For the final installment of the Chiang Mai Market Guide (don’t miss Part I and Part II) here are three more markets to explore. Saturday-Sunday Flea Market I actually don’t know what this is called, but every Saturday and Sunday in the morning  to early afternoon this is the place to be for second hand […]

I’m going home next week for the first time in more than a year and the entire thing kind of scares me. I want to go home.  It’s time.  I need it.  I want to see my family and friends and eat cheese and Mexican food and bake and sleep in my bed and see […]

After two years of living abroad, there are a few tips for expat living that have come up frequently that make life and settling down in a foreign place a little easier.

And we’re back with the second installment of the Chiang Mai Market Guide – don’t miss Part I here. Warorot Market (day) Located at the end of Chiang Moi Road near the river, Warorot Market is…something else.  You literally can get just about anything within this area – from jeans to furniture and kitchen ware, […]

While I’m not a big shopper, I do enjoy meandering through the Chiang Mai market streets taking in all the lights and colors and doing a bit of people-watching.  It never fails to amaze me how much stuff is available and how  everything is completely set up and taken down whenever the markets runs, whether […]

Everyone knows the Land of Smiles is filled with sunshine, lady boys, cheap eats and tuk tuks…but there are several things, especially when it comes to what is actually legal or illegal, that may surprise you.  Here’s what you don’t know about Thailand:

Last week I wrote about how much money I made teaching in Thailand and monthly break down of my expenses here.  Today, I want to call out some money sucks of living and traveling in Thailand. While it’s incredibly affordable to live and travel here, I’ve still heard many people complain that they’re spending a […]

So doing my taxes, I realized how much money I actually made teaching in Thailand for 2012…it’s laughable.  Ready? $6,000 After I had a minor freak out (I made more money when I was a teenager!) I took a step back to look at how I could still be so comfortable after making such a […]

I could go on all day about how beautiful Northern Thailand is.  Lakes, mountains, rivers, caves, waterfalls and jungles are everywhere just asking to be explored and the weather is usually some of the best in the country – cooler, yet still clear and sunny. That is, until February and March. While November, December and […]

Last month I wrote about the Saturday Walking Street in Chiang Mai and am currently working on a round up of all the Chiang Mai markets – there’s a lot!  There are different types of markets in different parts of town opening up and shutting down throughout the day and night.  A few are well […]