Although I live in Chiang Mai these days and I’ve lived here for the last two years very happily. This story concerns one of my good friends Jake. We are both Australian, and this is his first visit to Thailand. The year was 1980, and Jake was 29. He told me this story in the…
I have witnessed several incidents and actions that involve these people mentioned, and at times I was on the receiving end of their behavior. These are the things that we men, regardless of race, should be aware of when in Thailand. Pattaya Sidewalk Etiquette and Respect During one of my visits in 2022, I was…
I began my story after splitting up with my girlfriend in the UK and not really doing anything exciting for the next three years. Then one afternoon in May 2017, I decided to go back to Thailand. I’d been with an old girlfriend in 2003, and I always wanted to go back. I’d only been…
I don’t know where to start, but I will give it my best shot. I first came to Thailand 21 years ago, met many bar girls and freelancers, and enjoyed the whole experience. It’s been my life’s dream to return someday to live here. I think most men, young and old, feel that way once…
Well, this goes back a long time. I was 22 years old somewhere in 1980 traveling through Southeast Asia for the first time. Originally, only planned to stay 2 months 1 month in Indonesia, 1 month in South Korea. That did not happen. I had saved more money than expected and one change led to…
I was once in Rainbow is it Rainbow Three or Rainbow Four? As you go into the plaza right to the end, the one in the corner full of Japanese these days that kind of took over that bar. But I was in there anyway. There was a guy who came in. I don’t know…
Thomas Background and First Trips Now Thomas the first time he actually landed in Thailand, he was about 60 years of age, 59, 60, something like that and he did become a regular visitor. Now background on Thomas: he was a full time taxi driver in a small market town in the UK. He made…
This is not a story about a naive guy who goes to Pattaya and is conned by a bar girl. I am well aware that this does happen every day. The majority of this story took place between 2016 and 2020. I first met Albert when we both worked as chefs at a well known…