Thailand Challenges

I often feel sad when visitors come to Thailand on their 2-week whirlwind visits and then they have to go back home. It must be heart-wrenching for someone who has lived and worked in Thailand to have to get back to the real world too. Mind you, it was great to get the opportunity to sit down and relax with …

I’m still pleasantly surprised by the quality of workmanship at really affordable rates here in Thailand. Our car is getting on in years now and at last count, it was 16 years old. Mind you, with this panel work and respray, you’d think it just came off the showroom floor. Today in this video, I take a divergence from our …

It really can be a problem if you are being rushed to the hospital and then find it was probably quicker to walk if you’re stuck in traffic. No, I wasn’t in any sort of trouble, but this traffic issue problem for ambulances got me thinking about general health issues here in Thailand. Statistics are showing that 20% of ambulance …

It does seem that every time I take Chanya shopping that we are always getting things for her. The shoe is on the other foot today because my laptop needs repairs and I need a new camera. I did mention in January that I was looking around at different options but now that it is March, I have saved up …

A recent email conversation with a younger channel follower got me thinking about the sort of choices you need to consider when choosing Thailand as a place to live. In tonight’s visit to Big-C, I go over the main points raised in the email conversation and elaborate on those ideas. It’s been some time since we walked around our local …