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Non Bargirls
January 4, 2003
Not What She Seemed
January 4, 2003
Cambodia
January 4, 2003
Insane Thai Wedding
January 8, 2003
A Guide To Phuket
January 9, 2003
The Love Of Thailand And The Nightlife
January 15, 2003
Another Perspective
January 15, 2003
What Not To Do While Whoring in Thailand
January 15, 2003
Rolling The Dice Against Long Odds
January 18, 2003
A Ladyboy Poem
January 20, 2003
You’re Only As Beautiful As The Wallet She Feels
January 23, 2003
Something To Chew Over
February 1, 2003
Visiting Myanmar
February 11, 2003
Butterflying – The Only Way
February 19, 2003
Face And Relationships in Thailand
February 19, 2003
Thailand Trip Report
February 19, 2003
Sydney Tom Does Thailand
February 19, 2003
Watch What You Say
February 19, 2003
Experience With Two Thai Wives
February 21, 2003
Learning The Hard Way About Thai Women
February 21, 2003
American Farang Women: Your Time Has Passed
February 21, 2003
Forgotten
February 21, 2003
A Woman’s Point Of View
February 23, 2003
Oldy Puts The Boot In
February 26, 2003
Danny
February 27, 2003
Don’t Tar Them All With The Same Brush
February 27, 2003
Fact Or Fiction – My View
February 27, 2003
My Discovery
February 27, 2003
Never Enough – The Thai Family Adventure
March 1, 2003
Things Change
March 2, 2003
Meeting Girls Online
March 11, 2003
Happy Meal
March 11, 2003
Relationships With Real Thai Women
March 11, 2003
Beat The Scroungers: A Survival Strategy
March 14, 2003
The Fate Of My Three Bargirls
March 19, 2003
Thai Me Up, Thai Me Down
March 19, 2003
You May Lose More Than Your Money
March 20, 2003
Narm
March 20, 2003
Quit Beating The Horse, It’s Dead
March 25, 2003
A reply to “Generalisations about Bargirls” by Dutch39
March 25, 2003
The Dowry
March 25, 2003
I Thought It Would Never Happen To Me
April 1, 2003
Good Things Don’t Come Easy
April 4, 2003
Upcountry
April 4, 2003
Easy In, Not So Easy Out
April 4, 2003
Eating the Worm While Avoiding The Hook
April 9, 2003
We Were Worlds Apart
April 11, 2003
Number One
April 11, 2003
What Do Thai Women Dislike About Thai Men?
April 16, 2003
My Alleged Good Girl Story
April 16, 2003
The Helpless And Self-Denigrating Nature Of Hiding Things
April 16, 2003
Heaven And Hell
April 16, 2003
When The Chips Are Down
April 21, 2003
When The Chips Are Down Part 2
April 23, 2003
A Dream Come True
April 25, 2003
My Rant
April 28, 2003
One Per Center
April 29, 2003
Held By A Thai Girl
May 1, 2003
14 Years Ago
May 1, 2003
The Equation
May 11, 2003
Those Thais in America
May 11, 2003
My First Trip To LOS
May 12, 2003
Taking The Piss
May 13, 2003
Dana’s Thailand
May 13, 2003
Khon Kaen To Udon Thani
May 13, 2003
When The Tables are Turned: A Story of Money, Thai Girls And Deception
May 20, 2003
When The Chips Are Down Part 3
May 20, 2003
Where To Next?
May 20, 2003
Thai Logic
May 20, 2003
Stray Cat Blues
May 20, 2003
All Bargirls Are Not The Same
May 21, 2003
Can You Find Love In Thailand?
May 21, 2003
It’s All About Pattaya
May 21, 2003
Do Bargirls Prefer Young Guys?
May 22, 2003
What’s In A Rose?
May 25, 2003
Mistaken For A Terrorist
May 25, 2003
Dana’s Thailand Part 2
May 25, 2003
When Is A Bargirl Too Old?
May 25, 2003
You Can Never Visit Thailand Again
May 26, 2003
More On Paedophilia
May 26, 2003
What’s Happening?
May 27, 2003
Thai Reality
May 29, 2003
The Bargirl Experiment
May 29, 2003
A Good Night
May 30, 2003
Time: 3 Seconds
May 30, 2003
Thailand – Population, Poverty And Prostitution
May 30, 2003
Divorce Thai Style
May 30, 2003
Coming Home
May 30, 2003
Becoming Invisible
June 2, 2003
Business Is Slow In Thailand
June 2, 2003
The Decline Of Cowboy
June 4, 2003
It’s Just A Matter Of Time
June 4, 2003
Isn’t It Just Good Business Sense?
