I’m going to tell you another true story from my days in Bangkok when I lived there. It’s another story about a Thai girl and a foreign man. The man was from the UK. No real names, as always we’ll call the lady Far, which is quite a common Thai girl’s name, and we’ll call…
The One That Got Away Most of the time, Thai bar girls are just playing games and nine times out of ten they aren’t serious. But once in a blue moon, you can meet one who is truly different and has her head screwed on. After I was let go from my job with a…
Now from personal experience, I’ve been to Cambodia. It wasn’t I didn’t feel totally safe there. The crime figures for Cambodia against foreigners are a lot higher than they are in Thailand. Thailand I feel totally safe in Thailand. And all those scams going on and things like that, but generally I’ve never heard of…
When somebody first comes to Thailand, they are normally here on holiday. When you’re on holiday, everything feels exciting. The weather is warm. The food is great. The people are friendly, and life seems very easy compared with where you came from. You’re not dealing with your own normal routine. You’re not dealing with work,…
1. It’s Not 2026 in Thailand It’s 2569 For more practical background, see our Thailand travel checklist. Thailand uses the Buddhist calendar, which is based on the death of the Buddha and runs about 543 years ahead of the Western calendar. So when you first see official documents or bank paperwork here, the dates look…
This would be my second visit to Phuket. On my first visit I had a girlfriend with me from Bangkok. She was familiar with Phuket so we saw the highlights and partied. This time I was by myself and had the opportunity to have some fun alone. I did not get too bang into it…
I have been watching content of Thailand since my early 20s but always had a fear of flying so I never made the trip. However I decided in January this year to book the flight as I was now 30 and not getting any younger. I booked 4 weeks from May 21st to June 18th….
Story 1 Red Wine Gremlin I’m a 65 year old man and a US Navy veteran. My first visit to Thailand was in 1979 on a Western Pacific cruise that included visits to many adult entertainment zones from Hawaii to Thailand. As a young sailor in the past I was fortunate to have many old…
I was blind to everything that could happen and thought I was doing everything right. If only I had seen a channel like this before I shacked up with the wrong girl there’s a chance things could have turned out better. But we live and learn. My story is here to help and warn other…