This Is Thailand

&quot;This is Thailand&quot; is the riveting real-life account of Marek Lenarcik&#39;s blind leap from the safe, comfortable and utterly bullshit, corporate world of Dublin to the charming, exotic beaches of Thailand.<br><br>With rose-tinted glasses firmly in place, Marek fully expects to find a land of exotic fruits, beautiful women and an easy-going tropical lifestyle. Which he does. At first.<br><br>Traveling from Phuket to Bangkok and throughout Thailand&#39;s exotic locales, Marek&#39;s desire to experience all the forbidden fruits Thailand has to offer leads him to Piam, a gorgeous, kind, independent Thai girl who, he is convinced, might well be the one.<br><br>But as he immerses himself deeper into this strange country, replete with often inexplicable thought-patterns, worldviews and customs, Marek begins to discover a much darker, more complex side to the Land of Smiles and its inhabitants.<br><br>Soon, Piam begins to reveal her true colours. It soon dawns on him that, despite his best intentions (most of the time), he has been ensnared &mdash; as have many men before him &mdash; by the dreaded Honey Trap. The stormy relationship that ensues provides a fascinating backdrop to the insights into Thailand&#39;s unique culture that stem from Marek&#39;s efforts to come to terms with the reality of the country and the people who call it home.