Tag Archives: gold

The Thai Anti-Midas Touch

October 12, 2014 – 10:07 am

One of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen in Pattaya was Ann. Her beauty lasted longer than most, as she bathed in the fountain of youth created by her countless sponsors’ generous donation of cash and clothing. The veteran mistress managed these farangs with the skill of a circus juggler yet she was […]

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The Unglitter of Gold

December 13, 2011 – 5:55 am

Last week Peru’s president suspended civil rights in a northern Andean region after a series of protests had shut down the development of a new gold mine. The locals had resisted the government’s attempts to aid Newmont Mining to exploit the region’s watershed for their project and the politicians have responded to the the violence […]

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The Glitter Of Gold

December 3, 2011 – 6:27 am

In the summer of 1993 Tall Meg and I drove from LA to New York in her 1966 Studebaker Lark. Tall Meg was in love with a man in New York and I was returning to no one. She was in a hurry, but had never made the cross-country trip, so we detoured from the […]

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Gold Frenzy in Thailand

June 21, 2011 – 7:54 am

The price of gold has rocketed during the last year. The rise has been fueled by the drop in the dollar combined with tremendous demand from India and China. Sadly gold has been the staple gift for Thai girls from their farang boyfriends since the Vietnam War. 5 baht of gold on a bar girl’s […]

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For the Love of Gold

June 13, 2010 – 11:43 am

Gold has been the staple gift for Thai girls from their farang boyfriends since the Vietnam War. 5 baht of gold on a bar girl’s neck or wrist is a dead give-away she has a love-struck sponsor in the closet. The girls love this show of wealth, for the sheer pleasure of rendering other bargirls […]

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