Newsletter Contents

August 2011

    Bangkok to Siem Reap by Road
    Billy Loved his Face Lift (and Richard Loved His Lasek)
    Discount Gay Mekong Cruise
    Baphuon Temple Reopens
    Share Your Personal Bucket List
    Read This Newsletter, Get 100 Bonus Points
    Chinese Government Selling Gay Tours
    And more....

April 2011

    The US Dollar
    Todd Built a House
    Jeff & Mark Loved India
    Green Season Specials
    Shopping Heaven in Beijing
    Silk Path Hotel, Hanoi
    Transgendered Soldiers in Thailand
    Retire in Thailand
    Openly Gay UK Ambassador in Cambodia

March 2011

    Myanmar is Hot Again
    Hugh & Kanitful Loved Their Wedding
    Boat Sinks in Halong Bay
    Border Squirmishes in Thailand
    Green Season Specials
    Disease du Jour: Baldness Cured!
    Club One Seven Chiang Mai
    Miss Fu to Become Immortal

January 2011

    New Year Greetings
    Connecting the Mekong
    Peter Loved Bhutan
    "Sanitizing" Pattaya
    Cheap Thrills in Bangkok and Chiang Mai
    Cheap Deals in High Season
    Miss Fu to Become Immortal
    Return of the Photo Contest
    The Truth About Travel Warnings
    Forget What We Said About Myanmar Visas
    End-of-the-Planet Tour

July 2010

    Is Bangkok Safe Yet?
    How "Gay Friendly" is India?
    Drag Shopping in Delhi
    The NY Times Strikes Out Again
    Travel Photos=100 Points!
    10 to 24% Off!
    Armageddon Fantasies?
    Been There, Done That
    Disease du Jour: Instant Abs
    July Quiz: Win a Prize
    Myanmar Visas on Arrival!
    Supersonic Travel
    Delhi Gets a New Airport
    Do You Romeo?

April 2010

    Expo Shanghai
    Is Siem Reap the New Palm Springs?
    Those Pesky Red Shirts
    Photo Contest #4
    Jeff & Mark Loved Bokor
    Bokor Gets a Reprieve
    Been There, Done That
    April/May Quiz

January 2010

    Social Networking and Gay Travel
    Meet Eak, our New Mr. Perfect
    Sound Off on China
    Singapore, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka
    Been There, Done That
    January Quiz
    The Trivia Pile:
    New Hotels at Purple Dragon

October/November 2009

    Yes, (or is it darn?), we're still here
    India Comes Out - Pride Celebrations in India
    Jeff & Mark Loved Myanmar
    Songkran in Luang Prabang
    Been There, Done That: Museum of Counterfeit Goods, Wat Benjamabophit, Mae Glong Market
    Disease du Jour: Stem Cell Therapies
    Darika Answers Travel Questions, TooTrivia: Cambodia Angkor Air, Brits to Pay Higher Travel Taxes, Hong Kong Gay Film  Festival, About Our Prices, Snakes on a Plane New in Purple Dragon's World: Festivals Page, Aqua Boutique Guest House

May 2009

    Hevenly Events: Total Eclipse
    Club Sanook Specials: Free Nights, Shrinking Prices
    Been There, Done That: Sanam Luang and Si Ayutthaya Road, Pak Klong Talad, Gay Nightlife Thai Style
    Disease du Jour: Life-saving tour guides
    Blog Achieves Cult Status
    Grade Purple Dragon
    New in Purple Dragon's World: Sapa, Ayutthaya and the River of Dreams, Singapore, Bali & Bhutan
    Photos from our Members

March 2009

    The Good News Is....
    Been There, Done That:
    Anantasamakhom Throne Hall, Bangkok's Hindu Temple, Panthip Plaza, Koh Kret
    Kudos in Deli
    Singapore Swings
    Back to Bali
    New in Purple Dragn's World: The Cosmo (Hong Kong), The Scarlet (Singapore), Deva Raja Villa (Sihanoukville), Golden Banana's Boutique Resort
    Disease du Jour: A Shocking Video

January 2009

    Thailand's New Government
    The High Season That Wasn't
    Photo Contest winners
    Eat, Drink & Miss Fu
    New Years Quiz
    Purple Dragon on Plaxo

December 2008

    Thai Politics & Airport Drama
    Bush Bucks for You!
    Photo Contest Finalists
    Disease du Jour: Erase those Tattoos
    New in Purple Dragon's World
    Been There, Done That: Suphanburi, Fortune Tellers, Brunch at the Four Seasons
    Red Cross Serpentarium

