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 would like to tell you a true story about a friend of mine who married a Thai bar girl and brought her back to the UK. For the sake of this story, I will call my friend Steve. Of course, that isn’t his real name. This story goes back about 25 years ago. Becoming…
I arrived in Thailand in late October of 2023. My first time back in 8 years. And this time, I promised myself I’d do things differently. No falling in love, no silly decisions, and no thinking with the wrong head. I booked a 3 week stay in Pattaya and checked into a mid range hotel…
My story starts in 2007 when I was planning a holiday to either Thailand or the Philippines with a friend from work. His name is Stan, an older guy who used to be an engineer in the same company that I work for. In the end, we decided that we would have two weeks in…
My name is Tim. I live in the United States. I have never been married, but I have had a great life and I’m pretty well known as a successful attorney where I live. When I was 43, I was living a wonderful life. I’m six and a half foot tall, that’s about 1.93 meters,…
Thailand, Pattaya, bar girls, and a dull life back in my country, it’s just a cocktail of regret waiting to happen. My story starts off like many others do: single man, bored in my home country, looking for some excitement and being told to give Thailand a try. And when I say bored, I mean…
As I say, this first story is quite a short story, but it’s quite humorous. I have been to Pattaya several times already and was booked for four weeks at Songkran last year, six weeks at Christmas, two more weeks in Phuket, and another four in Pattaya, but these were cancelled due to the current…
I’d like to tell you about another part of my scammer girlfriend. As my relationship with May was slowly drawing to an end, it’s strange how the mind works sometimes. Even though you know you’re being taken for a ride, you still carry on to try to be some sort of rescue hero. Maybe I’ve…
My wife passed away from cancer in her 40s. My two kids were age 4 and 8 in 1997. I took care of them by myself assisted by my good neighbors and three of my late wife’s son from her first marriage. I am now 80 years old with a Filipino girlfriend age 42. Just…
I submitted a story about a bar girl called Pom I met in November 2024 and remained in contact and I did meet back up with her in May 2026 as my previous story I submitted titled The Truth About Thailand Nightlife Most Men Learn Too Late. I just thought I would write in and…