It breaks my heart when I hear that people go to Bangkok, see the Grand Palace, eat some Pad Thai at a street food stall, have a night out at Khao San Road and then rush off home. Don’t get me wrong — those things are classics for a reason — but they barely scratch the surface of what makes the city brilliant.
After spending a couple of months living there across different trips, I’d truthfully say Bangkok is a place that rewards a bit of forward planning, punishes rushing, and, crucially, looks completely different once you step beyond the famous attractions.
To be clear, this isn’t a “skip the tourist spots, hidden gems only” manifesto. That framing is always a bit dishonest and, frankly, kinda exhausting. Some things are popular because they’re simply spectacular! Instead, this is just a grounded and comprehensive blueprint of the places I constantly return to – sights, neighbourhoods, restaurants, bars, malls and more.
Logistics in Bangkok
Where to Stay in Bangkok
- Old Town: If temples and museums are your priority, staying near the old town makes logistical sense. Just note that, for long term stays, it’s not as well connected with public transport.
- Sukhumvit (Nana / Asok / Phrom Phong / Thong Lor ): My top pick for a first visit that isn’t entirely tourist-facing. You’re near the BTS Skytrain, surrounded by great food and bars, and well-connected without being in the thick of the chaos.
- Talat Noi / Bang Rak: Slightly more central, great walkability to Chinatown, Soi Nana and the riverside. Home to some of the city’s best cocktail bars and a more mixed, lived-in feel than the Sukhumvit corridor.
- Ari: A quieter, more residential option north of the centre. Great if you’re staying for a while and want to feel like an actual person rather than a tourist. Less convenient for sightseeing but excellent for slow mornings and easy local eats.
Important Points
- Transport: The BTS Skytrain is your best friend and covers a solid chunk of the city. Grab (Bangkok’s Uber equivalent) fills in the gaps and is cheap enough that you’ll use it constantly, but the Skytrain is genuinely faster and less intense during rush hour. Tuktuks are fun to try at least once; but after that you’ll be grateful for air conditioning and a reduction of bus fumes in your face (they are also the most expensive mode of transport lol).
- Cash: Thailand is still very much a cash society outside of malls and larger restaurants. Keep Baht on you — ATMs are everywhere but the fees add up, so withdraw a sensible amount at once. I usually take out the max, which is 20k.
- Heat: It is hot and humid. Consistently and personally-offensively hot. Factor this into every single plan, especially if temples are involved. Morning visits are non-negotiable unless you enjoy suffering as a personality trait 😀
- Internet: An eSIM from Nomad works perfectly and saves you the SIM card faff on arrival – some people have mentioned that it’s also easy from 7-11.
- Language: Honestly the availability of English signage is wild, and something I didn’t expect. Almost everyone speaks a bit of English too, so you’ll mainly be fine. People tend to add “ka” or “kub” (gender) at the end of phrases as a sign of respect – you’ll start to notice.
- Expensiveness: Bangkok is genuinely excellent value — street food costs next to nothing, mid-range restaurants are cheap by European standards, and even the good coffee shops are very reasonable. The top-end restaurants and cocktail bars start approaching Western prices, but you’re usually getting more for your money. Overall: live well, spend little.
What to See & Do in Bangkok
The Grand Palace & Wat Pho
If you do one thing in Bangkok, make it this iconic duo. The Palace itself is enormous, overwhelming and genuinely spectacular – I’ve not really seen architecture like it anywhere else. Go early (by 11am it’s already intense), cover your shoulders and knees, and don’t rush it!
Wat Pho is right next door — the giant reclining Buddha, all gold and grandeur, slightly calmer than the Palace. If you do both in one morning, you’ll be done by noon, and will have ticked off two of the city’s great sights.
Wat Arun
Beautiful at all times of day but especially at sunset, the detail on the porcelain-encrusted towers catches the light in a way that stops you mid-sentence, and getting there by the little cross-river ferry for about 5 baht is half the charm!
Wat Saket (The Golden Mount)
The one I accidentally missed on my first visit and was genuinely annoyed about on my third. Wat Saket is a temple built on an artificial hill — you walk up a spiral path through trees, bells clinking in the wind overhead, and emerge at the top to panoramic views over the city. It’s quieter, more atmospheric, and has a stillness that the Grand Palace, wonderful as it is, can no longer offer. Don’t miss out… the sunsets alone are glorious.
