I speak Thai.
Well, sort of.
I have studied Thai language for several months, and because I live in Thailand I have plenty of opportunity to practice. Or so you’d think.
I live in Bangkok, and specifically, in the general vicinity of Sukhumvit, which means that nearly everyone I deal with speaks English to a [...]

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A month ago, I had never been to the north of Thailand. Three weeks ago I had never been to Chiang Mai. That changed in June; I have now spent 4 weeks in Northern Thailand and 4 ½ days in the city of Chiang Mai.
People like me who visit Bangkok for the first time [...]

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I had just arrived into Bangkok one evening and after checking into the hotel, showering, and grabbing a bite I went out to grab a few cold ones before closing time. I wandered into a place off of Sukhumvit past Asoke but I can’t remember the name nor have I ever been able to [...]

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I went to Mojos on Soi 33 about a month ago and managed to take a video of a very sexy coyote dancer. Unfortunately, my little handheld camera didn’t do a great job of recording the live music in the club, so it sounded tinny on playback and faded in and out.
I spent some [...]

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I visited the Sports Academy last night and it was great. I went because my friend Jack called me and invited me to meet him there for a game of pool.
I hadn’t realized that Jack played pool, so it was a surprising offer, but once we were at the table I realized that he was [...]

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On Tuesday evening I had a business meeting which was held in a booth at a local restaurant. Originally we planned to meet at 4 p.m. but due to circumstances my colleague re-scheduled for 6:30. By 9:30 business had been discussed, diagrams drawn, dinner eaten and drinks emptied. The question became, “What do you want [...]

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Back in farangland, if I gave a girl a gold necklace, I would spend a lot of time choosing a design appropriate for her — delicate or heavy, intricate links or attractive pendant. When I gave it to her the girl would ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ and say thank you with kisses & hugs, and usually [...]

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Photo of the Memory Club, Srinakarin Road
If you are interested in nightlife away from the farang areas of Sukhumvit, Silom and Khao Sarn Road, you may want to have a look at the options in a different part of town; specifically near Srinakarin Road.  On Saturday night I met my friend Kenny at Onnut BTS [...]

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Prior to his ‘retirement’ the Bangkok Bad Boy wrote a great blog about the go go bars of Sapphan Kwai. It was one of the first blogs of his that I ever read, and I was always intrigued and wanted to go to see them.
I’ve asked friends several times, but no one has ever been [...]

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Country Road is an American-style bar located at one end of Soi Cowboy. It’s one of my favorite hangouts, and I’ve probably spent more hours there than any other single drinking establishment in South East Asia. It always puts me in mind of the type of bar you’d see featured in the movie, Roadhouse.
Country Road [...]

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