Ride to the unknown, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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…
Crafting the sea gypsy journey – Koh Siray’s last boat builder
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…
Message in a Bottle: Thailand’s Top Sommelier
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…
Shameful selfies: The sad truth behind those cute gibbon pics
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…
Sun, Sand, Sea, Surgery: Phuket’s Sex-Change Doctor
“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…
Catching Ghosts: Phuket Por Tor Festival
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…
Blogging the 2004 tsunami in Phuket
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…
Backyard travels – the colours of Phuket
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…
Computer crimes in Thailand – the case of Phuketwan.com
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 --…
Crazy Cool Phuket Villas – a brief tour
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…