Thailand Articles

Well, if you really like jet-lag that much I suppose you could always do the opposite of what’s in the article and be lagged for a month or so… (Whatever floats your boat, bud!)


If you ever decide to come out to Japan, just let me know. Hiroshima isn’t Tokyo, but that ain’t all bad. And you’ve got a place to stay if you don’t mind sleeping on tatami mats.

Great articles. Great writing. I was even able to turn a couple of my buddies onto T-Mag by showing them these articles. I would love to see more material like this in the future if the quality is going to be this high.



One question, though. In the articles, you talk about speed, and that it would be worse to try to bring that in than steroids. But what exactly fits into that category? Are amphetamines like Ritalin and Adderol in that category? I was very intrigued with the possibility of purchasing those things there.


Are these the kind of chemicals that drug dogs can pick up a scent for?



Once again, thanks for all the great info.

Spanky - Thanks!

I was referring mainly to ya-mar or yar-ba when I was talking about speed - illegal methaphetamines. This is why Thailand is so strict with caffeine and ephedrine as they’re used in the production of the hard stuff. I think the ya-mar is smoked or taken orally. I had someone offer to bring me some while I was there but I knew better to go down that road. Would’ve made a great story for the article, but I might have ended up in the monkeyhouse as well. I’ve broken the law before for articles, but in Thailand it’s a whole 'nother ballgame.

The bar girls use ya-mar as a party drug, to stay awake all night and to stay lean, but it’s bad news. Things are tense between Thailand and Burma now because they blame one other for each other’s meth problem. It’s a really big issue over there. One expat refused to even talk to me because I wanted to talk about the drug situation. He wouldn’t even say the words out loud. Maybe he thought I was a narc.

Not sure about Ritalin and Adderol. I didn’t see them in the pharmacies, but then again I didn’t look for them. Clen is OTC however. I don’t think dogs can pick up that kind of drug, but don’t quote me on that. (Actually, I’m told dogs could be used to detect steroids and most anything else, they just aren’t trained to. Not sure if that’s true or not.)

I don’t think anyone should play around with bringing stuff out of Thailand, except for things like Viagra etc. I wouldn’t try to bring roids and certainly not hard drugs. Just live there and use it if that’s your bag. This is what many do according the Shane Stratton (see Part III), although not many Americans do that given the travel time. It’s just not the same as crossing into Mexico and bringing gear over. The stakes go way up.

Chris, the bar girls, the smells of the city, the bathroom stories. Your writing is so fascinating, and illustrative, that I almost felt as if I was right there with you in Bangkok. Keep it coming.

Awesome article Chris. Been it Thailand twice and your writings put me right back in the streets of Bangkok. Those girls are so freaking attractive that my deca dick syndrome just disappeared in a second. But I was with my girl but even then those “menu card” girls as I call them tried to drag me into those bars at Patpong. I was pointing at my girl but they didn’t care. Seeing that I wasn’t going to give in they let go but I couldn’t stop looking at those chicks in the bar. Man, if only I had been single. Again thanks for your highly entertaining article and to the rest of the guys, start saving your money for Thailand.

Chris, that place sounds like Korea!!! Just like Char-dawg said, only those who have not been there, don’t like Asia! Awesome article, took me back a little bit.

Thanks, Manuel!

Jan- I saw that a lot while I was there. Mostly European couples wondering around Patpong while the tauts tried to get them to come into the bars and “pussy shows”. It seems odd but it’s not really for two reasons: 1) The night market is right smack in the middle of the red light district, so it’s common to see female tourists shopping while tauts try to get the hubbies to come see the ping pong show. Funny really. My travelling buddy would look at the men shopping with their wives and say, “Man, don’t you know he’s wishing he’d left the 'ol ball and chain at home!”

2) Many couples come to Thailand to shop for a bed buddy. Usually the husband has talked his wife into a threesome. I talked to one British lady in a go-go bar in Pattaya. I told her she looked a little out of place in there. She shook her head, pointed at her husband (who had his eyes plastered on the stage) and said, “Tell him that!”

They’ve seen it all in Bangkok so they probably assume the couples are there looking for girls together. I was walking around with this one girl from the Emergency bar and questioning her about her customers and what all she sees. I asked about lady-boys and she misunderstood me. “Want lady-boy too?” she said, a little disappointed. She thought that I wanted a boy (or former boy) AND a girl for the night. The funny thing was, while she didn’t like it, she was willing to do it. It took me a while to explain to her that I was just asking if there were lady-boys working in the bars and that I didn’t mean I was shopping for one! She finally laughed and said, “Oh good!” and gave me a hug.