Reader-submitted Thailand stories covering first trips, nightlife, Pattaya experiences, relationships, expat life and successful marriages. Real experiences from visitors and long-time Thailand regulars.
Retiring Early and Searching for a New Purpose The best way to describe my life is as a series of ups and downs. Things started out well, and I had far more ups than downs for a long time. I thought that was how my life would continue, but unfortunately that was not how things…
I want my story to play out first because I guess many people won’t have heard it. And this time, I am prepared for what the comments have to say. It was a bit of a shock seeing the comments last time, but I get it. I did stupid things and people want to say…
When I finally understood the truth about Thailand, it was already too late. My decision to move to Thailand came out of the blue. And up until I visited, I didn’t know anything about the country or have any desire to leave where I was from. One fateful trip changed all that because I immediately…
Going to Thailand was the worst thing that ever happened to me. And I had absolutely no idea that by doing the things I did, I would be signing away my future. I didn’t start out that way, though. I started out as being the best thing that happened to me and I felt like…
As a recent subscriber to your channel, I have listened to quite a few of your viewers’ stories with great interest. I would like to tell you about my own experience. It was after a three-year relationship breakup in the UK with a British woman that I was encouraged by some friends to go on…
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…
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….