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Should I Buy or Rent

A look into Chiang Mai Real Estate for Retirement   The question quickly comes up if one should Buy or Rent in Thailand / Chiang Mai.  After living in Thailand for over eight years I’ve come to the conclusion to simply rent and here’s why.   Purchasing a home in Thailand requires you as a… Continue reading Should I Buy or Rent

50 Thai Names that you’ve never heard before

This list of actual Thai names is a compilation of a eight year journey meeting the Thai people:  Meaw Noon I Tim  Lay Freshy Pizza Wow Come Poo Poo Nice Suk a wad Cake Beaver FL Ying ying Jing Jing Yada Ping  Yolk Boy Beer Pop Sun Dear On Ice  Lay Give Beuty  Oh  Name … Continue reading 50 Thai Names that you’ve never heard before

10 top fun Thai customs

Thais way of doing things   Through my retirement travels in beautiful Thailand, I must admit its very fun to see and learn some of the Thai customs.  Much of it has to do with practicality, but also the void of having to be judged; reasonably, it’s all about comfort and simply just enjoying life:… Continue reading 10 top fun Thai customs

Thailand’s Sailing Rental Adventures

Thailand is a beautiful and vibrant country with rich culture and history. It also has an impressive coastline that stretches over 3,200 kilometers long. The country’s coastline is dotted with hundreds of small islands and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. The turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea, the Gulf… Continue reading Thailand’s Sailing Rental Adventures

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Why Medical Tourism Thailand

My visit to a Thailand hospital   By Jonky Dawson 3/13/23 I had the rare opportunity to interview (with inside pictures) one of the many hospitals in town and ask why go to Chiang Mai Hospital?  Recognizably it’s viewed as a very small hospital in town but unknowingly with an enormous list of undiscovered features and benefits.… Continue reading Why Medical Tourism Thailand

Is Thailand Safe?

A first hand look into the daily life in Thailand By Jonky Dawson 3/13/23 For the people who’s never been to Thailand this question seems to always come up. Is Thailand safe?My first experience to this question was while parking my motorbike at a shopping mall in Udon Thani,all the helmets were just resting on… Continue reading Is Thailand Safe?

Retiring in Thailand

The four (4) questions/ answers to retiring overseas   By Jonky 3/12/23 Figuring out ones retirement is a bridge to your next chapter of ones life. There’s so much to consider and often times is a daunting thought. The embedded normal is do I have enough money, and what is enough money, but there’s more.… Continue reading Retiring in Thailand

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Ristorante https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ristorante-Da-Antonio/704141763302712 Mr Chan https://www.facebook.com/MrChan-Miss-Pauline-Pizzeria-Restaurant-174108722649542/ Carmellow https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caramellow/732399883778849 Tea Leaf Lab https://www.facebook.com/TealeaflabChiangmai/ Som Tum https://www.facebook.com/SomtumDerChiangmai/ Tulou https://www.facebook.com/tulouchiangmai/ Toey Dim sum https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toey-Dimsum/380961018638844 Chiang mai smoke house https://www.facebook.com/chiangmaismokehouse/ Let it be https://www.facebook.com/letitbesteakhouse/ Hoppipolla https://www.facebook.com/hoppipollachiangmai/ La Terrasse https://www.facebook.com/laterrasse/ Mai Saigon https://www.facebook.com/maisaigonrestaurant/ Jacky show https://www.facebook.com/Jackyshowrestaurant/ Acrobalino https://www.facebook.com/arcobaleno.chiangmai/ Feast Society https://www.facebook.com/Feast-Society-by-Salsa-Kitchen-610992249315943/ Na Nanirand https://www.facebook.com/nanirand.romantic.boutique.resort/ Inside house https://www.facebook.com/TheInsideHouse/ A time to chair… Continue reading Untitled

French excellent!

No menu, the chef/ owner shops daily for what ever looks good that day. I thought this was way way under valued, 495b includes the spectacular French dessert. The place is a 18 room boutique hotel, built 2 years ago, 1400b/nt. With a super clean kitchen with glass windows to watch the chef busy at… Continue reading French excellent!

Three Chefs! Maerim

Opened 4 months ago, the chefs all went to cooking school together in Bangkok and also worked at the Four Seasons together too. The name was derived from their names ( Nam, Ness and Nott ) and had the sound of “ entry” ; hence, N Three. Having such a diverse background at such young… Continue reading Three Chefs! Maerim