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Visa Run – Chiang Mai to Mae Sai and across the border into Burma (Tachileik)

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  • Post published:6th July 2012
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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…

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Buying a Used Car in Thailand – Our Experience

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  • Post published:29th June 2012
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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…

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Thailand – The Land of Smiles

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  • Post published:2nd June 2012
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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…

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Life in Thailand vs Life in U.K – Pt.2

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  • Post published:22nd May 2012
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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…

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Life in Thailand vs Life in U.K – Pt.1

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  • Post published:14th May 2012
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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…

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Moving to Thailand – Renting a House

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  • Post published:3rd May 2012
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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…

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Songkran Water Festival – The Traditional Thai New Year

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  • Post published:28th April 2012
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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…

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Moving to Thailand – Initial Moments

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  • Post published:26th April 2012
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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…

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Taking Control of My Life with a Move to Thailand

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  • Post published:25th April 2012
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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…

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The Start of 8 Miles from Home

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  • Post published:11th April 2012
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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…

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