This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Before my venture to Thailand, I had romanticized the ...

Justin and Kelly Harris moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, for a better quality of life. They previously lived in Singapore, working corporate jobs with little personal time. They now run a flexible design ...

Maxwell Wolfe moved from the US to Koh Samui, Thailand, to become a Muay Thai fighter.Amanda Goh for Business Insider. Maxwell Wolfe left the US and moved to Koh Samui, Thailand, to become a Muay Thai ...

Join me, Jeroen, as I explore Southeast Asia through my lens! 🌏 Based in Bangkok, Thailand for over 14 years, I share the ...

I landed in Bangkok on a monsoon evening, the air thick with rain and possibility. Friends who had made the leap before me sent enthusiastic voice notes: “Cheap rent, Rachel. A city that never sleeps.

I was recently visiting a fancy beachfront resort when, while being escorted to my villa, the manager described the property as “like the White Lotus but with no murder.” This was not the first time I ...

"Now that I work for other dogs, I feel good about myself," Niall Harbison, 44, tells PEOPLE Niall Harbison/X In 2021, Niall Harbison, a former chef and tech entrepreneur living in Thailand, started ...

NEARLY three years ago, Dave Bates became one of the many young Brits who moved to Thailand in search of a better life – and that’s exactly what he found. But fast forward to today, and the ...