The Two Sisters with Matching Tattoos I thought I might tell a funny Bangkok story that happened to me this was all a few years ago many of the details are fuzzy except for the punchline in the end I’m a singaporean in my 40s now who went to Thailand several times a year mostly…

> I moved to Khon Kaen in Isan about a year ago there’s not a whole lot to do and the local scene feels like being there done that rather quickly for a bit of variety I started to visit the neighboring cities of Udon Thani and Nong Khai there’s a train that runs from…

I’ve got a story for you that might be a bit different. Mainly because the people who warned me about my Thai girlfriend weren’t other expats in a bar. It was her own family. You can call me Rob. I’m 42 from Leicester and I’ve been living in Bangkok for just over four years. I…

I always considered myself to be very well traveled. I’d been there, done that, seen it all, and felt like I knew exactly what I was doing when I went to a different country. I’d been traveling ever since my younger days back when not many people traveled like they do today. I believe that…

An Instruction Manual on What NOT to Do in Pattaya This is an instruction manual on what not to do on a trip to Pattaya. Viewers will cringe when they hear what I did. I was going through a divorce and so desperately needed some R&R. I had been to Pattaya once before with a…

I was staying on Khao San Road in Bangkok for a couple of days before going up to Kanchanaburi, the Bridge on the River Kwai. I kind of like the backpacking district of Banglamphu. It was not a case of saving money; the whole area was electric, and you feel so alive. I had only…

My name is Carl. As I write this, I’m in Bangkok staying at the Grand Four Wings Hotel in Bang Kapi. This is the last week of July 2024, and I came to Thailand for the first time last week on the 24th. I am an Australian of African origin, and I live in Western…

I met a Thai woman I’ll call Mint in Pattaya about 18 months ago. She was 32. I met her in a bar in Soi Buakhao. Although she didn’t work there. She was having drinks with another girl and we got talking. Later that night, she told me straight that she was a freelancer. No…

I was sitting on the edge of the bed putting my socks on after taking a shower, ready to go to work. I remember this like it was yesterday because my wife started shouting at me like she had done so many times before over the past few months. This time stood out because I…