Hugh Launches eBooks in Thailand
Hugh’s Retired Life in Thailand… Hugh is an industrious individual. No doubt. Besides gardening (yes, I’m envious, very) he’s always working on new and intriguing projects. Although retired, he authors books for the Thai professional market (impressed? I am). And as you all know, he also writes the instructive Thai Language Thai Culture for WLT. [...]
Survey: Expats Love Thailand, but the Thai Language Loses Out
No surprise, Thailand comes top for love… The latest HSBC report was emailed to me just this morning (thanks Lana :-) Expats fall in love with Thailand but not the language. Putting Thailand aside for now… I was not surprised to find that the UK’s scores were low, but I was surprised at how low [...]
From Bangkok to the Burmese
Burma/Myanmar, an expected treat… Getting anywhere for a first time in this region is often a mystery. For me anyway. Myanmar was even more so as I was going in blind. Pretty much. Personal visa experiences… Chris Mitchell’s post, Myanmar Visa In Bangkok: How To Get It, covers most of what you will need to [...]
A Year’s Worth of Women Learning Thai… and Some Men Too ;-)
Blogging birthdays come but once a year… A year and a month ago, on June 4th, WLT launched. Sigh. I know, I know. It is already July 4th and I’m running late (it has been that kind of a month). And while a blogging birthday is not the same as your firstborn turning one, it [...]
Habits of Highly Effective Expats
Expat Guide on twitter, tweets… Today, Sharon Gilor (expatsguide), tweeted Glen’s Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Expats. I have noticed in strangers, friends, and yes, even myself, seven habits that I think make you a very ineffective expat. My rookie year in China is nearing a close, so I plan on making a New Year’s [...]
Hunting For Accommodation
I like to think that I’m an experienced expat. Sometimes it rings true. Sometimes not. Looking for a new home is a case in point. Before relocating, I tend to do a lot of research to source new accommodation. There is no real replacement for actual experience, so for the final decision, I lean on [...]
Expat Experience: The Introduction
A bit of history… I was raised in the expat life. With foreign travel in my blood, I naturally took to the lifestyle. So far I’ve lived on the Island of Borneo (9 years), France (2 years), Japan (2+ years), New Zealand (3+ years), Scotland (1 year), Thailand (followed the tsunami in), as well as [...]