Bangkok National Museum
Home to a vast array of beautiful Thai artefacts, including the Golden Buddha — a solid gold statue weighing five and a half tonnes — and somewhat overshadowed by its more famous neighbours, which means it tends to be quieter. We spent 2 hours there and had a wonderful time.
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA Bangkok)
I don’t really love using hyperbole when describing things, because how many things can truly be the “best”? But the diversity and beauty of the works at MOCA were unbelievable. When I go to galleries, I typically find myself walking through the rooms and getting a feel, giving each piece probably 10 seconds, but this place had me staring at works of art for a minute or two at a time. It’s a little out of the way, but it’s worth it – I promise.
Bangkok Art & Culture Centre
The perfect place to convince yourself you’re not just in the area for shopping, the BACC is an awesome multi-storey gallery that houses work in a variety of mediums from artists of all levels. We popped in between our mall hopping session and really enjoyed ourselves – it’s perfect if you enjoy laughing at wanky contemporary art (which we really do).
Lumphini Park
Lumphini park is a stunner. It’s lush, filled with beautiful flowers and trees, and you have super cool monitor lizards just roaming around… which is WILD given the size of some of them. It certainly makes for a more interesting (and high octane) strolling experience. Would recommend with some coffee in hand.
Benchakitti Park
Benchakitti park is probably better if you have a longer stay, since Lumphini is it’s bigger and cooler brother, but there’s something beautifully serene about the oblong track around the lake with gorgeous greenery and the city backdrop. Perfect for early morning walks.
Neighbourhoods
Siam & Pathum Wan
Best for: shopping, the BACC, a classic Bangkok lunch
Bangkok’s central shopping hub is extremely functional if not the most traditionally atmospheric. All the malls are worth hanging in, but CentralWorld is my fave for sheer scale (we loved the cinema there), and the area has a good density of food, coffee, and culture options to build a full day around. A lot of people hang in the malls and miss the collection of edgy shops a little south of the station in the Pathum Wan area, so do explore that bit too!
Silom & Lumphini
Best for: coffee strolls, Lumphini Park and the monitor lizards (sounds like a band lol), nightlife
Silom is a neighbourhood of massive contrasts. It’s where you can start your morning jogging past the enormous, entirely unbothered monitor lizards of Lumphini Park, and end it clinking glasses at a sky-high rooftop bar or a world-class cocktail lounge hidden right beneath the financial district’s skyscrapers.
The Old Town (& Khao San Road)
Best for: the full Bangkok chaos experience, temples, the National Museum
Bangkok’s Old Town often gets overshadowed by the hype around Khao San Road, which is exactly what it looks like — loud, chaotic, full of people holding Changs, and genuinely brilliant to check off your bucket list. But I don’t really recommend building your trip around it. The surrounding neighbourhoods are beautiful and worth a thorough stroll in the day — and the local “mom and pop” shops in the area are amazing.
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
Best for: night food, old Bangkok atmosphere, Chinatown food crawl, coffee wandering
Chinatown at night is one of the city’s greatest experiences — Yaowarat Road lit up with neon, street seafood stalls spilling onto the pavement, noise and movement in every direction. It has a completely different energy to the rest of Bangkok and it’s worth leaning all the way into it. Don’t try to plan it too carefully — just arrive before dusk to explore all the little streets, and make sure you’re hungry. Eat at a stall, stroll about and repeat!
Talat Noi
Best for: old Bangkok atmosphere, coffee wandering, art spotting
One of Bangkok’s oldest communities — a former port neighbourhood with crumbling shophouses, narrow alleys full of street art, and a handful of quietly excellent coffee spots. It has the vibe of a neighbourhood that hasn’t fully clocked it’s becoming cool yet, which means it still feels genuinely lived-in rather than curated. It sits right next to Chinatown, which makes them an easy and natural combination — Talat Noi in the afternoon, Chinatown after dark, and the next neighbourhood until late.
Soi Nana
Best for: independent coffee shops, small bars, a late afternoon that blends into the night
Soi Nana is a small street (surrounded by a web of other little streets) that’s accumulated some of the city’s better cocktail bars over the last few years, and it has a low-key, cool kid energy that makes it a genuinely brilliant place to spend your evening. Worth combining with a wander through Talat Noi — the two areas are a short walk from each other and complement each other well. The bars here are elite tier.
Bang Rak
Best for: riverside wandering, converted creative spaces, serious cocktail bars
One of Bangkok’s oldest historic districts, this expansive riverside district has become the city’s creative centre. Spaces like Warehouse 30 mix vintage industrial style with art galleries while independent boutiques and exceptional specialty coffee shops are dotted about pretty much everywhere. It’s a perfect area for a slow afternoon of exploring that transitions naturally into the evening.
