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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

8 Pieces

A Japanese set meal at Bincho with grilled fish on a slate plate, an aluminium hagama rice pot on a wooden stand, miso soup and small side dishes.

Ordering Fish You Cannot Name At Bincho

Bincho grills whole fish over charcoal in the middle of the room at Mega Bangna. What the seasonal sets cost, how the teishoku arrives and why the unfamiliar fish is the one to order.

27 August 2026

A red velvet stage curtain framed in brass at Crimson Room, with globe lamps and red velvet stools in front of it.

A Night Of Live Jazz At Crimson Room

Live jazz in an art deco room at Velaa Langsuan. The two sets of the night, what the gin and the cocktails cost, the booth minimum and why you should book ahead.

09 August 2026

A Smizzle smash burger with a charred beef patty beside french fries and a pot of ketchup.

Lunch At Smizzle Burger Inside Open House

A smash burger lunch on the library floor at Central Embassy. The Hulk against the Afterburner, what the menu costs and why the room is half of what you pay for.

21 July 2026

Round bathtub set into a white counter beside floor-to-ceiling windows at SO/ Bangkok, with the city skyline beyond.

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

Nigiri on colour-coded plates at Sushiro PARC Bangna, with soy sauce in a small dish.

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

Looking down the length of Libertish Salon Cafe. Crystal chandeliers, dark floral wallpaper and black styling chairs line both sides of the narrow room.

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

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

Sino-Portuguese shophouses on Thalang Road in Old Phuket Town in late-afternoon light.

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