Jimmy, Founder of Bangkok Punters

Jimmy founded Bangkok Punters in 2009 and still writes every guide on the site. He is an American expat living in Thailand who has covered the country end to end, from the gogo bars of Bangkok and Pattaya to the beach towns of Phuket, Krabi and Koh Samui, and he runs the site to help single men plan better nights there.

Jimmy is the founder and author of Bangkok Punters. He worked in sales before moving into consulting and today is a consultant at a Big Four firm. Away from work he spends his time in Thailand's nightlife districts, writing up what he finds so readers know the prices, the rules and the scams before they go out.

Yes. Jimmy is an American expat based in Thailand, which is how he keeps the guides current: he goes out in the places he writes about, checks prices on the spot and updates a guide when a bar closes or a price changes. Readers can also send corrections through the help center, and he checks every one.

Jimmy covers Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Koh Samui and Hua Hin, with the most detail on Bangkok and Pattaya, where most readers go. The city guides, the interactive maps and the trip planner all draw on the same notes, so a bar he writes about in a guide is also on the map with the same details.

He goes in as a normal customer, pays his own way and writes up what he found: the prices, the atmosphere, how the staff behave and what to watch for. Nobody is told a review is coming. Prices on the site are checked every month, and a review says when it was last checked so you can judge how current it is.

No. Reviews are never for sale, and a bar or parlor can't pay to change what a review says. The site is paid for by its VIP members. Sponsored placements, such as the advertiser panels, are labeled as sponsored and kept apart from the reviews, so you always know which is which.

Prices are checked every month, and a guide is updated whenever something changes: a bar closes, a price moves or a new place opens. Each updated guide shows the date it was last checked and moves into What's New, so returning readers can see what changed since their last visit before they plan a night out.

Use the ticket form in the help center. It goes straight to Jimmy, and he usually replies by email within two working days, Monday to Friday, Bangkok time. Corrections, tips about a new bar and safety reports are all welcome, and urgent removal requests are acted on as soon as they are verified.