| Recommended Hotels | |
| Town Lodge Bangkok | Swiss-owned, rooms from 1,200 baht on Sukhumvit soi 18 and walking distance to Soi Cowboy, the skytrain and the underground. |
| Penthouse Hotel Pattaya | This long-running English-owned hotel in Soi Pattayaland 2 is a real Pattaya institution, somewhere everyone should stay at least once. |
| Pattaya Bay Resort Pattaya | A very popular Western-owned and managed hotel in Pattaya with comfortable, well-appointed rooms at very reasonable prices. |
| Summer Breeze Hotel Phuket | A great mid-range American-owned and managed hotel just 2 minutes walk from the action and 5 minutes walk from Phuket's most popular beach, Patong. |
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| Eating & Drinking | |
| Sunrise Tacos | One of my favourite restaurants in all of Bangkok, fantastic Mexican food at very reasonable prices! |
| Duke's Express | A modest looking restaurant in the Emporium shopping centre with what is arguably the best American-style food in Bangkok and for me, absolutely the best burger in Thailand! |
| Bradman's Bistro | This Aussie-owned and managed bar has really decent Western (and Thai) food at very reasonable prices. |
| Bourbon Street | For over 20 years, Doug's bar and grill with southern-style cooking has been a magnet for Westerners, particularly Americans, in Bangkok. |
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| Dating & Marriage | |
| Find Love Asia | The best free dating site for Western guys keen on meeting women from not just Thailand, but all over Asia. |
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ThaiLoveLinks | Far and away the best Thailand-centric dating site. You have to pay for access but it is well worth it - whether you're looking for a lifelong companion, or just merely fun. |
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Visas | |
| Visas for Thais going to the UK | Getting a Thai woman into the UK can be a nightmare but help is at hand with Iain and the team at MyThaiVisa. |
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| Professional Services | |
| Sunbelt Asia | The biggest, best-known firm for company registrations, work permits, legal advice, and other professional services in Bangkok for expats. |
| Pattaya Jomtien Property | A foreign-owned and run real estate agency based in the Jomtien area. |
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| General Bangkok Websites | |
| ThailandGuru | The closest thing to this site, a comprehensive and well-written guide covering many aspects of life in Bangkok written by a good friend of mine. |
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| Newspapers | |
| The Bangkok Post | The most popular daily English language newspaper. |
| The Nation | The other daily English language newspaper with more of a business slant. |
| Pattaya Mail | Long-running twice monthly Pattaya newspaper. |
| Phuket Gazette | Long-running Phuket newspaper. |
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