Thailand’s “Sweet Troop” Female Police Join Bangkok’s Traffic Division
As more and more Thai women seem interested in joining the Thai police force, a new police troop has joined the ranks […]
Read moreAs more and more Thai women seem interested in joining the Thai police force, a new police troop has joined the ranks […]
Read moreMost EFL/ESL/English teachers come to Thailand and look for a teaching job when they get here. With the best jobs found in […]
Read moreEvery year, thousands of western female EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers come to Thailand. Many think they’ll get a good teaching […]
Read moreIf you’ve been to a job interview as a teacher in Thailand or have interviewed western (farang) teacher yourself, how some farang […]
Read moreThailand has a world-wide reputation as a country where things are relaxed. That’s why, some visitors to Thailand are surprised when they […]
Read moreFor many westerners, when they retire, Thailand is a cheaper place to live than their home country and retiring here is easy. If […]
Read moreWhile it is nice that Prof. Tongthong Chandransu, FROC spokesperson, finally addressed the issue of foreigners dealing with floods in Thailand (several months […]
Read moreSuvarnabhumi Airport will be adding eight body scanners to their immigration security check points in coming months, according to AoT senior executive vice-president […]
Read moreThe last two times I’ve flown from Bangkok, Thailand to Hanoi, Vietnam, I’ve flown on Vietnam Airlines. Living in Bangkok, Hanoi is […]
Read moreMany people still seem to be confused about getting an education visa in Thailand. Is it cheaper than continually doing visa runs? Or […]
Read moreMany western teachers come to Thailand to teach English and are completely out of their depth. A fair percentage of Thai school […]
Read moreOne of the best times of year to visit Thailand is during the Amazing Thailand Grand Sale. During the Amazing Thailand Grand […]
Read moreBeyond the actual amount required by Thai immigration so they’ll give you a retirement visa (either 800,000 baht in a Thai bank […]
Read moreI love just about all things Malaysian – well, all things except LCCT, Kuala Lumpur’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal – a terminal I’ve […]
Read moreLiving as an expat in Thailand makes you schizophrenic. Really it does. As an expat living in Thailand, I’ve met many other expats […]
Read moreMany westerners traveling in Thailand for a while, will need to leave the country every three months to get a tourist visa […]
Read moreWhen you get any type of travel visa to Thailand stamped in your passport, whether it’s been given to you to visit […]
Read moreAn important question many tourists to Thailand ask about tourist visas is “How many back-to-back tourist visas am I allowed to get?” […]
Read moreAs usual, every time there seems to be a change at Thai immigration that may possibly affect westerners and other foreigners living […]
Read moreLast year, not being able to get paperwork processed in time for a new work permit in Thailand, I had to come back […]
Read moreHundreds of thousands of people do visa runs every year from Thailand to the border of a neighboring country like Laos, […]
Read moreOver the years we’ve lived in Thailand, we’ve had many people ask us “How long does it take to do a visa […]
Read moreBefore I moved to Bangkok, Thailand I’d never heard of a ‘visa run’ but, after my first three months in the country […]
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