What Karen Hill Tribe Silver Actually Is
Karen hill tribe silver is sold worldwide as ancient tribal craft. I spent a day in the village that makes it and found two very different accounts of where it came from.
The Plan I Was Sold, and the Plan I Actually Have
Sold 15GB for 199 THB. Got 20GB with calls, then 60GB without. Four bills, no two the same. What that means when you are choosing a plan.
Sending Money to Thailand: How We Actually Pay for Things Here
THAILAND · MONEY This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you, and I only recommend things I have used myself. Thailand runs on QR payments. At a market stall, in a taxi, at the shop on the corner, you scan a code … Read more
The Cost of Living in Chiang Mai: What a Family of Three Actually Pays
THAILAND · COST OF LIVING This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you, and I only recommend things I have used myself. Currency: amounts I paid are given in the currency I paid them in. Conversions use the Bank of Japan’s official … Read more
Health Insurance for Living in Chiang Mai: My Card Stopped at Day 90 (Yours May Stop Sooner)
THAILAND · INSURANCE This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you, and I only recommend things I have used myself. Currency: amounts I paid are given in the currency I paid them in. Conversions use the Bank of Japan’s official rate for … Read more
The DTV Visa in 2026: How I Actually Got Thailand’s 5-Year Remote Work Visa
THAILAND · VISAS This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you, and I only recommend things I have used myself. Currency: amounts I paid are given in the currency I paid them in. Conversions use the Bank of Japan’s official rate for … Read more
Moving to Chiang Mai: A First-Hand Relocation Guide (2026)
THAILAND · RELOCATION This guide contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you, and I only recommend things I have used myself. Currency: amounts I paid are given in the currency I paid them in. Conversions use the Bank of Japan’s official rate for … Read more