What to expect when you go on a visa run on a budget from Thailand to Penang, Malaysia. There are multiple ways you can go about your visa run from Thailand. You can take a bus, a train, mini-van, or airplane. I’ve taken a full-service mini-van trip several times, and also via airplane when I…
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30 Day Tourist Visa Extension – Essentials
Here is a quick rundown of what you’ll need for your 30 day tourist visa extension: Your Passport Departure Card (TM 6) – This is the little slip of paper they give you when you enter into Thailand at the airport or on the plane, and they sometimes staple it to your passport. Address of Residence…
Encrypt Your Android Phone In Support of Apple
This post is about what I did to encrypt my Android phone in support of Apple’s stance against the FBI. I’ll provide step by step details so that you can encrypt your android phone as well. Before I continue, I must state that I certainly don’t condone atrocious acts of violence. Additionally, I equally don’t condone…
We Lost Our Biggest Fan
I just returned from an unexpected trip back to the United States. After only one month in Thailand, I received word that my dad passed away. He left too soon, and not only was he my father, but he was also our biggest fan. Dad Died – Our Biggest Fan My phone rang at 6am on…
Goodbye Portland – On the Road
We’re a bit overdue for an update. We hit the road at the beginning of January to visit our families before we leave the country. Needless to say, we’ve been too busy to sit down and write about it. December – Goodbye Portland In our last update, we talked about selling all of our stuff….