Seems like a mass exodus is underway from Best Burapha School Pattaya.
Like many other parents we are pulling our two sons from this school due to their constant refusal to deal with the issue of Thai teachers hitting kids (I would point out the farang teachers do NOT do this to the best of my [...]

Why do so many Thais, both old and young, always try to excuse this great countries deficiencies behind the “culture” argument?
From major matters like the treatment of the poor (by the lack of social welfare) to minor matters like the showing of ridiculously gruesome pictures on the front of newspapers.
Well my friends, slavery and sending [...]

I just had my first trip to a hospital in Thailand, not actually for me, I was accompanying the wife. We went to the Bangkok Pattaya hospital because it’s the closest and she has been there before with the kids.
What an eye opener it turned out to be. Its like walking into a 5 star [...]

General alert with regards to using your Online accounts in internet cafes
As a rule, we strongly advise against this.
It has come to our attention that your on-line security maybe compromised if you access any of your internet accounts, via link-ups in internet cafes.
There are numerous alerts and concerns that have recently been raised about some [...]

I have been an avid reader of the Jil in Pattaya blog now for several weeks, indeed you can see the link in the “blogs I read” section on this site.
Ever since I started reading it I have been trying to work out what this guy actually “does” but thus far to no avail. He [...]

Please NEVER use these agents.
I can only speak for the UK (not the USA) but last year there were 35,000 applications from Thailand and less than 4% were declined - they will be for fraudulent applications or for lack of the correct info’. This info’ is readily available on the official UK government immigration website.
These [...]

If you are a UK Expat living in Thailand or even if you are still resident in the UK it is important to make a Will.
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No - this isn’t about guys cruising in toilets. In Thailand this has another meaning altogether. This is the nickname given to the attendants who work in the male toilets in many of the Thai managed bars and discos. They are universally hated by tourists for the obvious reason, ie, do you really want some [...]

Yesterday we took delivery of our new car from the main Toyota dealer in Sukhumvit Road, Pattaya. As usual I was like a kid with a new toy until I was informed I can’t (legally) drive a car with the red number plates between 7p.m and 7a.m. The white plates will not arrive for at [...]

Well actually, for cars, buses, baht taxis, motorbikes, bicycles etc but NOT for pedestrians.
I am increasingly exasperated by the stream of visitors who seem to leave their brains behind when they step on a plane and think it’s perfectly acceptable to walk two or even three abreast in the road. I wonder what their attitude [...]