Phuket

Great Wave, Silver Lining

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:39:27 +0000

For some reason disasters occur only when I go home to visit my family. It is as if the forces of stability and chaos wish to remind me that neither will ever vanquish the other, that yin and yang are...

Rivets and Silk, Tin and Teak

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:42:21 +0000

With its tin mine motif woven through a luxurious environment, the five-star Indigo Pearl Resort offers a secluded sanctuary, a tranquil paradise of factory-flavoured elegance.

Favorite Thai Diving Spots

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:50:07 +0000

Year round good diving conditions is but one of the reasons Thailand is a popular dive destination. The author takes you on a tour of the best dive sites . . .

Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da [dansk]

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 03:09:49 +0000

[Read the English version] Den alderstegne Beatles-sang om Desmond og hans trækvogn på en markedsplads toner frem for det indre øre en tidlig morgen på et thailandsk marked - men Desmond er der ikke...

Monsoon Phuket

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Jan 2001 21:19:14 +0000

Phuket in August! It's monsoon season! Why go all that way for rain? When learning that we were returning to Thailand's tropical island, this time in off-season, our cynical world travelling friend...

Neil's Backpacker Guide To Phuket . . .

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Mar 2001 07:07:39 +0000

Backpackers and Phuket the words don't really seem very relevant together, almost like sex and the British. Although like the British if you look close enough you might find one or two with wardrobes...

Fishing for Buddhism

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:25:07 +0000

Fishing off the coast of Phuket, Thailand.

Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 02:27:39 +0000

Translated from Danish by Andrew Huddleston [Read the Danish version] That good old Beatles song about Desmond and his barrow in a marketplace seems to sing in my ears on this early morning in a Thai...

Tourism isn't Ecotourism in Asia

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:33:13 +0000

Southeast Asia, with an abundance of natural resources, has under-exploited the potential of ecotourism, says Ross Dowling, an associate professor of tourism at Edith Cowan University in Australia.

Market Scenes: Phuket Town, Thailand.

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Aug 2001 03:31:28 +0000

A story told with photos.

Pondering Phuket

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:15:35 +0000

British writers Christopher Hitchens and Martin Amis have both mocked travel writers for their use of the cliche "land of contrasts" in their accounts of semi-exotic locales. Because so much travel writing is giddily promotional, the cliche is an easy way to describe the locale favorably and thoroughly - and quickly and lazily. "X - Land of Contrasts! Hot, cold; fat, skinny; fun, boring - X has got it all!"

Little Trouble On Big Racha

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Dec 2003 01:34:32 +0000

When Steve from Power Snorkel South East Asia decided to test out his new machines on the isolated island of Koh Racha Yai we immediately volunteered ourselves as guinea pigs. Power Snorkel a new...

Don't Tell Everyone But . . .

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:27:44 +0000

Beaches? Once you've seen one you've seen them all or so I used to believe. Just like Bill Hicks used to say "beaches are where dirt meets water." Of course there are some good examples out there,...

Paradise Lost?

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 16:39:02 +0000

* * * * * Michael Smithies' Descriptions of Old Siam * * * * * There is probably no more interesting way to approach a country and its history, than through the writings of its observant and literate...