Anyone who has taken a taxi ride in Samui will know that trying to pay a fair price can sometimes be rather tricky. Although most taxi drivers are honest and use the meter, many refuse and try to charge passengers highly inflated fees. Unfortunately, many visitors to Thailand are unaware of the meter system and […]
Fishermen are used to all sorts of weird and wonderful things turning up in their nets. However, Samui fishermen Saereeya Sabin and Suthep Sookdee had a bit of a surprise last week. The two friends, both 35, were fishing under the new bridge of Nathon pier when their hook snagged something hard. On hauling in […]
Sailing enthusiasts will want to visit Samui at the moment to take part in the 8th Sawadee Regatta Samui. Held from May 31–June 6, this is billed as being “the biggest regatta and lifestyle event on the island” to date. “I’m confident that not only will this be the biggest regatta and lifestyle event on […]
Finding the heat in Thailand a bit too much too handle and need somewhere to retreat for a while? Koh Samui has the perfect solution. Bar Ice Samui is an innovative new drinking venue where customers can chill out with the coolest people in town. The bar, which is chilled to minus seven degrees opened […]
The hub of Songkhla province in Thailand’s deep south, Hat Yai, has embarked on a 200 million baht spending spree to greatly enhance its tourist attractions. Despite the ongoing tensions in this region of Thailand, Hat Yai is generally quite safe, es…
Any casual observer may have noticed recently in many of Thailand’s cities a growing number of people wearing garish amulets around their necks, akin to what a dogmatically inclined Flavor Flav may sport.
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Violence in the south of Thailand has caused a number of local residents to uproot their homes and move away, but some Thai residents aren’t willing to give up on Pattani, the southern provinces of Thailand or on the idea of cultural diversity.
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A handful of environmentally conscious developers recently landed on the little known island of Koh Yao Noi, in the Phang Nga Bay in the south of Thailand. The island is often overlooked by tourists and remains blissfully untouched by some of the commercialism infecting other sun-swept locations in the area. If the new developers have […]
