We have started a new advertising program for businesses in Thailand or those wanting to do business here.

If you own a business our visitors may find useful, we can help you promote it at an affordable cost.  Some businesses that would probably find more customers here include:

• Pool service
• Lawn care
• Pest control
• Electricians
• Plumbers
• Drinking water delivery
• Attorneys
• Construction contractors
• Renovation contractors
• Alternative energy products
• Furniture shops
• Guest houses
• Resorts
• Travel Agents 

We offer two types of advertising:

(1) A simple text ad that links to your website.  You can pick the page you wish it to be posted, with our approval.

(2) A one page mini-website linked to from our home page under the appropriate category, complete with unlimited photos and video.  If you are in the Cha-am or Hua Hin area, we can even go to your location and shoot photos and video for no extra charge.  With this option, we will work to get the Google keywords specific to your business.  In this way, you not only get visitors that come to our website for real estate and our Living in Thailand Blog but also those interested in your business as well.

Your mini-website will include all your contact details so customers can reach you directly.  If you have a guest house, for example, we can even embed your Pay Pal payment buttons so customers can send you deposits to reserve rooms.


The one page mini website rate starts at 3,000 THB.  The simple text link is only 2,000 THB for 6 months.

You can pay securely with Pay Pal.

Click here for more information.

Termites, or "white ants" are very common in Thailand.  You can see their mounds everywhere and when they swarm, they can't be overlooked.

These social insects eat anything made of cellulose, but mostly they eat wood.  

If you came from a Northern country, you may have had a home made of wood and termites may have been only a minor hazard.

Here in Thailand, most homes are made of concrete and steel; termites are a big reason.

You may occasionally see homes made of teak (a termite resistant wood), but they are usually the "historic" type or more expensive than concrete.

Stands of construction quality teak wood are more and more scarce nowadays and there is a movement in the kingdom to preserve the forests.  This is why utility poles and fence posts -- in fact practically everything made of wood in many other countries  -- are here made of alternatives like concrete, metal and plastic.

There are many pest control companies throughout Thailand that specialize in termite control.  Click here for a directory.

More Information:

[Termite Invasion]

[Forum Posts on Termites & Remedies]

[Article from University of Hawaii Termite Project]

This market sets up every so often near the Cha-am train station, and is visited by both Thai and ethnic Chinese, hence the Chinese opera, Chinese writing and incense offerings.

Just down the street from the train station is the fresh food market, which is near the Tesco store.  It's open nearly every afternoon and evening.  There you can find a wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, many locally grown.

There are all kinds of Mom & Pop shops that line the streets of Cha-am, selling sundries, clothes and household goods as well as at least two IT (computer sales and repair) shops.  

There is a Big C complex being built just south of town and a Makro going in just north of Hua Hin, so shopping opportunities will be expanded even further in the near future.