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.
First of all, my age. I’m getting older now. I’m still physically fit as fit as I can be for my age. But, you know, I spent a lot of my younger years traveling the world. I worked for a hotel company. I’ve been all over the world, the Middle East, and the Far East….
Now, Mark was in a company that would move him around Asia, particularly places like Cambodia and the Philippines, Myanmar. It was computers, IT, that sort of thing. He’d never been to Thailand before. I don’t know why you’d think Thailand would have been quite high up on the list of destinations for that kind…
I’m going to tell you another true story from my days in Bangkok when I lived there. It’s another story about a Thai girl and a foreign man. The man was from the UK. No real names, as always we’ll call the lady Far, which is quite a common Thai girl’s name, and we’ll call…
The One That Got Away Most of the time, Thai bar girls are just playing games and nine times out of ten they aren’t serious. But once in a blue moon, you can meet one who is truly different and has her head screwed on. After I was let go from my job with a…
I am an American in my late 40s. This story took place in December of 2019. I was in Pattaya at the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020. I also managed to visit Phuket on this trip. During the last two days of my trip I became very ill. I had a sore…
This would be my second visit to Phuket. On my first visit I had a girlfriend with me from Bangkok. She was familiar with Phuket so we saw the highlights and partied. This time I was by myself and had the opportunity to have some fun alone. I did not get too bang into it…
I have been watching content of Thailand since my early 20s but always had a fear of flying so I never made the trip. However I decided in January this year to book the flight as I was now 30 and not getting any younger. I booked 4 weeks from May 21st to June 18th….
Story 1 Red Wine Gremlin I’m a 65 year old man and a US Navy veteran. My first visit to Thailand was in 1979 on a Western Pacific cruise that included visits to many adult entertainment zones from Hawaii to Thailand. As a young sailor in the past I was fortunate to have many old…
I was blind to everything that could happen and thought I was doing everything right. If only I had seen a channel like this before I shacked up with the wrong girl there’s a chance things could have turned out better. But we live and learn. My story is here to help and warn other…