This was my first time experiencing Songkran in Pattaya. Before I booked my ticket, I was talking to my friends who also like to travel about where they wanted to go for a trip Dubai or the new popular destination of Almaty in Kazakhstan. One of my friends, Sumit, had recently been to Almaty and…
If you should ever become in need of medical attention while being in a foreign country, it would indeed be a worry. A few years ago, I had such an experience in Thailand. Nothing too serious, I hasten to add, but nevertheless cause for concern. Anyone who doesn’t even have an ounce of geographical knowledge…
We decided to go back to the Nana Plaza Hotel and get some sleep in preparation for our journey to Pattaya. Morning came, and after a very good breakfast at the hotel, we were on our way to Pattaya in a taxi. The supports for the BTS Skytrain were being installed at the time and…
I had been going to Thailand for many years. Thailand was the only place where I felt like I fit in with the other foreigners there. I felt like we had things in common with each other a shared love of Thailand and the shared dream to be able to live in Thailand permanently. Living…
First of all, as far as Siem Reap goes, let’s talk about crime. From what I can gather, it’s very, very safe. There is the occasional pickpocketing in tourist areas, things like that if you’re not careful but then that’s everywhere, isn’t it? And from what I’ve read, crime against tourists vicious crime, violent crime…
A Brit’s life unravels after being stabbed by his girlfriend, infected, and subjected to a botched exorcism as he begs the UK for help. A British man stranded in the Philippines claims he is waiting to die after his life took a horrific turn, leaving him with a rotten leg, no visa, and no way…
A Phuket Romance Strained by Health Conditions In October of 2021, I started talking to a beautiful then 35 year old Thai lady on the language exchange app HelloTalk. As our online relationship started to grow, we talked pretty much non stop. Indeed, on some weekend nights, we would literally spend 7 hours talking. Then…
Last year I visited Thailand for 2 weeks. This time I stayed for 3 weeks which still wasn’t enough time. I honestly wish I could just live there, but I’m still relatively young at 35 years old. This story is mainly about me, but while in Thailand I met a couple of new friends my…
In 2021, as COVID restrictions were being lifted, I accepted a job that required a minimum of 25% travel that would be at least one week in every month. Most trips were outside the US, and 50% of those trips were going to East Asia. Within 6 months after starting my job, I realized that…