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January 27
The Souk. I was round on the east coast the other day and realised I hadn’t been in to see Ed, the Thai owner of The Souk for a long time. He’s a nice guy and runs a very good value small resort that has been in business for years. …
January 11
Children’s Day & Relationship Day on Koh Mak. If you happen to be down on Koh Mak this Saturday the island is holding it’s annual Children’s Day festivities plus a new even for friends of the island. Unless you have young children in tow, you’ll probably want to skip the …
January 2
I had planned an update prior to New Year but was too busy (and another couple of days back on Koh Kood just prior to a hectic New Year didn’t add to my productivity at all.) So Happy New Year everyone and many thanks to the numerous people who have …
December 20
Quite a few photos and not a lot of informative, yet witty, prose in this update as spending a couple of hours a day pretty much every day this month answering emails from people looking for places to stay over New Year has slowly been sapping my will to live …
December 1
The big event of the coming week is the ‘Muay Thai Flood Fight’, which , as the name suggests is some Muay Thai stuff in aid of victims of the recent floods in central Thailand. There will be various activities, a concert and a chance to meet some of Thailand’s …
November 16
Today I went for a little walk. One I have been wanting to do for a long time and one that you should do too if you are the type of visitor who doesn’t plan on spending their time sitting in a bar all day and prefers to do something …
November 2
If you are coming to Koh Chang this coming week, then the place to be seen is Klong Prao temple as this year’s Loy Krathong celebrations will be in full swing nightly from 6 to 10 November. On the night of the 10th many small shops and most hotels will …
October 20
I wasn’t planning to do this update for another couple of days, a bit rushed as apparently flood water is heading to the north eastern suburbs of Bangkok which is where we have a house, so going back and moving stuff upstairs takes precedence over messing about on this site. …
October 10
Lots of flooding in north and central Thailand but the east of the country, i.e. where we are, has hardly been affected at all. I have received uite a few emails ever since the floods made the international news from worried visitors hoping that they wont be stranded in metre …
September 25
A Koh Chang bike day was held on 17 September. It was a well organized event with a big turnout – well over 350 local participants of all ages, who pedaled a tortuous 5km across some of the flattest tarmac-ed terrain on the island in order to promote the joys …
September 11
No killer, all filler in this update as I have been in Bangkok for a while and since I got back to Koh Chang the weather has been pretty damp. The island even made it onto the Thai news as there is a danger of flooding and landslides. In reality, …
August 24
There has been a fair bit of rain but on most days the sun has come out. At this time of year the sky is very clear and it is the best time of year to see great sunsets. For most of the High Season the sky is pretty hazy …















