Phuket Writer - Page 3 of 4 - Lana Willocks, Freelance Writer

Post category:Uncategorized
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:July 26, 2012

Summer

Palm trees, ocean breeze, salty air, sun-kissed hair. That endless summer, take me there. I took this photo on Khao Khat Beach, which is on the southeast Cape Panwa area of Phuket,…

Post category:Book Reviews
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:June 8, 2012

Book Review: Best of Southeast Asian Erotica

Erotic tales from straight-laced Singapore? Yes! Best of Southeast Asian Erotica is the second collection of erotic fiction by Singapore publisher Monsoon Books. Its back cover says, 'Eroticism is running…

Post category:vietnam boat people canada winter escape
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:March 16, 2012

Winter Escape

Photo by Lori WillocksOne day they just showed up. It was the early 1980s in a rural school in southern Alberta. At the time this small farming community (‘Pop. 323’,…

Post category:koh lipe koh phi phi rolling stoned bar sunset beach
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:February 16, 2012

Island Signs

I went on a bit of an island-hopping trip in the South Thailand Andaman region recently and found the usual island sights -- beaches, balmy seas, sunsets, dope smokers, long-tail…

Post category:phuket festival phuket temple wat chalong
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:January 3, 2012

Wat Chalong – Phuket’s Not-So-Silent Sanctuary

Wat Chalong's temple fairUPDATE: The Chalong Temple Fair 2014 will run from January 31 to February 6. The largest and liveliest temples on Phuket, Wat Chalong has been a centre…

Post category:phuket travel nightmare
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:January 1, 2012

Phuket Travel Nightmare Revisited

Simon had a fabulous Phuket trip - until he tried to leavePhuket’s a strange place. As a writer, editor and witness to the weird happenings and rapid changes of this…

Post category:phuket tsunami tsunami anniversary
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:December 26, 2011

Tsunami Remembered

On 26 December 2004, Phuket was among a vast swathe of areas hit by the powerful tsunami that was unleashed by the earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia. I was among the…

Post category:bangtao phuket water buffalo
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:December 14, 2011

Mooing Mower

Mooing Mowing Service. Free Fertilizer.(spotted in Bangtao, Phuket)

Post category:Ariara Island Asia private island Philippines
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:December 8, 2011

Ariara Island – paradise in the Philippines

Tears were shed on departure from this incredible private islandAriara, a tiny speck of an island in the Palawan region of the Philippines, is starting to get some worldwide notice.…

Post category:Old Phuket Phuket Town
Post author:hkt_writer
Post published:December 7, 2011

Old Phuket

One of my favourite things to do is wander around the historical downtown area of Phuket City known as Old Phuket, one of the best areas of the island often…