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.
I’ve lived in Thailand for 15 years, and there’s something I think a lot of foreign men don’t want to hear. The Thailand dating market most foreign men experience isn’t the Thai dating market. It’s a tiny section of it. And I know that because I married outside that section. You can call me Richard….
We’ve all got one of those friends who decide getting married in a church at home, like everybody else, is not good enough for them, and who decide that he and his fiancée are going to go to the other side of the world and get married there. Being his best friend, you’re invited and…
Story 1 Papaya Salad and an Unexpected Request in Isan It was 1988 in Chiaom, Isan. I had just recovered from hepatitis A and had taken to visiting the night market every evening for something to eat. There was a som tam vendor who was friendly with a circle of local women who used to…
I can’t use that excuse. People warned me. I saw things myself. There were probably 10 different moments when any sensible man would have walked away. I just happened to be extremely attracted to the woman causing all the problems. Now, this happened about 4 years ago. I was 38 and single and coming to…
It’s not very easy for me to comprehend what went down when I went to Thailand, but maybe getting it off my chest will be one way to try to heal. The reason that it was so hard is because I fell in love. Really, I did. I don’t want to listen to all these…
For about five months, I thought I was going to have a child there. I am from Australia and this happened a few years ago when I was 41. I’d been to Thailand a few times before and thought I was reasonably switched on. I wasn’t one of those men arriving for the first time…
I genuinely thought I had it all figured out. Turns out, I didn’t have a clue. Now, I met my girlfriend in a massage shop down in Hua Hin. Nothing dodgy or anything, just one of those standard little places you see everywhere with six plastic chairs outside, a couple of mattresses upstairs, and the…
Story 1 Meeting a Thai Taxi Driver After a Late Flight I came to Thailand last year for a month-long holiday. I saw an advertisement for a taxi on Facebook. So, I decided to take it from the airport in Bangkok to my destination about 3 hours away. My flight, which was originally supposed to…
Meeting May in Phuket This is the story of how I almost lost myself completely in a relationship with a Thai woman. It started in November 2023. I was 26 and had booked a flight from Germany to Phuket because I needed a break from work, stress, and normal life. It was my second trip…