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A Hiroshima-Class thunderclap directly overhead propelled me through the door of The Lion’s Den and out of one of Bangkok’s late-monsoon cloudbursts. The conditioned air inside immediately chilled my clinging clothes and made me shudder. Water dripped off the brim of my hat. I yanked it off, shook it dry, and squinted through my hangover into the darkness of the small bar.

A strange and savage saunter through the Thai and Cambodian badlands...

The tip of the Death Dart was but a few inches from my throat when, suddenly, a tall Caucasian leapt from the doorway, and flung himself right in front of me. With the speed of lightning, he thrust out his hand and the dart lodged deeply into his palm. An inch from my throat.

For several seconds after I had accused her of killing Brothel Billy, Lek was stunned into silence. The room was so quiet you could hear a dildo drop. Then Lek exploded. "What you talk?! You crazy! I love Billy!"

The next day dawned bright and sunny. Except for the thick clouds and persistent rain. I stopped the tuk tuk on the half-shabby, half-upmarket Sukhumvith Road soi, ignored the come-hither looks of the male and female rambutan sellers, waded through puddles of dark, smelly water and entered the gleaming office tower.

I struggled against the gusting wind and driving rain to reenter the back room of the bar. I sat back down in my chair and wiped water from my face with what I hoped was a clean towel Good Pork Betty had placed out for me. The 'Fuck You' lizard on the wall said, "Fuck You!" Betty was still quietly sobbing, her purplish red beetle-nut lips quivering.

I had never known Lek to be afraid of anything. Yet the fear in her voice over the phone had come across loud and clear. Whatever had happened at the Horny Toad had scared the bejesus out of her. Thanks to the sky train it didn't take me long to arrive at the Horny Toad Station.

It all started with that phone call. I wish now I had never answered it. But I did. And right away I could tell something was wrong from the tremor in the voice on the phone. "You're tremoring," I said.

Experience a world of beggars, boxers, lady-boys and bar-girls and the men who come to meet them. Take a glimpse into the colourful lives and gain an insight into the secrets of some of the remarkable people who live on the streets of the extraordinary city of Pattaya.

Based on the lighter side of life in Thailand. The theme of Siam Smile/s is the more you can see the funny side of life, the better. The plethora of anecdotes will hopefully lead to a better understanding of this Southeast Asian country. Explains many 'Thai secrets'.

Set before a backdrop in Southeast Asia, the story unfolds with the adventure of an international courier. His first courier duties send him to the exotic land of Siam. In the "Land of Smiles", Mike becomes romantically involved with not one, but two beautiful Thai women.

Very few books on Thailand are written by women. 'Bangkok Blondes' is one of the first. It reflects the lives of creative women who live and write in Thailand - The Bangkok Women's Writers Group. Bangkok Blondes shows you everything in the tourist package and more...

A perceptive insight of expat life in Thailand, with a pleasing blend of humour and shrewd comment. Read stories that shed light on a place that millions of tourists every year find fascinating, puzzling, and infuriating.

Have you ever had such an amazing holiday that you wanted to call your boss, resign, and just carrying on? Ever wondered if you could make a life of it? Nick, a respectable young professional, has a life changing epiphany on a beach in Thailand. He quits his job and blunders his way to the south of Thailand on the back of a series of edgy encounters, spontaneous interactions and an airport cavity search. A slide from respectability follows as he stumbles into the illicit underworld of island life.