Two foreigners walk into a barber in Bangkok

The title may sound like the beginning of a bad joke (and this post could very well be) but I just had to share our experience whilst trying to find a barber to cut Trav's hair and trim his beard in Bangkok (Trav had not had his hair cut since we left South Africa). Needless to say it was no easy feat to find a barber in a city where very few Thai men have beards, and very few barbers speak English.

Expat life in BKK

What is it really like for an expat living in Bangkok? Well let me just say it is not easy to begin with, but it is a lifestyle I wouldn't be able to afford back in South Africa that is for sure. When I decided to  move to a foreign country I had to realise that I was not just here to visit for a few days, I needed to find an apartment and settle in. This whole process of making bkk my home was unexpectedly easy in some ways and equally frustrating in others. What I did have to accept straight off the bat was that my life back in South Africa could in no way be replicated in great big Bangkok (as much as I tried).