Stickman posted a link to the worst dressed video but he failed to note the same person also made a video of well dressed men visiting Soi Cowboy. To be honest, while the worst dressed aren’t exactly dressed to go to the opera, IT’S SOI COWBOY!!! Shorts and a t-shirt are pretty much the uniform. …
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A really interesting story in The Nation about a think tank’s recommendation that the Thai government develop a welfare system. I do disagree when they say the market system failed in Thailand. Something that doesn’t actually exist can’t fail. When the government is nothing more than a way for people to enrich themselves and make …
The other day I posted some links to the first episode of Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand. Well, it appears that Thai officials saw the program too and they’re none too happy. Phuket Governor Wichai Praisa-ngob has written to embassies trying to explain that the reason they haven’t cracked down before is because they never …
I know some people may have already seen this but I thought it was interesting and wanted to share it with you. Basically, the show is about what a mess Thailand is for tourists. From the old jetski scam to getting banged up for drugs the program shows Thailand in the worst light possible. On …
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 list …
Interesting six-parter on YouTube of adventurist and survivalist Ray Mears in Thailand.
I was browsing around YouTube the other day and kept running across some crazy funny Thai television commercials. Here’s the ten best and funniest commercials 1. It’s a Miracle? 2. Timing is Everything 3. Get Your Eyes Checked 4. The Thai Smile 5. Suck it up 6. Life is about the small things 7. A …
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 experts …
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