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You go to Thailand on holiday and meet a lady in a bar, with whom you have a drink and who then stays in your company for the entire holiday. And…, as Keespattaya says herself, one thing leads to another. A romance is born. How that continued and eventually came to an end, Keespattaya tells in the story below.
You experience everything in Thailand (56)
Blog reader Peter Lenaers has been traveling through Asian countries with his friend Sam for many years and those trips invariably ended with a week in Thailand. They had quite a few friends in Thailand and during one of those trips they went with one of them to visit his parents, somewhere in a village far outside of Bangkok.
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Dolf Riks is a legendary Dutchman, who spent the last 30 years of his life in Pattaya. Everyone who regularly visited Pattaya before the turn of the century knew him. He owned the first western restaurant in Pattaya, was also a painter, writer and a fascinating storyteller.
You experience everything in Thailand (54)
We regularly read in the Thai press and also on this blog about how Thailand deals with the recycling of, for example, plastic, glass, cans or paper. Some progress is being made in this area, but there is still much room for improvement. A blog reader, who calls himself Colorwings, has noticed one particular recirculation system, which is already well advanced.
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Getting to know your (future) in-laws is and remains an exciting event. Paul Schiphol wrote a story about this in October 2014. It is nice when he finds that his Thai father-in-law has apparently accepted that his son does not bring home a daughter-in-law, but a farang as a son-in-law.
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In Thailand, during the corona pandemic, the temperatures of people entering a shop or department store were taken on a large scale. An absolutely pointless activity of course, not to mention the QR registration. Inquiries in a dozen stores (7-Elevens, Family Marts, supermarket, pharmacy, etc.) revealed that in no case had a customer been turned away due to a temperature that was too high.
You experience everything in Thailand (51)
A nice story of some friends who come to Thailand for the first time. No temples or Thai culture, just enjoy what the nightlife in Bangkok and Pattaya has to offer. It is the story of Khun Peter, which was already on the blog years ago, but fits very well in our series “You experience all kinds of things in Thailand”
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Albert Gringhuis, better known to you as Gringo, wrote a story in 2010 about an adventure on the River Kwae in the province of Kanchanaburi, which has since been repeated several times. But it remains a beautiful story that fits in this series and will therefore fascinate long-term and new readers.
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Discrimination and racism are two hot topics in the world news. Blog reader and especially blog writer Hans Pronk talks about how he thinks this is handled in his football world in Ubon Ratchathani.
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Last week you were able to meet Christiaan Hammer, who told about his first visit to the Isaan. He promised in it that he would come back and Christiaan has made the following report of that second visit.
You experience everything in Thailand (47)
In this series we have been able to read wonderful stories about what people have experienced in Thailand. But be careful! Beautiful, exciting, funny, remarkable experiences also appeared on Thailandblog before the series started. From the extensive archive of more than 10 years of Thailand blog, we occasionally pick out a story that also deserves a place in this "You experience everything in Thailand".
You experience everything in Thailand (46)
We had Johnny BG's story from yesterday in our house for a while and it intrigued us what he meant by that experience, which he could only write about in his diary. After a bit of questioning, Johnny decided to open his diary to share that experience with us and what consequences it had for the rest of his life.
You experience everything in Thailand (45)
Now you see them everywhere, young people with backpacks, discovering the world. In the XNUMXs, Johnny BG belonged to the first generation of backpackers who traveled from country to country on a limited budget. He wrote the following story about those early years.
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Food in Thailand, for one special treat, for another an abomination. In the latter case, you should at least try, right? Read here how Stefan's mother became acquainted with Thai (Isan) cuisine.
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We have already met Carla Afens, who in a previous story told of a bill she paid for two boys who ran away after dinner without paying. She and her husband always go on holiday to Thailand every December and they almost always start in the south in Patong.
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Rein van London previously described a near-canoe disaster during a holiday on Koh Samui, but a year later another perilous adventure happened to him, this time near Chiang Mai.
You experience everything in Thailand (41)
A short holiday in Patong, nice hotel, terrace, beach, sun, drink. What else do you want? This is Thailand, thought Christian Hammer. Until, at the invitation of the hotel staff, he traveled to another part of Thailand, namely the Isaan. He entered a completely different world. Christiaan wrote the following account of what he experienced there.