Thailand

Best Jobs for Digital Nomads: Don’t Wait to Take Your Vacation Days

Last Updated on October 24, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia You know all those pictures of people working from their hammocks on a beach in Thailand? Or sitting in a café in Amsterdam with their laptops. That could be you. I know it sounds like a dream, but it could be your reality with these jobs…
Expat in Chiang Mai: How to Reboot in the Rose of the North

Last Updated on September 20, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia WELCOME TO MY EXPAT INTERVIEW SERIES! I’m about to give you an insider’s sneak peek to the truths and realities of expat life. Not just from my point of view. From expats around the world. I’ll be sharing their stories with the dreamers, the movers, the curious. You! The…
Best Areas to Stay in Phuket–A Complete Travel Guide

Last Updated on February 20, 2024 by Kirsten Raccuia First, let me get this out of the way, it’s pronounced Poo-ket, not Fuk-it, not Foo-ket, it’s Poo-ket. Now we can move on. Phuket is one of the most popular destinations in Thailand. It’s the biggest island in the country, with a lot of different beach…
The Most Unusual Things to do in Phuket

Last Updated on February 20, 2024 by Kirsten Raccuia Phuket has a reputation for being Thailand’s most debauched island. And for a good reason. Bangla Road in Patong has girls swinging from poles in little bikinis. And men selling tickets to ping pong shows (if you’re unfamiliar, google it, I’m not touching that topic with…
Must See Places in Southeast Asia

Last Updated on September 18, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia Travel is our baby. We have no more pets, and we have no children, our lives revolve around travel. We thrive on real journeys to exotic places and always leave wanting to discover more and visit again. Since Malaysia is centrally located in Southeast Asia, our…
The Panty Dropper, Mormons and a Road Trip to Thailand

Last Updated on February 21, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia Even after living here for 4 years, sometimes I have to pinch myself. The other day while my mom was visiting, we decided to take a road trip…to Thailand…for lunch. I never thought I’d live in a place where I could drive to Thailand for lunch.…
5 Tips for Would-Be Expats in Southeast Asia

Last Updated on November 4, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia For 11 years, my husband Mark and I traveled to all the places we thought we might move to, researched so much that we felt overwhelmed, and read every forum, Facebook page, and blog we could find. Once we decided to move to Penang, Malaysia, we…
Escape the January Blues on These 3 Beaches in Southeast Asia

Last Updated on February 21, 2023 by Kirsten Raccuia Tired of shoveling snow yet? Are those once delicate flakes now just a pile of grey slush? Snow is beautiful while it’s falling; who doesn’t like a romantic snowy day next to the fire? But that glorious vision ends abruptly when you have to trudge outside,…