Afternoon after 4 PM I grab a Chang beer or two yes you can buy them in some Tesco’s in the UK. I open the first one and take a break from working remotely at home for a bank in London. I sit down on my couch and then listen to your viewer stories. I…
It was the time of the financial crisis, and as I’m a self-employed plasterer, there wasn’t a lot of work around due to the housing market slowing down with the banks not borrowing much money for mortgages at this time. I was working in Mansfield at the time in a fire door production factory. I’d…
Pattaya will drain you. Everything looks cheap there until it isn’t. Thailand‘s city of sin is not for beginners. It’s dangerous for your heart, liver, mind, and wallet. It’ll spin your head and before you wake up from the dream, your money is gone. I’ve been there countless times and tried everything. I even walked…
I want to start with a short backstory. I began my love of traveling to Asia about five years ago when I traveled to China on a few business trips and a few times for vacation. Before I took my first trip I learned that I would need to set up a WeChat profile to…
As I was getting ready to be married I was back in my home country and was in a car accident with my brother. No one was hurt but it was a pretty bad crash and so I canceled my stag party that evening. My wife was very fair and because I missed out on…
The Gem Scam And a Lesson in Temple Etiquette This is quite a good warning. It’s a bit of an old scam called the Gem Scam. I think most people are aware of this now but this is something that actually happened and it will give you a good idea of what you shouldn’t do…
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…
Thailand news today. Volcanic ash grounds flights to Jakarta. Another foreign resident faces deportation under Thailand’s new rules. And a police officer finally surrenders. Closer to home in Pattaya, a brave 14-year-old saves her family while one badly parked car turns a 500 baht fine into a 3-hour early morning ordeal. Volcanic Ash Grounds Flights…
There was Phuket, Bangla Road, the full moon party, Tinder, scooters, questionable decisions, strange coincidences, expensive lessons, and absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. I’d been trying to get to Thailand for years, but like so many people, my plans were repeatedly destroyed by the pandemic. Finally, in February 2022, the Phuket…