#expat-lifeUnmoderated tagAll postsTrending CommunitiesSteemitCryptoAcademyNewcomers' Communityআমার বাংলা ব্লগKorea • 한국 • KR • KOAVLE 일상STEEM CN/中文WORLD OF XPILARSteem POD TeamComunidad LatinaBeauty of CreativityTron Fan ClubSteem AllianceExplore Communities...#expat-lifeTrendingNewPayoutsMutedgooddream (82)in #drugs • 3 months agoWatching a friend slip into addiction is a truly sad thing to seeAlcoholism is extremely common in the expat community in SE Asia. I would imagine that the same is likely true in…jack.russelle (76)in #immigration • 4 months agoThailand introduces 10-year work visa! Don't get excited, you will not be eligibleEvery now and then Immigration releases some information about ever-evolving visa regulations and at first glance all…gooddream (82)in #vietnam • 5 months agoBusiness visa acquired. No more visa runs for meMy time in Vietnam has been a strange ride. I had initially intended to use this country as a one or two year…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 6 months agoAs more and more people are being denied tourist visas, people are turning to investment visas in VietnamI admit that I have been curious about this for quite some time because as an American, my ability to obtain tourist…gooddream (82)in #visas • 9 months agoThe reason why some people have visa problems in Vietnam and I do notIf you are in an expat community it can get a bit boring about how frequently the talk of visas comes up but that is…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 9 months agoLanguage exchange in Vietnam and my experience with itI recently signed up for a language exchange program just for the sheer hell of it. The idea behind this is that you…jack.russelle (76)in #health • 11 months agoLooking after your health in ThailandRecently, a friend of mine who owns a pub that I go to a couple of times a week had a major heart attack. This guy is…jack.russelle (76)in #culture • last yearWhat living as an expat has taught me (part 5)The past several years of my life have been very educational. I would say that I have learned more about what is…gooddream (82)in #vietnam • last yearSome things to keep an eye out for when renting an apartment in Da NangI recently moved to a new, larger apartment in the same building that I have been living in for quite some time. It…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • last yearTwo identical Vietnam visa applications: One rejected, one approved. Why?Recently I wrote a post about a friend of mine who did everything wrong as far as her interactions with Immigration…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • last yearIt's hard to get kicked out of Vietnam, but one of my friends managed exactly thatI have recently been writing about how the visa situation has vastly improved in Vietnam as we have returned to the 90…gooddream (82)in #life • last yearVietnam isn't for everyone: Two friends depart after just a short while living hereFor the most part I really enjoy living in Vietnam and don't want to not be living here any time soon. I tell this…gabe.radke (76)in #food • last yearJust found out the Royale with Cheese is a very real thingI recall back in I think it was 1994 seeing Pulp Fiction for the first time and there is a conversation which…gabe.radke (76)in #fashion • last yearThe extreme heat of Da Nang continues, I buy some tourist shirts to compensateI love living in Vietnam but the summers here are just unbearable. Basically, you cannot leave your house between…jack.russelle (76)in #travel • last yearThoughts on my time coming to an end in AsiaI have been here for years longer than I originally intended, I'm starting to feel as though I have already stayed…gooddream (82)in #expat-life • last yearMy experience with "easy visas" in Thailand many years agoWhen I first decided to give up on my life in USA and move to South East Asia I hadn't originally planned to spend the…jack.russelle (76)in #thailand • last yearTraffic police are hilariously bad in Chiang MaiThailand is an exceptionally dangerous place as far as the roads are concerned and in my limited time here I feel as…gabe.radke (76)in #visas • last yearVietnam Visa runs suck but they aren't really that expensiveOne of the only pain in the ass aspects of living here is that unless you have a job or are married you are going to…jack.russelle (76)in #life • last yearBad expat behavior is all too common in ThailandI'm not talking about tourists. I think it is expected that tourists are going to act up especially when they have…gabe.radke (76)in #weather • last yearToo hot to do anything outdoors in Da Nang right nowIt happens every year and every year we all complain about it. It is brutally hot in most of Vietnam during the…