Category: Seven’s Weekly
High Season Comes to Bangkok
January 6, 2019 By bangkok7
It’s always been the case that Thailand, parts far and wide, experienced two distinct tourist seasons: Low Season, when the heat and rain are at their worst and the number of tourists dwindles, and High Season, when the climate is milder, breezier, and less-rainy and the unwashed masses flock here. In the low season, the
Read MoreOh Lord, It’s New Year’s in Bangkok...
December 30, 2018 By bangkok7
What’s up reader, I’m Seven. Back for another weekly soliloquy (weekliloquy, copyright BKK7). Wow, is it me or did 2018 blow by in the blink of an eye? It’s hard to believe the year is already over. If you’re like me, you waited till the last minute to think about making plans for the 31st,
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I’m Dreaming of a Thai Christmas
December 23, 2018 By bangkok7
Season’s greetings, folks. It’s that time of year again. Specifically, that bittersweet time when expats in Thailand weigh the pros and cons of spending Christmas in The Land of Smiles. And it is bittersweet. The hotel buffets don’t get mom’s stuffing right. The malls consider Elvis Presley’s “Blue Christmas” a traditional carol, playing it over
Read MoreThe Bars of Patpong Soi 2–The Dark Side: ...
December 16, 2018 By bangkok7
Hey everyone, I’m Seven. Over the past couple of months, I’ve turned out reviews for most of the bars in Patpong, starting with the west side of Soi 1, followed by the east side of Soi 1, followed by the west side of Soi 2, and most recently, the east side of Soi 2. But
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Last Week on Patpong for 9 December 2018
December 9, 2018 By bangkok7
Hey there, internet surfer. How’s your day going? It’s your man Seven, fresh from another week soaking up the scene in Bangkok’s best red light district. Per usual, it was packed with fun, frolicking, and fanny-grabbing. There were also a few events worth noting. And here they are: The Steakhouse Co. started opening for lunch
Read MoreConfessions of a Red-Light Addict Part 4: Shart...
December 2, 2018 By bangkok7
What does it say about me that I waited until my late 40s to try cocaine for the first time? And that I did so in a Bangkok gogo bar? Could it be a red flag, a warning sign, a harbinger of an inevitable downward spiral decorated here and there by random panties, bras, and
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Sunday Carvery Head-to-Head: Shenanigans vs The...
November 25, 2018 By bangkok7
Greetings and salutations, I am Seven. When I’m not prowling the red light districts, I like to sit at a laptop and spit up a written record of my ridiculously awesome life. Today’s offering focuses on food—and not just any food. Extravagant, decadent, sinfully good food. For several weeks now, I’ve been promising all 12
Read MoreThe Benefit of the Gout
November 18, 2018 By bangkok7
Hello again, I’m Seven. Here to roll out another treatise on some aspect of life in Thailand for your reading enjoyment, just in case you’re somewhere else. Today’s addition to my expat oeuvre is an admission that life isn’t always perfect here. We’re all getting older, and that means the slow steady onset of one
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Last Week on Patpong For November 4, 2018
November 4, 2018 By bangkok7
Hello gents, it’s your old friend Seven. I’m here living the Bangkok dream on your behalf, and this is the latest from Patpong: Halloween is always a fun time in the red light district. Most gogo’s throw parties, and some go all out with costumes and decorations. Glamour covered their mirrors
Read MoreThe Best Laid Plans of Vice and ‘Ven, or ...
October 28, 2018 By bangkok7
Bar girls—or, you know, whatever you want to call them—gogo dancers—are like cats. They’re sleek, nimble, and impossible to train. No wait—I can think of a better simile. Gogo dancers (bar girls) are like hurricanes. They’re wet, they’re loud, and they go where the wind blows them. Hmmm. That’s not quite right. Let’s see……Gogobargirls are
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