****28th July 2015 - For UPDATE on the new immigration office in Chiang Mai - See HERE**** One of the very few downsides of living in Thailand is having to worry about visas. But given the amount of upsides to living here, knowing and abiding by Thailand visa...
There’s something about Thailand that just keeps calling us back. Our original plan for this year was to travel through Europe taking in some of the countries that we haven’t been to before and finish the year off with a 6 month stint in the U.S. that would consist of...
We had heard that apartment hunting in Chiang Mai for a two month period was going to be somewhat challenging – we hadn't anticipated just how difficult it would actually turn out to be! After arriving in Chiang Mai on November 15th, we dived straight into the task of...
Finally, I got around to writing up a post about this spectacular, yet bizarre festival. It's only two months late - but anyways! So back in early October when we were living in Phuket, we had the opportunity to check out a festival that I've always wanted to...
For a couple of years prior to moving to Thailand I kept reading in different blogs about being able to live in Thailand for $500 a month! I was completely excited at the possibility of living somewhere in this day and age for that kind of money. When you travel, you...
She had me where she wanted me. My hands were held above my head, and there was no way of escaping the firm hold that she had on them. I didn't want to tell her to stop as i didn't want to offend her in any way. After all, she was only doing her job and technically...
The last 3 months have flown by. Today marks the 100th day since we left for Thailand on a one way ticket. 100 days in Thailand, but it actually feels like it's been way less than that. We haven't exactly done much travelling or that in those 100 days as we've been...
*****Updated September 2018***** If you travel through Patong's famous "walking street" - aka Bangla Road - after sunset, it's inevitable that you’ll be set upon by all sorts of hustlers and fast-talkers trying to tempt you into one of the many bars and shows to watch...
It's been only a little over six weeks since we moved out here to Thailand, but it seems like a lot longer for some reason. With no long term itinerary set in stone, we've been debating the past few weeks over where we want to visit and travel to in the months ahead....
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