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.
The day I finally told my Thai girlfriend I couldn’t afford to give her any more money, she looked at me and asked why I’d come to Thailand if I was poor. We’d been together for 14 months. I’d spent nearly everything I had trying to keep her happy. And somehow she was the one…
You really couldn’t make this up. I was on the trip of a lifetime hiking around Nepal. I wasn’t doing any of the mountaineering because I wasn’t that brave, but it was something I’d wanted to do for many, many years. It was my first solo trip. I was over 45. I think I’d put…
Six months after I sold my house, sold my car, and said goodbye to everyone that I knew in Canada, I was sitting alone in a bar in Pattaya watching another man leave with the woman I’d moved to Thailand for. And the worst part: nobody back home knew how I really met her. You…
I’d never understood the mentality of guys who go to Thailand, meet a girl in a bar, and then expect her to quit working because they’ve fallen in love with her, stop herself from going back to those bars, remove herself entirely from that scene, and accept a small amount of money from the guy…
Hello, welcome. The first time I heard those words, I was walking down Sukhumvit Soi after I’d arrived in Bangkok only 2 hours before that. It was my first time in Thailand and I heard it again. Hello, welcome. Past the second bar and the third bar and before long I’d succumbed to the allure…
My first experience with Thailand came through some guys I knew from our fishing club here in the UK. They all lived fairly close to me. But back then, I only really bothered with them when we went fishing. That changed after I got divorced. They’d been going to Thailand for years. I’d seen their…
I wouldn’t wish what happened to me on anybody. I never thought it would get to the stage it got to. I didn’t realize people could be as disgusting as I found out that my wife was based on the thing that she did to me. I had to reduce her monthly allowance that I…
Just when you think you couldn’t work any harder, things go wrong and you have to work even harder yet again. The burnout starts to kick in. That was me about 10 years ago now, getting to the point of no return where I didn’t feel like I had much get-up-and-go left in me because…
About 4 years ago, I was divorced and living in Australia. I’m originally from England but came over here in 2011 for work with a European company and ended up staying. I’m now lucky enough to have both British and Australian citizenship. After my divorce, I quickly discovered that Thailand for Australians is a bit…