Banthat Thong Road
Best for: a proper local evening, street food, occasional vintage markets
If you want to see where Bangkok’s younger crowd spends their evenings, ditch the air-conditioned malls and head straight here. Banthat Thong is a non-stop sensory overload of sizzling woks and bustling sidewalks. It’s a foodie’s dream – you can feast on legendary claypot stewed duck or charcoal-fried noodles that have been perfected over generations, then cross the street for viral, modern Thai shaved ice and buttery toast! There are also some cool vintage markets that seem to appear on rotation in the backstreets, in case you needed activity to do while you wait to get hungry again.
Asok & Phrom Phong
Best for: eating well, café working, and an easy evening buzz
Probably the best connected Sukhumvit neighbourhoods that also happens to punch above its weight on food and coffee. More local-feeling than some of the surrounding areas, and one of the better bases if you’re staying in the Sukhumvit corridor.
Thong Lor & Ekkamai
Best for: evenings with variety, cute cafes, a great all-in-one destination
One of Bangkok’s more interesting neighbourhoods — not as rough-around-the-edges as it once was, but with enough character left to be worth real time. Good for a day that drifts into an evening without much planning required. The Commons is the centrepiece — a multi-level open-air space with food, bars, and shops under one roof that works brilliantly for groups with indecisive energy.
Ari
Best for: slow mornings, specialty coffee, working, feeling like a local
A residential neighbourhood off the tourist circuit with a strong café scene and a pace of life that feels genuinely local. If you’re spending longer in Bangkok and want somewhere that isn’t super touristy, Ari is it. Good for a slow start before heading further out.
What to Eat in Bangkok
Thai food is one of the world’s great cuisines and Bangkok is, self-evidently, an excellent place to eat it. I find myself thinking about the food a lot, and despite buying a bunch of curry pastes from the supermarket before leaving, I know it’ll never be as good as the stuff the uncs and aunties are making out there.
Must Try Thai Dishes
Don’t leave without having genuinely tried these — most street food stalls and traditional restaurants will do it justice. My rule is, if there are locals queuing for it, it’s likely a great spot:
- Som Tam, ส้มตำ — Green papaya salad, spicier than it looks, instantly addictive
- Pad Kra Pao, ผัดกะเพรา — Holy basil stir fry over rice with a fried egg; the national comfort food
- Khao Soi, ข้าวซอย — Northern Thai coconut curry noodle soup; find a good one and it’ll change your life a bit
- Red Curry, แกงเผ็ด — A punchier, more savory sibling to green curry; smooth with coconut milk but brings a serious, dry chili heat.
- Green Curry, แกงเขียวหวาน — Tastes almost nothing like it does back home when done properly. Fragrant with lemongrass and very addictive.
- Penang Curry, พะแนง — Richer, denser, slightly sweeter and tangier than green curry.
- Massaman Curry, มัสมั่น — Slow-cooked, warming, beefy and potoatey, and completely distinct from the rest of the Thai curry family in that it’s more Indian leaning.
- Pad Thai, ผัดไทย — It’s not my fave, but worth a try once.
- Pad See Ew, ผัดซีอิ๊ว — Wide rice noodles with egg and greens; deeply satisfying
- Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles), ผัดขี้เมา — Spicy stir-fried noodles; better than it sounds
- Tom Yum, ต้มยำ — Hot and sour soup; a useful benchmark dish for wherever you’re eating
- Tom Kha, ต้มข่า — Creamy coconut soup infused with galangal and lemongrass; it’s hot, sour, and comforting all at once, like a hug in a bowl
- Pineapple Fried Rice, ข้าวผัดสับปะรด — Sweet, savory, and usually served in a hollowed-out pineapple; sounds a bit touristy, but when done right with raisins and cashews, it completely works and I love it.
- Crab Fried Rice, ข้าวผัดปู — Bangkok does this exceptionally well; try it somewhere good
- Mango Sticky Rice, ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง — Non-negotiable for dessert
Inter Restaurant
This classic Bangkok institution is where I’d send anyone to for a proper, unfussy Thai meal. It’s a long-running favourite with a huge menu, very good food, and prices that make you feel slightly guilty. The food looked so good we forgot to take pictures and ate it all lol.
Som Tam Nua
Som Tam Nua is a chain and easy to get to. It has excellent papaya salad and is the kind of place that’s been doing it right for years and has no reason to change. It’s a little more polished and expensive, so you lose some of the authentic feel, but still very tasty.
