It was COVID and they had just opened the Phuket Sandbox which was a great relief for me because I knew I did not have to do quarantine. And at this time Bangkok had been locked down meaning I would have quarantined into a lockdown. I’d been working hard all through COVID I was very…
My name is John and I am currently living in Japan for the last 6 years. After 6 years in Japan I came to a fork in the road in my life. I was not happy with my work in Japan and I broke up with a Japanese girlfriend of three years the year prior….
Upon arriving in Pattaya in the winter of 2017 with a couple of my friends for a four-week holiday they showed me how things worked in Pattaya and especially everything about the nightlife. Being my first time in Thailand I was warned by my friends “Do not fall in love with a bar girl especially…
Story 1: From a Factory Job to a First Thailand Adventure The place I was working at hired a new guy named John. John was a little older than me but he began telling me stories about Thailand. I’ve always wanted to travel but never enough to actually start saving up. After talking to John…
Story 1 Falling for a Professional My story begins in the height of the pandemic September 2021. As an American citizen our travel options were limited to Mexico or Thailand. I have visited Bangkok a few times before and it seemed like a much better option. I opted for the Sandbox scheme that let you…
We have traveled extensively in Africa Asia the Middle East as well as Europe. Often we’re assumed to be an old gay couple. This assumption is okay in Europe and can actually get you special treatment but in some countries not so much. Just before COVID we decided to go to Cambodia and explore Angkor…
Started boring enough. I thought I would go out for a walk have an agreeable meal and maybe find a massage with extra services. When I left my hotel I headed off in a different direction from the usual way I normally go. The normal way is generally packed with people and I was quite…
This is a story from a few years ago. When I was 26 years old I’m Scandinavian I had decided to go on a kite surfing week long course about 30 kilometers from Hua Hin in a rural area. This was my first time in Thailand and from the moment I set foot outside the…
is it possible to fly into Thailand with a one way flight or will you encounter issues either at check in with the airline or with immigration? This is definitely one of those tricky situations as the visa free entry to Thailand allows for 60 days and technically you should have a flight out within…