As mentioned earlier, there is no perfect place that exists .. it’s probably good that there isnt, or else it would be overrun… that said, i think Thailand is the closest to perfect that ive found .. i think the ‘perfect place’ title would potentially go to the Philippines if they could somehow get a handle on the food situation.. they do a lot of things that appeal to us as Americans- they speak English, they drive on the correct side of the road, etc- but i struggled, i mean really struggled to find anything edible in my time living in Cebu City… western food, or Filipino food.. but if youve got ur own compound and if you have a Landers or an S&R nearby , you would probably be ok just cooking everything on ur own .. somehow though, Thailand knocks the food thing out of the park.. it reminds me a lot of NOLA, in that it’s hard to find a bad meal- but here it is a fraction of the cost .