Krua Apsorn
Old-school Thai near the National Museum, beloved by locals and the kind of place where the food is excellent and completely unpretentious. The crab fried rice and tom yum is something I still think about. Good lunch stop on a culture day in the old town area, and since renovating, the AC has become practically arctic (which is lovely respite from the incessant heat).
80/20
If you want to push the boat out, 80/20 is one of the most considered tasting menus in the city — Thai-inspired dishes that all have something interesting going on and you leave with a slightly elevated understanding of what Thai ingredients can actually do. Needs to be booked in advance, and definitely worth doing so.
Haoma
Sustainability-focused, with its own urban farm, and you can just taste it in the food. Every dish was creative and beautiful without skimping on flavour, and it’s one of those meals that justifies the trip in retrospect. Obviously this kind of food comes with a heftier price tag, but it’s still marginal compared to the tasting menus in Europe.
Piranya
This Tom Yum joint is run by an adorable man who is seriously proud of his work. While we were waiting for our food, he came over to point at himself on the TV mounted on the wall, where he was being awarded a variety of accolades for his food, which was the cutest thing ever, but also fair enough given how damn delicious every bite was.
Phed Mark
If you know me, you know I HATE influencery hype nonsense, and people are going to tell you that Phed Mark is a tourist trap. It is important that you ignore those people. Yes it’s more expensive than your average street stall Pad Kaprow, and yes, it is a simple peasant dish that shouldn’t be that expensive, but there’s a reason for it! It’s plussed up, the portions are massive, and you’ll never see eggs like it on any other street stall dish. We were living near it and I had it 6 times over the course of a month. It’s worth it – trust me. He has a Pad Thai place that opened after the success of this joint and I would NOT recommend it – it’s way too sweet and flavourless.
Try Me Thai Restaurant
A small mom and pop place in Old Town that we happened to stroll into that had absolutely delicious Khao Soi and Som Tam available. The service was warm and fast (like most of Thailand), and it was just a wholesome little spot. Would heartily recommend.
Ginger Farm Kitchen
This place is a chain that has Michelin recognition, and is definitely going to be more expensive than your average street food stall. However, if you want good entry-level food in a beautiful air-conditioned restaurant, there is no shame in that. Also, while it is catered towards foreigners, they haven’t pulled back on spice and flavour, which is fine by me.
The Chinatown Food Crawl
If you are treating this food crawl as a full-on walking route rather than just dinner, arriving via the train station sets you up for the perfect geographic trajectory. You’ll want to kick things off right near the station at Khao Gaeng Jek Pui (Je Chie) for a plate of their famous, mild yellow pork curry eaten on plastic stools, before walking a few steps down the street to catch the theatrical sizzle of Krua Phon Lamai for their volcano noodles. From there, the route naturally guides you deeper into the neon-lit heart of Chinatown to Nai-Ek Roll Noodles for a fiery, peppery bowl of rolled rice noodles and crispy pork belly, finally leading you down toward the historic Song Wat riverside where you can finish the night with a lighter, classic bowl of bouncy fishball noodles at Lim Lao Ngow. The walk between each spot is half the experience, so treat this as a true street-side marathon – just stick to one signature dish per stop so you don’t explode.
Sushiro
A brief but important public service announcement: if you haven’t made it to Japan yet but you’ve been watching conveyor belt sushi content with increasing longing — Bangkok has a few Sushiros. Same format, same quality, absurdly good value and PERFECT in breaking up all that spicy food. You’re welcome.
The Best Cocktail Bars in Bangkok
Lost in Thaislation
Tucked down a Thonglor back alley behind a random izakaya and a questionable karaoke lounge, this spot immediately subverts expectations the second you step inside. The sleek, pale-wood interior feels like a minimalist Japanese omakase joint, but the cocktail menu reads like a local street food market. Created by one of the city’s OG bartending heavyweights, it specialises in wildly clever drinks inspired by neighbourhood staples – think liquid interpretations of mango sticky rice, tom yum, and even chicken and rice (complete with a umami chicken skin garnish).
Genius on Dr*gs
Down a side street in Chinatown’s Soi Nana, this place looks like a moody, gothic cathedral that lost its way and decided to serve booze instead. Created by the peeps behind Teens of Thailand (which I think is kinda mid), it rejects standard sweet cocktails for aggressive, spirit-forward concoctions paired with strange little in-house snacks—perfect if you want your evening to feel a bit dark and cinematic. See why I prefer it?
