Everyday life in Bangkok

Eager to discover what life in Bangkok looks like? Here's a taste.

Anybody who for the first time tries to discover Bangkok on his own will at a certain moment arrive at a point, when he will be ...

Miscellaneous July 19, 2017

I write a blog about tea so I'm often thinking about the subject, and writing about it. An upcoming trip to Japan and Korea ...

Miscellaneous April 01, 2015

I am not actually pregnant but my best friend here in Bangkok is and she was recently complaining (yet again!) about how ...

Miscellaneous February 22, 2013

Neng Neng: "Living in Bangkok is a big adventure"

Born in Thailand, Neng Neng, a young Dutch national, grew up in the Netherlands. She settled in Bangkok last ...

John: "Bangkok is a very safe city"

John comes from the US. Having met his wife during his stay in Hawaii, he moved to Thailand 8 years ago. He now ...

Tea Stains

My name is Jenny Beattie. I've been in Bangkok, Thailand since 2005. I've lived in the East Riding of Yorkshire ...

How to adapt to life in a polluted city as an expat?

In 2023, IQAir, a website that measures air quality worldwide, ranked Chiang Mai in Thailand, closely followed by ...

Mike in Phitsanulok: "The cost of living here is lower than the UK"

Mike, British retired teacher, settled in Thailand in 2008. Married to a Thai citizen, he enjoys life by learning ...

Jeff: "Phuket offers a gentle integration into Thai life"

Jeff left Los Angeles to move to Phuket with his girlfriend about 10 months ago in search for the life they wanted ...

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