Category Archives: Bangkok

Bombs In Bangkok

February 16, 2012 – 11:19 am

Back in the spring of 1991 I was sitting at the Mae Sai Guest House on the river between Thailand and Burma. Coulds of butterflies floated from flower to flower in the garden and on the opposite bank of the brown stream workers washed red mud from an ancient truck. I was freshly showered after […]

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FALL FOR YOU LONG TIME

July 20, 2011 – 1:51 pm

Thais have an excuse for everything as seen in this tale from the Old Roue of Bangkok. Here’s a classic for the ages. My little pole dancer, Oy, was supposed to come see me tonite. But… “Cannot come tonight.” “Why not?” “I have accident.” “Bad?” “Very bad.” “What did you do?” “Hurt my leg.” “Motorbike?” […]

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Incommunicado

January 24, 2011 – 8:12 pm

Back at the end of the last century there was a short time when the world was devoid of cell phones and computers. Communications between distant countries was a chore. While in Bangkok I would hire a tuk-tuk for the short trip from the Malaysia Hotel to the Bangkok GPO on Charoen Krung Road. The […]

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Overstay in Paradise

September 26, 2010 – 1:05 pm

Thailand’s beaches and nightlife combine with a rich cultural heritage and world-class cuisine to create SE Asia’s # 1 tourist destination. Millions of foreigners flock to the tropical country and hundreds of thousands of farangs fall in love with the torpid life under the palms. I myself have upped houses in the USA to live […]

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Crisis in Sex Tourism

June 13, 2010 – 12:41 pm

My arrival in Bangkok coincided with the military crackdown on the anti-government protesters. M-16s versus firecrackers and slingshots. The death toll was close to 100and the wounded over a thousand. A nationwide curfew closed the bars of Patpong, Nana Plaza, and Soi Cowboy. Walking Street in Pattaya was dead. Only the Full Moon Bar in […]

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