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The Farang Family Team

We're an expat family living in Bangkok. We started Farang Family because the guides we wished we'd had when we landed — the ones about hospitals at 2am, school waitlists, and which bank actually lets a foreigner open an account — didn't really exist. So we're writing them.

Bangkok living
Expat family logistics
Insurance
Schools
Housing

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4 guides so far

A spread of relocation paperwork — passports, an offer letter, a Bangkok rental shortlist, and a school application packet — on a kitchen table in afternoon light, with a child's drawing pinned to the corner of the frame.

Travel

Moving to Bangkok with kids: relocation playbook

The chronological 2026 relocation playbook for an expat family of four — offer letter to first month settled, school deadlines to first-week banking.

May 13, 2026

A laptop, a notebook, and a Cigna Global quote summary on a Bangkok kitchen table in early morning light, with kids' breakfast bowls in the corner of the frame.

Healthcare

Best health insurance for expat families in Bangkok 2026

Choosing health insurance for expat families in Bangkok: five families of options, the Cigna vs SafetyWing math, and what we'd pick by scenario.

May 10, 2026

A laptop showing a Wise transfer screen next to a Revolut card on a Bangkok kitchen table, with an international school fee invoice visible in the corner of the frame.

Money

Wise vs Revolut for expat families in Thailand 2026

Wise for transfers, Revolut for spending — the honest 2026 comparison for expat families running money between home countries and Bangkok.

May 10, 2026

An open insurance policy booklet next to a child's vaccination record on a Bangkok kitchen table in afternoon light.

Healthcare

Cigna Global Thailand: a first-look 2026 review

After three quotes and one near-claim, here's what we've learned about Cigna Global as a working option for expat families in Bangkok in 2026.

May 9, 2026