Cost of Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cost of Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand

The cost of living in Chiang Mai, Thailand is an inherently hot topic. What other city offers such a comfortable standard of living – delicious local and international food, community happenings and meet-ups, modern conveniences, and an endless array of housing...
Thai Language YouTube Channels: Our Top Picks

Thai Language YouTube Channels: Our Top Picks

We spent nearly a week in Thailand’s northeastern region of Isaan and that experience was a wakeup call to our dwindling Thai communication skills. It was enough to motivate us to dig around in our old list of Thai language YouTube channels and brush up on our...
Cost of Food in Thailand versus USA

Cost of Food in Thailand versus USA

When we first moved to Thailand, we figured we could save time and money by eating at the food stalls and little family owned eateries in our new Thai neighborhood. But it didn’t take long to realize that we didn’t have it in ourselves to dine on Thai food...
Live Broadcasting Thailand Travel on Periscope

Live Broadcasting Thailand Travel on Periscope

Whether you’ve just stumbled across our blog or have been familiar with it for quite some time, you may be interested to learn that we have been doing live broadcasting about Thailand travel on Periscope. In fact, we’ve done over 250 broadcasts since...
Is it safe to eat Thai street food?

Is it safe to eat Thai street food?

Our very first meal in Thailand – ever – was coughed up from a food stall on Bangkok’s infamous Soi Cowboy. It was sometime after midnight and the vendor handed us a Styrofoam bowl filled with threadlike rice noodles, a clear pinkish broth (caused by the neon...
Why I Don’t Drive a Motorbike in Thailand

Why I Don’t Drive a Motorbike in Thailand

  A recent evening out with new friends prompted a conversation about riding motorbikes in Thailand. Chris and I share a bike but he’s the driver and I always ride pillion. Always. I don’t drive a motorbike in Thailand and probably never will, but I...