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.
Last year, my girlfriend Cander asked if I would help her move a refrigerator. Nothing unusual about that, except it wasn’t going to our place. It was going to another house about 10 minutes away in Rayong, a house that I didn’t even know existed, despite the fact we had been living together for almost…
I’m still not sure what to do about this situation. And while it isn’t a complete crash and burn, there’s definitely some burn on my end and a lot of disappointment. I’ll call myself Adam because I want to stay anonymous. I’m a 40-year-old professional working in the medical sector. I have three kids with…
Meeting a Thai Woman in Buriram Maybe the best place to start is when I arrived in that small village in Buriram in the northeastern part of Thailand known as Isan to get married. had arrived in Thailand the day before this, met at the airport by my fiancée, who I’d met in Thailand 3…
I came within a few months of selling my house and moving permanently to Thailand to marry a woman who had what I thought was one of the safest jobs you could have there. What I didn’t know was that she owed nearly 4 million Baht. My name’s Michael. I’m 57, from just outside Chicago,…
My name is Travis. I’m 44 and from southern Louisiana, and I’ve worked in oil and gas for most of my adult life. My work schedule was pretty crazy back then. I’d work long rotations, make good money, then disappear somewhere for a few weeks when I was off. Thailand became my place. I first…
Last November, I received an invitation to a wedding in Thailand and found out I was apparently paying for it. That was news to me. You can call me Shane. I’m 48, Australian from Adelaide. I’ve been traveling to Thailand for years, normally two or three times a year, depending on work. I run a…
This happened last year and I still don’t know whether it was the strangest misunderstanding I’ve ever had in Thailand or whether I was simply the last person to realize what was going on. Call me Neil. I’m 56 from Bristol. I’ve been coming to Thailand on and off for about 12 years, though I’ve…
I was discussing with my new wife where to go on our honeymoon. We had lots of different places on the short list, yet we never could come to a firm conclusion about where we wanted to go. It was honestly her who chose Thailand. She wanted to go to Phuket. She’d had friends go…
Story 1 Meeting a Thai Woman on a Dating App The Thai dating mystery. When every red flag has a cultural explanation, I met her on a dating app. At first, everything seemed quite promising. She was attractive, polite, well-dressed, and very well-behaved. She was also quite shy, or at least that’s what I thought….