Thailand & Southeast Asia
Practical advice for digital‑nomad families in Southeast Asia
Straight answers on the DTV visa, family health insurance, multi-currency money and worldschooling — field-checked by a family that actually lives it.
Tools we actually use
The services this family relies on for money, insurance and connectivity abroad. Some of these are affiliate links — see our disclosure.
| Tool | Category | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise | Multi-currency money | Holding USD/EUR/THB in one account, low-fee transfers, a debit card that works abroad | Visit |
| SafetyWing | Family health insurance | Flexible month-to-month cover for the whole family, claims filed from an app | — |
| Airalo | eSIM data | Regional data the moment you land, no SIM swap, top-ups from the app | Visit |
| Wolsey Hall Oxford | Distance schooling | A full British curriculum (Primary to A-Level) with tutor support, done from anywhere | Visit |
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Featured guides
International Schools in Chiang Mai vs Online Homeschooling: Cost and Fit
We compare the published 2026-27 fee schedules of five Chiang Mai international schools against the cost of studying the same curriculum from home, covering tuition, hidden first-year costs, withdrawal terms, and what each route actually costs a family.
Travel Insurance vs International Health Insurance for Families on a DTV
A practical guide to the three separate questions a family on a Thai DTV needs answered — what the visa checklist actually asks for, what a Thai hospital wants at the counter, and what a travel or health insurance policy actually pays.
90-Day Reports and TM30 for Families: the Paperwork Nobody Warns You About
A plain, procedural guide to the two paperwork obligations underneath a long stay in Thailand — the foreigner's 90-day report and the landlord's TM30 — with what changes for a family and what to do when the landlord never filed.
Socialization for Worldschooling Kids: What Actually Works on the Road
A first-hand, research-backed look at how a worldschooled child actually makes and keeps friends on the road — the specific habits, the base-city trade-offs, and the honest part about friendships that fade.
Tax Residency for Nomad Families in Thailand: the 180-Day Rule Explained
We explain what Thailand's 180-day tax residency rule actually says, how it applies separately to each parent and child in a family, and what the 2024 foreign income rule changes — plus what to bring to a tax adviser if you are close to the line.
DTV vs LTR vs Education Visa: Choosing the Right Long-Stay Route for a Family
A field-checked comparison of Thailand's DTV, LTR, education visa and guardian visa routes for families, with real fees for a family of four and what each route means for how the children are schooled.
Written by Fabrizio Bestoso
Fabrizio Bestoso is a digital entrepreneur and the father of a family that lives and works on the move across Thailand, Asia, Spain and Middle East. He started Nomad Family Hub to turn the logistics his own family works through — the DTV visa, health insurance, multi-currency money, distance schooling, work — into step-by-step guides, each checked against official sources and against what actually happened.