Hello chaps. I'm an electrician and have spent twenty five years in the construction game back in jolly old England. I recently wired my GF's family house in Thailand. Fairly straightforward really. The use of a 'ground' or earthing rod (as we call them) is highly recommended but in order to do the ...

Opened an account with Siam Commercial bank. Very easy. Didn't need passport or visa. Used my GF's address and no, she hasn't raided it.......YET!

Gosh but there's a lot of egos here!

Oh, she did one of those Thai things....you know, looked at me as though I was lower than the dog's butt!! She's okay. We enjoy a pretty good relationship. I'm not too sure, but the other day, when she was flicking through the TV channels, I'm sure she said, "Bloody hell, it's either an individual o...

For what it's worth I was married for 20 years. Within the first year my wife got pregnant and we had a son. Two years later, she got pregnant again and we had a daughter. Fantastic. She stayed at home and looked after the kids whilst I went to work to pay the bills. I started my own business, earne...

Here you go, Val....

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Still going...Carolyn Grace and the ML407

I went down and talked to a senior policeman about this at the Tourist Police Office.....I hope I got it all right....my apologies if I missed anything. The law states that all persons on a motorbike must wear helmets. Motorcycles have to be in good working order. Mirrors have to be attached and cle...

Hey Swami,

why are you preaching to the converted?

More dull rhetoric from some dumb farang that thinks he's discovered something new to say about Thai women. Dull, dull, and boring........

Why do you put Love, Swami at the end of your posts? It is just soooo condescending!!

Head towards Phu Foilom, a lovely park set in the mountains. You can camp there and the views are wonderful. On the way call in at the Thanngaam waterfall. Both are about 40K from Udon Thani....there is a short cut but it's hard to find. The other big National Park with mountains and lakes is Phu Pr...

After all the bad news surrounding Pattaya, Karr and Thailand being a home for perverts and criminals, it was refreshing to hear a little good news, albeit slightly biased towards the farang. Unfortunately, due to the cynical nature of some farangs, even this small offering is received with derision...

It's not that we have nothing to say, guys. It's just that we don't want to interrupt your conversation!

Thailand, Laos to open added border crossings LAOS, Aug 26 (TNA) - Thailand and the neighbouring Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have agreed to cooperatively tighten security along their common border and to upgrade a temporary border crossing point in Thailand's northern Uttaradit Provi...

Old man arranges virgins future. Happens in Africa, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran and many, many other places. Some farangs take advantage, some don't. I suppose we all have to question our conscience from time to time. Funny old world! By the way....I'm new here. Excellent w...