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and stories.

Articles on Thailand, travel, business and life in Bangkok. Written by someone who lives here, not by someone who drops by for a week a year.

Travel

Thailand visas
2026: which one
you really need

7 June 2026 8 min read

Thailand visas 2026: which one you really need

Visa exemption, DTV, Education, retirement, Privilege, business: the practical guide to working out which route is right for you, based on how long you stay and what you want to do. From someone who lives here.

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Relocation

Lifestyles
in Bangkok
and the budget

7 June 2026 7 min read

Lifestyles in Bangkok: how much they really affect your budget

Housing, food, transport, healthcare: how the lifestyle you choose really changes what you spend. The three budget levers and three profiles compared, from someone who lives here.

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Food

Opening a
restaurant in
Bangkok

7 June 2026 9 min read

Opening a pizzeria or a restaurant in Bangkok: how it really works

Company, local partner, location, costs, staff, suppliers: what it really takes so you don't burn through your savings. From someone who opened a 50 Top Pizza venue and lives in Thailand.

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Travel

THIM, the
Thai immigration
app

1 June 2026 6 min read

THIM, the new Thai immigration app: the TDAC from your phone

It's the first official Thai immigration app. What it is, how it works and why from today you can already do your arrival card (TDAC) from your phone — no QR code, no queues. Explained by someone who lives in Bangkok.

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Relocation

20 years
in Thailand
isn't enough.

19 May 2026 6 min read

Living 20 years in Thailand doesn't mean you've understood it

There's a line I often hear among some expats: "I've lived here for 20 years." Said like a verdict. But living in a country doesn't mean you've understood it — and time, on its own, isn't expertise.

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Life in Bangkok

Bangkok by night
2026

27 April 2026 5 min read

Bangkok by night 2026: rooftops, speakeasies and insider addresses

Bangkok's nightlife in 2026 isn't the one from the 2019 guidebooks. Rooftops, speakeasies and the places where locals and expats actually go — not the tourists.

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