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.
This is my story about how I met a Thai girl online, rushed literally every aspect of the relationship, and ended up in the worst place possible. At that stage in my life, I was pushing 60 years old, never really had a real relationship, had no kids, and didn’t have the best outlook on…
The Thailand expat dream has just about come to an end. It sends shivers down my spine to even have to say those words because I dedicated so many years to the country of Thailand, yet nothing of use has come of it. I’ve been in relationships along the way. I’ve done some incredibly stupid…
I feel like the world’s biggest idiot after everything that happened to me. It’s not only that I feel like an idiot, it’s just that I thought there was no chance that what I was doing would have had such a detrimental effect on my ability to live the life I’d always hoped to live….
I am planning to be married by the end of 2026. As I write this, my Thai girlfriend of Chinese descent – let’s call her Flower – and I are still trying to figure out our future together. So I remain hopeful, but you just never know. Bringing two lives together from different cultures and…
I just want to share my memories and stories. It might be boring for some of your followers as I am a 61-year-old female. First Arrival in Bangkok I first started traveling to Southeast Asia in the year 2000. I still remember the fantastic feeling of flying into the old Don Mueang airport alongside a…
The first time I sat down in a bar in Thailand and was approached by a girl, it was the most exhilarating experience that I’d ever had in my life. And I bet I looked like a nervous wreck. For the girl who approached me, it appeared to be the most casual and easiest thing…
After spending four amazing days in Bangkok, I took an early morning cab down to Pattaya and arrived at my hotel 4 and a half hours before my booking time. I’d reasoned that crawling through Bangkok in a taxi during rush hour wasn’t going to be as much fun as arriving in Pattaya stupid early…
I’ve really been trying to rack my brains, and it’s really hard. It’s unbelievable as it sounds I kind of know one, but it ended in not a great way (though that was nothing to do with the relationship between the go go girl and the guy who hooked up with her). If I’d seen…
I started traveling to Thailand about 15 years ago, not having the resources as we do now. I made my share of mistakes. I have many stories from my experiences, but most of them are the usual ones involving bar girls, freelancers, go go girls, tuk tuks, taxis, and massage shops. I have two stories…