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Three Nights At SO Bangkok For My Birthday
Three nights in a Water element room at SO/ Bangkok for a birthday. The room and its round bath, Club Signature lounge access, both breakfasts and what ฿15,654 buys for two.
17 July 2026
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Jonathan Stacey
Founder & writer
I moved to Thailand on a two-week plan and stayed. I have lived and grew up in Bangkok, taken the slow boats most travellers skip and worked out the hard way which neighbourhoods are worth your time.
Farang Travel is the site I wish existed when I first arrived. Written by someone who actually lives here. Honest write-ups, no affiliate fluff, no tour upsells.
Posts By Jonathan Stacey
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Five Years Of Eating At Sushiro
Sushiro has been my conveyor sushi regular since it arrived in Thailand five years ago. The branch without the queue, how the plate prices work and what to order first.
05 July 2026
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Getting A Haircut At Libertish Salon Cafe
Sherry Phoochai trained at Sassoon Academy and Toni & Guy in London, worked at Vidal Sassoon on Bond Street, then opened Libertish in Bangkok in 2003. Book before you fly home.
02 June 2026
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Eating Cantonese Roast Meat At Apollo Duck
A walk-in lunch at Apollo Duck in Bangkok. Crispy pork, char siu and duck on the platter. ฿840 between us. Honest review with the receipt to prove it.
14 January 2024
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Getting Phuket Right On Your First Trip
Phuket is over-sold and most first-timers see the worst of it. Where to stay, what to eat, how to get around and what to skip, from someone who got it wrong first.
20 December 2023