Category Archives: Thailand

To Forgive and Forget by Peter Nolan Smith

After my youngest brother died of AIDS in 1995, I traveled to the holiest shrines in Asia. The ancient temples salved little of my grief and I switched to worshipping the high heels of the go-go girls. Vee danced at the Baby A Go-Go in Pattaya. She had one eye. We had an affair. The […]

Loy Krathong 2000

Loy Krathong 2000 I spent the festival of light with the worst girlfriend of Pattaya. Three months ago I met Mam and at a bar on Soi 3. I only had another week in Thailand. My next stop was Kathmandu. The Himalayas. As we lay in bed Maam said sadly, “Why you go mountains, when […]

The Missing Of Loy Krathong

Written 2013 The most beautiful holidays in the world are the Hindu Diwali and Thailand’s Loy Krathong. These festivals of light celebrate the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month. I have celebrated Diwali in Lhasa Tibet with the Indian cooks of the Snow Dragon Hotel and Loy Krathong with my wives and children. […]

May 30 1992 – Bangkok – Journal

Two mornings ago I making a call at the overseas phone booth in the Malaysia Hotel. A young bearded man entered the lobby. We had last seen each other in Kathmandu 1990 after a trek to Lantang Glacier. Upon departure westward to Europe I had told Dice, if he was in Bangkok, then you should […]

Koh Samui Journal 1993

July 1993 Full moon on Koh Samui Rising from the black sea Lightning flashing Inside monsoon thunderheads 40,000 feet overhead Sitting in a beer bar On Chaweng Beach Aoy Sweet Said she’s 20 From Isaan North “Mother not know I work bar. I like you. I go with you.” Her skin Buttered silk Smelling of […]