We’re Airborne
We’re Airborne Get off this plane now. But it was too late. Thai Airways Flight TG 911 was preparing for take-off. Rather an unfortunate flight…
Month: May 2026
Talking To My Son
Health Restored, Meeting My Son, and Back to Toy Talking to my son. Derek receives good news from his doctor — his heart tests are…
No Words Spoken
A Romance Shadowed by Life’s Uncertainties No words spoken Derek leaves Thailand after a holiday romance with Toy, after a warm farewell party and a…
A Thai Thief
These are Derek’s own words, his writing style A Thai Thief Read between the lines of Derek’s posts. He’s an honest and intelligent man who…
Escape to Thailand
He left England with little more than a suitcase and a plane ticket. He hadn’t planned to move to Thailand — he planned to survive….
A Blind Date
A Divorced English man on a Blind Date. Derek’s First Hours in Chiang Mai A Blind Date The sky was bright and cloudless — such…
How Thais Keep Cool
Fans, Malls and Frozen Corpses: How Thais Beat the Heat How Thais keep cool. In Thailand, keeping warm is not the problem — keeping cool…
How to Wai in Thailand
The different types of wai and the rules when waiing the royal family, monks, superiors, serving staff, and children How to wai in Thailand. The…
Thais obey people not rules
Love, Drugs, and a Mother’s Three-Rai Farm Thais obey people not rules. In Thailand, authority flows through people, not rules. A look at how hierarchy,…
Dangerous Driving in Thailand
Why is Driving in Thailand so dangerous? Some observational snippets of driving in Thailand, and comparisons with other countries. Written in a crisp style. Motorists,…