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