June 8, 2003
Goodbye Phuket
June 8, 2003
Bar Girls & Thai Wives
June 9, 2003
My Guilt Trip To Buriram
June 10, 2003
Poisoned in Patong
June 12, 2003
A Twist
June 16, 2003
Do They Prefer The Young?
June 16, 2003
A Thai Driving Test
June 16, 2003
Cherry Boy
June 27, 2003
Why Return Time After Time?
June 27, 2003
Good Girls On The Net
July 2, 2003
A Tale Of Thai Cities 2003
July 2, 2003
Could Have Been Worse
July 2, 2003
Thai Service Standards
July 2, 2003
I Don’t Have A Brother. He’s My Boyfriend
July 2, 2003
What Do Girls Want?
July 10, 2003
Sometimes They Really Try
July 16, 2003
Unusual Response
July 16, 2003
The Education Dilemna For The Little Ones
July 16, 2003
Stories From The Pong
July 21, 2003
Tale Of The Injured Cat
July 25, 2003
The Cost Of Rescuing A Bargirl
July 25, 2003
A Religious Holiday
July 25, 2003
Only In Thailand – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
July 25, 2003
Why Do They Do It?
July 26, 2003
Knock Knock
July 28, 2003
Dana’s Thailand Part 3
July 28, 2003
To B Or Not To B
July 28, 2003
Tales From Thailand But Written In England – The Return, Part 1
July 28, 2003
Sex Workers – Wrong Prescription
July 29, 2003
Hiding Money
July 29, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes
July 30, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 2
July 31, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 3
July 31, 2003
Betrayal, Deception And Love Online
August 1, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 4
August 3, 2003
Sing A Song Girls, Disco Girls And Good Girls
August 3, 2003
Falsely Accused
August 3, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 5
August 6, 2003
Fatally Stupid
August 6, 2003
How Many Scams Does Thailand Have?
August 6, 2003
Joy
August 6, 2003
Shower Show At The Bar
August 13, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 6
August 13, 2003
A Bird Set Free
August 13, 2003
Scam, What Scam?
August 13, 2003
In The Morning She Left
August 13, 2003
Response To A Female
August 13, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 7
August 13, 2003
Up North
August 14, 2003
Living In London
August 14, 2003
The Case Of The Missing Wallet
August 14, 2003
Recreation At The Suction Lounge And More
August 14, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 8
August 15, 2003
Observations
August 15, 2003
Passport To Nowhere
August 16, 2003
Don’t Just Say Goodbye
August 16, 2003
Phuket Tuktuk Crash Diet
August 17, 2003
Housekeeping Tip
August 17, 2003
Reflections
August 18, 2003
Up North Part 2
August 18, 2003
Written In Confidence
August 18, 2003
A Touch Of Class
August 19, 2003
A Shafted Welshman
August 19, 2003
Hong Kong Hell
August 20, 2003
Visas And Visa Agents
August 20, 2003
More Observations
August 21, 2003
The Internet, A Good Thai Lady And The Dowry
August 24, 2003
The Search (The Beer Bar Grind)
August 25, 2003
An Unwanted Present
August 26, 2003
Facing The Facts
August 29, 2003
First Night In Bangkok 1973
August 29, 2003
Hell Hath No Fury
August 29, 2003
Sabai Sabai Memories
September 1, 2003
4 Short Times
September 1, 2003
To Speak Or Not To Speak
September 1, 2003
Thailand Sure Ain’t What It Used To Be
September 3, 2003
Young Boy’s Playground
September 3, 2003
The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of
September 3, 2003
Tales From Thailand but Written In England – Part 2 The Return (VERY LONG)
September 3, 2003
Vicious Vixens
September 3, 2003
Some Time Off For Bad Behaviour
September 4, 2003
Disorder At The Border
September 5, 2003
A Bargirl Takes Out A Mortgage
September 5, 2003
You Gave Me The Clap
September 6, 2003
Giving Back
September 6, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 9
September 7, 2003
Thaksin and Bikinis – A Trip Report
September 7, 2003
They Make It Easy And Then They Break Your Heart
September 7, 2003
Would Be Academics Pigeonholing Sexpats and Bargirls Again?
September 8, 2003
All In The Family
September 8, 2003
Bangkok Is Changing And All That Crap
September 8, 2003
Comfort Ethics
September 9, 2003
The Problems That Bargirls Have
September 9, 2003
The End Of The Naughty Nightlife
September 10, 2003
Bargirl Jealousy
September 10, 2003
Catching Myself Thinking Those Fateful Words
September 10, 2003
Getting A Thai Driver’s Licence
September 10, 2003
Another Lamb To The Slaughter
September 11, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 10
September 12, 2003
Changing For The Better
September 12, 2003
Time For A DNA Test
September 12, 2003
Time For A DNA Test Part 2
September 13, 2003
Latest Update Bangkok And Pattaya
September 16, 2003
So You Think You Can Handle Paradise?
