The Village That Said No to the Power Line
A Karen village in Lamphun sits metres from the power line and has no electricity. Not because it cannot get it. Because it turned it down.
Chiang Mai
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