Category Archives: Bangkok

Hotel Sòk-gà-bpròk

March 2, 2018 – 11:25 am

My friends in the finance sector travel 4-star. I once stayed at the Hotel Imperial in Biarritz with a French movie actress. The King Farouk suite was 5-star. I know the height of luxury. My travels around the world have been on a budget. Luckily my resources allow the minimum of comfort, however sometimes the […]

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A DELUGE OF KATHOEYS by Peter Nolan Smith

August 22, 2017 – 1:59 pm

The mere mention of Bangkok’s Nana Plaza at a New York dinner table peaked the male guests’ interest of men and heightened women’s antipathy toward me. To the former I was a Don Juan and the latter regarded me as Gary Glitter come to life. To be honest I can’t recall ever bar fining a […]

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Bangkok Card Scam

January 13, 2017 – 12:17 pm

“There’s a sucker born every minute.” PT Barnum – circus flimflammer. One reason for the current economic debacle is the natural propensity of people wanting something for nothing i.e. greed. The middle-class of America were dissatisfied with their lot in life and sought to live like millionaires on credit and leveraged mortgages. Most got their […]

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Headless Farang in Bangkok

June 11, 2016 – 6:18 pm

Jamie Parker remains my eyes and ears in Thailand. Wehave known each other for decades. Our tastes coincide more often than not, although Jamie’s fun usually begins where mine ends, which is why I told him not to spy on either my girlfriend or wife during this extended absence from Siam. My wife lives in […]

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Thai Dating Rules and No Nos

April 12, 2016 – 9:13 am

Several years ago I read the weekend Bangkok Post’s GURU, which featured an article from Yanisa of LOVE RULES about GIRLS YOU SHOULD NOT DATE. For the most part she was right on the money about not dating your friend’s ex, your best friend’s sister, your ex-girlfriend’s sister or best friend, a work associate, your […]

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