What are the best locations in Thailand for a 50-year-old single female to swim, work, and socialize during a 6-month stay?

I live in bang saray. A village about 25km south of Pattaya. Sai kaew beach is beautiful and the water is clean enough to swim. I swim about 1km most days when I go. Unfortunately it's become very popular during the week these days. It's always been busy on weekends but it's still the most beautiful beach in the area. My internet works great where I am so if youre a digital nomad it should be fine. Socially there are many expats here but I always end up friending snakes who just want to bludge off my financial standing bring able to retire at 50 3 years ago so I avoid people like the plague here and just head to Pattaya for a few short times on soi6 for my company which yes costs me money too but at least I get some good physical entanglement for it. Good luck

Hau hin

Or phuket

Laguna - Phuket

The Windmill

Another "Digital Nomad",....work,

One tip, if you find a place you really like and feel very happy with.....do not rush off in search of another, travelling all around gets boring and you never really experience anything ..... or see it for how it really is....Nice place, relax, enjoy....

So .... asking for a female traveler , but your profile has you as a man 🤔 😂🤡

Phuket / Sumi / Pattaya / Hua Hin..

Really multitude of options to live well ..

As a woman, Pattaya must be an ideal city for you :D

Hua Hin

Dipende da cosa cerchi la tranquillità, il chiasso notturno, ecc ecc. Ti consiglio bang suan è una cittadina molto bella dove si trova di tutto è a meta strada fra Bangkok e pattaya. Ma non ci sono i bordelli, e è più pulita di pattaya. Il turismo è più un turismo locale che straniero di carattere familiare. Soprattutto nei weekend. Durante tutto l'anno. Ma c'è anche divertimento per giovani.

Work permits are issued to the employer, not the employee. So, you have to find an employer that is willing to pull a permit for you. Many occupations are protected for Thais. The list is on the Thai Embassy website for your country. It’s very difficult to legally work in Thailand. You could go for a retirement visa, but it doesn’t allow working.

Bangkok

Definitely Phuket

Traveling foe 6 months but working? Better be careful what you are doing is legal.

Koh Tao

Hua Hin 😘

Pattaya, cheap,half the price of Phuket, great beaches.

Ladies, restaurants etc

Depends on what type of work you’ll need a work permit and proper visa to work but I would look at one of the islands or Chiang Mai

Unless you have the right visa forget working.

I'd have a look at Krabi, Bangkok, Chang Mai and Pai 4hrs away. I'm 50, I'll try to avoid tourists 😆 but they're younger mostly. Great beaches, hot springs in Pai, Bangkok in the middle for the big city and shopping experience. Also remember to catch international bands there or even chefs there 😃 no dirty old men, not many.

Patong bay hill, perfect base for all these activities and near everything but far enough for quite

Soi 6 pattaya

Ko Chang

Kink

Lanta, lipe, tao, phangan

Pattaya

I recommend you don't spend all 6 months same place but spend a month in different places and then return to your favorites...

You are lucky, with 6 months on the hand, you can try out a lot of places in depth, to find your place in heaven, without limiting yourself on others prejudices.

Hands down Koh Samui. Koh Kood is a very beautiful option too, but not nearly as social

bang saray is the best

Have a look at Hua Hin area, coastal, large expat population including a lot of ladies, easy access to Bangkok if required

Swimming = not Pattaya or anything within 20 km

Island = you are generally locked into that environment (ie hard to get off at night)

Working = you probably need to supply more on what type of work

I’m thinking because of your post you have the ability to dictate so it would be internet based or computer etc or maybe your a Picasso with the brush !

Social life = do you speak Thai ? If not stay towards a westerner / tourism center

Chiang Mai... Santitham area

Ari

Koh Samui

anywhere but Pattaya

Pattaya

Could depend on where the job is.

any Island