To More
Replacing the legendary old Soul Bar in Talat Noi, this boutique joint is half 1940s jazz club, half vintage theatre, complete with thick red curtains and dim bauble lighting. It keeps the neighborhood’s live music tradition alive with acoustic sets and jazz bands, making it a reliable refuge if you want a proper drink without the frantic energy of the main bar strips. I love the apple one.
BKK Social Club
Housed inside the Four Seasons, this is the epitome of grand, glamorous Art Deco style that somehow manages to avoid feeling stiff. The drinks are exceptional, the service is borderline telepathic, and while it will predictably dent your wallet, it’s exactly where you want to go when you want to feel significantly fancier than you actually are.
Rabbit Hole
A grown-up space that houses a massive, ceiling-high wall of spirits and excellent mixology! It feels like a dark, moody sanctuary from the Thonglor chaos outside – perfect if you just want a seriously good drink with a bit of theatre.
Tropic City
A colorful Charoen Krung spot that proves a tropical rum bar doesn’t have to look like a tacky pirate ship lol. It pairs high-energy DJ sets with sophisticated, fruit-forward drinks that go down far too easily, making it the ultimate destination if your evening requires neon lights and a distinctly upbeat tempo. Perfectly paired with dinner at 80/20 around the corner.
Find the Photo Booth
Hidden behind an actual, working photo booth in Sukhumvit, this place makes you work slightly for your entrance before letting you into a moody, intimate lounge. The concept plays heavily on nostalgia and classic execution, serving up brilliant twists on old favorites while a vinyl-spinning DJ keeps things comfortably retro.
Find the Locker Room
Sister of Find the Photo Booth and hidden behind (you guessed it) a wall of grey sports lockers, this speakeasy treats the cocktail menu like a history lesson, taking classic drinks and showing you their past, present, and future iterations. It’s unpretentious but undeniably clever, offering an excellent escape from the humid chaos waiting just outside the door.
Chinatown Yacht Club
A New York dive bar placed atop a multi-story Thai shophouse, complete with Chinese red lanterns and street art accents. The real draw here is the massive, plant-heavy rooftop terrace that feels like drinking in a relative’s overgrown greenhouse, combined with a happy hour that represents some of the best value on the entire street. I’m addicted to their dirty martini.
Shopping & Markets in Bangkok
- ICONsiam — The most genuinely impressive mall I’ve been in, and I’ve been in a lot of malls. It’s enormous — the sheer scale makes it feel less busy than it is — and the riverside setting is lovely. The basement food market is the main event: proper Thai food stalls in air conditioning that somehow doesn’t feel sad about it. Worth going for the food market alone even if malls aren’t your thing.
- CentralWorld — Bangkok’s central shopping hub and genuinely good for a browse. Well-connected, wide range of options, and less overwhelming than ICONsiam if you just want to wander.
- Chatuchak Weekend Market — Go on a weekend morning before the heat becomes a personality. It’s large, sprawling, and has gotten more polished and tourist-facing over the years — a bit like Jodd Fairs, which moved location and lost most of what made it charming in the process. Adjust your expectations, focus on the sections that interest you, and accept that you cannot do all of it. You will try to do all of it. You cannot.
The Best Cafe’s To Work from in Bangkok
MMD
Located over in Bang Rak near Surasak BTS, this split-personality shophouse is an unassuming coffee hideaway by day and a craft beer spot by night. It’s got a great, relaxed energy that makes it easy to actually lock into a deep-work state, and because it’s tucked away from the main tourist hubs, you won’t have to compete with an army of influencers trying to photograph their iced lattes (which are unreal btw). Oh, and they have a kitty sanctuary at the back.
Aroon
Sitting right on the Sukhumvit corridor near Phrom Phong, Aroon is a minimalist dream that manages to feel incredibly peaceful despite the chaos of the main road just outside. The lighting is bright, the seats are actually comfortable for more than twenty minutes, and the Wi-Fi is fast enough to make you look back at your home broadband with mild contempt. It’s a highly efficient spot to clear your inbox before heading out into the afternoon heat.
Rocket Coffeebar
An absolute institution in Sathorn that basically pioneered the modern Bangkok cafe scene. It’s unashamedly Nordic-inspired – think bright wood, clean lines, and brilliant artisan coffee… but it’s the massive communal tables and reliable power outlets that make it a favourite for remote workers. Go for the caffeine, stay for the breakfast menu, and accept that you’ll probably end up spending a bit more here than your local spot for the bit.
