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Update: The Expat Woman's Guide to Living in Thailand

Update: The Expat Woman’s Guide to Living in Thailand

The expat woman’s guide to living in Thailand… The Expat Woman’s Guide to Living in Thailand is the only guidebook for foreign women living in Thailand. It is a book based on my experiences with living in Bangkok. What I learned I’d like to pass on to other women (or men) to make their transition [...]

Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook

Andrew Biggs on Twitter and Facebook

Who is Andrew Biggs?… Andrew Biggs, the coolest bald guy in Thailand, is one of those long-time expat curiosities that a chunk of Thai learners know next to nothing about. A part of the reason is because Andrew does not market his talents to expats (he’s an all Thai sort of guy). And (taking a [...]

Rikker Dockum @ Bangkok Podcast

Rikker Dockum @ Bangkok Podcast

Rikker Dockum and the Bangkok Podcast… May was a crazy month for Bangkokians. No doubt. And while some of us were busy twitching through the political scuffles, Greg Jorgensen of GregToDiffer.com and Anthony Joh of Thai-FAQ.com twigged it as an opportunity to create Bangkok Podcast. Join Anthony and Greg every Sunday night as they discuss [...]

Interview: Luke Cassady-Dorion: Photographer and Linguist

Interview: Luke Cassady-Dorion: Photographer and Linguist

Interview: Luke Cassady-Dorion the linguist… I never tire of reading about the language attributes of linguists. Luke, a talented photographer, just happens to be studying for a Bachelor’s Degree at Ramkhamkaeng University (Thai Major, Japanese Minor). In addition, he has taken on Spanish, Sanskrit, Lanna, and Burmese at the university level. Impressive. Goldenland Polygot In [...]

Jaideetv: From Thailand to the World

Jaideetv: From Thailand to the World

Heartfelt wishes to Thailand during these turbulent times… What a depressing month. Desperate to write about something positive (having had to cancel most of my planned posts), on Monday I sent the below to a smattering of people (apologies if you didn’t receive one): A request – Those living in Thailand (Thais as well as [...]

Topic Thailand: Keeping up with Thai Politics

Topic Thailand: Keeping up with Thai Politics

Topic: Thailand. Understanding Thailand’s political crisis… During my research for an earlier post, Staying Safe in Thailand: Streetwise Advice + Twitter, Newley Purnell introduced me to his grand new site: Topic: Thailand. Understanding Thailand’s political crisis. Now, I love world history, but I haven’t always been fond of politics (or does my fondness stop at [...]

Thailand's Multi-Coloured Politics: Will Thais Talk to Thais?

Thailand’s Multi-Coloured Politics: Will Thais Talk to Thais?

Red Shirts, pink shirts, yellow shirts… or no shirts… With Thailand’s political skuffles deepening, I’ve had daily rethinks about the contents of my posts. You see, there are three weeks + of product reviews waiting in the wings. And understandably, no one wants their feature to go live during a time of bloodshed. Boggles the [...]

Staying Safe in Thailand: Streetwise Advice + Twitter

Staying Safe in Thailand: Streetwise Advice + Twitter

What’s going on with Thai politics… Some westerners in Thailand see the Red Shirts as an inconvenient pain in the butt (but so are volcanoes). Others feel that the Red Shirts have a valid point (a number of Pink Shirts believe that too). To top it off, knowledgeable expats plugged into the mainstream of Thai [...]

The Red Shirts are in Bangkok. Again.

The Red Shirts are in Bangkok. Again.

There be Red Shirts… Thursday afternoon I tried to focus on a Friday post. Sigh. But I could not, would not settle. With everything going on this weekend, there was too much on my mind. The closer the Red Shirt rallies came, the more alarming the news. Protesters plan to paralyse Bangkok: city could burn [...]

Bangkok Found: Reflections on the City

Bangkok Found: Reflections on the City

Reflections on Bangkok Found… I’m not a city gal. I enjoy gardening, country walks, and being able to see the moon and stars at night. And since falling in love with Bangkok in 2004, I’ve had a troublesome time explaining why to those who spread out north, south, and elsewhere in Thailand. Their lives are [...]

Review: Thai Language Schools in Bangkok

Review: Thai Language Schools in Bangkok

Thai Language Schools in Bangkok… I often get emails requesting information about decent Thai language schools in Bangkok. And as I don’t have any experience with the schools (yet), I started referring people to the long discussion on the Thaivisa.com Thai language forum. But the discussion grew to eleven pages (and was repeatedly disrupted), so [...]

Bangkok's Fertility Shrine: Chao Mae Tuptim

Bangkok’s Fertility Shrine: Chao Mae Tuptim

Sightseeing around Bangkok… Last month a friend emailed to say, ‘I’M COMING TO BANGKOK!’ I emailed back, ‘Whooh! WHEN?’ A mere two days after his arrival, David had already paddled up the floating market, tussled for eight hours with tigers, then dropped a krathong into the klong. And more. Which got me wondering… … just [...]

Habits of Highly Effective Expats

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 [...]

The Streak-eared Bulbul in Bangkok

The Streak-eared Bulbul in Bangkok

Baby bird watching and the Streak-eared Bulbul… Following on from my previous post: Baby Bird Watching in Bangkok… I don’t know my birds – Thai birds or otherwise – so I asked on the local Thai forum. Rather quickly, someone in the know responded that it was a Streak-eared Bulbul. As there isn’t much information [...]