Considering Moving to Bangkok? Learn the Daily Life of Expat Living in Bangkok. Buying Property, Friends and Family, Cost of Living and Benefits of Life.
I was very much left behind, eating Pokédust, when Pokémon Go first launched in Thailand. At the time I was back in Bangor in Northern Ireland (UK) held back by a whole bunch of limitations, like not even owning a phone (as I otherwise never use them). I did ask Fanfan to borrow hers but …
With 20+ years of both living and travelling in Thailand (showing my age here), I couldn’t begin to count the number of Thai visas and visa applications I have processed through these years. From visa exemption and regular tourist visas to ‘non-o’ for marriage, similar for owning property in Thailand (this option no longer exists), …
A vacation to Southeast Asia may be a life-changing experience, exposing people to a whole new universe of sights, sounds, and experiences. Maintaining your cash while travelling may be challenging if you are unfamiliar with the local currency or banking system. This is especially true in multinational settings. Preparing ahead of time is critical for …
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Not really one of my personal expertise or interest, but it is hard not to notice the complete change of the local landscape through the past months with weed shops and cannabis cafes in Sukhumvit popping up on what feels like a weekly basis. Even on my short walk back from Terminal 21 earlier, they …
Chiang Mai has never really appealed to me in the past and, given the choice, I would probably opt for a similar lifestyle in other ”cultural” Asian cities, like the valleys of Ubud, Bali, maybe. But, at the same time, Chiang Mai is a very easy destination to access. And, while I have avoided the …
Having lived in Bangkok 3 years and travelled back and forth for 10 I thought its time to add my own take on top Bangkok attractions. While it’s been long since I did touristy stuff I do still host the occasional visitor and to keep them entertained I use often follow the same set itinerary …
It is amazing to still find people claiming to live like VIPs on seemingly tiny budgets as expats in Bangkok. As this really is not modern-day life in the city, and it is more just sensational bloggers hyping up their own lifestyles. Ignoring many of the realities of the actual cost of living in Bangkok …
This is an earlier experience of life in rural Thailand, which shares the initial setting for a book we wrote called a Potato in a Rice Field: A Year Living in Rural when we went back to basics to live a rustic simple life in Thailand’s rural rice fields. As Fanfan was born in rural Thailand …
These are edited excerpts from our book A Potato in a Rice Field: Through 2015 I was living with a local family in rural Thailand, I in the small village of Broken Road (Thanon Hak) found in the rural rice fields of Buriram Province of Northeast Thailand. A region better-known as Isaan. So we are …
Have you ever watched the Alan Partridge episode Watership Alan (S1E3). There is a recurring ladyboy theme following Alan’s fascination with the famous transsexuals of Thailand, and the episode is just British comedy gold. “Come on…. Tell About Me About the Ladyboys” (video below and you can thank me later). Anyway, there has always been …
