Expat Life with AVIS Chiang Mai
Today I drove the 3 hour plus 177kms drive from Chiang Mai to Maekok River Resort 2kms from the Laos border in the AVIS Chiang Mai Toyota Fortuner hire car. The pleasure of independence and the open road was pointedly obvious to me whilst at breakfast when the staff of the hotel I was staying […]
Off the beaten trail with AVIS – Phu Chi Fa
After 4/5 days of driving my hire car from AVIS north of Chiang Mai I decided to head into the mountains off grid. I was headed for Phu Chi Fa in the mountains between Laos and Thailand. It is located on the northeastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range 12kms to the southwest of […]
Tolani Hotels: Exquisite taste
Tolani Hotels invited Expat Life to their relaunch where guests were delighted with a menu of delicious flavours which set the guests’ taste buds whirring. The kitchen was centre stage and we saw Chefs at work preparing Tolani tastes signed by award winning Chef Frenchman Alexandre Demard, with\ 19 years experience in gastronomy, who was […]
Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort: A vegan hotel in the heart of Chiang Mai
I stayed at a very interesting hotel in the heart of the city the Away Chiang Mai Thapae Resort. The hotel has embraced a plant based diet and no alcohol which I really enjoyed! I have just had granola with soy milk, beetroot juice, broccoli with chives, watercress, curly kale and shredded carrot with soy […]
Courtyard By Marriott in North Pattaya
Expat Life made a quick overnight stop to visit the new Courtyard By Marriott in North Pattaya last week. Ideally situated in a quiet Soi in Naklua, tucked away 100 meters from the steps to the beach, the 233-room hotel is a delightful oasis of calm just at the start of Naklua. I was met […]
U Samui Bangrak Ko Samui
On the North East coast of Ko Samui about 3kms from the international airport is the delightful laid back resort of Bangrak, where time seems to have slowed down… I was dropped off at this unassuming street frontage but once you enter, the magic begins. The staff welcomed me enthusiastically and checked me in efficiently. […]
Nakhon Sawan in Central Thailand
This weekend Expat Life headed North North West 243kms via the AH2, just over 3 hours to Nakhon Sawan in central Thailand. The name literally means “Heavenly city” and the city is the capital of the province. It has a population of 82,305 and those that I met were very pleasant. I stayed in a […]
The 10 most profitable places to own a holiday home
Purchasing a holiday home abroad can be a valuable investment if you pick the right destination. CIA landlords has calculated which cities are the most profitable for landlords, based on how long it would take to earn back the property’s purchase price and how much could be earned by renting it out on Airbnb. You can […]
Chilean artist : Gabriel Reyes
Gabriel Reyes: ´´I like to see my work more as a craft than art, and myself as a craftsman rather than an artist.´´ Ángel Gabriel Reyes Vergara is an artwork artist from Santiago, Chile who is living in Thailand. His artworks are mainly in private colections in Chile, but in Europe as well the EEUU. […]