Reader question: I am curious if there are homeowners who have the land in their Thai partner's name, but have the house on this land fully or partially in their own name. This should indeed be possible. We want to do it in such a way that my girlfriend pays for the land and it will of course be in her name, but the house on it will be fully paid for by me and will then also be fully in my name. This so that she can never fully occupy or sell the house without me in the event of a divorce.
A Siberian hamster in Hua Hin
Peter was quietly working in his Townhouse when suddenly a Siberian hamster landed on his desk. Then it looked like an episode of Fawlty Towers in Hua Hin.
For the market we are looking for a reliable smooth Thai employee who can sell speakers, power bank, telephone accessories such as charging cables, adapters, etc.
Beasts, all beasts
Do you know what I see when I've been drinking? (Well well?). All critters, so many critters, all around me. On my blankets, on my pillow, look. In my ears, in my nose and in my hair. They all run together. Bugs, bugs, Entire armies walk on the ground there. Look, they're advancing along the ceiling.
Tasty Thai food on Koh Samui at Nut's restaurant
If you want delicious Thai food in a nice atmosphere, then Nut's restaurant on Koh Samui is highly recommended. Nut is a cheerful hospitable woman who also speaks a few words of Dutch, but who can cook wonderfully.
Is Chaweng beach disappearing on Koh Samui?
It had been about nine years since I was last on Koh Samui. Time for renewed acquaintance. Conclusion: Koh Samui is still worth it, but what's up with the beach?
Thailand, once an extraordinary discovery, now an old friend….
When you visit Thailand as an unwitting tourist, you get the most pleasure out of the country. Thailand does not hold many secrets for Khun Peter after his umpteenth visit. Thailand is now more of an old friend to him.
About beautiful tourist figures and the harsh reality
Anyone who looks at the annual figures on the number of tourists from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) may no longer dare to visit Thailand because you can walk over the heads. Reality seems more unruly, but numbers don't lie, do they?
Column: Unwanted or wanted sexual harassment?
In this column, Peter draws attention to the sexual harassment of older Western men in Thailand.
The downside of emigrating to Thailand
If you talk to a farang who lives in Thailand, the familiar list will come up such as cultural differences, finances, relationship problems, housing, visa problems, etc.
Column: 'The lust traveler'
A special phenomenon, a 'sex tourist'. According to the dictionary, it is a 'lust traveler'. That already sounds a lot nicer. When I go back to Thailand and my environment pours out the well-known prejudices about me, I no longer want to be pilloried as a sex tourist, but as a lust traveler.
Chiang Mai: Chinatown squared?
The trip to Chiang Mai was already in fits and starts, but the reunion with the 'Rose of the North' provided even more surprises. For example, the city has undergone a remarkable transformation when you see the stream of tourists passing by: you imagine yourself in Chinatown.
From the editors: Thailand blog different than usual
The observant reader may have noticed, but Thailandblog will have to make do with less effort from the editors for the next three weeks, which means more repetitions, fewer postings and virtually no current affairs.
It was always a point of annoyance for me: the slow internet connection in your hotel in Thailand, but a mifi router brings light to the internet connection darkness.
'A day without sex'
Every Buddha day is a tough test, a friend confided to me during a dinner in a good restaurant in Bangkok. A Buddha day invariably meant no sex with his Thai girlfriend, who had learned the Buddha's precepts well.
"Him say" and other Tenglish
In the Thai language there is no room for past tense or plural. They have also deleted the nouns (masculine, feminine or neuter) and articles. Why make it difficult when it can be easy? This ensures that Thai also speak their own 'kind of' English that is always precious to listen to. For example, a sentence that begins with "Him say" can be about a man or a woman. It could be someone who is saying something now or has said something in the past.
Am I a 'sexy and handsome old man'?
No, because I'm not that old yet. I still have about twelve years to retire, so do the math. And handsome? Well, if it's a bit dim, at a distance and you don't have very good eyesight, then… Only 'sexy' remains. I gave up on that illusion a few years ago.