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How low can you go?

by On Nutter March 13, 2010 General

The longer you stay in Thailand, the cheaper you get. It’s just one of those things that happen. When I arrived here four years, eight months and 27 days ago (not that I’m counting), I had zero income but spent money like Imelda Marcos in a shoe shop. Now that I earn a UK-level salary [...]

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The gig is my buddha or a fortuitous reversal

by philipbquick February 15, 2010 Expat Life
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Again I will start my story with a disclaimer. I have lived in Bangkok 3 months, and I have read many posts here in the diaries. I am new, wet behind the ears, an amateur learning sometimes the hard way. I expect to get insults and some of you insisting I run home immediately [...]

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Sabatoge Idiot

by philipbquick February 10, 2010 General
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Oh, the travails of learning the hard way in a fabulously decadent culture rich in freedom, sex, opportunity and some real fukking douchebags.
I moved to Bangkok two months ago. I had never been to Thailand, but the country, people and experience came highly recommended from numerous friends. I was going to give a shot at [...]

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Nancy Chandler’s Map of Chiang Mai

by DougBangkok February 6, 2010 General
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Men are convinced that women cannot read maps. They know this to be a fact.
If you go up to a man, any man, on the street, give him your map, and tell him that you are lost and you want to go to the National Museum, he will take your map, unfold it, and stare [...]

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On being a Western woman in Thailand

by BKK Blue January 20, 2010 Expat Life
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It is not always easy being a Western woman in Thailand, I know: I’ve been here for over 10 years. On this Bangkok Diaries website alone, the amount of slander and hate-talk directed at Western women is a good representation of the larger anti-Western women dynamics in the country. In addition, I have seen innumerable [...]

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Bangkok Diaries Most Popular 2009

by Admin December 31, 2009 General
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I was just playing around with the stats for the blog and decided to share with you guys what you thought was popular in 2009. I’ve divided things into two sections; Most Popular 2009 Alltime and Most Popular 2009 Posted in 2009. Alltime is old posts that were popular in 2009 and “in [...]

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Topics from the Message Boards 08 Sep 2009

by Admin September 8, 2009 General

We announced awhile back that we added message boards to Bangkok Diaries to give people a chance to ask questions, share opinions, etc when there isn’t an existing post on the blog and/or people don’t want to go to the trouble of writing an entire blog post. Just to keep people updated, here’s a [...]

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Ray Mears in Thailand

by Admin September 5, 2009 General

Interesting six-parter on YouTube of adventurist and survivalist Ray Mears in Thailand.

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Future Lady Boys?

by Admin September 3, 2009 General
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Bangkok Diaries Forums Are Here

by Admin July 24, 2009 General

I just wanted to take a moment and let everyone know that we’ve launched forums on Bangkok Diaries. I know a lot of people were put off on contributing to the site because they didn’t feel they wanted to write a long blog post or simply because they felt uncomfortable about showcasing themselves as [...]

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