September 16, 2003
Racism In Thailand
September 16, 2003
Retirement Visa vs The Visa Run
September 16, 2003
Some Thoughts On The Crackdown And On Farang Behaviour
September 16, 2003
My Thoughts
September 16, 2003
Does Thailand REALLY Need Sex Tourism?
September 17, 2003
Bar Scene Tourism And Environmentalism – Strange Bed Fellows?
September 17, 2003
Farang Men Aren’t All Bad
September 17, 2003
Thailand Perspective And Other Observations
September 17, 2003
If You Don’t Like Ping Pong Balls, Get Out Of The Farang Ghetto
September 18, 2003
A Hot Day In Paradise
September 19, 2003
Value For Money – Euro Versus Thai Baht
September 19, 2003
Comfort Ethics From Another Angle
September 19, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 11
September 19, 2003
A Life Like You And Me
September 19, 2003
Generalisations
September 22, 2003
What Is He Talking About?
September 22, 2003
Reply To Leviathan “Does Thailand Really Need Sex Tourism”
September 22, 2003
It Ain’t Just Thailand And The Philippines, Kiddo
September 22, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 12
September 22, 2003
Tips For Dealing With Pattaya’s Songtaews
September 22, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 13
September 22, 2003
Reasons To Go To The Land Of 7 Elevens
September 23, 2003
40+ In America
September 23, 2003
Still Flummoxed
September 23, 2003
Eyes Wide Open And Still Burned
September 23, 2003
Travails With A Movie Star
September 25, 2003
Good Girls On The Net Part 2
September 25, 2003
Addiction – First Step
September 25, 2003
Thai Lady = Survival Expert – Some Advice For Newbies
September 25, 2003
A Good Start
September 25, 2003
My Thoughts On The Naughty Nightlife
September 25, 2003
Do Bargirls Enjoy Having Sex With Their Customers?
September 26, 2003
I Love You Too Much
September 26, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 14
September 26, 2003
The Art Of Escapism
September 26, 2003
My Right Of Reply
September 27, 2003
Are They Just Stupid?
September 27, 2003
Thai Heinous Lesbian Allegation
September 28, 2003
Chiang Mai To Phitsanulok
September 29, 2003
Real Thai Ladies
September 29, 2003
What Is The Thai Woman?
September 29, 2003
When The Tables Are Turned Part 2
September 29, 2003
What Is The Thai Woman Part 2?
September 30, 2003
Thai Ladies: Seducers & Corruptors Of The World?
September 30, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 15
September 30, 2003
The Door Swings Both Ways
October 1, 2003
Asian Muse Part 1
October 1, 2003
Asian Muse Part 2
October 2, 2003
Live And Let Live
October 2, 2003
The Art Of People Watching
October 2, 2003
Not Enough Trust Meant No Marriage
October 4, 2003
What Is The Thai Woman – In-Depth Conclusion
October 4, 2003
Very First Trip To LOS
October 4, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 16
October 5, 2003
Very First Trip To LOS
October 5, 2003
Easy Sex Isn’t Always Good
October 7, 2003
East vs West, Nana Plaza vs Harvard
October 8, 2003
Maybe It Is Possible
October 8, 2003
No, It’s Not Easy
October 21, 2003
And They Lived Happily Ever After
October 21, 2003
The Love For Thailand And The Nightlife Part 2
October 21, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes Part 17
October 21, 2003
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Bank
October 23, 2003
Photography Within Gogo Bars
October 23, 2003
The Big Surprise
October 23, 2003
Looking For Kung In The Philippines
October 24, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 18
October 26, 2003
Time To Boycott Nana Plaza
October 26, 2003
The Trap Of Her Agenda
October 29, 2003
A Rural Lifestyle
October 29, 2003
The Sperminator – He’ll Be Back But Your Hymen Won’t
October 29, 2003
My Journal
October 29, 2003
Devout People?
