| Title | Description |
| How Was Your Songkran? |
Hey y’all, I’ll bet you thought I dropped dead from a coronary after the last post about all you can eat moo kata! The truth is I was off celebrating Songkran and despite ignoring all the common expat wisdom I was able to travel some 1000km round trip without incident, drink myself silly for 3 [...] |
| I’m a Glutton and You Can Be One Too At a Moo Kata Place |
Though Thai food is most well known for its spicy side, such as Som Tam, its streetfood, and perennial favorites such as Pad Thai, these are no longer my favorites. In true American style I have come to love the all you can eat buffet style Moo Kata (literally ‘pork pan’) places. In addition to [...] |
| Have I Become A Miserable Old Thailand Expat? |
Disclaimer: This post was written while under the influence of the King of Beasts – known as Leo to some. Though for some reason the depiction is a leopard…oh well. I am afraid I may have become one of the miserable old expats found trolling internet forums with nothing good to say about their country [...] |
| Will The 2.2 Trillion Baht Loan Package Finally Cause the Thai Baht to Fall? |
With an astounding 2.2 trillion Thai baht lending plan approved and ostensibly moving forward, what might be the course of the Thai baht in the coming months. As all expats receiving funds from overseas are aware, the baht has been exceedingly strong over the past 4 years, some say too strong. Will this strength continue [...] |
| Driving in Thailand: The Things That Piss Me Off |
Let me preface this post by saying that there were things that pissed me off about driving in the U.S. too. Thais don’t have a monopoly on inconsiderate, incompetent or idiot drivers. They do however take it to something of a new level and even with my increasing mai bpen rai relaxed attitude, driving in [...] |
| Pattaya Nightlife and Fun! |
As any Thailand aficionado will tell you, Pattaya is best known for two things; two interrelated things…. Girls and Nightlife! I’ve already written about the joys and dangers of the girls you will meet there in a previous post, so this one looks at the Pattaya Nightlife scene. You can find full details of the [...] |
| Pattaya Ladyboy; Some Advice |
With my previous submission being about Pattaya Ladies, I thought I’d better put something together about the ladyboys too… just for completeness! A Pattaya ladyboy is usually no different in terms of character than a bar-girl. If you are attracted to transsexual ladies you will be able to relax and do your thing in Pattaya [...] |
| Pattaya Girls and some Advice |
For anyone unfamiliar with the tourist areas of Thailand or, more specifically, the red-light tourist areas of Thailand, here are a few pointers about the lovely girls of Pattaya. The same pointers apply about other adult focused resorts; this is not just for Pattaya goers. Pattaya Girls and partying all night long As you might [...] |
| Pattaya Massage Options |
One of the many things that I miss about Thailand when I am out of the country is the wide variety of massage options on every street. Pattaya massage is big business in sin city and it is not something that you can easily find in the UK. In fact it is impossible to find [...] |
| Thai Dating Stories |
It’s a cynical world we live in….. I’ve had the misfortune to notice, on more than one occasion, that in at least some quarters of the world at large there is a perception that any Western man involved in a romantic relationship with a Thai lady must be some sort of sexual deviant! When I [...] |
| Pattaya Beaches; Find the Good Ones |
Pattaya Beaches I know right away that as soon as I mention ‘Pattaya’ and ‘Beaches’ in the same sentence that it is going to immediately conjure up some negative thoughts amongst a fair proportion of Thailand’s beach lovers, so let me start by pointing out that I am not claiming that Pattaya is home to [...] |
| Vigilante Justice in Thailand |
The clip below occurred when the guy being mauled stole a cell phone from a foreigner (tourist?) on the BTS platform at Victory Monument. Looks like the words of Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul are being taken seriously. “Please take care of foreigners. If anything happens to them, please step in to help,” Surapong said. These [...] |
| Merry Christmas 2012 from Thailand Musings |
I just want to take a moment to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas! Whether you are Thailand based or living elsewhere in the world I hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy and many blessings! |
| The 7 Types of Expats: Which One Are You? |
Living in Thailand you see all kinds of foreigners on the streets, in restaurants and pretty much everywhere you go. Once you start talking to them, you find that many are simply in Thailand on a holiday, but in some cases you will meet expats who are living here full time, and sometimes for quite [...] |
| What I’ve Learned by Living in Thailand |
I’ve been living in Thailand with my family for a bit over a year and half now, which you might think is hardly any time at all, and yet I can say I’ve learned quite a bit about myself and my interaction with the world at large in that time. Or have I? Have I [...] |
