The Evolution of Street Food
byThis epiphanic moment follows a grumbly stomach and a yearning for fluffy pork and chilli stuffed crepes. It also starts on a seemingly ordinary…
Expat Life
Life and living in Bangkok as an expat. From buying condos to daily life,shopping and cooking.
Surviving Bangkok Power Outages
byPower outages in Bangkok tend to be an almost regular occurrence; generator explosions, deafening booms which leave my cat hidden in the bathroom all…
Our First Year of Marriage
byIf ‘the first year of marriage is always the hardest’ then I can say our marriage is definite for the long run. Since our…
Moving to Thailand? Best Decision Ever.
byMany people ask about my website’s title ‘Live Less Ordinary’ apparently it’s confusing but in truth everything is there in the name (idiots). To…
VISA Extension in Bangkok
byFor those travelling on a 60 day tourist VISA in Thailand there is always the option of a further 30 day ‘VISA extension’. This…
Surviving ‘Bangkok Shutdown’ Protests
byApologies for yet another post on Bangkok protests but they are hard to ignore when on our doorstep. So we are now 4 days…
Living in Bangkok’s Protests
byI have little interest in Thai politics but I often find them forced onto me. I live in Bangkok city centre where protests have…
The Cheerful Bangkok Protests
bySo Allan what did you do today? “I joined a protest..” Was it fun? “Yes, Super fun.” What was the best part? “I hugged…
Benefits of Condo Living
byTo own a house in central Bangkok is not only crazy expensive but also unattainable as foreigners who cannot legally own land in Thailand….
Our Fresh Market Groceries
byToday is Wan Khao Phansa, a Thai Buddhist Holiday beginning a three months stay for monks at their temples. During these three months the…