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 am happily married and come from Liverpool in the UK. Despite visiting Thailand since 1997 it wasn’t until three trips with my family and two others in Phuket that I got the Thailand bug. Back then there was plenty to do as a family and then at night plenty to do with my friends…
Story 1 Handbag Left Behind in Phuket I’ve been a frequent visitor to the Land of Smiles since the year 2000. Here’s a positive story from one of those trips in 2017 when I was 36. I was in a short relationship with Yanhee a girl from my local area I met through my sister….
I’m now 35 years old unmarried I don’t intend to tie the knot anytime soon and I’m also on the chubby side. My first visit to Thailand was in April 2019. I was then working in IT with a company like Amazon but based out of Hong Kong. After 2 years of working in Hong…
My first experience in Pattaya was in 2022 My first experience in Pattaya was in 2022 with a friend of mine who I work with. We agreed to scour this foreign land of Thailand to see what all the hype was about. Since we are true nomads and had already explored and conquered all of…
It was about my 10th trip to Thailand and my friend Mike and I had decided to go to the famous Bangla Road in Patong Phuket as neither of us had been to Phuket before. The taxi ride in was a ridiculous 800 baht which I soon found out was pretty normal for Phuket because…
Story 1 Stunner with the Nissan SUV My first experience in Pattaya was in 2022 with a friend of mine who I work with. We agreed to scour this foreign land of Thailand to see what all the hype was about. Since we are true nomads and had already explored and conquered all of Cuba…
My story happened in Los Angeles. I was a shy introvert and had difficulty talking to women, so I stayed alone throughout school. I graduated from high school in 1974 and attended junior college for 2 years but got bored and left. After working some security jobs my friend got me a job with a…
Prior to my recent trip to Thailand I’ve been chatting with a few girls on Thai Friendly. Most of the young and pretty girls on Thai Friendly I met turned out to be freelancers. This particularly was not a problem for me because I’ve been looking for short term companionship instead of a long term…
Story 1 Three Steps for Winning the Lottery of Life A Cynical View of Foreign Thai Relationships I’ve been listening to many of your stories for several years and I’m repeatedly surprised at the complications so many foreign men have when forming relationships with Thai women. So I thought I’d send this it’s a bit…