Spirit Houses

Thais build spirit houses in front of every new building - office buildings, shops, restaurants, apartment buildings, houses - they just about all have them. The spirit house does exactly what it says - it houses a spirit that protects the building from harm. The only thing you have to do is remember to feed it every day and leave flowers and incense as offerings.

I love the spirit houses though - they're so pretty!

Top Private Hospitals in Bangkok: Excellent Medical Care for an Inexpensive Price

Medical care is inexpensive in Thailand and, unlike US hospitals, the care is fast, efficient and great quality for a cheap price. I recently had an EKG, a chest x-ray, 15 different blood tests and 3 visits to the doctor at a private hospital in Bangkok - all for around $120 - unheard of in the US.

For more information on the best hospitals to go to in Bangkok if you're looking for private health care, read this article on private Bangkok hospitals.

Buying Shoes in Thailand

These are just some of the pairs of shoes one of my Thai friends owns - she has a lot more!


Thai girls love shoes. And shoes are cheap in Bangkok (and all over Thailand), so every Thai girl I know has 50 pairs of shoes.

I buy shoes at area markets, at MBK shopping mall in Bangkok, at Chatuchak weekend market and other street markets. I very rarely pay more than 199 baht (about $5.50) and, because there are so many wonderful styles of shoe in Thailand, I have shoes to match every outfit.
If you are also a shoe lover and want to know where to shop for shoes in Bangkok, this article will give you a lot of tips.

Amphawa Floating Market

I went to Amphawa Floating Market with some people from work. Amphawa is an absolutely enormous floating market around an hour and a half from Bangkok. Everything is sold from either boats or small little shops in wooden shop houses on each side of the river bank.

It's picturesque, dirt cheap and very cool. Check out the little bars and restaurants and trendy coffee shops, frequented by tons of Thais. I only saw one farang (westerner) the whole time I was there - which suits me no end!