Hillary
Don’t ignore the ‘sanuk’
Dear Hillary, I am an expat who has been visiting Thailand since 1989. I got through my “Petal” stage long before coming here for...
BS Ducks again
Dear Hillary, If I remember correctly from some time back, some chap from Western Australia wants to apply the British Standard (BS) Duck Test...
Out with friends?
Dear Hillary, My Wife (Thai) has started to come home later and later, and very much under the weather. She says she goes out...
Feather dusters to the rescue!
Dear Hillary, For once you’re not going to get a tale of woe full of sick buffalos, brothers with broken legs and land about...
Mighty Mouse, where are you?
Dear Hillary, Whatever happened to Mighty Mouse? I have been away for a few years, but he was always good value and knew the...
Newbies need a restaurant
Dear Hillary, My husband and I are new here, and are on the lookout for some good restaurants. Unfortunately my husband works long hours...
Your future wife is waiting
Dear Hillary, I had a great holiday in Thailand a few months ago and met some very nice ladies who offered to look after...
Family visits
Dear Hillary, Does anyone else have this problem? My Thai wife of six years goes back to the village to see her mother...
Valentino Rossi on the Thai streets
Dear Hillary, My teenage daughter wants a motorcycle for her birthday in August. She will be 17. She has all the good reasons...
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