This is part 3 of the story An Adventure in Thailand. Well the following year (2005) we decided to go back to Thailand once more. To see how everything was since the tsunami, to see friends and just enjoy Thailand. Now over the years we had had some problems and my wife was not getting [...]
Would you believe me if I told you seclusion still exists on Phuket? Probably not, but the steamrollers of development and tourism haven’t reached all corners of this stunning island quite yet. Up north the drone of jet skis doesn’t exist, the beach loungers aren’t lined out in their hundreds and the prices don’t make [...]
This is part 2 of the story An Adventure in Thailand. This second trip in December of 2004 was to be the second turning point in our lives, even though we had not realised we had already had the first one on that first trip to Thailand. Of course we stayed at the same hotel [...]
We all have our own stories about how we came to Thailand, what attracted us to the country and what makes us stay (or leave). Woven throughout many of the stories are similar threads and I’m sure many will be able to see parts of their own Thailand adventure in this story that I received [...]
Yesterday I wrote about some of your traditional Western fare options for dining on Christmas Eve and Christmas in Bangkok. Hopefully it gave some ideas if you were still on the fence regarding your gastronomic plans for the holiday. Obviously not everyone lives in Bangkok and even those that do may have plans to get [...]
As you might already know the only way to get onto Phi Phi Island is by boat, usually from either Krabi or Phuket. So great, you’ve taken a plane (or train or bus) to Phuket and now you want to get to Koh Phi Phi, but you have no idea where to go to get [...]
Some of you have probably visited Nana Plaza in Bangkok or have at least read my post regarding the history and future of Nana Plaza. Well in that post I told you about the declining business in Nana Plaza last year and continuing into this year. It seems that the major owners in Nana Plaza [...]
On Sept,16th I went to check the news like I usually do everyday from teenee.com, one of my favourite Thai websites. I was shocked with the news about the Airplane crash in Phuket. OMG…it’s the most horrible and sad news for me about the accident in Thailand since Tsunami happened in December, 2004. Especially since [...]
This is just a quick update of what I have found this morning for updates on the status of injured passengers from flight OG269. Eight of them in Siriroj Phuket Hospital, 6 Thai and 2 foreigners and also at Krungthep-Phuket Hospital: 1.Miss Jones Beethan,22 UK burned 55% ,both eyes closed and on Oxygen 2.Mr.Chirstopher Cooley,UK [...]
Here is a list of deaths that has been released so far in the Phuket crash of flight OG269. This is just a partial list out of 89 deaths as they are still trying to identify bodies. This list was posted at 00:26 GMT on September 17, 2007 at Mthai.com 1.น.ส.จิรนุช สุวรรณรัฐ 2.นายธีรยุทธ มโนรักชินาคอน 3.นายคฑา [...]
Two additional survivors not listed in the previous post: Mr. Danny Savitri admitted to Vachira Phuket Hospital Mr. Brent Alexius Boerkamp admitted to Phuket International Hospital Vachira Phuket Hospital +66 7636-1234 Phuket International Hospital +66 7624 9400
Here’s a link to the full passenger manifest for One-Two-Go flight OG269 that crashed yesterday in Phuket. http://61.90.200.203/og269manifest.htm
Here is a list of survivors released from http://www.vachiraphuket.go.th/ **Names of Survivors – 43 in total – 3 in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Krungthep-Phuket Hospital (Tel. +66-76-254425,+66-76-254430) No. Name Age Nationality 1 Wichuhon Singnopon 25 Thai 2 John O’donnel 50 Ireland 3 Paiboon Pahan 39 Thai 4 Christopher Falchetm 36 Germany 5 Marcel Squincbal 37 [...]
88 people have been killed in a plane crash in Phuket today. This is the worst airline accident since December 11, 1998 when a plane crashed in Surat Thani killing 101 people. The plane which was being operated by One-Two-Go Airlines, owned by Orient Thai Airways, apparently skidded when it hit the runway. It then [...]
Earthquakes continue to rock Indonesia and tsunami warnings are being updated in the entire Indian Ocean area, but so far there have been only small waves that have been isolated in the same area as the earthquakes themselves. Tremors ranging in intensity from 4.9 to 7.8 have been felt over the past 3 days, though [...]
