Visa Run – Chiang Mai to Mae Sai and across the border into Burma (Tachileik)
Our 1st Visa Run in Thailand. Chiang Mai to Burma Visa Run The 3 months stamped in our passport when we first arrived on Thai soil was coming to an…
Buying a Used Car in Thailand – Our Experience
My Experience of Buying a used car in Thailand The Tale of what happened when Jmayel went on a solo mission to Bangkok to Buy a used car in Thailand…
Thailand – The Land of Smiles
What it is like to live in Thailand, the ‘Land of Smiles’ SMILE:“to form ones features into a pleased, kind or amused expression” Oxford Dictionary definitionOne of my smiles! From what…
Life in Thailand vs Life in U.K – Pt.2
Comparisons & Confusions between living in Thailand & UK Street Dogs in Chiang Mai: The Thais relationship with their animals is a far cry from what we know, the link…
Life in Thailand vs Life in U.K – Pt.1
Comparisons & Confusions between living in Thailand & UK Naturally when you live in a different land to what you grew up in –things immediately begin to spring out at…
Moving to Thailand – Renting a House
How we found a house to rent when we moved to Thailand After a few days of being here, finding our feet and getting over the sleepy jet lag, we…
Songkran Water Festival – The Traditional Thai New Year
We arrived in Chiang Mai at a very special time. A time for celebration, for joviality, for tradition. Just one week after our arrival onto Thai soil, we witnessed…
Moving to Thailand – Initial Moments
What happened in the initial moments of our move to Thailand from the UK Flying to Thailand We looked out the window of the plane as it made the final…
Taking Control of My Life with a Move to Thailand
Take Control of Life and Become Who you Want To Be Why we decided to move to Thailand Like everything, when you scratch the surface there’s always something more. It…
The Start of 8 Miles from Home
How 8 Miles from Home came about - The Beginning It started in 2009 after a Christmas break in the Scottish Highlands. We were driving home, when just after we got off…