I have booked three one-way flights: one to Singapore, one to Bali and one to Dili. I’ve handed in my notice and work and my last day of full-time employment in Thailand will be on August 26, not including a few vacation days that I will be cashing out. As if that’s not enough, I’ve also taken three-and-a-half days' holiday …

Google is updating the toolbar PR display at the moment. I've gone back down to PR4. 2Bangkok has dropped to PR5 while Thai Blogs has gone up to PR5. Sajal Kayan went up to PR6. I haven't noticed many other changes. The toolbar updates usually take a few days to complete. Nothing too much to worry about either way. Suitable …

Well this sucks. As if One-Two-Go being delivered a standing eight-count wasn’t bad enough, Nok Air has reportedly thrown in the towel on its Bangkok-Phuket route, writes Chutima Sidasathian over at Phuket Wan. Flights from Bangkok to Chiang Rai, Ubon Ratchatanee and Krabi have also been axed. This is terrible news. It means that Air Asia is the only low-cost …

There comes a point for most of expats when they realise that they’re not going home. I don’t know when it happened for me, but there must have been a point when I decided that I would spend most of the rest of my life outside of my home country. What is the difference between someone who travels and then …

You know there's something wrong with a cover story when its lede is: "The Nai Lert Park annual fair is taking a more fun-filled approach this year, and calling itself the Flower Carnival." Well yes, that does sound fun. "To advertise the event organisers paraded naked models covered with orchids." Apparently this is front-page news in Bangkok. It gets better. …

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