Sun, sand, sea, great food and a healthy lifestyle are some of the things that await those who choose to visit or live in Hua Hin, a seaside town about 3 hours south of Bangkok. I’m here to celebrate this fantastic place which I’m lucky enough to call home and hopefully provide you with some interesting insights, some good advice and a few laughs. Hua Hin Blog is covering areas such as food, Thai culture, a healthy lifestyle and what it is to live and work in Thailand. In other words a celebration of life in a tropical location and how to make the most of it.
Let me start out by saying that this blog is intended as a light-hearted giggle and my intentions are certainly not to make anybody look stupid. With learning any other language we all have to go through a world of making silly (and sometimes very amusing) mistakes. I myself have made very many mistakes when…
It’s all very well me saying find an agent and/or developer you can trust if you want to buy a property in Thailand. But let’s face it you should be doing more. By hiring a professional, well-established legal service you can make sure your interests are fully protected. At TCH Property Agent we recently decided…
Having lived here in the Land of Smiles for 10 years now I feel I’m pretty well positioned to comment on what it is that makes a great life as an expat here. We’ve all seen people fall and crumble and head back to their home countries either miserable, heartbroken or penniless (or all 3).…
Hua Hin is currently enjoying an upsurge in quality developments offering the more discerning buyer European standards, a very high quality build and an excellent level of finishing. At Baan Phu Thara the developers spent years of thought and meticulous planning to offer their clients exceptionally well-designed, ecologically advanced pool villas. The development has caught…
With rainy season over, the days drenched in lovely sunshine and high season fast approaching; here are 5 great things to do in and around the seaside town of Hua Hin. Monsoon Valley – For the wine lovers amongst you can find Monsoon Valley vineyard just a 30 min drive into the mountains outside of…
There are so many fantastic aspects to living life as an expat in Thailand; the year round warm climate, the amazing food, the low cost of living and a relaxing lifestyle are just a few of the things that us expats love about Thailand. However, there’s one aspect about life in Thailand that most of…
Some would say they are irrational poppycock; others live by them on a daily basis for fear of bad luck. Whatever you think of them there are many of them and superstitions are ingrained into most cultures. We have plenty of them in the west: don’t put new shoes on a table, an itchy nose…
I was recently having an interesting discussion about whether or not I could ever move back to the UK. The point was being raised about retirees’ pensions going nowhere near as far as they used to, and people are jumping ship to head back to Europe. So I decided to do a little research regarding…
When it comes to life there are always small, seemingly insignificant things that we take for granted. Here are 5 small aspects about daily life here in Hua Hin that often go unnoticed by myself as they are things I encounter just about every day but are actually great. Countdown on traffic lights – I…
Use a Real Estate Agent or buy direct? A Helpful Guide Statistically, about 20% of property purchases are direct between the buyer and the seller. Buying direct from the owner can be easy but it’s more than advisable to have an awareness of several factors and to do your research. Buying Direct The main difference…
Firstly I’d like to state that I’m very much basing this article around living in Hua Hin. I lived in Bangkok for 9 years and although I love the capital I don’t miss the pollution and the traffic. Hua Hin offers a far healthier, more relaxed lifestyle; it’s been a breath of fresh air to…
There has been a fair bit floating around social media recently regarding what’s best for your child when it comes to education and schooling. A lot of the discussion I have read has centred around schooling in Thailand vs Schooling in the west and Thai Schools (government and private) vs International Schools. The school you…
