The weekend has been overshadowed by one of the darkest tragedies in recent Thai history, as the death toll from Friday’s school shooting in Nonthaburi has now risen to nine. A student who had been critically injured died in intensive care on Sunday, while around two dozen others remain in hospital, several with life-threatening injuries….
A lot of men that have gone to Thailand, met a girl, dated and even got in a relationship, end up flat out broke. They all think, “Nah, that’ll never be me. I’m smart with my money.” That is until they find themselves in that exact position. I want to go over why some people…
I just got back from Pattaya two weeks ago after spending a week there from the 15th to the 22nd of March 2026. And now I’m back in Cape Town, South Africa. And this is what happened to me after meeting a go-go bar girl. The First Meeting I’m 50 years old, divorced, and have…
Let’s discuss the transportation changes over that time. Obviously, there’s a new airport. In those days, when I flew in in 1992, I flew into the old Don Mueang Airport. That’s a very old airport. It first opened in 1914 by the Thai military. It was first used for commercial flights in 1924, I believe….
My story is from my first trip to Thailand around 30 years ago in 1990. I’m an American and was studying in New York City. I decided that after finishing my degree, I would take a long trip somewhere new and exotic. After doing some research, I decided on Southeast Asia because the price was…
I’m from the US and made my first trip to Thailand back in 2018 for three weeks, originally planned with friends who all cancelled at the last minute. So I went alone. My biggest worry wasn’t getting scammed or losing money. It was whether the Thai people would accept me as an African American man….
I want to tell you a story that happened in September of 2023. This time I was in Isan for a short holiday, and one of my favorite cities is Buriram. I have visited this city many times, so I know where to go for the nightlife. On my last evening in Buriram, I was…
Some of the challenges I’ve faced: obviously I can speak a fairly decent level of Thai now because I’ve been coming out here for a lot of years. I’ve lived out here, but I won’t lie I’m not fluent, and sometimes I do struggle. If it’s very, very simple day-to-day things ordering my food, telling…
Most trips start and end in Bangkok so it’s important to get this part of your trip right. Planning a trip to Bangkok can be overwhelming. There’s so much to see and do in the city that it’s almost impossible to fit it all in one trip without exhausting yourself. But I’ve lived in the…