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From the monthly archives:

September 2007

10 things I hate about Bangkok (Part 3)

by On Nutter September 8, 2007 General

THAI COUPLES: I can still remember the sense of shock I felt at seeing a Thai couple walking hand in hand for the first time. It was my third visit to Thailand and I had never witnessed this phenomenon before. On reflection, there is absolutely no reason why people of the same race, nationality, age, [...]

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Travel to Thailand is becoming cheaper and cheaper

by toci September 7, 2007 General

Expensive plane tickets to Thailand are becoming something from the past. In the past years more and more Low Cost and Budget Airlines are expanding their route to many destination in Asia and Australia. Nok Air is a Thai Low Cost Budget Airline just opened the first international daily flights connecting Bangalore (India) with Bangkok [...]

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Farangs and Bargirls

by astor77 September 7, 2007 Thai Girls

Near Past of Bar Scene In Thailand In the early nineties Thailand started to get a bad name. According to the media, everyone had AIDS and child sex was rife. All this seemed totally bizarre stuff to residents of Thailand who read all the newspapers open-mouthed. The happy country began to acquire the completely undeserved [...]

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Fear and Laughing in Pattaya

by Cold Kiwi September 6, 2007 Transport

Thai tattoos, gravel rash, bravery awards – call them what you will, but everywhere you go – you will see Thai nationals with scars, big and small. I’ve seen them on arms and legs, feet and hands – and sometimes on a shoulder, back or stomach. Nine times out of ten people tell me they [...]

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The Mia Noi Conundrum

by Patsy September 5, 2007 Popular

I cheat on my wife. Yeah, it doesn’t sound real nice but that’s what it is. Its not that overall I’m a bad guy; I don’t steal, scam, screw kids or preach religion and I do make sure I’m an excellent father. I do love my wife very much and do my best to be [...]

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The Dream

by Dabe September 3, 2007 General

For more than 20 years, I had a recurring dream. In this dream, I was standing alone on a dirt road. The road was brown and along the road were brown wooden structures. There were no other people in my dream but I knew that inside these buildings were the objects of my yearning. They [...]

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Billy Bunter’s Asian hi jinks and other misadventures – Part ll

by Billy September 2, 2007 Region

It is with somewhat timid reservation that I begin the chronicling of the 2nd part of Bunter’s hi jinks in Asia. Gathering from some of the alluded aspersions cast upon the first instalment methinks that some people have never heard the saying ‘truth is stranger than fiction’. I have no need or desire to embellish [...]

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Thai Reality

by Leo September 1, 2007 General

After the deal was closed the scam artist provided us with a young lady who would be our guide or escort to make sure we received what ever we wanted while we were in Bangkok. He suggested a Thai massage among other things. We got a non-sexual massage but at one those fancy places where [...]

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You Did What in Pattaya?

by cavanami September 1, 2007 Tourist Life

OK, what is this? Some new deal with the ladies there? You went out in the morning and returned in the late afternoon? It was a group event? Yes, yes and yes. All true and great times were had by all. It was a rainy, lousy looking May morning but we moved forward with our [...]

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