TRAVELLERS' TALES
South West
Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, Koh Lanta, Similan Islands...
Secret Pearl (Koh Muk)

On one journey from the Malaysian island of Penang to Bangkok in the late 1990s, my old friend Bob and I stopped off in Trang before making our way across to Koh Muk, a small Muslim island off the west coast. I don’t even remember how we came to know about it... Read More >>
Paul Snowdon – Excerpt from Naked Farang: Four Weddings and a Coup
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From Tarzan to James Bond (Kha Sok, Krabi, Koh Phi-Phi, Phangnga Bay)

Now, be honest. How many of you have ever stayed in a tree house with bath? No? Well get yourself to Khao Sok National Park then. When I read in a guidebook that such accommodation existed, I, like any child trapped inside an adult’s body, couldn’t resist... Read More >>
Paul Snowdon – Excerpt from Naked Farang: Four Weddings and a Coup
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Lost in Phuket

People often complain about the overdevelopment in Phuket, but if you are prepared to put the effort in, there are some beautiful Phuket beaches just waiting to be discovered. Fortunately, most people don't venture all that far off the trail around Patong Beach... Read More >>
Matt Crook – June, 2008
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