Chiang Mai is the cultural heart of northern Thailand, combining historic temples, excellent food and easy access to mountain scenery. For a first visit, staying inside the Old Town is a practical choice, especially around Tha Phae Gate, because many of the city’s most interesting streets are walkable from there. The Old Town was founded…
1. Leaving the House with No Underwear The first law might seem very, very strange, and this law is written down in the statute books (The Royal Gazette). It’s actually illegal in Thailand to go outside of your own residence wearing no underwear underneath your trousers (pants, as the Americans call them). I don’t…
Swim With Black Tip Reef Sharks at Shark Bay One of the most memorable activities on Koh Tao is swimming in the shallow water at Shark Bay, at the southern tip of the island. You do not have to swim far from shore to see black tip reef sharks moving through the clear water. These…
Visa requirements depend on your nationality, length, and purpose of stay. Many countries have visa exemption agreements for short stay tourists. Thailand is very actively encouraging tourists they want tourists to come here obviously spend money, it grows their economy, and they’re not going to put up a lot of restrictions for people coming…
Lease Terms That Renters Must Understand Many renters overlook reading or fully understanding the lease agreement, including important details like lease duration, deposit terms, renewal clauses, and penalties for early termination. One thing that’s really important here you do need to get a lease fully checked out because sometimes you’ll get the lease in Thai,…
Thailand Is Not Always Cheap for Long-Term Residents People arrive thinking everything costs almost nothing. Then they discover things like visas, health insurance, imported food, private hospitals, and Western restaurants can be expensive. Now, I’m sure you’ve all seen those videos on YouTube and TikTok and Facebook where some guy jumps in and says,…
Pattaya is probably one of the easiest places on earth to lose track of your spending, and that’s even more so when you are going out every night for the nightlife. A beer here, a bar fine there, a taxi, some food, another bar, and before you know it you’ve gone through a few thousand…
First of all, as far as Siem Reap goes, let’s talk about crime. From what I can gather, it’s very, very safe. There is the occasional pickpocketing in tourist areas, things like that if you’re not careful but then that’s everywhere, isn’t it? And from what I’ve read, crime against tourists vicious crime, violent crime…
We have one of the many cannabis stores here in Bangkok. We had updates to the new rules and regulations, but on the ground here in Thailand, you won’t notice many differences. All the shops are operating. Normally, they switched to a prescription only model, but the larger businesses were quick to adjust and they…