August/September 2008

    Burma Relief from our Fabulous Customers
    Photo Contest Prizes
    Disease du Jour: Non-Surgical Aesthetic procedures
    Ninety-Nine New Temples Discovered near Angkor Wat
    Oil Spectulators
    Free Shirts for Members
    New in Purple Dragon's World: Michael Truong, Way Beyond Luang Prabang, Elephntmania, New India Options, The Quay in Phnom Penh, FCC Angkor, Pingburi Hotel
    Been There, Done That: Bangkok's "Penis Shrine"

April/May 2008

    Myanmar Redux Again
    Ultimate Angkor
    Green Season Specials
    Disease du Jour: A Quick Fix for Operatic Slumber
    Our Moment of Fame in Out Traveler
    New at Purple Dragon: Todd, Laos
    Third Annual Photo Contest
    Photo of the Month
    Douglas' Velveeta Confession

February 2008

    Get Free Money
    Planning for Next High Season
    Plan-Ahead Discounts
    Been There, Done That: A Siamese Spectacular, Bicycle tours
    Disease du Jour: Avoiding Painful Wallet Extractions
    Three Dot Journalism

November 2007

    More about Myanmar
    Where to Sanook for the Holidays
    Disease du Jour: The Big "C"
    This Month's Contest
    China "Relaxes" HIV Rules
    Festive Season Events in the Land of Smiles

September 2007

    Road to Ruin: Bokor National Park
    36 Hours in the Dark
    Disease du Jour: Check-Up Packages, Ankle Brachial Tests
    Myanmar: Books, Monks and Discontent
    Bobby's Back
    Capitalists Visit Hell Garden
    Douglas Ate Guilin
    Vietnam
    India
    New in Purple Dragon's World: Mai Chau, Beyond Luang Prabang, Oberoi Special

June 2007

    Photo Contest Winners
    Events: Bangkok Pride, Bangkok Opera
    Vietnam
    New in Purple Dragon's World: Angkor Leisurely, Beyond Luang Prabang

February 2007

    Bangkok Set to Have Second Airport
    Phuket Pride
    Purple Bonus Points
    2007 Photo Contest
    Discounts Galore
    This Month's Contest
    Allen Briggs
    New: Halong Quickie, New Old Samui, Gift Cards, Samui

December 2006

    Holiday Wishes
    The Sliding Greenback
    Suvarnabhumi Redux
    Airline News
    Douglas is Blogging
    New: Woking on the Beach, Rover of Kings Cruise, High Above Angkor,
    Where to Stay: 222 Silom, Raming Lodge

September 2006

    Bangkok's New Airport
    Phuket Pride
    Royal Flower Show
    Crazy Visa Rules
    New: India, Guilin

June 2006

    Moving On... Utopia Tours Becomes Purple Dragon
    2006 Photo Contest Winners
    New: Angkor Adventure, Phuket Leisurely, Sensual Samui
    Thailand's Political Situation
    New Leadership for Bangkok Pride
    Club Sanook Goodies

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1 November 06
This Blog is Born

1 December 2006
What If They Gave an Expo and Nobody Came

21 December 06
Tis the Season to be Spending

9 January 07
OK, So I Need an Overhaul

6 February 07
Tomatoes for the Homeless and My Interview with Darika

19 February 07
Turkey neck is not a Christmas delicacy
My interview with Darika

10 March 07
Hug your Data

5 April 07
My Boyfriend is Not Good Enough

15 May 07
God Hates Television

17 June 07
What Diane Said

4 September 2007
Suggest a Title

15 September 07
Fixing the Box
More of "I hate TV" and
Jerry Fallwell is still dead

7 October 07
Ode to Burma

23 January 08
Three Dot Journalism Lives

10 April 08
My Velveeta Confession

21 August 08
Our Race with Teenagers

02/03 December 2008
Enough is Enough--yellow shirts vs red shirts and the drama at our airports

31 December 2008
Bail Me Out

12 April 2009
Mad As Hell

01 July 2009
Never Serve Noodles at a Funeral

23 November 20099
Personal Chef Travels by Zeppelin

13 February 2010
Everything is a Cycle

April-May 2010
More Than You Ever Wanted to Know about the Red Shirt Protests

25 August 2010
The Death of OrchidMania