Thailand

As a destination for expatriates looking to live abroad for less, Thailand has a lot going for it. There’s just been one major obstacle: it’s tough to legally live in Thailand on a long-term basis. That obstacle has been a big one. It hasn’t kept the digital nomads away—Chiang Mai is one of the most …

This week I got quoted in a USA Today article on how to find authentic local food when you travel. What we eat is important always, but it takes on a whole other level of importance when you’re traveling, especially internationally. Food is a window into a culture and as outsiders, it’s often the one …

Back in the good ole days when people used RSS readers instead of Twitter to follow blogs, I used to do regular round-ups of blogs posts from others about The World’s Cheapest Destinations. After all, I can’t be everywhere doing everything, especially since I’m running a business and have a family rather than backpacking around …

Another year, another few dozen great travel stories from Perceptive Travel, founded in 2006 and still going strong. Here’s our rundown of the top travel stories of the year in 2015. We kicked things off by welcoming Mary Jo McConahay for the first time. She has scored a “Travel Journalist of the Year” award from …

In the Trang province of southern Thailand there is an almost secret attraction by the road that jolted me from my morning travel funk and put 100 photos on my memory card in the space of 15 minutes. A retired local teacher named Mr. Jaroon Keawla-eiad took over this land of theptaro trees many decades …