This story really starts in 2004 when I took my wife and four kids to Thailand and the tsunami hit. We ran up a hill, we were fine, but very shaken up. When we got back to England, my wife was a changed woman. Nothing was ever right, and we argued constantly until we decided…
The core problem is that it stopped feeling real. Pattaya built its reputation on this illusion cheap, fun, easy companionship with a hint of maybe she actually likes me. The illusion is getting harder to maintain. Even researchers have found that many women actively target foreign men as financial security strategies rather than for romance….
Number 1 and it is an obvious one. When guys are talking to bar girls: “I’m not married. I don’t have a girlfriend.” Okay, that’s kicked it off. Number 2 guys who go around telling everybody they’re rich when actually they don’t have anything. Or on the other flip side of the coin, you’ve got…
when I initially got this lump come up, being a little bit lazy, I went to the nearest hospital to me which is a very, very top hospital in Bangkok because I live near Nana BTS station right in the heart of Sukhumvit. And that’s just a convenient place to go. So I had the…
Now from personal experience, I’ve been to Cambodia. It wasn’t I didn’t feel totally safe there. The crime figures for Cambodia against foreigners are a lot higher than they are in Thailand. Thailand I feel totally safe in Thailand. And all those scams going on and things like that, but generally I’ve never heard of…
When somebody first comes to Thailand, they are normally here on holiday. When you’re on holiday, everything feels exciting. The weather is warm. The food is great. The people are friendly, and life seems very easy compared with where you came from. You’re not dealing with your own normal routine. You’re not dealing with work,…
1. It’s Not 2026 in Thailand It’s 2569 For more practical background, see our Thailand travel checklist. Thailand uses the Buddhist calendar, which is based on the death of the Buddha and runs about 543 years ahead of the Western calendar. So when you first see official documents or bank paperwork here, the dates look…
I am an American in my late 40s. This story took place in December of 2019. I was in Pattaya at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. I also managed to visit Phuket on this trip. During the last two days of my trip I became very ill. I had a sore…
I have been watching content of Thailand since my early 20s but always had a fear of flying so I never made the trip. However I decided in January this year to book the flight as I was now 30 and not getting any younger. I booked 4 weeks from May 21st to June 18th….