Lockdown Lasses Part 2: Gogo Dancers Off the Pole

June 27, 2021 By bangkok7

Hey there, reader. Bangkok Seven here. Another Sunday is upon us, which means another week of life without gogo bars has passed. And while we mongers are definitly suffering for it, we’re not nearly as bad off as the unemployed gogo dancers who’ve been out of work for two-plus months, and who’re staring down the

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Can We Talk About Covid?

June 20, 2021 By bangkok7

I know, I know. You’re sick of talking about Covid. God knows, I am. Last year, when I got trapped in the US for five months during the global travel ban, I posted a few blogs on the subject, and then in the last one, triumphantly claimed I would never write another one. But then,

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Amerocompensating in BKK Part 1: Burgers and Brats

June 13, 2021 By bangkok7

Happy Sunday, reader. “Happy” may be an exaggeration, considering the current pharma-police state. Content Sunday to you, reader. The bars and gogos remain shut. Nearly all good restaurants have moved to Foodpanda. You can’t even go to the gym (full disclosure, I didn’t go when it was open). At the moment, I’m low on pics

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Flashback Photo Album: Kiss Bar Patpong

June 6, 2021 By bangkok7

Happy never-ending lockdown, reader. How’re you holding up? If you’re like my two friends Kee Mao Moo and Lucky, you’re nearing the end of your rope. I don’t see them—how and where and why would we get together? Instead, we separately search the streets of Bangkok for restaurants that will quietly serve booze in coffee

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