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 do not want to come across as controversial by sending in my story. I know so many men who have been burned in their home countries and many of them have decided to give up on dating and the chance of having a relationship at home. I didn’t think that’s where I would be….
I remember it like it was yesterday, my first day in Thailand. Something about me changed on that trip, and it made me think about my future. I was working hard, but there was no real end in sight. I knew at some point I would end up retiring, but that was the furthest thing…
I don’t really know where to begin when it comes to telling my story. Lots of ups and downs, and unfortunately, it does end with ultimate betrayal. Thailand Becomes a Habit Thailand started out as being a place where I went to visit often. The first time I went was in 2012 and I was…
I’ve been living in Thailand for about 3 years now. I moved just when things opened up again, and so far I’m very happy with the decision I made to move here. I have come to some realizations that I’m not happy about. Perhaps I had some very strong preconceived notions about how certain things…
When I say I might as well have not been born, I’m not lying. I put in years and years of hard work early mornings, late nights, and the endless grind of the daily commute. I raised a family, divorced against my will, yet still I persevered. I clung to the dream that one day…
I had been going to Thailand for a long time. My first visit was in 1998. I was 30 years old and I was in Thailand looking for a distributor of some items that I wanted to sell back in England. I don’t want to get into too much detail, but I spent time in…
I bet you’re going to think I’m just another idiot who lost all his money in Thailand. But I don’t see it that way. For a start, I didn’t lose all my money in Thailand. Although I could have done, but everything I did, I did because I thought I was in a loving relationship….
I’ve just turned 50 this year, been living in Thailand for 27 of those years, and I thought up until recently that I had everything figured out, and the last 27 years of my life were a success. I’ve since found out things about my wife, who is from Thailand, and general opinions that I…
I’d done that plane journey seven times before this one. Each of those seven times was me going to Thailand for the holiday of a lifetime. And holidays of a lifetime I most definitely had. This time was different. I’d just turned 42 and I was flying on a one way ticket to Thailand as…