Yearly Archives: 2011
Pattaya Sports Club visits Khopai School
The Khopai area is one of the largest housing areas where families with very low income reside, and it is well known that...
Furama Jomtien Beach
You can be forgiven if you do not know of this week’s dining out venue. The Furama Jomtien Beach is one of the...
Da Marco – a new restaurant with casual style and ambience
After visiting Thailand many times, Italian-Swiss Marco Zanetti’s decision to relocate permanently to Pattaya became easier when he got the opportunity to open...
GM Gang gets Passport to Happiness at the Pullman Pattaya Aisawan
The GM Gang’s monthly dinner was held at the Sunset Lounge of the Pullman Pattaya Aisawan on August 26. Once again...
A vampire is loose in Thailand
A vampire is loose in Thailand; at least in novels written by Jim Newport. After the usual announcements, Master of Ceremonies Richard Silverberg...
Winter and Summer confusion
Dear Hillary, We are looking at coming over for a two week holiday in November and wonder if it might be a little...
Thai cooking again
Dear Hillary, Last week you had a chap called Jimmy who was having trouble with his wife cooking Esarn food twice a week...
Out without a nanny
Dear Hillary, What is it with Thailand that it attracts guys that should not be allowed out without a nanny. Texas Tom the...
Too young to tango?
Dear Hillary, I’ve come over to Thailand, but I am beginning to wonder if I’m just too young for all this. I’m 45...
Latest Stories
Thailand’s 300 baht tourist fee: clarity, revenue, and the question of purpose
PATTAYA, Thailand - Thailand’s proposed 300-baht tourist entry fee has once again entered public discussion, not because the amount is controversial, but because the...
Brazen Pattaya kidnapping leaves Chinese real estate agent bound in luxury car, rescued by...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 35-year-old Chinese real estate agent narrowly escaped a violent kidnapping and robbery attempt in Pattaya after a supposed client turned...
Foreign paraglider snared on high-voltage power pole, knocks out electricity across Koh Larn near...
PATTAYA, Thailand – A dramatic rescue unfolded on Koh Larn, the popular island destination off Pattaya, after a foreign paraglider lost control and became...
Drunk foreign tourist found sleeping on Pattaya roadside as officials vow continued patrols
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal officers and police in Pattaya intervened after discovering a foreign tourist in an intoxicated state sleeping on the roadside in...
Pickup truck loses control, knocks down three power poles in Pattaya, paralyzing traffic
PATTAYA, Thailand – Traffic was brought to a standstill late Saturday night after a pickup truck lost control on a curve and crashed into...