October 29, 2003
These Isaan Girls
October 30, 2003
Goodbye Pattaya, Hello Pnom Penh
October 30, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 19
November 6, 2003
Tragedy In Bangkok 2
November 6, 2003
Loneliness
November 6, 2003
Pregnancy And Child Support / Maintenance
November 6, 2003
If You are Dutch You Are Screwed
November 6, 2003
Over The Hill Farang
November 10, 2003
Child Support Custody
November 10, 2003
The Joys Of Thai Restaurants
November 10, 2003
Full Moon Parties
November 10, 2003
Honest Hearts
November 10, 2003
I Remember
November 10, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 20
November 10, 2003
The Hua Hin Situation
November 10, 2003
Bitch Session
November 15, 2003
Love / Hate
November 15, 2003
My Mini
November 15, 2003
Scorpion
November 15, 2003
A Little Heaven On Earth
November 15, 2003
Neanderthals
November 15, 2003
The Edge Of Death
November 15, 2003
Pattaya Diary
November 15, 2003
Tips To Find A Good Girl
November 15, 2003
Winter Sucks
November 15, 2003
The Hua Hin Situation – Update
November 16, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 21
November 17, 2003
Bad Experience
November 17, 2003
Reply To Harlequin
November 17, 2003
A Reply To Child Support Custody
November 17, 2003
Never Learning
November 17, 2003
Setting The Bird Free For Real
November 18, 2003
Who Is The Loan Shark?
November 18, 2003
That Look – Don’t You Just Love Them?
November 20, 2003
Sunny Side Up
November 20, 2003
Email Snooping – That Have I Done?
November 20, 2003
First Time In LOS
November 20, 2003
My Tragic love Affair And Some Sound Advice
November 21, 2003
No Sex Please
November 21, 2003
Mia And Khan
November 24, 2003
Student Study
November 24, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 22
November 24, 2003
Being Naughty In The Philippines vs. Thailand
November 24, 2003
Costly Events At The Thermae
November 24, 2003
The Grass Is Always Greener
November 27, 2003
The Envelope
November 27, 2003
Monkey See Monkey Do
November 27, 2003
The Bug Report
November 27, 2003
Love Too Mut?
November 28, 2003
Phuket: The Worst Vacation Of My Life
November 29, 2003
Act Of Kindness
December 1, 2003
Loving And Cheating: A Good Girl’s Story
December 1, 2003
Delightful Thailand
December 1, 2003
The Truth
December 1, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 23
December 1, 2003
Jan, Jack And Dta (The Finest Restaurant In Bangkok?)
December 3, 2003
Thai Take-Away
December 3, 2003
Take A Cold Shower
December 3, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 24
December 5, 2003
The Brainless Bint
December 5, 2003
For Jiraporn
December 8, 2003
Thailand – Don’t Criticise Us!
December 8, 2003
Sweetness And Light
December 8, 2003
Delightful Thailand 2
December 8, 2003
Wake Up Farangs
December 10, 2003
Bitching Farangs
December 10, 2003
Thais And Responsibility
December 10, 2003
Thai Addiction
December 10, 2003
The Dark Side Of Laos
December 12, 2003
How Do You Beat A Thai?
December 12, 2003
My Two Cents
December 12, 2003
Acceptable Behaviour?
December 12, 2003
Thai Addiction – the Economic Aspects
December 12, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 25
December 12, 2003
Delightful SE Asia – Java & Bali
December 15, 2003
Illusions
December 15, 2003
They Are Not All Bad
December 15, 2003
Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop
December 15, 2003
The Londoner Now Travels Alone, Part 1, Bangkok
December 15, 2003
Another Thai Heartbreak
December 15, 2003
Stupid Farang Behaviour
December 15, 2003
TG Tales
December 15, 2003
A Dog’s Life
December 15, 2003
Starting A Business In Thailand
December 15, 2003
Delightful SE Asia – Mekong Delta
December 18, 2003
Reality Checks
December 18, 2003
A Phuket Perspective
December 18, 2003
Usual Suspects
December 18, 2003
Sukhumvit Soi 3
December 18, 2003
You Couldn’t Make It Up
December 18, 2003
The Londoner Now Travels Alone, Part 2, Pattaya
December 18, 2003
To Condom Or Not To Condom
December 18, 2003
Why Thailand?
December 19, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 26
December 19, 2003
It Had To Happen
December 22, 2003
Dark Secrets In Our Keep
December 22, 2003
Who Knows?
December 22, 2003
The Journey North To Meet The Family
December 22, 2003
Bicycling In Surin
December 22, 2003
Dogs, Automobiles And Dopamine
December 24, 2003
The Londoner Now Travels Alone, Part 3, Phuket
December 24, 2003
Next Time You’re On The Skytrain
December 24, 2003
Thai Thoughts And Anecdotes 27
December 31, 2003
I Don’t Know
December 31, 2003
Points Of View
December 31, 2003
Sex Tourists, Enough Already
December 31, 2003
Police Flexibility
December 31, 2003
Meet The Family
December 31, 2003