Finally, after a year and a half, the house was finished and we were ready to move in. Building a house, from scratch, in Thailand is a real challenge that I would not recommend tackling. My wife handled most of the man-management and I must say that without her stabilizing influence, I would never have …
Years ago, British insurance company Legal & General aired an advertising campaign on UK TV with the slogan “We won’t make a drama out of a crisis”. The point being, if your house was flooded or your car was wrecked, a nice man from L&G would turn up and settle your insurance claim quickly and …
This story goes back to the days when I first came to live in Thailand, some eleven years ago now. I lived in a large three bedroom condo in Silom paid for by the company. I was not married at the time. ————————- Origami – the Japanese art of folding paper. She spent a minute …
Recent changes to the visa rules coupled with general political instability in Thailand have prompted many ex-pat residents to ask themselves if now is the time to go home or at least time to seek out a new home somewhere else. Somewhere where we might be better received buy our hosts. It has always been …