When did you first come to Thailand?

[FruitPudding]

Interested to see how long the average member has been here.

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

24 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Interested to see how long the average member has been here.

This is another question than the thread title?

(at least as I understand)

I have just voted for our first common trip in the 90s, April 94 before Songkran.

Midst into the scorching heat

Living here since March 2011.

Edited May 20, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[Don Mega]

2006.

 

[nikmar]

2005, I never actually meant to stay so long. Went and impregnated a local, didnt I.

[dabhand]

My first visit to Thailand was way back in 1955. However, that was without having any say in the matter as I was just a couple of years old and was part of a family returning to the UK from Singapore. My Dad was stationed there in the early 50's and the air travel back home required a few stopovers, one being an overnight in Bangkok.

 

That must have left it's mark as my next trip was in 1981. Working in Riyadh gave me the opportunity to head East and I've not been the same since. The Smirnoff advert of the early 80's always comes to my mind when I look back to that time in my life.

[egypte]

1978 and still there


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[RotBenz8888]

First time here on vacation with my girlfriend 1999. With pretty girls everywhere, i remember she said to me, "you would probably like coming here without me". And how right she was.

[baansgr]

2004....although has its bad points and would leave if could, was still the best move I made. Dont miss that 90 minute commute to work every day, scraping frost of the car in the morning and all the other crap used to get.

[worgeordie]

1987,was just passing through,liked it here

so decided to stay,and don't regret anything.

regards worgeordie

[Davo369]

1997, when the Asian market crashed. It was cheap as fxxxk. Can't remember what i was getting from sterling to baht but it was good. 2 weeks in bangkok then headed to samui and the islands. Then returned 2 times a year until 2001. Then returned 2013, fxxxk its changed.

[kokesaat]

First trip to Bangkok for 3 days, complements of the Air Force, over Loy Kratung holiday.  Married in 1973......moved around the Pacific, then moved here for good in 1996.

[Yellowtail]

Came here in '99 for three to six months to set up a plant, been here since. 

[villagefarang]

First time as a university student in 1975 and moved here full time 1977 after graduation. 

[OneMoreFarang]

Long time ago when you had to go through the toilet and the kitchen (I forgot the order) to get into Thermae. It got busy after 2am and didn't close until morning. A takeout was 500B...

[roo860]

Stopped off in Pattaya for a week on way to Macau GP in 1979. Came back 1997, been spending 6 months a year in Thailand since then.

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[Spaniel]

1967

[1FinickyOne]

1974 - - round the world backpack trip... Thailand was my favorite country and still is.. 

[watcharacters]

 

My friend clocks in at 1963.

 

Earliest is ??

[grobec]

1981 first visit
1982 opened a bar in Pattaya
Learned a lot that year. Lol
1987 Visit Thailand Year changed everything with short time tourists.


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[Fookhaht]

2003



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[GalaxyMan]

1983 as a backpacking hippie. The only thing that's changed is my hairline. My love for Thailand is unabated, in spite of the flaws.

[cougar52]

1968 stayed for 8 years, then visited several times in the interim, finally came to live for ever so been here for 27 years now.

 

[TigerandDog]

Started coming for holidays in 2005. Moved here in 2014.

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[Hanuman2547]

1983

Came to Bangkok to meet my brand new Thai wife's parents.  Had already met her two brothers who were students in the US like she was.  

 

Stayed for two months and had a great time.  Later lived in Bangkok for quite a few years.  Now primarily a visitor for a few months a year.  

[mike787]

Interested to see out of those that came, how many left or leaving???

[statman78]

My first trip was in 2002 for work.  I made at least 4-6 trips every year for business.  Moved here and worked in our Bangkok office in 2014 (the day of the latest coup). Was reassigned to the US in 2015. Retired and permanently moved to Chiang Rai in 2018.

[Surasak]

My first visit was 1990. Continued to visit every year until 2006 and then decided to stay. Hopefully it will be very long stay into the future.

[seancbk]

First came on holiday with Mum & Dad when I was about 10 years old (during the late 70's).    Came many times during the 80's and a bit during the 90's. 

Got headhunted to work here in 2008. 

[PerkinsCuthbert]

1035AD, shortly before Canute died. He sent me as his ambassador to arrange a trade treaty, married a local girl and Terdsak became my uncle, as the idiom goes in Thai.

[Thingamabob]

1969. Happy days