Bangkok at night

Why Do So Many Western Men Lose All Their Money in Thailand

ByJon CantonJun 17, 2026

The Pattern That Keeps Repeating Itself I have watched it happen too many times. The pattern is so consistent across so many different men, from so many different countries, with so many different starting positions, that it has stopped feeling…

Petronas Towers

The Biggest Problem With Southeast Asia For The Long-Term Western Foreigner

ByJon CantonJun 17, 2026

Why I Want To Make This Argument At The Regional Level I want to write something different in…

Philippines City

Why The Philippines Is Not As Cheap As It Used To Be

ByJon CantonJun 16, 2026

The Cheap-Philippines Pitch That No Longer Matches Reality There is a particular story about the Philippines that has…

Laos scenery

Laos Would Benefit From A Proper Long-Stay Visa For Western Foreigners, And Here Is Why

ByJon CantonJun 16, 2026

The Country Almost Nobody Talks About When They Talk About Southeast Asian Expat Destinations There is a country…

Bangkok condo view

Why You Should Not Buy a Condo in Thailand

ByJon CantonJun 15, 2026

What I Have Been Watching Happen To Foreign Condo Owners In Thailand I know a number of foreigners…

Bali countryside

Why I Will Never Go to Bali

ByJon CantonJun 15, 2026

The One Place In Southeast Asia I Have Refused To Visit I have lived in Southeast Asia for…

Georgetown, Penang

What Southeast Asia Means to Me

ByJon CantonJun 14, 2026

Twenty Years On The Other Side Of The World I want to talk about something different today. Not…

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Why I Nearly Moved to Cambodia in 2010, and Why I Didnt

ByJon CantonJun 14, 2026

Five Years In And Already Watching Thailand Change I want to talk about Cambodia today. Not the Cambodia…