Hey y’all, I’ll bet you thought I dropped dead from a coronary after the last post about all you can eat moo kata! The truth is I was off celebrating Songkran and despite ignoring all the common expat wisdom I was able to travel some 1000km round trip without incident, drink myself silly for 3 [...]
Though Thai food is most well known for its spicy side, such as Som Tam, its streetfood, and perennial favorites such as Pad Thai, these are no longer my favorites. In true American style I have come to love the all you can eat buffet style Moo Kata (literally ‘pork pan’) places. In addition to [...]
Disclaimer: This post was written while under the influence of the King of Beasts – known as Leo to some. Though for some reason the depiction is a leopard…oh well. I am afraid I may have become one of the miserable old expats found trolling internet forums with nothing good to say about their country [...]
With an astounding 2.2 trillion Thai baht lending plan approved and ostensibly moving forward, what might be the course of the Thai baht in the coming months. As all expats receiving funds from overseas are aware, the baht has been exceedingly strong over the past 4 years, some say too strong. Will this strength continue [...]
Let me preface this post by saying that there were things that pissed me off about driving in the U.S. too. Thais don’t have a monopoly on inconsiderate, incompetent or idiot drivers. They do however take it to something of a new level and even with my increasing mai bpen rai relaxed attitude, driving in [...]
The clip below occurred when the guy being mauled stole a cell phone from a foreigner (tourist?) on the BTS platform at Victory Monument. Looks like the words of Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul are being taken seriously. “Please take care of foreigners. If anything happens to them, please step in to help,” Surapong said. These [...]
I just want to take a moment to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas! Whether you are Thailand based or living elsewhere in the world I hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy and many blessings!
Living in Thailand you see all kinds of foreigners on the streets, in restaurants and pretty much everywhere you go. Once you start talking to them, you find that many are simply in Thailand on a holiday, but in some cases you will meet expats who are living here full time, and sometimes for quite [...]
I’ve been living in Thailand with my family for a bit over a year and half now, which you might think is hardly any time at all, and yet I can say I’ve learned quite a bit about myself and my interaction with the world at large in that time. Or have I? Have I [...]
Following up on Monday’s post about why people are already living in Thailand, I thought I would create equal billing by asking those who are elsewhere why they want to live in Thailand. I know all the reasons I had for moving here, and for the most part I’ve gotten what I expected, but I’m [...]
It’s a question I often find myself contemplating when interacting with other foreigners. True, it is mostly none of my damn business, but I still can’t help wondering what brings such a varied and diverse group of intrepid individuals to the very different land that is Thailand. My guess is that the answers to this [...]
Today is December 14th, 2012. In a small town in CT, 20 children were brutally murdered while in school. A tragedy of this magnitude is difficult to comprehend and horrifying for our nation. In our blogging Facebook group, a dear friend and blogger Amy from Adorable Chaos- knows a family who lost a little boy [...]
I’m normally not a huge fan of infographics…perhaps because so many of them are done so poorly. That is not the case with this Thailand Infographic produced by Thomson UK. For such a small image, they packed it with great information and fun facts about Thailand. Check it out below! Rediscover your senses in Thailand [...]
President Barack Obama will be visiting Thailand next week, and is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Sunday November 18th. The visit will kick off a tour of Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar, making President Obama the first U.S. president to visit both Cambodia and Myanmar. Thailand has had ties to the U.S. since the 1960s [...]
Now that you have all the background information about our move to Thailand I’m guessing some of you might be wondering how much it cost to get set up here? Any intrepid travelers out there looking to expatriate and explore the world outside their home countries? Read on and you’ll see what it cost us [...]
