Hi Journeyofanomad, Thanks for the reply and feedback. They are very friendly to expats and westerners (compared to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand from my own experience). The cost of living is very low. $1 - $3 breakfast, lunch and dinner meals, $50 - $80 a month rents a simple place to live, draft beer $0,50 each, transportation next to nothing. I will make some posts about it in the future.