with pleasure to Morocco on a ferry without a visa (per day) for some ridiculous money). They said that many Moroccans live around us, but I saw them only late at night – they went selling all sorts of fake bags, watches, in a couple of days we got used to them and nothing left offered. In general, your question concerns rather large cities, all this is in any of them. Even in Tay on working specialties, the waitresses and the others are not Thai, but Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, but we just don’t notice them. In Spain, by the way, they work in bars Portuguese, a lot of young people from nearby countries, we are with some even made friends.
The family went from Spain to Morocco for a day – an hour and a half to ferry for some pennies!
How do Spaniards treat visitors? In Thailand to me personally like a very benevolent atmosphere and smiles, I feel very comfortable and safe. Yes, on popular resorts in Russia, it’s not so noticeable, but there are still places where it all is in the explicit the form. Although even in the resorts, I smile sincerely, although not is always. But this is better than any gloomy people in Russia, where people for the end of the image only an ax in his hand is not enough.
These are all features of their religion, they will always be everything to smile. But do not buy it. After all, the Thais, in principle, by their beliefs apply to any foreigners as a lower race, and they sing about it in the anthem, and the main motive of the main political batches all about the same. And to foreigners are worse than in Moscow To Tajiks. Moreover, we unwittingly look in their eyes ill-mannered, we behave not decently (few of the Russians bathes in Tae in clothes, for example, as local). Concerning smiles for which vacationers and winterers are bought, then Thais with childhood is taught only to show their emotions, because a person who even just raised his voice or screamed at something, “lost face “for life— Thais have so many kinds of smiles that even anger or they express fear precisely through them. By the way, in Thai the television is broadcasting a movie, the text of which in translation reads as follows: “Thai smile brings the Thai tourism industry 300 billion baht per year. This amount is barely enough to pay 4 months of expenses. on fuel. To pay for energy, we can smile wider and wider — And we can save energy — and save our economy. ”
As for Spain, they never asked us there, as in Tae “Where are you from?”. There is no question at all if you lead yourself well, then no one would even ask more to assess how much you can tear off). Personally, we were Spain is much, much more comfortable! Spaniards are generally cheerful people and friendly. Their culture is such that almost every a man walking past me let go a compliment from passing by cars, too, sent kisses, honked— Without some intentions to meet, I walked with my husband, with a pram, with moms, it’s just their custom to let sincere compliments like you women (although, it seems to me, the Spaniards in general all of our women any body builds are considered beauties). It was funny that once such compliments just let my husband go!))) In general, in Spain it was not just comfortable, but self-esteem was constantly increasing.
As for the gloomy faces in Russia – maybe so, sometimes it costs start with yourself? Personally, people often smile at us for no reason, and, in Russia all the time helping with a stroller to call in transport or more where I don’t even have to ask. Just resorts people themselves stop frowning, are freed from their thoughts about work and problems, enjoy the sun and rest, look more positively at world, here they are smiling back. Try it in Russia yourself smile to the seller, the doctor or a random fellow traveler in the subway, here You will see, you will definitely smile back!
Exotics in Spain is also missing!
As a summary I want to say that for myself personally I would choose for domicile Spain, but let people not so much delve into some of my negative thoughts about Thailand. For a long time he was my favorite country, but maybe I just ate too much for them strong. And instead of a clean sea, the ocean began to see constant ebbs. and mud on the beaches, instead of the sun – the impossible heat outside seasons and stuffiness, constantly running insects and the like. But sure that those who go to Thailand for a short rest or wintering are not more than six months, will be very pleased. And on my site I on the contrary, I try to help people make their own holidays most comfortable. I want a more civilization, opportunities to go to the theater, to the exhibition, to the opera, to go to neighboring Europe, comfortable weather, and most importantly, development and safety for their children. So I advise everyone to compare personally and make an independent conclusion for yourself.
In Spain, we enjoyed rollerblading, which dragged from Russia. But from Thailand I had to send them back unpacked—!
Tatyana Bedareva
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