Thailand has some of the strangest vehicles you’d find anywhere in the world from Tuk Tuks to 3 wheeled motorbikes bicicle taxies, to the downright illegal 5 passenger motorbikes. After years living in Thailand though I thought i’d seen it all until driving down the street the other day I saw the strangest bike i’ve […]
Polygamy is not outlawed in Thailand but that doesn’t mean it’s still not widely practised. In fact in Thailand it’s almost expected that you have someone on the side although these days it’s more likely to be (a girlfriend) than it is to be your second wife. Before you get all excited about having two
One little known fact many foreigners don’t know is that in Thailand you must be 18 years old before you can drive a car but only 15 to ride a motorbike and in fact it doesn’t even say the size of the bike so it’s perfectly legal for a 15 year old to be in
A little known cheap way to transfer money from your home country to Thailand is through paypal. Paypal can be setup in any country on earth pretty much and is by far the cheapest way to transfer money under $1000. What you’ll need to do is setup your bank account in your home country then
Opening a Bank account in Thailand is a very simple procedure, privided you have all the proper paperwork. Technically opening a bank account requires that you have a visa that allows you to stay in Thailand for more than 3months. Having a Bank account in Thailand is good for many reasons. Firstly if you want
If you get into trouble or need to seek the services of a policeman. Then it’s suggested you go to the police station rather than calling one over off the street. The reason being is that police on the beat usually play a different role to what you get at the station. Another thing is
You might be surprised to learn that some of the so called “Post Offices” in Chiang Mai are actually fake, There must be a dozen around. There not fake that they don’t actually send out your mail, but they are fake in the fact that they say they are a Post Office but in actuality
Chiang Mai isn’t known for their Go Go bars. In fact Chiang Mai tries it’s best to display a family oriented picture so that more families are drawn to Chiang Mai, but still you do have over 20,000 expats living here most of them older men so of course there are places like Go Go
The Soapy Massage parlours in Thailand are world renown, I don’t think there is anywhere else on earth that they are so prevalent. Surprisingly so the soapy massage in Thailand are more frequented by Thai patrons than they are tourists or foreigners. A soapy massage can be found typically at hotels though some are also
If you come to Thailand on vacation you’ll most definitely see Dual pricing in Thailand for well known places like the Kings Palace, Chiang Mai Zoo, National Stadium not to mention all the street hawkers and Taxi drivers that will do anything they can to inflate prices on Tourists. This might be rather acceptable if
Until I’d been to Thailand I’d never heard of a short time hotel before in fact it wasn’t until a friend told me about them that i knew what to call them, you see in Thai they call it a curtain hotel. The curtain hotel is the name because almost all of them have a
Behind the smiles and wonder that is Thailand, there is an unknown Thailand that tourists are unaware of. Tourists to Thailand may think that Thais are very warm conciderate, patient and understanding people. The truth however could be further from the truth, Thai’s in the most sence are impolite, do not care for others and
Having a mobile phone in Thailand is as essential as your mobile phone back in your country, in some ways even more so as a lifeline to essential services as well as your loved ones. Mobile phones aren’t the cheapest way to communicate in Thailand but surely are the most useful, but did you know
Thai people are typically paid by the month regardless of their occupation, it may be calculated by the hour but typically the average Thai salary is paid by the month. If your thinking about hiring someone in Thailand I strongly urge you not to do this though. Pay someone for a months work here and
At the current exchange rate 300 baht is approx $10 and less than $300 a month and $3600 per year. If you include airfare your looking at around $3600 to come to live in Thailand for the entire year learn thai language and have an ok time. Being on a budget doesn’t mean your missing
This past week i’ve been out 2 times drinking beer at the local night spots of chiang mai, touring the nightlife and showing some outsiders of the Chiang Mai I know so well. I’m sad so say though, it’s nothing like Bangkok but it’s none the less all we have this far north. Everyone has