A group of foreigners were staying in a large rented house just outside Bangkok. But according to Thai and Australian police, what was happening inside that house was anything but ordinary. When officers eventually went through the door, they found 13 foreign men, a living room converted into an office, rows of workstations, computers, telephones,…
It’s not very easy for me to comprehend what went down when I went to Thailand, but maybe getting it off my chest will be one way to try to heal. The reason that it was so hard is because I fell in love. Really, I did. I don’t want to listen to all these…
For about five months, I thought I was going to have a child there. I am from Australia and this happened a few years ago when I was 41. I’d been to Thailand a few times before and thought I was reasonably switched on. I wasn’t one of those men arriving for the first time…
As floodwaters begin to recede across Bangkok, there’s little opportunity to celebrate just yet. Fresh warnings of rising river levels have prompted some residents along the Chao Phraya to prepare to leave their homes again, even as other parts of the capital begin the enormous cleanup operation. For the hundreds, possibly thousands of motorists who…
I genuinely thought I had it all figured out. Turns out, I didn’t have a clue. Now, I met my girlfriend in a massage shop down in Hua Hin. Nothing dodgy or anything, just one of those standard little places you see everywhere with six plastic chairs outside, a couple of mattresses upstairs, and the…
Days of intense rain have flooded parts of Bangkok and central Thailand. And the knock-on effects are now reaching travelers here at the main international airport in the city while the government has enacted new measures. And there’s pushback online against influencer content amidst all the chaos. Since Saturday, Thai Airways passengers at Suvarnabhumi have…
Story 1 Meeting a Thai Taxi Driver After a Late Flight I came to Thailand last year for a month-long holiday. I saw an advertisement for a taxi on Facebook. So, I decided to take it from the airport in Bangkok to my destination about 3 hours away. My flight, which was originally supposed to…
Meeting May in Phuket This is the story of how I almost lost myself completely in a relationship with a Thai woman. It started in November 2023. I was 26 and had booked a flight from Germany to Phuket because I needed a break from work, stress, and normal life. It was my second trip…
After Thursday and early Friday’s flooding here in Pattaya, it quickly became clear that a major storm front was developing across Thailand. From Saturday morning, that’s exactly what happened. Heavy rain spread across much of the country with rivers already running high in the north and flooding reported across numerous provinces. But some of the…