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Lana Willocks is a writer living in Phuket, Thailand

Read more about the article Sweet cheeks: discovering the Thai sniff kiss
  • Post category:Uncategorized
  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:January 29, 2014

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,…

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Read more about the article Do You Love Your Family? A Message From a Mother in Mourning
  • Post category:phuket road deaths
  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:January 6, 2014

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?…

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Read more about the article Sandy beaches, freedom and fear
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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:December 18, 2013

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…

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Read more about the article Phuket Vegetarian Festival: Faces and Fire
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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:October 14, 2013

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…

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Read more about the article Phuket in the wet
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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:August 2, 2013

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…

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Read more about the article Apes on a Plane: Flying with Kids
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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:March 25, 2013

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…

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Read more about the article Big Motor Lovers in Phuket
  • Post category:phuket bike week
  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:March 12, 2013

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…

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Read more about the article Photos: A Year in Phuket 2012
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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:December 22, 2012

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…

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  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:October 8, 2012

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…

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  • Post category:footprint focus andaman coast/phuket travel guide
  • Post author:hkt_writer
  • Post published:August 24, 2012

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…

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