Sweet cheeks: discovering the Thai sniff kiss
Below is an article I wrote for my old blog a few years ago. Since my kids are older now I don't see as many 'sniff kisses' planted on them,…
Do You Love Your Family? A Message From a Mother in Mourning
by Kim BonowA message to all the kids of Phuket Island. DO YOU LOVE YOUR FAMILY? Do you love your friends? Is this Island a fun party place to be?…
Sandy beaches, freedom and fear
Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian - 'Brave enough to change'One morning last week I opened a link of an album shared by my friend Alan, a collection of photos he…
Phuket Vegetarian Festival: Faces and Fire
Firecrackers, fierce warriors, sliced-up faces. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, one of Thailand’s most photographed events, has just come to a close. Amid the acrid smoke and unsettling scenes of the…
Phuket in the wet
Wet commute in south Phuket.Ahh, August in Phuket. We're in the midst of our rainy season here and this week has been wet wet wet! Crappy for tourists if they…
Apes on a Plane: Flying with Kids
This is a blog post I wrote for an American parenting website soon after our trip back to Canada with my toddler son. I was thinking about this trip this…
Big Motor Lovers in Phuket
Confession: I'm a biker chick wannabe. I wrote this story for Window on Phuket magazine a few years back. Republishing here in anticipation of the Phuket Bike Week festival, which…
Photos: A Year in Phuket 2012
Nai Harn BeachAhh, Phuket. Been here for 13 years and I feel there's still much more to discover. It's been a great year of finding new Phuket sights and revisiting…
Phuket’s Party of the Year: Photo Album
Catch Beach Club on Surin Beach really knows how to put on an event. I'm pretty much a homebody these days but my friends and I were excited to get…
New! Footprint Focus Andaman Coast Guide Released
A bit of self-promotion here. A new guidebook for the Phuket and Andaman coast region has recently been released in the UK, and will be available in the US and…