The Big Mirror
The Big Mirror “You like war?” One of our moto taxi drivers asks this after my sister and I negotiate a price for their service for the day. In a…
The Big Mirror “You like war?” One of our moto taxi drivers asks this after my sister and I negotiate a price for their service for the day. In a…
Mani Pramongkit has a story to tell. His eyesight is fading but his hands are still strong and sure, and as he sits on the wooden floor of his front…
Georges Ciret, wine director at Mom Tri’s Villa Royale, describes how a chance encounter at a Phuket beach resort more than a decade ago marked the start of a great…
One of the joys of modern travel is the chance to instantly share your trip photos and highlights with friends and fans online. When you have a large following, your…
“I think that imagination is very important,” says Dr Sanguan Kunaporn, when reflecting on his life’s work. For some, the imagination is unleashed with a pen or a paintbrush. For…
Baba beauty, looking a bit furtive. Update in 2018: The Por Tor Festival will run from August 23 to September 9, at various shrines and sites around Phuket Town…
A sad anniversary is approaching. December 26 marks 10 years since the massive tsunami hit 14 countries across Asia and Africa, killing 230,000 people, displacing millions and leaving many coastal…
Much of my work involves exploring Phuket island and the Andaman coast region, but often I need look no further than my own backyard to see some weird and wild…
PHUKET: Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian of the news website Phuketwan.com have been tireless in their investigations of the treatment of Rohingya migrants, who -- it is well documented --…
Phuket hasn't been a backpacker destination in a long while. As the country’s largest and most developed island, Phuket’s considered a little too big and too well known these days…