New: expat-lifeAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959hive-180932zzanphotographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-166405hive-188619hive-150122bitcoinhive-144064hive-183397krsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-139150hive-181136lifehive-145157hive-109690hive-103599TrendingNewHotLikersgabe.radke (76)in expat-life • 3 days agoWhat I consider to be the best time of year is upon us in VietnamI like living in Vietnam but many times I think that I feel that way because of the fact that it is extremely inexpensive to live here and not so much because it is a lovely or wonderful place.…jack.russelle (76)in travel • 3 days agoForeigners behaving badly in Pattaya... A new low for my memoryThis country is wonderful but if you have never been here before to see what Thailand has to offer it wouldn't surprise me if you had the impression that this country is a place for drunken…gooddream (82)in vietnam • last monthA little banking tip for people trying to live in VietnamThis is not necessarily applicable to the entire country but it definitely is the case here in Da Nang. I have talked to people about this a great deal over the years and I now know the true…gooddream (82)in drugs • 4 months agoWatching a friend slip into addiction is a truly sad thing to seeAlcoholism is extremely common in the expat community in SE Asia. I would imagine that the same is likely true in other parts of the world where foreigners commonly decide to live and retire. The…jack.russelle (76)in immigration • 6 months agoThailand introduces 10-year work visa! Don't get excited, you will not be eligibleEvery now and then Immigration releases some information about ever-evolving visa regulations and at first glance all of us that struggle with visas get excited.... until we dig into the details and…gooddream (82)in vietnam • 6 months agoBusiness visa acquired. No more visa runs for meMy time in Vietnam has been a strange ride. I had initially intended to use this country as a one or two year stopping off point before moving to Japan but then Covid happened and that put a…gabe.radke (76)in vietnam • 8 months agoAs more and more people are being denied tourist visas, people are turning to investment visas in VietnamI admit that I have been curious about this for quite some time because as an American, my ability to obtain tourist visas are more limited than other nationalities. Recently a couple of friends…gooddream (82)in visas • 11 months agoThe reason why some people have visa problems in Vietnam and I do notIf you are in an expat community it can get a bit boring about how frequently the talk of visas comes up but that is just a way of life over here and in many other countries like Vietnam where…gabe.radke (76)in vietnam • 11 months agoLanguage exchange in Vietnam and my experience with itI recently signed up for a language exchange program just for the sheer hell of it. The idea behind this is that you meet up with Vietnamese people and talk to them in both languages. The idea…jack.russelle (76)in health • last yearLooking after your health in ThailandRecently, a friend of mine who owns a pub that I go to a couple of times a week had a major heart attack. This guy is not very old either, he is in his mid 50's and at least in my mind this seems…jack.russelle (76)in culture • last yearWhat living as an expat has taught me (part 5)The past several years of my life have been very educational. I would say that I have learned more about what is truly important in life simply by being alive outside of my own country than I did…gooddream (82)in vietnam • last yearSome things to keep an eye out for when renting an apartment in Da NangI recently moved to a new, larger apartment in the same building that I have been living in for quite some time. It is an improvement upon my old place in that it is a great deal larger, but…gabe.radke (76)in vietnam • last yearTwo identical Vietnam visa applications: One rejected, one approved. Why?Recently I wrote a post about a friend of mine who did everything wrong as far as her interactions with Immigration was concerned and recently she became the first person I have ever heard of that…gabe.radke (76)in vietnam • last yearIt's hard to get kicked out of Vietnam, but one of my friends managed exactly thatI have recently been writing about how the visa situation has vastly improved in Vietnam as we have returned to the 90 day visa by default. For many countries, they don't even need a visa at all…gooddream (82)in life • last yearVietnam isn't for everyone: Two friends depart after just a short while living hereFor the most part I really enjoy living in Vietnam and don't want to not be living here any time soon. I tell this to a lot of people including the people that I recently met up with in…gabe.radke (76)in food • last yearJust found out the Royale with Cheese is a very real thingI recall back in I think it was 1994 seeing Pulp Fiction for the first time and there is a conversation which takes place between Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta's characters, I think they…gabe.radke (76)in fashion • last yearThe extreme heat of Da Nang continues, I buy some tourist shirts to compensateI love living in Vietnam but the summers here are just unbearable. Basically, you cannot leave your house between 9am and 6pm without expecting to sweat a lot. The Vietnamese have a strange…jack.russelle (76)in travel • last yearThoughts on my time coming to an end in AsiaI have been here for years longer than I originally intended, I'm starting to feel as though I have already stayed here too long. I'm one of those people that has opportunities via education and…gooddream (82)in expat-life • last yearMy experience with "easy visas" in Thailand many years agoWhen I first decided to give up on my life in USA and move to South East Asia I hadn't originally planned to spend the rest of my life here, it just kind of happened. I think a big part of the…jack.russelle (76)in thailand • last yearTraffic police are hilariously bad in Chiang MaiThailand is an exceptionally dangerous place as far as the roads are concerned and in my limited time here I feel as though this has a lot to do with the ways in which the roads are policed. The…