Little Ghost
Nestled in a leafy side street near Thong Lor, this freshly renovated house is a brilliant community hideout. It features a stunning, natural-light interior with exposed concrete and warm wood accents, alongside a very chill outdoor courtyard. It’s blissfully quiet during the day with perfect laptop space, before transforming into a craft beer bar named Poltergeist once the sun goes down — giving you the ultimate built-in reward for finishing your workday.
Ayutthaya: The Day Trip Worth Doing
Technically not Bangkok, but an easy train ride from the city and I’d be doing you a disservice by not mentioning the best day trip from the city! Ayutthaya was the ancient capital of the old Siamese kingdom — ruined temples, crumbling stupas, and those famous Buddha heads that have grown into tree roots over centuries. It’s atmospheric in a way that’s hard to articulate until you’re standing in the middle of it. We actually did a pretty cool GetYourGuide tour because we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss out on the history of it all, since the signage around the backstory is pretty limited.
Can You Be a Digital Nomad in Bangkok?
Short answer: yes — and Bangkok is genuinely one of the best cities in the world for it. The cost of living is low enough that you can live well for very little, the infrastructure is solid, and the quality of life is high enough that the day-to-day of actually being there never feels like a grind. It’s one of those cities where the practical stuff (fast internet, good transport, affordable everything) lines up neatly with the lifestyle stuff (great food, interesting neighbourhoods, a city that rewards aimless exploration).
The one caveat worth knowing going in: the café working culture is mixed. Bangkok has some genuinely excellent working cafés — and I’ve covered the best of them in this blog — but it’s not as uniformly laptop-friendly as somewhere like Chiang Mai. Plugs and WiFi are not guaranteed, and some of the most beautiful spaces are firmly in the “vibe only” category. The good news is that once you know which spots work, you can build a solid routine around them quickly. The city rewards people who put in the effort to figure it out, and the effort is genuinely very small.
For a long stay — a month, two months, longer — Bangkok is one of the easiest places in the world to settle into. It’s stimulating without being exhausting, affordable without feeling compromised, and the kind of city you can keep going to and saying, “huh, has this always been here?” when it definitely has. Just remember to be wary of the burning season in the North, which does tend to exacerbate pollution levels in the city (around Jan-Apr is probably the worst time of year). Regardless, it’s one of my favourite cities in the world (alongside Tokyo), and I don’t think that’ll ever change.
A Final Note
Who, What & Why
If you’ve made it this far — hello, I’m Aila! I walked away from a decade in corporate tech to redesign my life around the things that I actually care about: creative work, slow travel, and being generally helpful to other humans. These days my husband and I split our time between London (caring for my mother) and various spots across Asia.
Whether I’m strolling through markets in Bangkok, systematically eating my way through Japanese ramen shops, testing skin treatments in South Korea or documenting what it actually looks like to leave a stable career and build something new — the goal is always the same: share the real version of our travels so you can make the most of your trip. If you ever find any of it useful and want to support my work to keep the site ad-free, you can do that here. 🙂
If you prefer watching over reading, most of what I cover here also lives on YouTube — the entrepreneurship side of things, travel, and the honest version of building a fulfilling life. I also run a more philosophical vlog channel here if that’s more your speed.
Explore the Archives
If you’ve enjoyed reading this blog post, there’s plenty more where that came from! Have a wander through the sections below:
- Food: I’m a firm believer that you get the best feel for a city through its food and drinks. Check out my archives for deep dives on food all over the world and, if you’re going to Japan, start with my pride and joy: 29 Ramen Better Than Ichiran.
- Travel & Nomadic Life: Whether you’re planning a one-week holiday or a total life pivot into digital nomadism, I’ve likely written a guide for it. Dive into the archives for my unfiltered take on what to see, eat, drink, and — perhaps most importantly — skip. You can start with the Seoul edit if you like!
- Health & Beauty: Beyond trying to be a functioning human, I do deep dives on health (PCOS, Visual Snow) and the reality of beauty (make-up, skincare & treatments). You’ll find my honest results on everything from non-invasive laser treatments to long-term wellness.
If you end up trying any of my recommendations, let me know in the comments section or reach out – I’d love to hear what you thought.
The Essentials
A couple of things I use on every trip that keep me functional:
- Connectivity: Nomad eSIM — easy setup, works everywhere, no SIM card stress.
- Privacy: NordVPN — for public WiFi and keeping my Netflix region exactly where I want it.
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