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…
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,…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…