Fake Miracle Cures and Show Me Your Money Scams You’re walking down the street in Pattaya and somebody starts talking to you. You’re in a new and unique environment and it feels like a friendly interaction. Before you really have time to think about it, you’re walking with them into a nearby shop, watching someone…
Arriving at Rayavadee on Railay Peninsula First of all, you got to actually make your way to the beach. And what most people don’t realize is this is actually one of the most exciting parts of the adventure. We flew from Bangkok down to Krabi in southern Thailand. And from there, the resort sent a…
Faster Immigration at Bangkok Airport Thailand‘s making headlines again today. Faster immigration at Bangkok Airport, even more tragedy following the deadly beer hall fire, a frightening hotel security mystery, and foreign bikers discovering that Thai traffic laws really do apply to everyone. While an online romance proves very expensive indeed. Bangkok’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport is…
Tom the Taxi Driver from England So, let’s begin. I’ve got to give you a little bit of background on the two people involved. The first guy, we’ll call him Tom for the sake of the story. He’s an English guy. At the time, this story goes back about 27 years. So, it’s not something…
I think I brought 6,000 back with me. They said to me, “Oh, the salary is 18,000 Thai Baht. “They weren’t lying, but they also weren’t telling the full truth. I just stood at the front of the class, just started shouting about tapeworms. They wouldn’t give us a full principal title. And I agree….
I would like to say that my Thailand journey began a very long time ago. I was at university in London and I became close friends with a girl from Thailand who was studying there as well. She was from an extremely wealthy family, spoke just as good English as I did, and originally she…
The Thai Parliament Police Committee visited Pattaya this week to learn from its police officers and police station how Pattaya utilizes both civilian oversight and its AI technology to help stop crime. Civilian Oversight and Police Resources This visit took place two days ago when members of Parliament came to the city to conduct a…
Story 1: The Big Show in Colombia and a Police Scare My buddy Mike and I decided to go back to Colombia after taking a break for a few years. We rented a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment with Jacuzzi tub in a top hotel the Beverly Hills of Colombia. A month before our trip, we had…
Visiting Thailand and not seeing Muay Thai is like missing the most authentic experience in Thailand today. I am here in front of Rajadamnern Stadium, the oldest Muay Thai stadium in Thailand. Eighty years ago, it gave birth to the world’s first Muay Thai stadium, and now it is raising the bar with the world’s…