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in GlasGow = four months in thailand


Imagine, a month in a one-bedroom flat in Scotland’s largest city now costs an average of £419 per month. Northwood offers a nice, spacious traditional style flat in Anniesland, which looks and sounds rather smart. But let’s face it, January in Glasgow is not going to be warm. Inventing whisky was inspired, but it wasn’t originally a money making exercise, it was simply to keep the cockles warm. In contrast, complete contrast, with no whisky required, you could rent a room for a staggering 140 days in a small


in liverpool = five months in lombok, indonesia


Liverpool is the UK city that is known and loved worldwide by several billion people who have never been there, but love the Beatles. It is a great place, with wonderful humorous people, notable landmarks, more amazing nightlife and the intensely moving Mersey, a river that flows through your heart (once you have been on that ferry). You could grab a slice of history in the beautiful Harley building, in the heart of the business district, a one bedroom flat to let at £485 per month through Keppie Massie. On the other hand, one month’s


rent will get you an amazing 23 weeks in a small hostel room in the popular resort of Lombok, which is east of Bali, Indonesia. You could be enjoying spectacular views of Mount Rinjani, an active volcano which lurks ominously over this tropical island and it is warm, very warm.


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guesthouse on the popular Khao San Road in Thailand. Food and drink are also great value here, and even when the cost of flights to Thailand is factored in, visitors can still enjoy a year in this tropical country for around the same price as four months’ rent in Glasgow would cost! How mad is that? How mad is any of it? Where


would you like to be right now? Maybe you have been there and done it, maybe you are there now. Write in and let us know, email Sheila@propertydrum.com.


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