A Life of Missed Opportunities I didn’t even know it was possible to sink to such lows, but here I am anyway. Life never really treated me right. All my 20s and my 30s were spent feeling so out of place, feeling like there was nothing I could do to be in a position that…
It was in a town called Uthai Thani when I was having a barbecue on my way to Bangkok from Chiang Mai where I’d spent the previous 3 months after arriving in Thailand as a new expat. I was only there for one night about 2 hours north of Bangkok. But I ran into this…
Here’s your post broken up into natural paragraphs (2-5 sentences each, where it makes sense). No words changed. — Sometimes I think my life is cursed and that there is something wrong with me. I never seem to have been able to catch a break, always being one step behind everything going on in my…
I’d been living in Thailand for 3 months and I was loving everything about it. I was down in Phuket and I was one of those guys that was doing remote work. Most of my days were spent in my room working and when I got a chance I’d go out to a local street…
I guess you could call me just another statistic, but I believe that’s just too simple. Thailand was always a country that sent your mind racing when you thought about everything that you could do there. My First Time in Thailand, The 1980s My first time in Thailand was in the 80s. I was posted…
A Difficult Year and a New Dream 2019 was a difficult year for everyone. I got divorced at the start of the year and then COVID hit and the world started to lock down. I found myself at home all alone with nothing to do. I’d never even watched YouTube before. But when you’re bored…
After a couple of weeks returning home from Vietnam and realizing that my Vietnam adventure was more lust than love with the girl I spent time with, I went back on Tinder with a paid subscription to match with girls. No, I’m not a drinker, so I generally don’t go to bars which meant I…
If you’re planning a trip to Thailand, you’ll notice plenty of differences from your home country. Here are 20 things that might surprise you from the climate to the culture, and everything in between. 1. The Climate in Thailand The first thing you’ll notice the biggest difference, especially for people from Europe is the climate….
Now, let’s be clear about something. The vast majority of older guys who come to Thailand are just normal people. Most have worked hard their whole lives, paid their taxes, raised kids, gone through the ups and downs that life throws at everyone. They’re not running away from anything. They’re just trying to enjoy their…