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.
There was Phuket, Bangla Road, the full moon party, Tinder, scooters, questionable decisions, strange coincidences, expensive lessons, and absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. I’d been trying to get to Thailand for years, but like so many people, my plans were repeatedly destroyed by the pandemic. Finally, in February 2022, the Phuket…
A little background on me. I’m in my 40s, never married, freshly out of a relationship and have no kids. I’ve never taken more than a one-week holiday in approximately 25 years of working in the corporate world. And I was completely burned out. I’ve always been a relatively healthy guy, but over the last…
Although this story dates back some time, I thought I’d share it because there might be someone out there in the same situation I found myself in many years ago in Thailand. I had a good friend who lived in Phuket. He had a few bars over the years, all known by the name of…
The Five Year Con A Warning from Manchester I found myself a single guy again at the age of 46 that was in 2014. Although I’ve never been married as I’ve never seemed to have met the right woman I had three long relationships and spent years at a time living the free life. Maybe…
My name is Kurt and I’m from Germany. I’m 43 years old. I’m living in a suburb of Frankfurt. I work as a controller for several hospitals doing mostly financial and cash flow reports for management. I’m not rich I have a small house and I’m making decent money. I am six feet tall and…
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…