2 days sleeping on a floor waiting for the bed to arrive... At least it was our floor.

When on the road its the little things you start to miss, you're own bed, a view, a blender, decent shower, fridge, etc... What Blu and I missed most of all was a kitchen. You see we both like to eat healthy, when backpacking you tend to have limited options, these usually include expensive restaurants with mediocre food at very best.

Food that looks good but taste like wood

We decided it was time to pause a while, make home and establish a routine. At least for a few months. Bangkok seemed like as good as any destination, a good base within central Asia, and neither or us really visiting, apart from passing through. We have been here almost 3 months now, it seemed appropriate to share our experience.

Rains come suddenly, providing solitude from the blistering heat.

When looking for an apartment in Bangkok you are really looking at either a 6 - 12 month rental period. During this time it will be required to leave the country to renew visas, (if applicable to you).

A great place to start your search is to read Mark Wiens blog, packed with lots of useful advice, websites and links. Once you've read this the next thing to do is register with a housing management service office that will locate apartments for you.

EasyHomes

Neither Blu or I wished to stay in the busy part of the city, instead we decided to look for an area away from the tourist, yet within walking distance of a local BTS line (Skytrain). Important if you need to travel around the city.



It took us 2 days to find an apartment, there were many options, the management services found us some great places within our budget and areas we liked. Many of these had swimming pools, gyms and an array of facilities that you just couldn't find for the same price within Europe. Eventually we settled on an apartment located by a friend. A 2 bedroom loft styled urban decor apartment, located within a local area of the city.

Happy to have a fridge, cooking hob and washing machine.

2 weeks after finding the apartment, a friend from Portugal (Anda) an illustrator on his own life journey, moved out to Bangkok to live with us for 6 months. Our tribe had become three.

Our rental apartment cost 16000BHT per month for rent, 3500BHT for electricity (high due to the air-conditioning), 250BHT for water bills. If you need internet (we did) you have a few options, many can be expensive. We opted for a 6 month 13Mb DSL package, our very friendly landlord arranged all of this and we simply paid him the total 6 months.

Blu always training.

 A lot has happened in 3 months so instead of just throwing it all together in one post, ill keep it short and readable. Following posts will include healthcare, travel and things to do while here...