John Joseph 
Moving to Thailand was an exciting and at the same time stressful experience for me and my family. It was exciting because it had been the culmination of a seven-year plan; stressful because we had a six-month-old baby in tow. And to make matters worse, our flight from New York to Hong Kong was delayed. … Read more
What to expect when you’re expecting in the kingdom.
Can’t stream your favorite television shows from Thailand? Don’t feel secure while doing your online banking from within the country? Worried about internet service providers snooping on your online activity or selling your data? You can continue handling your online business in an unsecured way and potentially jeopardize your personal info–or you can get a … Read more
My one-year old daughter stood at the edge of the pool, knees bent and hesitant. I stood below her, in the pool, ready to catch her. I turned to my wife to signal to her to watch Big M’s first jump. I turned back and reached out my hands to catch my daughter. But when … Read more
Life in the country becomes a whole lot easier when you have these helpful tools on your phone.
Dr. Krisana Nonguang tells ExpatDen what makes Thailand’s premiere dental hospital standout.
As a homeschooling family in Bangkok, libraries help us educate our daughters. Libraries provide us with all the supplemental books we’d rather not ship into Thailand because of weighty costs and added taxes. And compared to the expensive costs of international schools, library memberships are cheap. But libraries aren’t only places to read and check-out … Read more
Thailand’s Board of Investment has been issuing SMART Visas since 2018, and many expats and their families have benefited from the convenience this visa offers. Initially, the SMART Visa was designed for investors, highly skilled professionals, and startups in Thailand. However, with the introduction of the LTR visa and the DTV visa, the SMART Visa … Read more
XendPay was a low-cost international money transfer service that let individuals send up to US$2,535 per year for free. This guide explains how it worked, what it cost, and why you now need an alternative.
The first Christmas we spent in Thailand, my wife and I had one daughter and she was a year old. We didn’t feel the need to go all-out with decorations, so we bought a 3-foot Christmas tree from Big C, hung a few homemade ornaments on it, and then capped it off with a yellow … Read more