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.
Table of Contents Toggle Story One Tiger Bite Drugged Sister and a Double Eye Lift The Massage That Wasn’t Just a Massage The Massage Takes an Unexpected Turn The Sister Gets Drugged The Tiger Attack The Hospital Eye Lift Story Two Phuket 1998 and The Rolling Ladyboy The Cast of Characters The Rear Admiral’s Ladyboy…
I wanted to share my story on how and why I recently went to Thailand. I got married right out of high school and was married for 12 years before getting divorced in 1996. After getting divorced I kind of went crazy with the United States version of freelance girls (in brackets street girls) meeting…
I’m a guy in my early 30s, originally from South America, but for the past 5 years I’ve been living and working in Australia, specifically on the beautiful island of Tasmania. My engineering job allows me to work on a FIFO roster 7 days on, 7 days off. So using some annual leave, I was…
I thought I had it all figured out. I told myself I would not make the same mistakes, that I would be smarter and more careful. For a while, I believed it. Life eventually found a way to humble me. My story began in August 2024, on my first trip to Thailand. I was married…
One thing I noticed straight away is tattoos. I’m not talking about small butterflies on the shoulder. I mean girls who are heavily covered in random tattoos that look like they were done in backstreet shops. It might sound harsh, but tattoos done in dodgy places often mean dirty needles and that can spread disease….
“A little bit about me. I’m 58, divorced twice. I have three kids two girls and a boy. I live with my son; he is 15, and we live in Hawaii. I was in the US Army and I traveled a bit.” My story starts in Australia, where I was vacationing with my sister….
I am a 45 year old heating engineer from South London and have been a regular visitor to Thailand since 2008. The story starts with the old cliché of splitting up with a long term girlfriend and being lured by someone off to the Land of Smiles in this case, it was my brother. We…
I was born in Hong Kong but moved to Canada at a young age and have a Canadian passport. By all accounts, I am Canadian first, Hong Kong second. I’m 43 years old, and this story as I’m writing to you now is happening in real time, which is why I was hoping to get…
When I realized how bad a position I was in, I nearly had a heart attack. I’d blindly allowed myself to be pulled into something I didn’t fully understand. I thought everything was going well. I thought I was putting the last pieces in place for my dream retirement in the land of smiles. But…