Bhaktapur – Nepal’s Ancient City the Tourist Buses Skip
Bhaktapur is the best-preserved medieval city in the Kathmandu Valley. A guide to its three squares, the Nyatapola Temple, and why it is worth more than a quick stop.
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Patan (Lalitpur) – The Kathmandu Valley’s City of Bronze and Beauty
Patan is the finest of the three royal cities in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley – extraordinary Newari bronze workshops, the best museum in Nepal, and a Durbar Square that survived the 2015 earthquake remarkably intact.
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Pokhara, Nepal – Where the Quality of Life Seems Almost Unfair
Two months living in Pokhara: what it costs, how it feels, and why this lakeside city under the Himalayas is one of Asia’s best long-stay destinations.
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The Mardi Himal Trek: Pokhara’s Secret Mountain Path
The Mardi Himal trek is one of Nepal’s most beautiful and least-known routes – a ridge walk above 4,000m with unobstructed Annapurna views and almost no crowds.
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8 restaurants in Khao Yai and where to find them.
8 Restaurants in Khao Yai: Where to Eat Near the National Park Khao Yai – Thailand’s first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site – is one of the country’s most spectacular natural destinations. What many visitors don’t realize is that the area around the park has also developed an impressive dining scene, ranging…
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The best Japanese restaurant in Korat?
The Best Japanese Restaurant in Korat? Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima) might not be the first city that comes to mind for Japanese cuisine ? but this Isaan city has a surprisingly vibrant dining scene, and Japanese food has found a dedicated following among both the local Thai population and the city’s expatriate community. Thailand’s affinity for…
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Ramen restaurant at Condo Link
This place is super good. They served the best gyoza (small but tasty) that I had in Korat. I think it’s open for lunch and dinner only. They might close between 2pm and 5pm. It is EXCELLENT. It is called Ebisu Ramen and can be found on Google here: https://goo.gl/maps/q4hybjZwEWttg9hq5 About This Place Ramen Restaurant…
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Criminal Bar / Far Away
There is a small soi in Korat with 2 popular bars. It’s like opposite of Happy Land, on the other site. One is called “Criminal” (facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Criminal-x-%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3-2339403529672361) About Criminal Bar and the other one is called “Far Away X Korat” (Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/FarAwayKorat/) On day time, “Criminal” is a café called “1 Nice…
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Online payments in Thailand
Online Payments in Thailand: A Practical Guide for Expats Thailand has made rapid progress in digital finance over the past decade. From the widespread adoption of PromptPay to the dominance of mobile banking apps and QR code payments, the country has moved quickly toward a cashless society – at least for domestic transactions. For expatriates,…
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Space Bar – Small Thai bar, nice people.
This place has been really cool for me during the last months. It’s own by “Nu”, a Thai man and managed by “Mix” who is also a young Thai man. I haven’t seen many foreigners there, only few friends of mine knowing this place. It is located in front of “Some Might Say” on Suranaree…
