In 1988, Cebu City, Philippines, I considered myself someone who had been around the block more than a few times. A reasonably tough nut. I was wrong. Three moments proved it. Incident 1 The Transactional Mindset The first occurred in a large open-air beer garden I used to frequent in the evenings with my Filipino…
Up until I went to Cambodia, I never thought it would be a country I would visit. And the only reason I was there was because I had retired the year earlier in Thailand, and I was getting very carried away with everything that Thailand had to offer. I was 56 when I retired. I’d…
I went to Pattaya for a two-week holiday with my friends. By the end of everything, I had proposed to a 21-year-old Thai girl that worked on Soi 6, promised her family a million baht, a house, and monthly payments… All while my wife and kids back in the UK had no idea what I…
I thought I knew Thailand. Yet, those two small miscalculations leave me in the position I’m in today. I’m in a position of hopelessness, a position of being ripped away from where I meant to be because of the actions of others, and an understanding that the world I grew up in, the world that…
I know what you normally hear is that guys meet a Thai bar girl, get in a relationship with her, she ends up rinsing him for everything he has, and then she moves onto the next one. When a Thailand Bar Girl Relationship Works Stories like mine, although very rare, are out there. Some guys…
I’ve never told this story to anyone before because it’s just too embarrassing. When I met this girl in Thailand, I thought I had found someone completely different from the usual stories you hear about. Instead, I ignored every red flag in front of me, got myself deeper and deeper into the situation, and even…
I do not want to come across as controversial by sending in my story. I know so many men who have been burned in their home countries and many of them have decided to give up on dating and the chance of having a relationship at home. I didn’t think that’s where I would be….
I remember it like it was yesterday, my first day in Thailand. Something about me changed on that trip, and it made me think about my future. I was working hard, but there was no real end in sight. I knew at some point I would end up retiring, but that was the furthest thing…
I don’t really know where to begin when it comes to telling my story. Lots of ups and downs, and unfortunately, it does end with ultimate betrayal. Thailand Becomes a Habit Thailand started out as being a place where I went to visit often. The first time I went was in 2012 and I was…