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.
Buying a condo in Bangkok is the second-best decision I’ve made in my life. The best decision was to travel to Thailand in the first place. Since coming here my lifestyle has changed dramatically and to leave would be absurd. Fortunately, I never have to. When I first bit the bullet and put a down […]
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As most of my travels centre around food I do feel occasional guilt when walking to a fast food counter. A wasted meal on a short itinerary of food exploration. But in truth this is not the case. Fast food is different in every country with international outlets offering their own unique regional twists. The
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I don’t think you will find larger crowds for Halloween in Bangkok. Sincerely impressive. On arrival we honestly didn’t expect much to be going on – after all Halloween is a midweek event with little local relevance. It is an event generally celebrated on the previous weekend when the city is happier to get boozed
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If Scrooge and the Grinch were to collaborate on a festival the ‘Kin Jay’ Chinese Vegetarian Festival would be it. Scrooge endorsing a vegetarian theme and the Grinch deciding it should last 10 days. Complete lunacy. Whoever thought up this meat free celebration must have been in a right sour ol’ mood. While I don’t
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This is more of a survival guide to Bangkok Malls. The silver linings which make hours of shopping misery somewhat bearable. I don’t like shopping. Shopping to me is as appealing as a kick to the groin. I hate kicks to the groin. But as a loyal husband I have no choice but to frequent
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Fanfan “I feel like I’m in a Doll’s House..” Me “and do you like it?” Fanfan “Yes”. Some few words to sum up our experience at Mr Jones Orphanage. It felt like we were in a doll’s house and yes Fanfan liked it. To add more Fanfan “I’m Full” Me “You Didn’t Come Here for
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Today is Wan Khao Phansa, a Thai Buddhist Holiday beginning a three months stay for monks at their temples. During these three months, the monks can only leave temple grounds for short spells of morning Bintibat (collecting offerings). No business or long-distance travel allowed. Anyway… while local Buddhists visit temples to make offerings we stay
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Our daily routine is OUR daily routine. Like no-one else’s. We don’t live like other people or at least if we do there are very few. This is just one of the many liberties which goes with choosing your own work hours. You can choose your own lifestyle. A lifestyle which does not coincide with
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After a month of travel through Europe, our engagement in Wicklow, Ireland and wedding in Bali, Indonesia we arrive in Bangkok City to complete the legal part of the marriage. By far the most tedious of proceedings but also the most important. Legal marriage in Bangkok involves a three-part process; first obtain an “Affirmation of Freedom
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Arrive, push to the central market sprawl, get lost, stumble on trinkets and treasures, good luck in getting back out. For first-timers to JJ Market the biggest mistake is to plan. Even after years of visiting I still fail to find what I am looking for. It is a complete maze. Half a million visitors each
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